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Kelly McNamee
Kelly is a Toronto actor, music-maker, and storyteller. She is in an-all female folk trio called Lunar Bloom and is part of Glamour Cuts, a group of actors turned filmmakers. She enjoys yoga, talking on the phone, and tea.
LEARN MOREREVIEWS: Toronto Fringe Festival 2025
This collection of Toronto Fringe Festival capsule reviews will be updated throughout the festival with writing from 20 different critics.
Lighthouse Festival unearths rarely performed Norm Foster one-acts
“There’s not much time for character development, like there would be in a long play,” says Norm Foster of one-acts. “You have to… make it satisfying, and to have it come around to a plausible ending. It can’t just be a skit… So, it’s actually a little tougher to write.”
“I’ve learned how truth is revealed in translation, and I feel like that’s my job as a director,” says Farsi. “I have to translate the piece from the page to the stage, and all the meanings that can be derived from that process of translation.”
Let’s-a go: Embedded with the Fools’ Comedy of Errors
While I was preparing for the summer heat by shopping for lighter clothes, Kate Smith, artistic director of a Company of Fools, was getting ready for their next show. She called me while I was in the Rideau Centre and pitched an idea: “Would you have any interest in being an embedded critic?”
Theatre Aquarius’ NCNM selects three new musicals for 2025-26 development
“The Danish Guest, The Blue Castle, and My Beef with Beef each bring such distinct worlds to life — from Victorian London to early-1900s Muskoka to a modern kitchen haunted by a ghost cow," wrote artistic director Mary Francis Moore in a press release.
“It’s got to be my favourite [Shakespeare play] at this point,” says Abbey. “I don't understand why it's so rarely done. It’s listed as a ‘problem play,’ and I see that, but I have had such beautiful experiences with it throughout my life… I think it has the ability to unite audience and cast in a deeply human event.”
REVIEWS: Toronto Fringe Festival 2025
This collection of Toronto Fringe Festival capsule reviews will be updated throughout the festival with writing from 20 different critics.
Theatre this Week: April 8 – 14
These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of April 8th - 14th, 2019.
Theatre this Week: April 1 – 7
These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of April 1st – 7th, 2019.
Theatre this Week: March 25 – 31
These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of March 25th - 31st, 2019.
Theatre this Week: March 18 – 24
These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of March 18th – 24th, 2019.
Theatre this Week: March 11 – 17
These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of March 11th – 17th, 2019.
Theatre this Week: March 4 – 10
These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of March 4th – 10th, 2019.
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