Graham Clark Reads from the Phonebook is currently playing at the Factory Theatre as part of Next Stage Festival 2015. With a title like that, you’re probably expecting it to be either terrible or very clever. It’s not nearly as clever as I expected, but it’s certainly not terrible. I had a good time and the thirty minutes flew by. Continue reading 2015 Next Stage Festival Review: Graham Clark Reads the Phonebook (Laugh Gallery)
Jasmine Fyffe Dance’s Pulse, a contemporary dance show set to the music of Motown, is the show filling the dance slot in this years’ edition of the Toronto Fringe’s Next Stage Theatre Festival. Motown is an enduringly popular genre of music and its soulful grooves make it a natural choice to explore in a dance show.
Continue reading 2015 Next Stage Theatre Festival Review: Pulse (Jasmyn Fyffe Dance)
Over the first week of January the Comedy Bar presented their annual Festival of New Formats; a 5-day event of free theatre where sketch troupes, improv teams and stand-up comics pitched their ideas for new shows to be showcased at what could be argued is one of Toronto’s foremost locations for improvisational and sketch comedy. Sadly, I was only able to see the final night of the festival, but if what I saw was anything to go by the Comedy Bar is sure to have some exciting new shows in the near future.
Continue reading Feature: Festival of New Formats (Comedy Bar)
If you’re a fan of the Toronto Fringe Festival, or small, indie theatre in general, then do yourself a favour, and check out Fringe’s Next Stage Theatre Festival, which kicks off this Thursday! For this week’s Cheap Theatre listing, I’ve highlighted five of the shows that I’m really excited about (particularly Snack Music, created by the same folks behind Kitt and Jane, one of my favourite shows from last year’s Fringe). You can see each show for $15, or get a pass for several shows, and save even more! For ticket purchases, and to see schedules, and all the other shows playing, check out the Toronto Fringe website!
Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of January 6th, 2015
When we post our weekly listings, you’ve probably noticed how we divide them into two sections: Already Covered, and “the rest”. Well, with a new year comes a whole whack of new shows that we’re excited to go see. Hopefully you’ll be excited, too, once you see how much is going on in Toronto this week! Anything highlighted in red with two asterisks specifically caught the eye of Wayne, our Managing Editor.
Continue reading Toronto Playlistings for the Week of January 5th, 2015