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18: Foursome Majeure (Church Basement Amateurs) 2015 Toronto Fringe Review

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18: Foursome Majeure by Church Basement Amateurs is a light comedy and a not-so-light satire set against the backdrop of a golf course, being shown at Toronto Fringe 2015. The relationships portrayed in the performance definitely had more than 18 holes. The performances didn’t, and they are what I liked the most about this show.

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Review: New Order & The Grand Hysteric (NovelSidewalk Productions)

This double feature explored the fragility of the human mind, on stage in Toronto

grandThrough New Order & The Grand Hysteric, playwright Sheldon Rosen offers a fascinating glimpse into the repressed emotions hidden in the deep recesses of the human mind. Both the plays are thought-provoking and intense to say the least.

They present scenarios of what happens when these emotions come out of hiding and we’re forced to face them. They are disturbing yet engaging in raising poignant questions about sanity and ‘normalcy’ of thought and experience.   Continue reading Review: New Order & The Grand Hysteric (NovelSidewalk Productions)