Toronto based Cabbagetown Theatre’s The Reluctant Dragon is a delightful song and dance performance that parents and kids will absolutely love
The Reluctant Dragon is a kid friendly modern adaptation of St. George and the Dragon by the Cabbagetown Theatre Company. In this story, twins stumble upon a terrifying dragon who is not at all what they expected. Performed in a small chapel across from Riverdale Farm, the play makes good use of Cabbagetown’s community charm.
Before the rain set in for the evening I got to speak to the Festival Director, Sylvie Bouchard, between meetings and makeup calls. We chatted about how the tour was going. Bouchard told me that the works shown at Withrow Park are different than the ones on tour. Withrow Park is where the pieces get their start. The works shown in Toronto are all either new works or newly adapted for the outdoors. After being shown here, they get the chance to go on tour the following year. Continue reading Review: Dusk Dances 2013 (Dusk Dances)→
I will admit I was not looking forward to Trip by MCM Productions, which is playing at the Annex Theatre. After seeing this one man show the old proverb “don’t judge a book by its cover” immediately comes to mind.
Trip is composed of three short plays: Eris by Colin Mercer; B.Q. by Maureen Gualtieri; and A Very Long Obituary, by Leah Jane Esau. Each one is quite different from the other but all are connect through the element of death and the performer Colin Mercer. Continue reading Trip (MCM Productions) 2013 Toronto Fringe Review→
