All posts by Lin Young

Lin Young is a PhD candidate in the English Department at Queen’s University by day, an insatiable theatre-goer by night. She truly loves seeing innovative indie theatre, the strange sort of hole-in-the-wall shows that big companies would never take a risk on. She’s seen plays in basements, gardens, bars, and in old dilapidated houses, to name a few. She’s always on the lookout for the next theatrical experiment in the city, and loves seeing shows that have some quality of fantasy, historicity, or strangeness to them – especially if they involve puppets! She tweets about theatre, comics and the 19th century at @linkeepsitreal.

Delirium – Toronto Fringe 2017 Press Release

DeliriumFrom press release: 

An autobiographical storytelling show about love, death, and butterflies at this year’s Toronto Fringe.

In a love story that follows the Monarch butterfly as it travels from Canada to Mexico, New York storyteller Martin Dockery explores life’s greatest mystery: its end. From a marriage proposal in the Toronto airport, to an absurdist restaurant in the desert, and from the loss of a loved one in a Brooklyn apartment, to the final stop on Earth’s most epic animal migration, Dockery searches for meaning in loss, while both falling in love and falling apart.

Delirium is Dockery’s 8th and newest storytelling show, and it was awarded Best Solo Show at the 2017 Orlando Fringe Festival. Previous shows at the Toronto Fringe include Wanderlust (2009), Bursting Into Flames (2011), and The Dark Fantastic (2014). Dockery has also written and will be performing in Moonlight After Midnight with his wife at this year Toronto Fringe in the Tarragon Theatre Mainspace.

Details

  • Delirium plays at the Tarragon Mainspace. (30 Bridgman Ave.)
  • Tickets are $12. The festival also offers a range of money-saving passes for serious Fringers.
  • Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Scadding Court, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
  • Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
  • This venue is barrier-free. The designated accessible seating is in the middle of the auditorium.

Performances

  • Thursday July 6th, 10:30 pm
  • Saturday July 8th, 01:45 pm
  • Monday July 10th, 08:30 pm
  • Tuesday July 11th, 07:00 pm
  • Wednesday July 12th, 12:00 pm
  • Friday July 14th, 04:15 pm
  • Saturday July 15th, 04:00 pm

Photo of Martin Dockery by Bill Kennedy.

Macbeth Muet – Toronto Fringe 2017 Press Release

Macbeth MuetFrom press release:

La Fille Du Laitier, a Montreal-based theatre delivery service,
brings you their twist on a Shakespeare classic, MACBETH
MUET: an entirely textless reimagination of this bloody tale
of ambition.

This play is directed by Jon Lachlan Stewart, creator of the Nextstage 2015 hit BIG SHOT.

After winning a great battle, Macbeth is given a vision by three
witches that he will be king. Classic. Soon, his wife gets involved,
pushing the once-loyal soldier to pursue what becomes a barren
dream with a giant trail of blood behind it.

In La Fille Du Laitier‘s interpretation of Macbeth, the entire play
is set on a huge dining table, where paper plates,
candlesticks and chalices become murderers, kings and
magical witches. In a virtuosic, spartan-run of the entire play,
the stage becomes a hot mess, laden with blood, paper scraps and
eggs. Yes, eggs.

Details

  • Macbeth Muet plays at the Tarragon Mainspace. (30 Bridgman Ave.)
  • Tickets are $12. The festival also offers a range of money-saving passes for serious Fringers.
  • Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Scadding Court, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
  • Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
  • This venue is barrier-free. The designated accessible seating is in the middle of the auditorium.

Performances

  • Thursday July 6th, 06:30 pm
  • Saturday July 8th, 07:00 pm
  • Sunday July 9th, 10:30 pm
  • Tuesday July 11th, 01:15 pm
  • Thursday July 13th, 09:45 pm
  • Friday July 14th, 02:30 pm
  • Saturday July 15th, 12:30 pm

Photo of Jérémie Francoeur by Stéphanie Godin.

Traffic Jams – Toronto Fringe 2017 Press Release

Traffic Jams

From press release:

TORONTO, ON—Resilience Theatre’s premiere production at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival introduces the world to Thalie, a recent university drop-out who is struggling with a desperate, claustrophobic need to create. Trapped in the middle of a traffic island, Thalie is working on a magnum opus sure to solve all of her problems: an indie album. As the days melt into nights and her predicament refuses to resolve, humour mixes with the profound to create an unforgettable journey. Experience entertaining anecdotes, writer’s block, and (sometimes) questionable musicianship as she tries to find her voice while writing for a genre she knows nothing about. Along the way, we slowly discover the true heart of the story: her battle with mental illness. Just a woman and her ukulele, this piece is a look into self-expression, isolation and the spaces in between.

Details

  • Traffic Jams plays at the Tarragon Extraspace. (30 Bridgman Ave.)
  • Tickets are $12. The festival also offers a range of money-saving passes for serious Fringers.
  • Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Scadding Court, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
  • Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
  • Content Warning: Mature Language.
  • This venue is barrier-free. Patrons who use wheelchairs or who cannot climb stairs are seated in the front row.

Performances

  • Thursday July 6th, 10:45 pm
  • Saturday July 8th, 03:45 pm
  • Sunday July 9th, 06:45 pm
  • Monday July 10th, 12:45 pm
  • Wednesday July 12th, 09:30 pm
  • Thursday July 13th, 04:15 pm
  • Saturday July 15th, 01:45 pm

Photo of Taryn Dougall by Daniel Velez. Art
Design by Alexandra Jones.

Office Hours – Toronto Fringe 2017 Press Release

Office HoursFrom Press Release:

Caroline’s boyfriend, Tyler, is back from Iraq and suffering from PTSD. She turns to her English professor, Chad, for help, but their personal histories thwart their efforts to aid the young veteran. Office Hours is tightly scripted character drama that explores the relationship between education and trauma and asks what people need before they can begin to heal. This site-specific production situates the audience as students in a classroom, watching the drama unfold around them.

Details

  • Office Hours plays at Trinity St. Paul’s. (427 Bloor St. W.)
  • Tickets are $12. The festival also offers a range of money-saving passes for serious Fringers.
  • Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Scadding Court, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
  • Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
  • Content Warnings: Gunshots, Mature Language.
  • The Festival reports that this venue is wheelchair-accessible.

Performances

  • Thursday July 6th, 08:00 pm
  • Friday July 7th, 08:00 pm
  • Saturday July 8th, 01:00 pm
  • Sunday July 9th, 02:00 pm
  • Tuesday July 11th, 08:00 pm
  • Thursday July 13th, 08:00 pm
  • Friday July 14th, 08:00 pm
  • Saturday July 15th, 08:00 pm
  • Sunday July 16th, 02:00 pm

Photo of Michael Orlando, Nicole Marie McCafferty, and Greg Solomon by Dahlia Katz.

Universal Horrors – Toronto Fringe 2017 Press Release

Universal HorrorsFrom press release: 

Horror films and classic movie monsters are the inspiration for Universal Horrors, the new show from award-winning indie dance company Broken Rhythms.

Victoria’s most innovative Dance Company, Broken Rhythms, is touring to Toronto Fringe with an original, multimedia production Universal Horrors.After watching the 1925 gothic and melodramatic silent picture Phantom of the Opera Executive and Artistic Director Dyana Sonik-Henderson was hooked and became obsessed with old monster pictures and begun to experiment with how to transform these iconic movie moments and stories into dance.

The result is several short works that bring the classic horror movie genre of the 1930s, 40s, 50s back to the stage and in 3D. Utilizing the company’s innovative rhythmic contemporary style, cult classics such as Dracula,Wolfman and Creature from the Black Lagoon all make an appearance in a show that will both surprise and seduce, and is certain to send shivers down your spine.

Details

  • Universal Horrors plays at the Randolph Theatre. (736 Bathurst St.)
  • Tickets are $12. The festival also offers a range of money-saving passes for serious Fringers.
  • Tickets can be purchased online, by telephone (416-966-1062), from the Fringe Club at Scadding Court, and — if any remain — from the venue’s box office starting one hour before curtain.
  • Be aware that Fringe performances always start exactly on time, and that latecomers are never admitted.
  • This venue is wheelchair-accessible through a secondary route. We recommend checking in with the venue box office at least 20 minutes before showtime.

Performances

  • Friday July 7th, 01:45 pm
  • Sunday July 9th, 10:30 pm
  • Tuesday July 11th, 05:00 pm
  • Wednesday July 12th, 01:45 pm
  • Thursday July 13th, 05:15 pm
  • Friday July 14th, 07:30 pm
  • Sunday July 16th, 03:30 pm

Photo Credit: Dyana Sonik-Henderson.