Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of April 30, 2012: ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Wayne, our Managing Editor, wish he could exist in multiple parallel universes so he could check them all out.
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The thing I like most about Soulpepper shows is how real they feel. The attention to detail is remarkable and the sets, the costumes, the characters all seem so well developed, that for a moment, it’s like you walked into their world instead of being an audience member at a put-on show.
You Can’t Take It With You has a fairly simple plot and may not be the most original storyline for our time but it’s a classic tale about a charming young woman who is dating her prim and proper boss’s son. She is terrified about her completely eccentric family meeting her potential in-laws for the first time.
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From Press Release
Buddies in Bad Times is pleased to announce a season of new queer Canadian theatre. It is a season that empowers the individual as an agent of social change. It is a season that gives voice to perspectives that would otherwise not be heard. It is a season of deeply personal stories that challenge our assumptions around sexuality, gender, culture, nationhood, class, and race from some of our country’s most venerated artists and a few fresh voices. It is a season that reaffirms Buddies as an important source of solidarity and understanding for our city. Continue reading Announcement: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre announces Programming for its 2012/13 Season
Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of April 16, 2012: ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Wayne, our Managing Editor, wish he could exist in multiple parallel universes so he could check them all out.
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Five For Twenty (or Less)
This week’s cheap theatre post has a musical theme. All shows feature music or dance or a bit of both. There is a comedic opera, a romantic gay musical, a period piece, a Tennessee Williams play and even a free contemporary dance show. So try and get out this week and catch a musical evening of theatre for under $20. Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of April 16, 2012