A Depper Kind of Love is a show about a girl who is obsessed with Johnny Depp and is currently petitioning to have him attend one of her performances at the Toronto Fringe. The whole point of the show is to make Mr. Depp realize that she is his one true love, which will hopefully cause him to leave his wife and get on the first flight to Toronto. Continue reading A Depper Kind of Love (Kat & the MP3) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review
My second show of the day was Forbidden Fruit: Evolution; a musical piece filled with interpretive dance that fuses Classical Indian music and movements with Western Ballet and Modern dance. There’s even a dance sequence set to Madonna’s “Like a Virgin”.
The show begins with five actors telling us a small snippet of their life-long struggle and how they have defied the norm to get to this point. Each story is unique and personal to their individual characters. Continue reading Forbidden Fruit: Evolution (Limitless Productions) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review
Just walked out of Headscarf and the Angry Bitch and oh boy, what a show! This one woman piece is a fantastic combination of stand-up meets musical meets social commentary, while being 100% roll-on-the-floor funny.
I got to the venue early and sat in the theatre listening to old Bollywood songs which instantly put a smile on my face. I have to say I was surprised to see so many people there for a 1pm show on a Monday. Continue reading Headscarf and the Angry Bitch (Zehra Fazal) 2011 Toronto Fringe Review
At this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival, Mooney on Theatre has 17 writers covering all 145 shows. Instead of posting our regular “Caught Our Eye” playlistings, we’ve asked a few of our Fringe writers to talk about their favourite show so far and why they enjoyed it. Hopefully their picks can help you navigate the festival better.
Continue reading Caught Our Eye Playlistings: Favourites so far from our Fringe Writers
Here is your chance to win free some tickets and check out some 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival shows. There’s four shows to pick from, but don’t feel pressured to choose, you can enter them all.
The shows are:
The Editor – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 2:15pm show at Factory Studio Theatre (Venue 13) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “The Editor” by 7pm on Tuesday, July 12, 2011.
The Soaps! – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 7:30pm show at the Bathurst Street Theatre (Venue 3) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “The Soaps!” by 7pm on Tuesday, July 12, 2011.
Desperate Church Wives – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8pm show at the College Street United Church – Ladies Parlour Room (Venue 23) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Desperate Church Wives” by 7pm on Tuesday, July 12, 2011.
Gravestone Posse – To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets to the 8pm show at the CIUT Radio Station, Hart House Map Room (Venue 22) please send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “Gravestone Posse contest” by 7pm on Tuesday, July 12, 2011.
See below for details on each show, how the contest works: