All posts by Wayne Leung

Wayne Leung (1981-2019) Wayne was the Managing Editor of Mooney on Theatre from 2012 - 2019 and will be sorely missed. His death from an apparent heart attack was a loss not just to Mooney on Theatre, but also to the Toronto Theatre Community at large. You can read our publisher Megan Mooney's tribute to him here here. Wayne was a writer, editor and corporate communications professional who was thrilled to be a part of the Mooney on Theatre team. Wayne loved theatre ever since his aunt brought him to a production of Les Misérables at the tender age of ten . . . despite the fact that, at that age, the show’s plot was practically indiscernible and the battle scenes scared the bejeezus out of him. Wayne’s current list of likes ran the gamut from opera, ballet and Shakespeare to Broadway musicals, circus and Fringe theatre. Outside of the theatre Wayne’s interests included travel, technology and food.

The Other Three Sisters (Nobody’s Business Theatre) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review

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Nobody’s Business Theatre and playwright/director Johnnie Walker have a remarkably high pedigree in this city’s independent theatre circles. The company took the summer theatre festival circuit by storm in 2010 with their plays A Maude-Lynne Evening at the Toronto Fringe Festival and Redheaded Stepchild at SummerWorks that year. Continue reading The Other Three Sisters (Nobody’s Business Theatre) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review →

Mum and the Big C (Singing Strong) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review

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The mother-daughter relationship is a subject with seemingly endless possibilities for contemporary comedy. Cancer, however, is not. Writer/director Lynne Kamm attempts to navigate both subjects in her new play in the Toronto Fringe Festival, Mum and the Big C.

The draw for me was the chance to see stand-up comedian and media personality Elvira Kurt in an acting role. Kurt plays Ripley, a playgirl, commitment-phobic lesbian who returns to the suburbs to care for her nagging, know-it-all mother Donna (Janet-Laine Green) who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. Continue reading Mum and the Big C (Singing Strong) 2012 Toronto Fringe Review →