Toronto Theatre – What’s On

This Week in Toronto Theatre: Site-specific Productions

Theatre doesn’t only happen beneath a proscenium arch, site-specific productions take performances out of the theatre and place them in unexpected real-world settings.

Locations for site-specific productions usually have some tie-in to the content of the show, but can be as diverse as parks, bars, museums, churches or parking garages.

This week there are some really awesome-sounding site-specific performances taking place around the city that are definitely worth checking out. Continue reading This Week in Toronto Theatre: Site-specific Productions →

Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of July 16th, 2012

Five For Twenty (Or Less)

We’re riding the coattails of a most successful Fringe festival, so we’ve decided to theme this week’s cheap picks for all the newly transformed theatre freaks out there. You’ve had a taste of affordable theatre and now you’re thirsty for more! Here’s a list of succulent show-treats to satiate that hunger… for now.

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Mooney on Theatre Recommends (Part 2) – 2012 Toronto Fringe Festival

It’s the last weekend of Fringe! So, you’ve procrastinated and waited ‘til now to catch a show? Are you still deciding what you want to see? Well you’re in luck; our super-keen staff went out and reviewed all 141 shows* in the Toronto Fringe Festival by the end of the first weekend!

We already released one list of recommendations after our big push of reviews but now that we’ve had some time to pause, reflect and possibly recover from spending too many late nights at the Fringe Club beer tent, we’ve come up with a second set of staff picks. I mean, with so many shows in the festival who can pick just one favourite, right?

The second weekend of the festival is always the busier weekend, many shows are already regularly selling out so plan ahead, pre-book your tickets or get there early and line up. And, if the show you wanna see happens to be sold out, just go ahead and take a chance on something else. That’s the spirit of Fringe; taking a chance on something new.

Happy Fringing!

More Mooney on Theatre Staff Picks – 2012 Toronto Fringe Festival

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Don’t forget about FringeKids! at the Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival

It likely doesn’t come as a surprise to you that I like to take my kids to plays when I can. Well, the nine month old doesn’t get much from it, but the three and a half year old LOVES it.

It’s one of the reasons I love FringeKids! at the Toronto Fringe Festival. It’s only $6 for a kids ticket to a show at FringeKids! I am feeling compelled now to indicate that the exclamation point is part of the branding of FringeKids!, not just me being very excited, although, it is exciting. There are eight shows that play during the day at the Palmerston Library in the very kid-friendly theatre downstairs.

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