Toronto Theatre – What’s On

Caught Our Eye Playlistings: Favourites so far from our Fringe Writers

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.

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Toronto Fringe Fest 2011 Opening Day – Speeches, sprints, Visual Fringe and Art Wank

Wednesday was the official opening day of the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival. The opening ceremony included the Great Poster Sprint, a race for cast and crew members to run up and post their show posters on a giant wall. The ceremony was also attended by former mayor David Miller and David Mirvish of Mirvish Productions.

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  • Video highlights of the speeches from David Mirvish and David Miller
  • Video of the Toronto Fringe Festival poster-sprint
  • Photos from the Opening Ceremonies, Visual Fringe and the Art Wank

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Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the week of July 4th, 2011

Every week we post 5 shows that are under $20 to attend. This week Toronto theatre-goers are in luck, because the Toronto Fringe Festival is in town and all Fringe shows are super cheap – and sometimes even free!

Fringe tickets cost only $10 at the door, and $11 in advance. You can save even more money and watch more shows by purchasing a discount pass. At-the-door tickets can be purchased at the show’s venue one hour before starting time.

Visit our index of all Fringe press releases sent to us, which includes handy extras like pictures, performance dates, venues, and more. For a full listing of plays, visit the official Fringe Toronto website.