This week cheap theatre gets real cheap. Don’t let finances hold you back from the theatre any longer! These free or pay-what-you-can productions fit everyone’s budget. You can dabble in the undabbled on the cheap. Maybe you’ll discover your love of dance, or your distate for staged readings. It’s low commitment entertainment – try something new without paying the price.
Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of April 22nd, 2013
Scripts, narratives, monologues, manifestos – theatre is literature. Behind many a great performance piece there is a great writer sitting at a desk covered in old coffee mugs. This week we see a number of opportunities to explore theatre’s literary side. All the shows below focus on the text itself, the crafted word – and its performativity. Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of April 14th, 2013
Spring is here! Finally! (Fingers crossed). The weather is doing new, exciting things, and so is Toronto theatre. It’s a time for growth and good feelings. Check some of it out, on the cheap, with this week’s inexpensive theatre select. Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of April 8th, 2013
The Toronto stage is a busy scene. Our vibrant performing arts come in many genres, from theatre, to comedy, to dance, to opera, to spoken word. And within each of these genres is a scale of production companies ranging from first timers to, well, Mirvish. It’s a lot to keep up with, especially with so many productions seeing limited runs. This week’s cheap theatre focuses on a few of these time-restricted pieces. Every show below ends by Saturday, and many are only single-night events. See them this week or risk missing them forever! Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of April 1st, 2013
Five for Twenty (Or Less)
Spring is supposed to be here, and while it seems like it’s gotten a little stuck trying to make it through customs, at least there’s some interesting theatre to keep our minds off the fact that it’s not beach weather yet.
Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of March 25th, 2013