Five for Twenty (Or Less)

Are you tired of chocolate and flowers? Is the “holiday” season a little too pink and red for you? Has romance – or lack there of – got you down? If the approaching Valentine’s Day is not for you, this week’s cheap theatre selections might be. Take a break from all the love being made this week with a show about clinical depression, or freed slaves, or alcoholic poets. Maybe not very uplifting, sure, but guaranteed to take your mind off February’s patron Saint of courtship. Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of February 11th, 2013 →

Five for Twenty-Five (Or Less)

Plot lines! This week’s cheap theatre’s got ‘em. The inexpensive options below have seemingly little in common outside of sounding like they’ll take us on an exciting and entertaining ride, or at least offer a narrative outside of the norm. I can’t really say for sure, but it feels like something will be happening on these stages. Something that won’t cost a lot. Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of February 4th, 2013 →

Five for Twenty (Or Less)

Theatre transfixes us. It pushes our buttons, it inspires, transports, engages and enrages us. It prompts us to ask questions and elicits reactions. Sometimes it makes us smile, sometimes it makes us cry, and sometimes it makes us do both at the same time. While any particular work of theatre, in its completed form, can have these effects (and more), there’s still more to learned and understood about the process of creating theatre.

Who are those people standing on stage, speaking poetry and subtext? Throwing themselves into the guise of character after character, sometimes only exaggerated extensions of themselves and sometimes someone entirely different? Our budget theatre picks for the week present our much-loved thespians -that is to say: actors- showcased in all their glory. From pared down solo pieces, to reconsiderings of famous characters, to brand new works, take a little peek into the green room.

Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of January 28th, 2013 →

Five for Twenty-Two (Or Less)

This week’s affordable theatre round-up is kicking it old school. Five shows that have some place in the tried and true canon of English language theatre. Whether they’re straight-to-the-point productions or reimaginings of older texts with a contemporary twist, step into the company of rock-solid playwrights and perhaps, in doing so, rekindle some memories of your first experiences at the theatre. Maybe one of these shows (or a variation) played a part in jump-starting your affinity for the stage? Or maybe here’s your optimal chance to get reacquainted. So grab a pal and check out a performance or two this week.

Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of January 21st, 2013 →

Five for Twenty (Or Less)

Trials, tribulations and judgment sneak up on us at various stages in our lives and for various reasons. Whether it’s a matter of roots, creed, belief-systems, or sanity, it’s the unfortunate way of the world in which we live that we’re subject to prejudice and assumptions. Below you’ll find some affordable theatre that may dabble in these themes or dabble with the ways people have gotten out of them.

Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of January 14th, 2013 →