So, stay tuned to Mooney on Theatre for tickets to free theatre in Toronto. We’re going to start a feature where we give away tickets to a different show each week. Contest will be posted on Monday, for a show on the Thursday of the same week.
If all goes according to plans, it will start tomorrow.
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And, if you have a show that you’d like to be included in the contest give-aways then just email contests@mooneyontheatre.com.
by Lucy Allen
I’m going to preface this review with two very important facts about myself: One is that I don’t speak Yiddish. The other, I’m somewhat ashamed to say, is that I’m fairly unfamiliar with the work of Theodore Bikel, an icon in theatre and television. This might be a bit of a deterrent in choosing to see a show like Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears, which opened last night at the Winter Garden Theatre, but Bikel manages to keep the show grounded, entertaining and at some points heartbreaking. Continue reading Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears- Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company
By Megan Mooney
I wasn’t sure what I’d gotten myself into when the lights came up on Druid Theatre Company’s production of The Walworth Farce that opened this year’s worldstage festival at the Harbourfront Centre.
Turns out, I’d gotten myself into a beautifully crafted gripping, funny and terrifying world. The Walworth Farce is a skilfully played tragedy, disguised as a farce.
Continue reading The Walworth Farce – Druid Theatre Company at Harbourfront’s worldstage
By Trent Scherer
Brad Fraser’s newest play, True Love Lies about a father’s past coming back to change his family’s life, is opening the 40th anniversary season at Factory Theatre. After a well-received world premiere in London, England at the start of the year, Fraser’s play is a witty piece of writing.
By Megan Mooney
I wasn’t sure I wanted to trek all the way to Saint John for the Canadian Comedy Awards, but I’m glad I did.
This year is the 10th anniversary of the awards, and this has been a great way to celebrate that. The Imperial Theatre in Saint John is beautiful and provides a pomp and circumstance that the awards deserve.
In the world of arts awards, comedy often gets short shrift. It’s as though established awards don’t think that comedy is artful enough. Let me tell you though, comedy? Not an easy thing to pull off. There were an incredible number of very talented people nominated this year, and they worked their asses off to get there.
Continue reading The Canadian Comedy Awards have won me over