Omen: The Musical (Eighteen Productions) 2019 Toronto Fringe Review

Picture of a portion of the poster of Omen: The Musical

Omen: The Musical, produced by Eighteen Productions/ The Creation Coffin and playing at the Annex Theatre  for the Toronto Fringe Festival, is a post-apocalyptic witch musical with a message: Save the environment.

The second doomsday is looming and Mother (Earth) is dying. The witches cast spells with dance as they desperately try to save Mother. I particularly love the Bacchic revelry of spell-casting, and celebrating witches. The melodic sighs and screams that accompany their songs are the perfect soundtrack for a coven. Continue reading Omen: The Musical (Eighteen Productions) 2019 Toronto Fringe Review

Audience of One (New King Productions) 2019 Toronto Fringe Review

Photo of Eric Andrews for Audience of One by El KeeganEric Andrews is a Canadian Comedy Award-winning stand-up comedian currently performing a show called Audience of One, presented by New King Productions at the Tarragon Theatre Solo Room as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. Stand-up comics will often book a slot in the Fringe and present a show that’s usually a variation on their stand-up set. This show is decidedly not that; Andrews goes for something a bit more conceptual and the result isn’t necessarily what you’d expect of a solo show by a stand-up comedian.  Continue reading Audience of One (New King Productions) 2019 Toronto Fringe Review

Night Cows (MoonCow Theatre Co.) 2019 Toronto Fringe Review

Photo of Eléonore Lamothe in Night Cows

Night Cows, presented by MoonCow Theatre Co., is a poetic monologue movement piece that takes place in the fantastical realm of night. This theatrical experience blurs the lines between human and non-human worlds, language and the body, and French and English. It’s playing at Factory Theatre Studio, part of the 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival.

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The Worst: a DoFo Inspired Musical (Meow Wow) 2019 Toronto Fringe Review

photo of cast of The Worst: a DoFo inspired musical

Oh my Doug…what did I get myself into. These were the words that crossed my mind about 3 minutes into The Worst: a DoFo Inspired Musical at this year’s Toronto Fringe Festival. I was convinced that I would have to give it a negative review, but that sentiment slowly, but surely turned around by the end of this ad hoc Fringe show.

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