Fringe listings and reviews
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Fringe Festival Venues
The Fringe Club Theatre and The St. Ambroise Beer Tent
292 Brunswick Avenue (S. of Bloor) Seats: 150, Air Conditioned / Wheelchair Access
Site of the Advance Ticket Box Office, Info Tent, McAuslan Beer Tent, Cabaret Series,
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KIDSVENUE, Palmerston Library Theatre
560 Palmerston Avenue (North of Bloor)
Seats: 100 Air Conditioned Wheelchair Access
Venue 1: ST. VLADIMIR’S THEATRE
620 Spadina Avenue (South of Harbord)
Seats: 110 Air Conditioned Wheelchair Access
Venue 2: ROBERT GILL THEATRE
214 College St, 3rd Fl (enter off St. George St.)
Seats: 170 Air Conditioned
Venue 3: THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE MAINSPACE
16 Ryerson Avenue (N of Queen / E of Bathurst)
Seats: 185 Air Conditioned Wheelchair Access
Venue 4 THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE BACKSPACE
16 Ryerson Avenue (N of Queen / E of Bathurst)
Seats: 58
Venue 5: FACTORY THEATRE MAINSPACE
125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide)
Seats: 200 Air Conditioned
Venue 6: FACTORY STUDIO THEATRE
125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide)
Seats: 100 Air Conditioned
Venue 7: TARRAGON THEATRE MAINSPACE
30 Bridgman Avenue (N of Dupont, E of Bathurst)
Seats: 200 Air Conditioned Wheelchair Access
Venue 8: TARRAGON THEATRE EXTRASPACE
30 Bridgman Avenue (N of Dupont, E of Bathurst)
Seats: 100 Air Conditioned Wheelchair Access
Venue 9: ROYAL ST. GEORGE’S AUDITORIUM
120 Howland Avenue (North of Bloor)
Seats: 120 Air Conditioned
Venue 10: GEORGE IGNATIEFF THEATRE
15 Devonshire Place (South of Bloor)
Seats: 180 Air Conditioned Wheelchair Access
Venue 11: HELEN GARDINER PHELAN PLAYHOUSE
79A St George Street (South of Harbord)
Seats: 112 Air Conditioned Wheelchair Access
Venue 12: GLEN MORRIS THEATRE
4 Glen Morris Street (S. of Bloor, E. of Spadina)
Seats: 90
Venue 14: HONEST ED’S LOADING DOCK
581 Bloor St. W
Seats: 200 Outdoor Venue Wheelchair Access
Venue 15: PAUPER’S PUB
539 Bloor Street West, 2nd Floor
Seats: 70 Air Conditioned
Venue 16: ROYAL ST. GEORGE’S COLLEGE Church Basement
120 Howland Ave.
Seats: 75 Air Conditioned
Venue 17: MILES NADAL J.C.C. (Al Green Theatre)
750 Spadina Ave. (at Bloor)
Seats: 200 Air Conditioned Wheelchair Access
Venue 18: MILES NADAL J.C.C. (Room 318)
750 Spadina Ave. (at Bloor)
Seats: 100 Air Conditioned Wheelchair Access
Venue 19: BLOOR STREET UNITED CHURCH Basement Club Room
300 Bloor St. West
Seats: 55
Venue 20: BLOOR STREET UNITED CHURCH Music Room
300 Bloor St. West
Seats: 35 Wheelchair Access
Venue 21: CIUT
91 St. George Street
Seats: 20
Venue 22: THE DRAGON ACADEMY
35 Prince Arthur Ave
Seats: 25 Air Conditioned
Venue 23: COMEDY BAR
945B Bloor St. West
Seats: 100 Air Conditioned
Venue 24: SUPERMARKET
268 Augusta Avenue
Seats: 100 Air Conditioned
Venue 25: KAPISANAN PHILIPPINE CENTRE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE
167 Augusta Ave
Seats: 80 Air Conditioned
Venue 26: BREAD & CIRCUS
193 ½ Baldwin Street
Seats: 43 Air Conditioned
Venue 27: THE CAMERON HOUSE
408 Queen St. West
Seats: 60 Air Conditioned
Venue 28: THE RIVOLI
334 Queen St. West
Seats: 110 Air Conditioned Wheelchair Access
Venue 29: HUB 14
14 Markham St. (W. of Bathurst & N. of Queen)
Seats: 45
Reports
Last day of the Fringe, and still time to catch some of its hits.
In addition to the previously scheduled shows, the Patron's...
Probably the last thing you'd expect to find in the midst of the alternative shows that make up most of the Fringe is opera....
Think that we close up shop when the Fringe reviews are in print?
No way. There are lots more plays to see.
A Brief History of Petty Crime
Play by: Jimmy Hogg
Presented by: The Roodie Pancake Experiment
Rating: NNNN
Venue 23: COMEDY BAR
Part Rik...
JEM ROLLS: how i stopped worrying and learnt to love the mall
Play by: jem rolls
Presented by: big word performance poetry
Rating: NNNN
...
It's Just a Phase
Play by: Marissa Gregoris
Presented by: Gregarious Productions
Rating: NNNN
Venue 3: THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE MAINSPACE
It’s Just a Phase...
Epic
Play by: MaryAnne Campbell
Presented by: MACdance initiative
Rating: NNN
Venue 7: TARRAGON THEATRE MAINSPACE
A trio of dance pieces by different choreographers...
Domestic
Play by: Joel Babcock
Presented by: Pug In A Tux Productions
Rating: NNN
Venue 4: THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE BACKSPACE
Showcasing a young cast...
Dogs Barking
Play by: Richard Zajdlic
Presented by: Easy Tiger Productions
Rating: NNN
Venue 8: TARRAGON THEATRE EXTRASPACE
A jealous guy insinuates himself...
Guests Who Harangue: Two Plays by Durang
Play by: Christopher Durang
Presented by: Svengali Productions
Rating: NNN
Venue 7: TARRAGON THEATRE MAINSPACE
Two plays...
Damages
Play by: Michael Posner
Presented by: aperian stage co.
Rating: NN
Venue 10: GEORGE IGNATIEFF THEATRE
Under-rehearsed on opening night, Michael Posner’s...
Bondage
Play by: Patricia Rockman and Elaine Smookler
Presented by: Lumino
Rating: NNNN
Venue 10: GEORGE IGNATIEFF THEATRE
Join Pox and Vendetta in...
Binary
Play by: Gillian Street
Presented by: White Raven Productions
Rating: NN
Venue 8: TARRAGON THEATRE EXTRASPACE
In a dystopic, genderless, lab-engineered society where...
Between Commutes
Play by: David Raitt
Presented by: David Raitt
Rating: NNN
Venue 1: ST. VLADIMIR’S THEATRE
Second City vets David Raitt and Carly...
Wonderbar!
Play by: Celeste Sansregret
Presented by: Sansregret Productions
Rating: NNN
Venue 2: ROBERT GILL THEATRE
Celeste Sansregret's monologue concerns a German woman's life,...
Tyrolia
Play by: Hope Thompson
Presented by: Highball Theatre Co.
Rating: NNNN
Venue 6: FACTORY STUDIO THEATRE
Incest, homosexuality and cannibalism are on the...
The Three Magic Wishes
Play by: Kathleen Phillips and the Company
Presented by: Cow Over Moon Children's Theatre
Rating: NNNN
Venue: Palmerston Library Theatre
The Spy
Play by: Jonno Katz
Presented by: Epicworlds
Rating: NNN
Venue 12: GLEN MORRIS THEATRE
Seventies secret service agent Seymour Foggs whirlwinds across...
The Honeymoon Period Is Offically Over
Play by: Gemma Wilcox
Presented by: Gemma Wilcox
Rating: NNNN
Venue 12: GLEN MORRIS THEATRE
Morphing flawlessly into...
Teaching the Fringe
Play by: Keir Cutler
Presented by: Doctor Keir
Rating: NN
Venue 12: GLEN MORRIS THEATRE
Called away filming in Montreal, Fringe...
The Barbecue King
Play by: Mark Brownell and Steve Thomas
Presented by: Pea Green Theatre
Rating: NNNN
Venue 18: MILES NADAL J.C.C. (Room 318)
Morro and Jasp GO GREEN
Play by: Byron Laviolette, Heather Annis and Amy Lee
Presented by: Up Your Nose (and in your toes) Productions
...
Taking Liberties
Play by: Dave Carley
Presented by: Uncivil Theatre
Rating: NNNN
Venue 18: MILES NADAL J.C.C. (Room 318)
Playwright/director Dave Carley's interrelated monologues...
Moments on a Wrist
Play by: Heather Marian Saum, Jennifer Cole, Meaghan Giusti, Sarah Lochhead
Presented by: Collective Heat
Rating: NN
Venue 3: THEATRE...
Love, So Says…
Choreographers: Michael Caldwell & Keiko Ninomiya
Presented by: Michael Caldwell
Rating: NN
Venue 5: FACTORY THEATRE MAINSPACE
As a showcase for...
Kalvin the Great!!!
Play by: Michael Wacholtz
Presented by: Imagination Enterprises
Rating: NNN
Venue: Palmerston Library Theatre
A young magician substitutes for his sick...
How to Build An Empire: A Boy Scout's Guide
Play by: Stacy Douglas
Presented by: No More Time For Metaphors
Rating: NNN
Venue 4:...
Big Shot
Play by: Jon Lachlan Stewart
Presented by: SurrealSoReal Theatre
Rating: NN
Venue 1: ST. VLADIMIR’S THEATRE
Set in Vancouver, John Lachlan Stewart's...
David
Play by: Bryn Symonds and Joseph Bembridge
Presented by: Stewart Productions
Rating: N
Venue 1: ST. VLADIMIR’S THEATRE
A young gay man from...
A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer
Play by: Various authors
Presented by: Burning Bush Productions
Rating: NNN
Venue 16: ROYAL ST....
72 Hour Survival Guide
Play by: John Bryans, Sarah Sherman, Lara Neumann
Presented by: Three Sheets
Rating: NN
Venue 3: THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE MAINSPACE
Acis and Galatea
Play by: George Frederic Handel (Libretto by John Gay, Alexander Pope)
Presented by: Classical Music Consort
Rating: NNNN
Venue 5: FACTORY...
Babies in Danger! This three-person show combines sketch, song and video with uneven...
Play by:Players Players
Presented by: Players Players
Rating: NN
Venue 24: SUPERMARKET
Cinderlad Nice idea to have a gender-reversed Cinderella,...
Play by: Nicole McQueen
Presented by: Upside Down Frown Productions
Rating: NN
Venue: Palmerston Library Theatre
A Girl Named Ralph Writer/performer Raffaella Diana narrates this...
Play by:Raffaella Diana
Presented by: Walking Zelda Productions
Rating: NNN
Venue 2 : ROBERT GILL THEATRE
Thick-Skinned
Play by: Laura Ross
Presented by: Risking Insanity Theatre
Rating: NN
Venue 1: ST. VLADIMIR’S THEATRE
Well-intended but missing the mark, Thick Skinned...
Without Whom
Play by: R.J. Downes
Presented by: Beautiful Lie Productions
Rating: NNN
Venue 1: ST. VLADIMIR’S THEATRE
Based loosely on sci-fi author Ray...
The Son Of The Man
Play by: Omar Hady with Michael Orlando
Presented by: SolSona Productions
Rating: NNN
Venue 1: ST. VLADIMIR’S THEATRE
A...
The Maddest Kind of Love
Play by: Natasha Boomer
Presented by: Take Your Mark Productions
Rating: NN
Venue 10: GEORGE IGNATIEFF THEATRE
Writer/performer...
The Shift
Play by: Tee Schneider
Presented by: We Few
Rating: NNN
Venue 9: ROYAL ST. GEORGE’S AUDITORIUM
Sketching a series of interrelated lives,...
About An Hour Impossibly funny and focused improvisers Jim Annan, Rob...
Presented by: Hatzenbaker
Rating: NNNN
Venue: Palmerston Library Theatre The Fringe Club (Tranzac)
A Mirror up to Nature
Play by: Rodger Barton
Presented by: Shakespeare Out Loud INC.
Rating: NNN
Venue 8: TARRAGON THEATRE EXTRASPACE
A...
OK, you theatre-and dance-goers -- and those who want to test the waters in those two performance areas -- time to put aside...
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