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SummerWorks Play Review: White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, August 6

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Brian in Reviews, Summerworks, Theatre | Leave a comment

Toronto – It is rare that an audience leaves a theatre with concern for an actor’s safety. I think most people who left Theatre Centre Saturday night with that feeling also left feeling dazed and stunned by what they’d just seen. I certainly did. White Rabbit, Red Rabbit is a play written by Iranian Nassim Soleimanpour. It’s a sort of monologue from the writer to the audience, and a way for Soleimanpour, according to his writing, can feel free, as … →

SummerWorks Play Review: ONE, August 5

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Brian in Summerworks, Theatre | Leave a comment

Toronto – ONE, a show from Alberta-based RedtoBlue Performance, has a few things going for it, but above all is this: It’s got to be one of the most visually interesting theatre festival shows I’ve seen in a long time. SummerWorks is a bit more forgiving than, say, Fringe in that there’s an hour and a half of teardown and setup time between shows, rather than the Fringe’s standard hour or less, but still, to get this much design detail … →

TO Fringe Review: When Harry Met Harry

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Brian in Fringe, Reviews, Theatre | Leave a comment

Toronto – If you’ve spent much time around the Fringe so far, you may have seen When Harry Met Harry performer Allan Girod handing out flyers or seeing other shows. I think I’ve seen him every day so far. A 6’9 Australian, he’s hard to miss. His pitch when he’s flyering is pretty good, I saw him get a positive response from a lot of people, and quite a few people at his sold-out show on Tuesday were there because … →

TO Fringe Review: Bursting Into Flames

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Brian in Fringe, Reviews, Theatre | Leave a comment

Toronto – Martin Dockery has gotten some pretty high praise in the past for his shows at various Fringe festivals in the past, and it’s not hard to see why. He’s an energetic and engaging performer, a rapid-fire storyteller who can easily hold an audience for the entirety of an hour-long solo show. That said, I’m just not wild about his material here. Dockery is in heaven, and describes to the audience all the great things he’s been doing since … →