B.O.A.T.S. #038: Fringelog, Pt. 5 – Toronto
-Vic
Dirty Butterfly A dark, complex show, I’m still not entirely sure exactly what the plot of Dirty Butterfly was. Because of the thick (but somehow lyrical) cockney accents and incredibly fast-paced dialogue, exactly… Read More
Toronto is a very different Fringe to any I’ve experienced before. My fellow tour blogger Yana Kesala, already mentioned on this in her latest blog, but I’ve never encounter a more “Play By… Read More
I had heard that bashing Toronto is a cultural pastime in Canada–Toronto and the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) receive the brunt of the digs between cities, especially from Montreal. While I was in… Read More
Tony Ho’s Sad People Tony Ho have a very specific and bizarre style of comedy. “Sad People” is a vaguely strung-together collection of sketches that vary from the morose to the unsettling, but… Read More
How I Lost One Pound A misguided attempt at creating a Vagina Monologues-type show on the subject of weight, this play was nothing short of unbearably cheesy. A couple of talents pepper the… Read More
A Brief History of History: A 3-Disc Box Set I try not to judge Fringe shows by their title, I really do. This title was so lame though, it lowered my expectations going… Read More
Like A Dog My Toronto Fringe was off to a good start with this first play, a weird little piece of self-referential, surreal theatre. Set in a hospital with Dr. Andy as our… Read More
Good lord, the heat! Stop the heat! This city is quickly turning into a human barbecue, but I’m still running around and catching shows. Medicine It seems like everybody I’ve spoken to in… Read More