Toronto plays about to pop-up in the most unexpected places
If nothing else, Toronto is quirky — and the theatre scene is definitely no exception.
The season ofToronto's Fringe Festivalis coming soon and, in light of that, here are a few of the different places where you'll be able to catch performances this year.
This hour-long performance ofFloodedis truly a showboat. That is, a show on a boat — the Pirate Life Boat specifically. 35 guests will be taken aboard a vessel and sail around the Toronto Islands as the performance takes place.
In the garage of a home on Markham Street, the one-woman showHarvey & The Extraordinarygets up close and personal with theatre-goers for an hour.
This play gets a jolt by coming to a coffee shop (maybe) near you.How to be FEARLESS! (with Roxy Roberts)is on at The Bell Tower Cafe at Avenue Road and Dupont Street.
Bars seem to be a very popular venue this year, with seven shows taking over various spots around the city.
CatchCarmillaat The Painted Lady,Lighters in the Airat Monarch Tavern,We The Menat whatever is taking over the Cadillac Lounge,Hamburgerat The Hideout,Coconuts, Cedar Trees, and Maple Leavesat Sarah's Café,Enjoy the Hostilitiesat Bovine Sex Club, andFeatherweightat The Paddock.
Performing in the kitchen space of The Ralph Thornton Community Centre near Queen and Broadview,Kitchen Sink Dramaserves audience drama and food. Even better, there will be food samples to chow down on during the performance.
Learn a bit more during this sex-ed class than you did in middle school by taking inIs That How Clowns Have Sex? A One-Woman, Queer Clown Sex-Ed Showat adult entertainment store Kink Toronto, near Bloor and Dovercourt.
Monsieur Barber Shop & Spa near Bloor and Spadina plays host toThe Makeover Show, giving audience members a real feel for what actually happens before, during and after TV makeovers.
Mrs. Mama's Houseinvites you to spend an evening at the Bata Shoe Museum for their "site-informed" production.
The Queen's Eulogytakes place "behind St. Hilda's Residence" and is accessed via the alleyway behind the building. Meant to be performed in a "garbage dump" the creators invite audience members into the "uncomfortable yet vulnerable space" to better understand their production.
Beginning at 29 Lippincott Street, the audience is invited to join the travelling (literally) production ofSweet Girl Shrapnelon a walk of the surrounding neighbourhood.
Hector Vasquez at The Hideout
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