Mooney on Theatre

Review: Bad Dog Theatre Short Play Festival

Dorianne — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:23:17 +0000

by Dorianne Emmerton The Bad Dog Theatre Short Play Festival showcases original Canadian comedic short plays and runs for one week, with four shows a night. Don’t worry though, you don’t have to go to all four shows in one night, you can just pick one if you’d prefer, there’s one every hour from 7 [...]

Review: Cancer Can’t Dance Like This

Amber — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:01:00 +0000

By Amber Landgraff On Thursday June 22 I went to see Daniel Stolfi’s Cancer Can’t Dance Like This, presented by the Sunnybrook Foundation as part of a fundraiser for Cancer research and facilities. I’ll admit that I’ve been struggling with writing this review because I am having trouble finding the words to convey just how [...]

Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of July 26, 2010

mira — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:00:53 +0000

By Mira Saraf Five for Twenty (Or Less) The theme for the week of July 26, 2010 is love and family. There’s no excuse – you can’t blame your purse strings for missing any of these shows. Enjoy! 1) Imbalance by Michael Clarke (Pandemic Theatre). A man’s mental illness takes over his life after his [...]

A Month In The Country – Soulpepper brings cottage country to downtown Toronto

george — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:03:46 +0000

By George Perry Fiona Byrne is amazing as Natalya Petrovna, the matriarch in A Month in the Country. She reminds me of my Lithuanian mother-in-law. This Soulpepper production is currently onstage at the Young Theatre in Toronto’s Distillery District. Ivan Turgenev first wrote this play in 1855. At first, the Russians censored it, then they [...]

Eye-catching Toronto live theatre for the week of July 26, 2010

mira — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:04:22 +0000

Here are all of the shows we wish we could get out and see this week! Take your pick from our list of great theatre escapes for the week of July 26, 2010: ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Megan, our editor, wish she could clone [...]

All of Him – FREE preview before SummerWorks opening!

mira — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:31:02 +0000

From Press Release July 24, 2010, 7:00pm – 9:30pm Location: Wise Daughters Craft Market, 3079-B Dundas St. West Toronto, ON, M6P 1Z9, Toronto, ON Written and performed by Tanya Pillay Directed by Jajube Mandiela All of Him – An interactive biography of a jovial father with a dark past…a live, local talk show! Cheer and [...]

The winner of a pair of tickets to ‘A Taste of Empire’ is…

abena — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:43:50 +0000

Congratulations Rose Holloway ! You have won two tickets to tomorrow night’s performance of A Taste of Empire by Jiovanni Sy. This week try your luck and be the 13th person to enter and win a pair of tickets to Thursday night’s show of A Taste of Empire. This mix of storytelling and good eats presented by Cahoots [...]

Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of July 19, 2010

mira — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:00:38 +0000

By Mira Saraf Five for Twenty (Or Less) The theme for the week of July 19, 2010 is outdoor shows around the city. There’s no excuse – you can’t blame your purse strings for missing any of these shows. Enjoy! 1) Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare (Canadian Stage Dream in High Park). This year’s [...]

Toronto theatre contest -win a pair of tickets to ‘A Taste of Empire’

abena — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:00:22 +0000

Toronto Theatre Contests have returned -hurray! This week try your luck and be the 13th person to enter and win a pair of tickets to Thursday night’s show of A Taste of Empire. This unique performance by Jovanni Sy is a mix of storytelling and good eats! Presented by Cahoots Theatre Company, A Taste of [...]

Eye-catching Toronto live theatre for the week of July 19, 2010

mira — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:00:25 +0000

Here are all of the shows we wish we could get out and see this week! Take your pick from our list of great theatre escapes for the week of July 19, 2010: ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Megan, our editor, wish she could clone [...]