It’s no surprise that Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnar’s popular tale, which premiered in Budapest in 1910, was translated and has been embraced by the English theatre. The story of disguising …
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Although it’s been over 30 years since Billy Bishop Goes to War debuted in 1978, the play continues to fit perfectly, delivering the timeless message of the bloody cost of …
Clifford Odets’ kitchen sink drama, first produced in 1935, revolves around a Jewish family’s struggles to survive in the Bronx during the Depression. Odets’ play was back on Broadway in …
Money makes the world go around, they say, and in Soulpepper’s latest production, Loot, it’s what makes this farce fly. Old Mr McLeavy has no time to grieve for his …
The question “what if?” is all the fertilizer needed to sprinkle on the waking thoughts of most playwrights. Travesties, which opened February 18, was inspired by Tom Stoppard’s discovery that …
Creating a new version of any familiar tale can be a dangerous undertaking. The Charles Dickens 1844 classic, A Christmas Carol, falls into this category of beloved story that lives …
Vaudeville for the 21st century is the only way to describe the fast-forward production, Legoland, running at Theatre Passe Muraille. The one-hour show is a tale of innocents abroad in …
Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s masterpiece of class conflict has been adapted successfully in Kick Theatre’s inaugural production, playing at the Theatre Centre until Nov. 29. Miss Julie was originally published …
A richly textured play that eloquently captures the zeitgeist of the post-war society in the U.S., A Raisin in the Sun is just as relevant today. In Lorraine Hansberry’s powerful …
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Toronto Fringe 08: ‘Mr. Fox’, ‘Crude Love’, ‘Tricky Part’ and more
by Susan Downby Susan DownMore reviews from the 2008 Toronto Fringe Festival, running for just one more week until July 13. Reviews include: Mr. Fox, Totem Figures, Teaching the Fringe, Old Growth, Crude Love, …