'Best of Fringe' Begins Today at the Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts
By: Alan Henry Jul. 16, 2014
The Toronto Fringe Festival has announced the lineup for the Best of Fringe, selected and presented at the Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts. Eight fringe productions will be presented in the Studio Theatre between July 16, 2014 and July 30, 2014.
Now celebrating its 26th year, the Toronto Fringe provides creative opportunities for artists and audiences by producing two important festivals - the Toronto Fringe Festival and the Next Stage Theatre Festival - and by running outreach activities that benefit youth, artists and the theatre community at large. In 2014, the Toronto Fringe launched a national crowdfunding platform for indie artists, called Fund What You Can (FWYC). Our home, the Fringe Creation Lab, welcomes independent artists year round, encouraging their creative work by offering them affordable space to make art, congregate and innovate.
About the Shows
From July 19, 2014 - July 27, 2014
Presented by HC & The Howland
By TJ Dawe & Rita Bozi
In a blend of sharp writing and improvisation 52 PICK-UP swerves from romantic comedy to heartbreak at the drop of a card, as two people navigate through their relationship. How it works: 52 scene titles are written on an ordinary deck of playing cards. At the top of each show two actors toss the cards in the air and the story unfolds in the order they are picked up.THE ASSASSINATION OF ROBERT FORD: DIRTY LITTLE COWARD
From July 17, 2014 - July 27, 2014
Presented by Still Your Friend
By Adam Bailey
A real case of believe it or not that will have fact checkers scratching their heads when they realize that this historic tale of bloodshed is an eerie parable for the state of our city today, and the names don't even have to be changed.
From July 23, 2014 - July 30, 2014
Presented by Artichoke Heart
By Michelle Urbano & Tijiki Morris
A new puppetry piece inspired by the tension between biological impulses and the rigidity of the clock. Set in a world where mechanical time appears to govern every breath, the characters struggle between keeping their dreams alive and the inevitability of death. This story is told without formal language. Movement, music and sound carry the narrative.From July 18, 2014 - July 30, 2014
Presented by Drinking Well
By Morgan Jones Phillips
The Emergency Monologues is a storytelling adventure about being a downtown paramedic. Based on his years of EMS experience, you'll hear about the gritty, ridiculous, bizarre and true side of the "emergencies" that don't make the news.From July 19, 2014 - July 29, 2014
Presented by Lost and Found
By Marilla Wex
A British comedian's life story (how a Protestant girl from Warwickshire ended up keeping a kosher kitchen in Toronto) in less than an hour.NO CHANCE IN HELL - A NEW MUSICAL
From July 17, 2014 - July 29, 2014
Presented by High C Productions
By Chris John & Kevin Fox
When John arrives at the Pearly Gates, he is informed that his file is missing and he won't be getting access to Heaven. He is sent to Hell where he meets the love of his afterlife. Then John is told his file has been found...From July 16, 2014 - July 25, 2014
Presented by Theatre Brouhaha
By Kat Sandler
It's a hard world out there: Pat's comedy career is dead in the water after his wife stole his material and divorced him. Everyone Brenda has ever loved has died in remarkably unpleasant ways... she's pretty depressed about it. Duncan has fallen in love with her at first sight and is convinced that if he can make the Saddest Girl in the World laugh, then she'll fall in love with him too. Needless to say, when Duncan kidnaps Pat to help him win Brenda's heart, things get a bit complicated.From July 16, 2014 - July 20, 2014
Presented by Pea Green Theatre
By Jerome K. Jerome (stage adaption by Mark Brownell)
Join our three intrepid bachelors Jay, George, and Harris as they spend a disastrous weekend punting up the river Thames. Share their pain as they encounter many nautical hardships. Laugh along with their whisky fueled antics. Gaze in terror as they reach their inevitable tipping point!Comments
Videos