3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
(photo by Biserka Livaja)Howl at Thisby Jason BookerWolf Sounds: howling, sign of territory, pack behaviour, isolation, identity and independence. All these themes briefly come to light in a…
Be Your Own Heroby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianTo the best of my knowledge, Buffy Summers is never seen wearing roller skates.Neither is Ellen Ripley or Princess Leia Organa, but Amy (playw…
Light and fluffy and totally entertainingTUTS remount isn't perfect, but it's still fun to watchby Chris Lane@chrislanetweetsJust in case you thought the movie wasn't campy enough, Legally B…
Catch the Funby Jay CattersonThe 2014 season of Theatre Under the Stars went off with a rousing start last Tuesday with the opening of Shrek: The Musical, based on the hit DreamWorks Animati…
A Long, Hard Learning Processby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianWhen Nicholas Evans first wrote The Horse Whisperer and brought that term into the public consciousness, I'm sure he never imagin…
"I'm a Genius" Syndrome - Part IIIby Keir CutlerThis is my third look at the "I'm a Genius" Syndrome. In the first two instalments I looked at how various artists can see themselves as…
Sean Dixon (photo by David Hou)PG Titus? It's Fine; Your Kids are Watching Game of Thrones Anywayby Spencer MalthousePersonally, I think there's a benefit to exposing family audiences t…
More Than Just the Jiggleby Dena Jackson@DeenDawgI was delighted when I found out that I was going to see Strapless during the Toronto Fringe Festival this year. As an ex-West coaster, I was…
Beyond the Puppet Peopleby Jessica YenBaker's Dozen is a fun one-man puppet show that delightfully pokes fun at the justice system. A jury has been assembled to determine whether the Bu…
Circumstance and Emotionsby joel fishbane@joelfishbaneSombre and serious right from the start, Birdy, written and performed by Karie Richards, is a one-woman show that dives headfirst into i…
When Hell Is Heavenby joel fishbane@joelfishbaneAs irreverent as it is entertaining, No Chance in Hell - A New Musical succeeds in being something that's all too rare these days: a musical c…
Walking Through The Mirrorby Jason BookerSmall Wooden Shoe, one of the big daddies of indie theatre in Toronto, has a show in the Fringe. Well, outside the normal Fringe venues. Well, outdoo…
Chris Hunter, Sean Dixon, Amy Rutherford (photo by David Hou)We're all just Playing in the Forestby Spencer MalthouseThere is something decidedly pleasant about watching a play set in …
Food, Fucking, and Forgiveness...at the Fringeby Beat RiceMarried interracial couple Hassan and Epstein, claim to have the most successful marriage in the United States of America. (They are…
Sillinessby Beat RiceYou Detective is an improv sketch comedy starring Evan Arppe, Eric Miinch, and Josh Murray, in which two competing detectives begin to investigate the kidnapping of Toro…
Is Funny, Sweet, Endearing Enough?by Beat RiceThe tandem bicycle. A perfect symbol for marriage. After all, it takes two to make it work. A Bicycle Built for Two is a light-hearted…
Twistedby Jason BookerStaged in and around a synagogue in Kensington Market, A Simple Twist of Faith needs a few more twists. This show, a two person song cycle about a Jewish soldier in WWI…
All Ives, All The Timeby joel fishbone@joelfishbaneA sharply written one-act by one of America's great modern playwrights, Ancient History is eternally unassuming, pretending to be a si…
Fusingby joel fishbaneA performance piece that melds dance, movement, spoken word, and theatre, Return is an intriguing experience even if the last third falls a little flat. The show follow…
Unconventionalby joel fishbone@joelfishbaneI Was Born White is essentially a dance piece, something I may be ill equipped to review. There are theatrical elements to the piece but there…
Not Movement, Movedby Beat RiceGunshot is very much a dance show, and not so much physical theatre as it states in the Fringe program. Amanda Pye and Rhanda Jones have choreographed an inter…
Back To The Future (of Fringe)by Jason BookerA silent film, presented live, with actors in whiteface makeup, exaggerated physical gestures, onstage musical accompaniment, sepia-black-and-whi…
Gotta Catch 'Em All!by Keely Kwok@kwoklesIf you were a kid in the 90s - and by that I mean Babysitters Club Books, the Backstreet Boys, and the wellbeing of your Tamagotchi were a part of yo…
Poke and Prod with Purposeby Keely Kwok@kwoklesThis is a show with something to say. They want you to think. The extremist, radical feminist views expressed aim higher than simply bashing th…
Bursting With Talent, Nowhere to Goby Keely Kwok@kwoklesSocialite Vivienne Moore has a desperate problem: her arch-nemesis Helen Reisberg hosted the literary soiree of the season and had the…
