Soulpepper - Fool For Love

A fascinating story, with unexpected twists and turns and delightful interjections by a narrator. While the dialogue was a little wooden at times in the beginning, the latter part of the play generated tension and intrigue.

Soulpepper - Fool For Love

A fascinating story, with unexpected twists and turns and delightful interjections by a narrator. While the dialogue was a little wooden at times in the beginning, the latter part of the play generated tension and intrigue.

Toronto Fringe - Boys Don't Cry

Stirring musical about family and pressure to conform to expectations. Clever approach - the young boy providing context for his older self's behavior. Great cast.

Toronto Fringe - Drama 101: A New Musical

Outstanding cast and score and a "feel good" story, with some coming-of-age moments. Highly recommended.

Toronto Fringe - Box

The intrigue builds as debate ensues between the old and new partner. While the tension and performance by the actors was good, the show was a little long.

Toronto Fringe - A Plague Upon the Doctor's House

A Monte Python style medieval whodunit was entertaining, with stellar performances by the actors, but the story dragged a little at times.

Toronto Fringe - Spend Your Kids Inheritance

I can totally identify with this - why relinquish control over your life and savings to your distracted, self-absorbed children. While they didn't spend it all, they sure gave their kids "a run for the money". A Patron's pick and a lot of fun.

Toronto Fringe - Road to Damascus

Twists and turns, unexpected developments, drama and insights into the network of terrorism. Violence begets violence and it becomes a never ending cycle - how do we stop it.

Toronto Fringe - Omen: The Musical

Timely musical about climate change and the impact of wanton industrialization on Mother Earth. Winner of the Patron's Pick, we really enjoyed this show.

Toronto Fringe - Great Lakes 5

Improv is not really my taste and the actors were hampered by really stupid suggestions so I didn't find the sketch particularly funny. Also, it was a small audience, so not a lot of laughter momentum coming from the crowd.

Toronto Fringe - Becoming Magic Mike

A detective show that thinks it's a strip show. Hilarious and creative, Mark (no, it's not that show) is a talented, smooth, quick change artist with a great bod. Lots of fun, but don't sit in the front row unless you want to be part of the show ....

Toronto Fringe - Into the Tango

I don't generally go to dance performances but I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Directly from Argentina, this show was sensual, artistic, diverse, entertaining, with lots of amazing flips and holds, and even tango on point shoes.

Toronto Fringe - Dandelion

As a parent, we all have cute stories about our kids. While these were funny, I am not a fan of parent's stories about their kids - it's a little like watching your friends' home movies. The dad jokes were good and a little more original.

Toronto Fringe - The Ashes of Forgotten Rain

Backstage rivalries and conflicts culminate in a united front - interesting to watch the transition unfold, complete with some comedic moments.

Toronto Fringe - Everything is Fine

Emotional, moving and delightful telling of the impact of a horrific event on a young girl's life. Wonderfully done. The view that we have many hours of good and bad things happening in our lifetimes, and a bad thing that happened in less than one hour has more power to diminish us than the wonderful experiences we have had to lift us up, really resonated with me.

Toronto Fringe - Above and Beyond

Lively buddy story - two good friends and their wacky colleagues in a sales job. Loved the camaraderie between the best friends.

Mirvish - Waitress

Fun, charming, surprisingly lots of philandering going on. Some lovably quirky characters and not so nice ones and a generally good score.

Toronto Fringe - Tita Jokes

Hilarious series of sketches parodying Tita's. A talented group of Filipino performers dancing, singing and cracking jokes.

Toronto Fringe - Every Silver Lining

Be prepared to be moved. This musical deals with cancer of a youth and the impact on friends and family. Bring Kleenex.

Toronto Fringe - Midway Through the Festival

So my fellow Fringer was asked by work colleagues to go out tonight and she said she couldn't because she was Fringing. The millennial looked it up in Urban Dictionary and found a definition for Fringing - taking a hot shower and standing in front of an air conditioner to get cool. Of course, you know we are in a heat wave right now - talk about "awkward".

Toronto Fringe - Searching For Marceau

A story told primarily with mime about growing up lost, finding your passion, understanding your father and relationships. It was beautifully performed.

Toronto Fringe - Sincerely, Rebel's Club

What do you get when you combine Star Wars with The Breakfast Club - a hilarious show! I particularly liked Vadar, but Principal Palpatine/Wookie/etc was also a favourite.

T.O. Fringe Festival -BFF's

Not really much of a story in this original musical, but the songs and strong vocal performances was enjoyable.

T.O. Fringe Festival - Peaches on a Cherry Tree

What does it all mean?! With stories inside stories, and metaphors to make you think, this charming show generated some discussion.

T.O. Fringe Festival - The Worst: A Dofo Inspired Musical

Cute, funny, sort of about Doug Ford. Would have been lovely to get more song time from these awesome vocalists and their talented pianist.

T.O. Fringe Festival - Checkpoint 300

Topical, relevant, timely and enlightening. Putting a focus on the challenges faced in some parts of the world where things are not always what they seem and hairtrigger decisions can alter lives dramatically. Very well done.

Toronto Fringe - Plumb Crazy

While an intriguing story, well presented to hone the suspense, the play nonetheless felt like a work in progress as the dialogue was a little stilted. We do not recommend.

Toronto Fringe - Fuckboys The Musical

Hilarious, irreverent, profane, great songs, a strong and awesome cast. Lots of fun - it's refreshing to see the spotlight on men's poor behaviour.

Toronto Fringe - The Huns

Very relatable, cringe-worthy, office conference call - the type of interminable meeting we have all been involved in, but with slightly more politically incorrect colleagues. Hilarious charicature of office culture - don't miss this one.

Toronto Fringe - Off the Island

A fun musical, albeit with some weak vocals, about a young man who leaves his Caribbean home for Toronto and fights his strict religious background as he lets his true self "come out". 

Ossington Theatre - Puffs

A show about "Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic” focuses on a house of misfits. A hilarious and extremely well adapted alternate version, with great impressions of the movie characters, creative use of props and quick changes.

The Fun House

A great spot to while away an hour if you’re in the neighbourhood. Interesting rooms, fantastic mirrors (actually surrealist selfies) and whimsical art throughout. The pictures come alive. The furniture is inviting. Seemed to be a really big hit with the kids. I loved the selfies the best.

Toronto Fringe - The December Man

While hard to watch at times due to the strong emotions evoked, this was a stellar play, with outstanding performances all around. Focusing on the impact of a horrific event on the survivors, we felt the desire to help and sorrow of the powerlessness to do so.

Toronto Fringe - Unbridled Futurism

Phasing between different versions of Earth, the story was weak. The band however, was really good - too bad they didn't play more.

Toronto Fringe - Carpe into my DMs

A series of vignettes mocking our self absorbed, app driven, uber lifestyle hit the mark - lots of laughs.