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C A N A D I A N S T A G E T H E A T R E
Spotlight Japan haptic and holistic strata
Two pieces by digital choreographer/dancer Hiroaki Umeda
A star of Japan's avant-garde hip-hop scene,
Umeda combines street dance, soundscape, and video/light effects in two utterly hypnotic performances.
***** (out of 5) "Combined with an industrial-strength, techno soundscape, [Haptic and Holistic Strata]
left one
generally speechless with admiration." The Telegraph
Feb. 26 - Mar. 2
Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs @ 7:30 PM 26 Berkeley Street | Tickets: $54
sayonara and i, worker Two short plays by Oriza Hirata of Android Robot Theatre
Hirata, Japan's leading
contemporary playwright, creates two works exploring the intersection between human and artificial intelligence. Featuring both human and robot actors.
Feb. 26 - Mar. 2
Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs @ 9:00 PM 26 Berkeley Street | Tickets: $54 This This witty un-romantic comedy by Canadian playwright Melissa Jane Gibson offers an honest portrait of a group of "30-something"
friends navigating their way through death, parenthood, and adultery while pointing out with wit and searing grace the absurdities of modern life. You might spot someone you recognize among these precarious adults
maybe even yourself.
Mar. 18 - April 13 Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs @ 9:00 PM 26 Berkeley Street | Tickets: $27 - $49 Order online by clicking here _____________________________
S O U L P E P P E R T H E A T R E True West Austin, a screenwriter, and Lee, a petty criminal, are recently reconciled brothers with little in common. Confined together in a suburban home, Austin prepares for a
lucrative meeting with a Hollywood producer, a connection which prompts keen interest from Lee. Shepard's searing black comedy takes apart the resentment of sibling estrangement to reveal that perceived differences are
perhaps not all they seem.
Mar. 25 - April 4 The Young Centre For The Performing Arts, Distillery District | Tickets: $32 - $51 Phone: 416 866-8666 or order online by
clicking here La Ronde First published privately at the turn of the last century, due to its frank sexual content, Schnitzler's La Ronde was sensationally banned for obscenity, securing the play a place
in dramatic immortality. Taking a circuitous route through ten interconnected sexual liaisons, La Ronde questions the nature of human contact, love, and fidelity.
WARNING: Explicit sexual content and nudity.
Mar. 26 - May 4 The Young Centre For The Performing Arts, Distillery District | Tickets: $32 - $51 Phone: 416 866-8666 or order online by clicking here________________________________
T A R R A G O N T H E A T R E And Slowly Beauty . . . A Belfry Theatre/National Arts Centre English Theatre co-production directed by Michael Shamata. This acclaimed and poignant celebration of life and art
continuesTarragon's long tradition of presenting English translations of outstanding French-language play.
When Mr. Mann wins tickets in an office draw to a modern version of Anton Chekhov's
The Three Sisters, he ends up going alone as his family is busy elsewhere, even though he rarely goes to the theatre. But in those few precious hours watching the play, something unexpected stirs inside of him.
And Slowly Beauty . . . tells the story of the transformative effect of theatre (and beauty) on a perceptive - albeit average - middle class, middle-aged man. A love letter to art and the poetry of life.
"Magical play unfolds like a beautiful dance. everything theatre should be." - The Globe and Mail
On now Until Mar. 31
Tarragon Theatre's Mainspace, 30 Bridgman Ave. | Tickets: $27 - $53 Phone: 416 531-1827 or order online by clicking here A Hannah Moscovitch Double Bill
Tarragon Theatre proudly presents A Double Bill celebrating the work of acclaimed
playwright-in-residence Hannah Moscovitch, with premieres of her plays Little One and Other People's Children.
Other People's Children - directed by Theatre PANIK co-Artistic Director Paul Lampert
A nanny causes consternation for a new mother. Niki Landau, Elisa Moolecherry and Gray Powell star in the premiere of this unsettling drama.
Little One - directed by Theatre Crisis Artistic Director Natasha Mytnowych
For some people, loving and hurting are the same
thing. A new production of this stylish thriller, reworked since making a splash at SummerWorks 2011, stars Joe Cobden and Michelle Monteith and as two adopted siblings.
On Now until Mar. 23
Tarragon Theatre Extra Space, 30 Bridgman Ave. (at the corner of Howland Ave. and Bridgman Ave. one block north of Dupont St., two blocks east of Bathurst St.) | Tickets: $27 -
$53 Phone: 416 531-1827 or order online by clicking here __________________________
F A C T O R Y T H E A T R E Iceland The 2012 SummerWorks audience favourite, Iceland. Written by Nicolas Billon and directed by Ravi Jain about greed, sex and survival.
"The collapse of
Iceland's three major banks (Landsbanki, Kaupthing, and Glitnir), considered one of the catalysts that precipitated the credit crisis, became the starting point for the play," explains playwright Billon, "I drafted a
series of interconnected monologues that examine the different facets of the financial crisis. My approach in ICELAND
is to humanize the financial crash, with the idea to avoid didacticism and any overly political 'message'."
Iceland examines the fallout of the 2008 banking crisis through the chance encounter
between three characters: "Halim," the Toronto real estate agent, "Anna," a pious condo tenant and a prostitute.
Mar. 7 - Mar. 24
Factory Theatre Mainspace, 125 Bathurst St. | Tickets: $22 - $32 Phone: 416 504-9971 or order online by clicking here _______________________
T O R O N T O F E S T I V A L O F C L O W N S Everyone's favourite misfits are back to shake things up in Toronto for a week this spring with the eighth
annual Toronto Festival of Clowns. Torontonian's will get a rare opportunity to see some of the best clowns, bouffon artists, physical theatre performers, vaudevillians and dancers the world has to offer.
Due to the
popularity of the 2012 installment, the festival has expanded to include an additional night of performances and a second location, giving audiences even more opportunity to catch the imaginative, outlandish, peculiar
and hilarious performances.
This year, the Toronto Festival of Clowns is putting the spotlight on the many styles that make up the world of clowning, with performances by acclaimed dancers Susie Burpee and
Linnea Swan, a silent film offering from 2011 Festival favourites Keystone Theatre, and the world premiere of a new neo-bouffon play from mother-daughter team Michele Smith and Nina Gilmour, to name a few.
Over 100 performers will shock and delight audiences in both full length productions and cabaret performances
May 29 - June 2
Pia Bouman Studio Theatre, 6 Noble St. and Unit 102, 376 Dufferin St. | Tickets: $15 available at the door. For more information, please click here
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M Y S T E R I O U S L Y Y O U R S M Y S T E R Y B I S T R O T H E A T R E The Fine Art Of Murder In the castle of a wealthy Countess, Sherlock Holmes
is re-united with his trusted side-kick Dr. John Watson for a thrilling case of murder and deception, when a body is found at the foot of a priceless painting. Can Holmes solve the riddle and crack the case? More
importantly, can he solve it in time?
Enjoy a fabulous meal from our new menu. The intrigue heightens around dessert time, where you meet some colourful characters. The plot thickens when somebody dies! A
detective leads the investigation. The suspects are spread throughout the room, sitting right at the tables with the guests. So, you get to participate and see if you can solve
Indefinite run
Mysteriously Yours ... Mystery Bistro Theatre, 2026 Yonge St. (4 blocks S. of Eglinton) | Admission: Dinner and Show $53 - $ 80 (incl. tx. and gratuity) Phone: 416 486-7469 or 1-800-NOT-DEAD (668-3323) For upcoming shows and menu details please visit the Mysteriously Yours web site by
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