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Improv is coming...again! Fantasy meets funny as 30 of Canada’s most brilliant comedic performers pay a hilarious homage to George R. R. Martin’s bestselling medieval fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire that spawned the HBO award-winning series Game of Thrones. Inspired by the characters, settings and plots from Martin’s epic, beloved novel, the cast will create 6 unique, serialized unscripted shows running Wednesdays at 8pm from April 3 to May 8, 2013 at Comedy Bar (945 Bloor St. West)
The Seven Kingdoms are awash in blood, as five rival factions vie for the Iron Throne. Meanwhile in the North, the Night's Watch has moved beyond the Wall, into the unforgiving lands of depraved Wildlings and bloodthirsty White Walkers. In the East, across the sea, the last living member of the ancient Targaryen Dynasty, Daenerys Targaryen has become the proud mother of three real live dragons, the first after many centuries of extinction.
Fans of Game of Thrones and the uninitiated alike are sure to love this comical and unscripted interpretation directed by Montreal Fringe Festival favorite Colin Munch (Callaghan!, SPANK! The 50 Shades of Grey Parody) and featuring “an out of this world ensemble cast” (Blog TO). Performers will include Paul Bates (Dan For Mayor), Evany Rosen (Picnicface), Sarah Hillier (Canadian Comedy Award Winner, best female improviser), and Bruce Hunter (Puppets Who Kill).
Tickets are $12 regular/ $10 student and are available at the door. To reserve tickets in advance visit www.baddogtheatre.com or call Comedy Bar Box Office at 416-551-6540.
Cast:
Mark Andrada (10,000 to Flight), Craig Anderson (Sunday Service), Roger Bainbridge (Henri Faberge’s Heligoland Follies), Conor Bradbury (Sex T-Rex), Bruce Hunter (Puppets Who Kill), Sarah Hillier (The Sketchersons), Thomas MacKay (Doctor Whom), Alice Moran (Spank! The 50 Shades of GreyParody), Etan Muskat (The Bitter End), Nug Nahrgang (Illusionoid 3000), Ken Hall (2-MAN NO-SHOW), Rob Norman (Mantown), Paloma Nuñez (Bad Dog Repertory Players), Kris Siddiqi (Second City Mainstage), Connor Thompson (Second City Tour Co), Kevin Whalen (Standards+Practices)
Jess Bryson (Bad Dog Repertory Players), Anders Yates (Uncalled For) Rob Baker (Second City Mainstage), Andy Hull (The Sketchersons), Hannah Spear (Versus Valerie), Ashley Botting (Second City Mainstage), Evany Rosen (Picnicface), Kyle Dooley (Picnicface), Seann Murray (D&D Live), Sean Tabares (Second City)Isaac Kessler (2-MAN NO-SHOW), Paul Bates (Dan For Mayor, The Hour), Dan Beirne (The Bitter End, Dad Drives), Kaitlin Morrow (Mermaid Theatre), Ashley Comeau (Second City Mainstage).
About Bad Dog Theatre Company
For 30 years, the award-winning Bad Dog Theatre Company (previously known as Theatresports Toronto) has specialized in the art of unscripted comedy and improvised performance and has provided affordable, accessible improv training for thousands of people of all ages and experience. Dubbed “Toronto’s improv hub” by NOW Magazine and led by renowned improv veteran Julie Dumais, Bad Dog presents Theatresports, Toronto’s longest, continuously running improv show, every Saturday and shows throughout the week at Toronto's premiere indie comedy venue - Comedy Bar (945 Bloor St. West). Visit www.baddogtheatre.com for details.
Photo: Kris Siddiqi (with sword) and unidentified maiden. ©2013 Jacklyn Atlas.
2013-03-26
Toronto: Bad Dog Theatre Company’s “Throne of Games” returns for a second season April 3 to May 8