Reviews 2013
Reviews 2013
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by Graeme Black Robinson, directed by Alexander Offord
Silent Protagonist, Toronto Fringe Festival, St. Vladimir’s Theatre, Toronto
July 4-13, 2013
This fairy tale for adults tackles the topic of people made homeless by the overdevelopment of Toronto's downtown core. A street kid named Ash (Graeme Black Robinson) learns of a magical place in Toronto filled with warmth and plenty that one can find only by making a perilous journey through an abandoned subway tunnel inhabited by man-eating goblins, crows and trolls.
With great imagination and skill, the company uses mime, music, masks and puppetry to tell its tale. The three performers ( Black, Scott Garland and Amy Marie Wallace) engage us so successfully in Ash's quest, it's frustrating that the show ends just when we want to know more about his fate.
©Christopher Hoile
Note: A version of this review appeared in NOW Magazine 2013-07-11.
Photo: Graeme Black Robinson as Ash. ©2013 Nicholas Porteous.
For tickets, visit http://fringetoronto.com.
2013-07-11
Or Be Eaten