Improv

Q&A: Undercover

Lauren Gillett — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:12:10 +0000

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Rebecca Northan on mystery, improv and inviting audience members to play the detective in her latest show

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Interview

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Co-Produced by Vertigo Theatre and Tarragon Theatre
Written by Rebecca Northan and Bruce Horak
Directed by Rebecca Northan

Dora Award-winning theatremaker Rebecca Northan (Blind Date) returns to Tarragon Theatre this season with a her new show Undercover, a unique improvised production where one audience member is chosen to solve a murder mystery at each performance.

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Tarragon Theatre

Impulse Festival

Lauren Gillett — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 21:04:15 +0000

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Soulpepper and The National Theatre of the World bring the best of international improv to the Young Centre

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Review

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Presented by Soulpepper in associate with The National Theatre of the World

Looking to warm your belly with laughter on this chilly December weekend? Stop by the Young Centre for a dose of comedy delivered in its purest form by some of the world’s most celebrated improvisational theatre artists.

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Thu, 2013-12-12 - Sun, 2013-12-15

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Young Centre for the Performing Arts

Q&A: The Script Tease Project

Lauren Gillett — Tue, 28 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000

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The National Theatre of the World's Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus expose their creative parts in The Script Tease Project

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Preview

Described as "an actor's nightmare and a playwright's dream," The National Theatre of the World's The Script Tease Project mixes traditional theatre with improv to create a whole new kind of playgoing experience. Co-creators Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus are bringing the popular show back from June 4 to 8 as part of a three-year Soulpepper residency at the Young Centre.

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Young Centre for the Performing Arts

Q&A: Truth or Dare

Lauren Gillett — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:00:10 +0000

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Calgarian comedy duo Lindsay Mullan and Jamie Northan bring their hit Fringe show to Toronto for a three-night-only performance

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Interview

Known in their native Calgary as The Distinctively Average Duo, improv partners Lindsay Mullan and Jamie Northan are up for just about anything, including a live, improvised performance of the classic coming-of-age party game Truth or Dare. After a successful run at the 2012 Calgary Fringe Festival, the Loose Moose Theatre alumni are remounting their acclaimed show for three nights only (Feb 7 to 9) at the Red Sandcastle Theatre in Toronto's east end.

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Live Wrong And Prosper

Lauren Gillett — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:30:00 +0000

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Being bad never felt so good, or so funny

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Review

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Presented by The Second City
Written and performed by Ashley Comeau, Jason DeRosse, Nigel Downer, Alastair Forbes, Inessa Frantowski and Carly Heffernan

What do you get when you mix women's magazine headlines with orgies, dead Facebook accounts, the United Nations and Rob Ford? The answer is a blend of sinfully entertaining sketches otherwise known as Live Long and Prosper, now playing at The Second City.

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The Second City Toronto