Alexander Franks

07 March 2020

Tarragon Theatre: The Runner

By Alexander Franks // Theatre (Toronto)

Now the fact I was wearing a heavy sweater probably added to this, but I exited out of The Runner (Human Cargo Productions, written by Christopher Morris) just absolutely sweating. I …

25 February 2020

Factory Theatre: Lady Sunrise

By Alexander Franks // Theatre (Toronto)

You ever fallen up the stairs before? I don’t know why but I feel more foolish when I fall going up the stairs then I do when I fall down …

30 January 2020

Figaro Here! Figaro There! A Smile Here! A Smile There!

By Alexander Franks // Theatre (Toronto)

All right I’ll be honest. Did every time I describe the show I was seeing tonight, did I use the phrase, “Figaro! Figaro! Figaro!” Yes, I did. For one, it …

20 January 2020

Howland’s New Casimir & Caroline

By Alexander Franks // Theatre (Toronto)

Casimir and Caroline opens on a balcony. No…. more than that. The play opens on a balcony at a corporate office party while the heads of corporate are in fact up …

24 December 2019

Put It In Your Calendar: Lipsynced

By Alexander Franks // Theatre (Toronto)

Tom Hearn’s monthly show Lipsynced is a wild and fun improv competition that successfully combines improv, lip sync and drag, balancing them all with a funny cast and some drag assassins who …