Welcome back to the 176th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 176th episode we bring you a a Duet Review of of The Fixing Girl, written by Kevin Dyer, directed by Stephen Colella, presented by Young People’s Theatre (YPT). Join Jillian Robinson and Ryan Borochovitz, as they hold back tears while discussing the delicate beauty of the grieving process, the pages of I Spy books, and the things that grandparents leave behind.
The Fixing Girl is playing at YPT (165 Front St E, Toronto, ON) until May 2nd, 2024. Tickets can be purchased from the following link: https://www.youngpeoplestheatre.org/shows-tickets/the-fixing-girl/
This review contains SPOILERS for The Fixing Girl. It will begin with a general non-spoiler review until the [15:56] mark, followed by a more in-depth/anything goes/spoiler-rich discussion. If you intend to see the production, we recommend you stop watching after that point, or at least proceed at your own risk.
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Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won’t mind!] But, if you’re interested in reading his recent review of A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney (which we won’t be covering on The Cup), here it is: https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/public-reading/
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