Tag Archives: clowning

‘ClownProv’ headliners: Play The Fool is back to send in the clowns

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca Two of the country’s most energetic, hyperkinetic clown stars are the headliners of this year’s eighth annual Play The Fool Festival, returning Thursday for four days. Toronto’s Isaac Kessler and Ken Hall, who have evidently never … Continue reading →

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Clowning around … online: the 5th annual Play The Fool Fest goes digital

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Clowns work as well as aspirin, but twice as fast.” –Groucho Marx And for the major migraine that is COVID, it’s high time we had some. Clowns, that is. The only thing is, clowns thrive on real … Continue reading →

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An outbreak of clowns: Play The Fool, E-Town’s “festival of clown and physical comedy” is back

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Liz Nicholls

By Liz Nicholls, 12thnight.ca “Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown….” — Cole Porter “It is meat and drink to me to see a clown.” — Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act V, scene i This theatre town … Continue reading →

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