Istvan Dugalin

YouTube video by The Morbid Zoo The Philosophy of Hellraiser

Mariana Colin (The Morbid Zoo) has a fantastic, insightful video essay on the series. I can't recommend her highly enough!

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Yeah, I love what's *going on* in that whole middle stretch, but once we get a handle on everyone's *deal*, it does lose a lot of momentum.

I see we both picked up on the Lynchian vibes of Old Times.

Istvan Reviews ➤ OLD TIMES ⏤ Soulpepper Istvan Dugalin's review of OLD TIMES, a stylish and committed Soulpepper production of the Harold Pinter classic.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦
presented by Soulpepper

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Istvan Reviews ➤ RAINBOW ON MARS ⏤ Outside the March Istvan Dugalin's review of RAINBOW ON MARS, an immersive dance-theatre experience presented by Outside the March.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗕𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗦
presented by
@outsidethemarch.bsky.social
National Ballet of Canada
& Peripheral Theatre

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Istvan Reviews ➤ HERATIO ⏤ Guild Festival Theatre Istvan Dugalin's review of HERATIO, Guild Festival Theatre's presentation of Genevieve Adam’s Shakespearean tribute.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤ 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢
presented by @guildfesttheatre.bsky.social

#IstvanReviews #theaTO #GFT2025

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Istvan Reviews ➤ MAJOR BARBARA ⏤ Shaw Festival Istvan Dugalin's review of the Shaw Festival's production of MAJOR BARBARA, directed by Peter Hinton-Davis.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗔
presented by the Shaw Festival

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#ShareYourShaw

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Istvan Reviews ➤ ANYTHING GOES ⏤ Shaw Festival Istvan Dugalin's review of Cole Porter's deliciously silly musical comedy staple ANYTHING GOES, presented at the Shaw Festival.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗔𝗡𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗢𝗘𝗦
presented by the Shaw Festival

#IstvanReviews #ShareYourShaw

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Istvan Reviews ➤ BACK TO THE FUTURE ⏤ Mirvish Istvan Dugalin's review of BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL, the song and dance spectacle adaptation of the iconic film presented by Mirvish.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘:
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟
@mirvish.bsky.social

#IstvanReviews #theaTO #BackToTheFuture #BackToTheFutureMusical

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Toronto loves its brutalist aesthetic.

Istvan Reviews ➤ THE 39 STEPS ⏤ Guild Festival Theatre Istvan Dugalin's review of THE 39 STEPS, an affectionate suspense-farce-parody-tribute to Hitchcock presented by Guild Festival Theatre.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
THE 39 STEPS
presented by @guildfesttheatre.bsky.social

#IstvanReviews #theaTO #GFT2025

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Istvan Reviews ➤ WAIT UNTIL DARK ⏤ Shaw Festival Istvan Dugalin's review of WAIT UNTIL DARK, an adaptation of the classic thriller presented by the Shaw Festival.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞
presented by the Shaw Festival

#IstvanReviews #ShareYourShaw #ShawFest

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Istvan Reviews ➤ ROMEO & JULIET ⏤ Canadian Stage Istvan Dugalin's review of Shakespeare's ROMEO & JULIET, Canadian Stage's Dream In High Park, directed by Marie Farsi.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
ROMEO & JULIET
2025 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘐𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘬

#IstvanReviews #theaTO #DreamInHighPark

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Istvan Reviews ➤ BLUEBIRDS ⏤ Theatre on the Ridge Istvan Dugalin's review of BLUEBIRDS, Vern Thiessen’s play presented as an outdoor by Theatre on the Ridge.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗗𝗦

#IstvanReviews #Bluebirds
#TheatreOnTheRidge #PortPerryTheatre #ScugogTheatre

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And this concludes
𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
coverage of the 2025
𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟
@toronto-fringe.bsky.social

#IstvanReviews #theaTO #FringeTO

I saw 25 shows:

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Oh, yeah! I loved ALPHA. Super proud of those kids!

Istvan Reviews ➤ WHISTLING PINE (A DARK COMEDY) - Fringe Istvan Dugalin's review of WHISTLING PINE (A DARK COMEDY) presented by the entre for Indigenous Theatre at Toronto Fringe.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘
(𝗔 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬)
@toronto-fringe.bsky.social

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Istvan Reviews ➤ THINGS MY DAD KEPT ⏤ Toronto Fringe Istvan Dugalin's review of THINGS MY DAD KEPT, Ronit Rubinstein's poignant solo show at the Toronto Fringe Festival.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗠𝗬 𝗗𝗔𝗗 𝗞𝗘𝗣𝗧
@toronto-fringe.bsky.social

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Istvan Reviews ➤ STRING OF PEARLS ⏤ Toronto Fringe Istvan Dugalin's review of STRING OF PEARLS, a satirical play about social tensions within a theatre company, presented at Toronto Fringe.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗦
@toronto-fringe.bsky.social

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Istvan Reviews ➤ BROKEN TELÉFONO ⏤ Toronto Fringe Istvan Dugalin's review of BROKEN TELÉFONO, a cute and zany staged telenovela at the Toronto Fringe Festival.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
BROKEN TELÉFONO
@toronto-fringe.bsky.social

#IstvanReviews #theaTO #FringeTO

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Istvan Reviews ➤ IN THE DIVING BELL ⏤ Toronto Fringe Istvan Dugalin's review of IN THE DIVING BELL, a multimedia Black clown show presented at the Toronto Fringe Festival.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗟
@toronto-fringe.bsky.social

#IstvanReviews #theaTO #FringeTO

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Istvan Reviews ➤ DAVID LYNCH'S SEINFELD ⏤ Toronto Fringe Istvan Dugalin's review of DAVID LYNCH'S SEINFELD, an inspired comedy-horror mash-up at the Toronto Fringe Festival.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗗𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗗 𝗟𝗬𝗡𝗖𝗛'𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗗
@toronto-fringe.bsky.social

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"It's perfect. I just never realized John Wayne walked like that."

Istvan Reviews ➤ ADAM BAILEY: MY THREE DEATHS ⏤ Fringe Istvan Dugalin's review of ADAM BAILEY: MY THREE DEATHS, Bailey's newest solo show at the Toronto Fringe Festival.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗔𝗗𝗔𝗠 𝗕𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗬:
𝗠𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗦
@toronto-fringe.bsky.social

#IstvanReviews #theaTO #FringeTO

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Istvan Reviews ➤ IRIS (SAYS GOODBYE) ⏤ Toronto Fringe Istvan Dugalin's review of IRIS (SAYS GOODBYE), a new musical presented by Mixtape Projects at the Toronto Fringe.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗦 (𝗦𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗕𝗬𝗘)
@toronto-fringe.bsky.social

#IstvanReviews #theaTO #FringeTO

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I am! My FAVOURITE time of year!

Istvan Reviews ➤ MILK MILK LEMONADE ⏤ Toronto Fringe Istvan Dugalin's review of MILK MILK LEMONADE, a clown show presented by Mallowmarsh Productions at the Toronto Fringe Festival.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗞 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗞 𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗘
@toronto-fringe.bsky.social

#IstvanReviews #theaTO #FringeTO

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Istvan Reviews ➤ GAUMUKHI (COW) ⏤ Toronto Fringe Istvan Dugalin's review of GAUMUKHI (COW), a highly poetic allegorical solo piece at the Toronto Fringe Festival.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗚𝗔𝗨𝗠𝗨𝗞𝗛𝗜 (𝗖𝗢𝗪)
@toronto-fringe.bsky.social

#IstvanReviews #theaTO #FringeTO

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Istvan Reviews ➤ 100% WIZARD ⏤ Toronto Fringe Istvan Dugalin's review of 100% WIZARD, magician Keith Brown's latest show, presented at the Toronto Fringe Festival.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
100% WIZARD
@toronto-fringe.bsky.social

#IstvanReviews #theaTO #FringeTO

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Istvan Reviews ➤ WAITING FOR COFFEE ⏤ Toronto Fringe Istvan Dugalin's review of WAITING FOR COFFEE, presenting by The Purple Stage at the Toronto Fringe Festival.

𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 ➤
𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗘
@toronto-fringe.bsky.social

#IstvanReviews #theaTO #FringeTO

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