Tortoise, the Hare, and the Truth

Sweet Action Theatre Presents a brave retelling of one of history’s most timeless stories: The Tortoise and the Hare. Join Toronto’s freakiest clown cult as they explore fate, intimacy, love, sex, death, hate, joy, pain, lust, fear, envy, gluttony, confidence, dancing, laughter, kissing, sleeping, feeling, wishing, and finally, knowing.

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Ryan Borochovitz

2026 Toronto Fringe Festival

July 20, 2026, 9:08 p.m.

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Ten-tickles My Fancy

Cup of Hemlock Theatre Podcast reviewed Tortoise/Truth in PART 2 of our 3-part post-festival Review Roundup.

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TL;DL: I can't decide if this show is actually good, but I kinda dug it. There's something really charming about its performance of roughness.

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Richard Weisdorf

2026 Toronto Fringe Festival

July 6, 2026, 5:41 p.m.

The audience laughed at times but I just didn't crack up in general at this troupe's version of silliness and that is fine. Too many 'slow' jokes for me. Despite that, they have some fun and original ideas.

However, what stole the show for me was the ringmaster. His performance and comedy were completely up my alley.

In addition to off the wall and silly, this is surprisingly more sentimental than most would expect. Definitely what fringing is all about. Try something new and find out the true story behind the fable.