The Astros
2026 Toronto Fringe Festival
6 juillet 2026 19:32

I think this show has excellent bones but isn't quite there yet. The performers were excellent and it has all the makings of a very memorable, intriguing show.

There were certain things I could see it was going for that it reached for but never quite got there, the main one being the fact that the machismo male characters are all played by women (and I definitely jumped when That One Character entered because it was so jarring). I think to really drive this home, more emphasis on the whole "locker room talk" about how men like this see women was warranted, especially in the wake of multiple hockey team assault scandals in our media lately.

I did find the Scott/Tyler storyline especially well done, though. I think if you grew up in small town Ontario, you know a Scott. Or several.