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Living Tall is basically an entirely perfect one man show, and it's only playing at the Tarragon Extra Space until Sunday, so you'd better get your act in gear. The script by Mike Geither is tight, hilarious and fascinating, Karin Randoja's direction is focused and inventive and Ker Wells' performance is astounding and completely compelling. The show, which was quite successful at this year's SummerWorks festival, is structured as a pop psychology sales seminar delivered by a man who seems slightly unhinged, if shockingly energetic. The seminar details a multi-step plan to become a more successful salesperson based on the concept of "living tall," even if you aren't tall yourself. Wells prances around the stage like an acrobat who's had a few too many Red Bulls, using hilariously unhelpful transparencies on an overhead projector as visual aids.

since they graced the stage of the Tarragon Extra Space last summer and became the runaway hit of the Toronto Fringe. Our inner theatre student admires the sharp direction and the skill of the performers, our inner musical satire lover thrills to the spot-on songs and dances, and our inner 14-year-old thinks they're just plain dreamy! Andrew Bursey, Matt Alden, Jon Paterson, and Scott Walters play, respectively, Andrew (the sensitive one), Kevin (the leader), Jon (the bad boy), and Lance (the gay - er, gifted - one). In an exciting new Tall Poppy challenge, we chatted with all four of them at once. It went swimmingly until that hammer drill started. Then it devolved into what may best be read as an absurdist comedy with dirty words and adult themes. We think you'll love it. You'll also love the show - call 416-971-5656for tickets. And don't get confused, the Diesel Theatre is just the old Second City building on Blue Jays Way.

last weekend of this theatre marathon:

Newly reviewed shows are added to NOW’s Fringe Guide every day, with Jon Kaplan, impossible to miss on the circuit, and showing no signs of Fringe fatigue yet. Buzz abounds (i.e. don’t wait for the weekend) for BoyGroove (Tarragon Extra Space), Man-O-Rexic (Artword), and Bella Donna (Factory Studio, see graphic); also of note is The Demimonde, a klondike tale quite ingeniously performed in the second floor piano bar of Pauper’s Pub. If you get there early enough you can order a pint to help the theatre go down. Besides, any play where someone might utter the word ‘prospector’ is good enough for us.

Don't let that scare you off from going to see Cast Iron, though: You don't have to be fluent in Bajan like Torontoist (who speaks over 126 dialects and can lift a car with his bare hands) to get the story. Anyone who speaks English will understand most of it and get the rest intuitively. It's definitely worth seeing for a real stomper of a performance by Alison Sealy-Smith (pictured), the stellar actor who won a Dora for her work in Djanet Sears’ Harlem Duet and was recently seen in Sears’ The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God. (The sage-like Sears was in the house last night encouraging her friend.)