Barrie, ON – Talk Is Free Theatre (TIFT), located in Barrie, Ontario about an hour north of Toronto, produces unique and thought-provoking theatre, which over the years has led to national and even some international acclaim. To launch its 15th Anniversary season, TIFT is once aga ...
There is much behind-the-scenes that goes into producing a great piece of theatre. There are auditions, casting, rehearsals and, of course, set design. Creating an atmosphere suited to the script, while at the same time taking into account limited resources can be a challenge. That is why Talk Is Fr ...
To celebrate our 15th anniversary we have planned a season that spans the scope of our interests and priorities. It includes:An innovative staging of a classic musicalTwo world premieres of Canadian worksA co-production with one of Toronto's most acclaimed companiesA production of a lost work from ...
September 16, 2015For Immediate ReleaseThe Cast and Creative Team Announcement for GotchaBarrie, ON…The cast for the highly anticipated production of Gotcha, which will open TIFT’s season in November, was announced today.Gotcha will star the ...
Feb 10, 2015- Barrie Advance By Laurie WattWhen Luba Goy returns to Barrie April 14, no doubt she’ll be making a few jokes about the first time she came here.She had a room with quite the view: it overlooked the tall chimney that rose up from the heart of the old RVH.“It was so creepy because t ...
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Barrie Advance - Jan 14, 2015By Laurie WattBARRIE- The Royal Canadian Air Farce’s Luba Goy will be in Barrie in April – and that’s no joke.She will be here for an April 14 at the Georgian Theatre, a Barrie International Comedy Festival special presentation.The comedienne is best known for bei ...
Barrie Advance - December 4, 2014By Laurie WattIlluminating Conversations creator and host Beth Foster is having the light shine on her.Now also a co-producer, she’s been working behind the scenes for nine years and for her commitment, Talk Is Free Theatre honoured her with the J.F. Anderson Award ...
Nov 03, 2014 - Barrie AdvanceBy Laurie WattIn Talk Is Free Theatre’s season-opening play, Vigil, Jenny Phipps brings humour and some insight into human relationships as an elderly aunt.In one way, it’s not too far from where Phipps began, at age 10, in the middle of the Second World War.Along w ...