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Corbin Smith
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Sat Oct 8
9:15 pm
The Flying Avro Arrow Musical Comedy at Comedy Bar
It’s fun to imagine an alternate Canada in which the CF-105 Arrow (more commonly, the Avro Arrow) wasn’t scrapped: one in which aerospace is Canada’s No. 1 industry, and moms are skypooling their kids to hockey practice in consumer-grade Avro Arrows. Unfortunately, we’ll never know such a world. But The Flying Avro Arrow Musical Comedy imagines an alternative past in which William Shatner was a security guard at Avro Aircraft and Dief The Chief sings and dances. Blending historical nostalgia, sci-fi, and Soviet spy intrigue, the musical comedy gives cartoony life to one of the most controversial incidents in Canadian aeronautics history. Well, probably it’s the most controversial incident in Canadian aeronautics history. Really it’s just the incident in Canadian aeronautics industry. Anyway, it was a hit at Fringe in 2010. And now it’s back!
Comedy Bar 945 Bloor St. W, Toronto, ON
It’s fun to imagine an alternate Canada in which the CF-105 Arrow (more commonly, the Avro Arrow) wasn’t scrapped: one in which aerospace is Canada’s No. 1 industry, and moms are skypooling their kids to hockey practice in consumer-grade Avro Arrows. Unfortunately, we’ll never know such a world. But The Flying Avro Arrow Musical Comedy imagines an alternative past in which William Shatner was a security guard at Avro Aircraft and Dief The Chief sings and dances. Blending historical nostalgia, sci-fi, and Soviet spy intrigue, the musical comedy gives cartoony life to one of the most controversial incidents in Canadian aeronautics history. Well, probably it’s the most controversial incident in Canadian aeronautics history. Really it’s just the incident in Canadian aeronautics industry. Anyway, it was a hit at Fringe in 2010. And now it’s back!
Updated 09/27/2011
