Mad River Theatre

08/20/2025

Thank you for including us in your review of the whole 2025
Read the whole review here: https://kingstontheatre.ca/tk-fringe-2025-a-festival-in-review/

08/15/2025

The theatre critics reviews are in! Thank you Haley Sarfeld from Intermission Magazine and Malobi Elueme from the Kingston Theatre Alliance for the accolades for Madness Lies. We very much appreciate your kind words and thoughtful critiques.
Audiences, there are only three more chances to catch the show at the .
Friday August 15, 7:00 pm
Saturday August 16, 8:40 pm
Sunday August 17, 5:00 pm

08/14/2025

A lovely and discerning review of Madness Lies by Haley Sarfeld in
https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/tk-fringe-25/

08/14/2025

“If you can handle the darkness… it’s well worth venturing into this haunted piece of work.”

Popping between the festival’s three venues with a pen and mini notebook, I took in a series of performances by local theatre-makers

08/12/2025

08/12/2025

“Madness Lies is riveting, thoughtful, and not afraid to explore deep murky history.“
Malobi Elueme from reviewed our show and had some lovely things to say about it:

“Donnelly and Verardi are electric as Lettie and Leah, and their onstage chemistry is undeniable…
I was not expecting the amount of levity and humour that Whitehorn’s script delivers. Darkness aside, the banter between (Lettie and Leah) is quick, sharp, and surprisingly funny…

On the surface, the show is a dark comedy about two very different (women) coping with loss. But beneath that, Whitehorn’s script takes you somewhere deeper, into the long and troubling history of women’s mental health treatment. … In typical Whitehorn style, the dialogue manages to explore serious topics…and the real plot is revealed much closer to the end.”

08/10/2025

Audiences are loving Madness Lies. There are only 6 more chances to catch this show at the
Sunday August 10, 12:00 pm
Monday August 11, 7:00 pm
Thursday August 14, 5:40 pm
Friday August 15, 7:00 pm
Saturday August 16, 8:40 pm
Sunday August 17, 5:00 pm

08/10/2025

Join us for Sunday tea? Our show is at Noon today. Come start your day with Madness Lies at the Baby Grand.

08/09/2025

Looking for something cool to do on a Saturday night? We have a show at 8:40 tonight in the Baby Grand as part of the
Come see Madness Lies (tonight or one of our other remaining 6 shows). You can get tickets at the door or plan ahead and get them online (link in the comments).
Saturday August 9, 8:40 pm
Sunday August 10, 12:00 pm
Monday August 11, 7:00 pm
Thursday August 14, 5:40 pm
Friday August 15, 7:00 pm
Saturday August 16, 8:40 pm
Sunday August 17, 5:00 pm

08/08/2025

Madness Lies opens today at 5:40 with 7 more shows over the next week until the 17th at the TK Fringe Festival. Tickets are still available: https://www.kingstongrand.ca/events/tkf25-madness-lies

Special thanks to Jess for the photos.