The Break-Up Diet IS BACK! New Performances in Toronto before Hitting Prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival - This Raw, Powerful Exploration of a Har

June 27, Toronto The Break-Up Diet is BACK!??

WHEN??

July 4- July 7, 2024

Toronto show is a fundraiser to help fund the trip to Edinburgh to perform at the world famous Edinburgh film festival.?

Written and performed by renowned singer/songwriter Tamara Williamson? (Mrs. Torrance, King Cobb Steelie and CROW,)??with original alternative music and film, The Break-Up Diet defies traditional musical conventions to tell a gripping tale of infidelity, breakup, denial, and recovery.

It is guaranteed to? pull at your heartstrings - and it might even make you smile.?

“This story was never meant to leave my bedroom....but it did.”

?Tamara takes audiences on a captivating journey, with evocative storytelling and a range of emotions, that stays with them long after the show ends to offer a unique and unforgettable experience. An award-winning, powerful production.

About Tamara Williamson:?

Williamson is multi talented - she's a successful author as well as artist. But she's best known to the public for her impressive career in music. Born and raised in London England she moved to Canada in 1991 where she was signed to BMG with her band Mrs. Torrance. She then went on to an accomplished solo career and has released seven albums under her own name.? She has been included in projects with Arts and Crafts, King Cobb Steelie, Do Make Say Think, Rheostatics and and has toured in Europe and across North America many times playing Folk Festivals in Canada,France, Germany and Spain.

REVIEWS:? A unique, deeply personal and emotionally taut auto-biographical theatrical narrative set to music. Musical theatre has never seen anything quite like The Break-Up Diet, a new work from singer/songwriter Tamara Williamson. The Break-Up Diet tells the story of a year in the life of Tamara Williamson as she undergoes a common but nevertheless definingly torturous episode in her life, the ruthlessly fast disintegration of her outwardly perfect marriage. Punctuated by raw guttural songs, original film and Audio chapter intro’s this creates a Multimedia experience unlike any that have been done before. After a 5 star reviewed run at Toronto and Edmonton Fringe the Break-Up Diet recently played at The Paradise Theatre in Toronto adding an original film element. Created by Dark Forrest Films with Tamara these films run as the story unwinds adding another tantalizing dimension to this award winning musical.” -Toronto Now Magazine “The story is relatable and excruciating. It is simple, leaving room for a host of complicated feelings. What may or may not have been a good relationship ends at the onset of the husband’s midlife crisis. Both Williamson and her estranged husband are flawed and make decisions that negatively impact the family dynamic. Williamson is accompanied by the band Mrs. Torrance. Not only do they play music but they also provide the show’s soundscape, from a door slammed in anger, to a rush of adrenaline, and the anxious, ominous sounds of a person making their way through spiritual darkness. Sarah Fazackerley, the newest addition to the band, stands out as a multi-talented, multi-instrumental singer/songwriter, who plays well off Williamson in short segments of dialogue. I love performances that mix genres and hybridize forms. Break-Up Diet is the recipient of the 2019 Adams Award for Musical Theatre, but this is not musical theatre like you would expect. It’s raw and alternative. It sugar coats nothing and it does not tidy itself up for a happy ending. If you’ve ever gone through a break-up, this show just might dredge up those dreadful memories. - Mooney On Theatre

PREVIOUS MEDIA : https://nowtoronto.com/culture/fringe-review-the-break-up-diet/ https://nowtoronto.com/culture/fringe-review-the-break-up-diet/ https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2019/07/04/the-break-up-diet-angus-blue-2019-toronto-fringe-review/ https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/THE-BREAK-UP-DIET-is-Coming-to-Paradise-Theatre-20191213 The Break Up Diet Trailer https://vimeo.com/947772028

Performance Dates Thursday, July 4 – 7:30pm Friday, July 5 – 7:30pm Opening Saturday, July 6 – 7:30pm with Q&A Sunday, July 7 – 4:00pm Matinee This performance is 70 minutes Tickets to the Toronto show :?https://theatrecentre.org/event/break-up-diet/ Can't get to the Toronto show but still want to help The Break Up Diet make an international splash at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024?? Donate here:??

https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML09VWGAYVXFA/checkout/E754XIIVZIF5F6HZK2LV2PL7 Williamson is available for media interviews in advance of the Toronto Performance Media contact: Tracy Lamourie ?Founder, Managing Director, Senior Publicist LAMOURIE MEDIA "Global Award Winning PR - Toronto, Hollywood, the EU & Beyond" North American East Coast Toronto : 289-788-5881 North American West Coast Beverly Hills : 424-444-8052 ? *Europe / Mediterranean 356 99496527 Email : [email protected]