Colonial Circus to Tour St. John’s, Montreal, Edmonton, & Toronto
Colonial Circus was named Critic’s Choice for Best Comedy at Orlando Fringe’s FestN4 2025.
Sachin Sharma and Shreya Parashar, the electrifying comedy duo behind Two.2.Mango, have announced that their award-winning clown show Colonial Circus will tour four Canadian cities this year, including performances at the Newfoundland and Labrador Sketch Fest in May, Montreal Fringe in June, Edmonton Fringe in August, and Native Earth’s Aki Studio in September. Colonial Circus was named Critic’s Choice for Best Comedy at Orlando Fringe’s FestN4 2025 and received the Spirit of the Fringe Artists’ Choice Award at Toronto Fringe 2024.
This languageless, immersive clown show, directed by Isaac Kessler during its debut run at Toronto Fringe, blends history, humour, and a dash of Alejandro Jodorowsky-inspired mysticism into one thrilling and unpredictable ride. Colonial Circus is here to turn the Western world upside down with two Brown clowns playing British colonizers bringing all the laughs, gasps, and uncomfortable chuckles audiences can handle. Through bouffon, song, dance, audience interaction, gestures, and morphing props, these two clowns teach the history of colonization in an unforgettable way.
This comedic phantasmagoria is written and devised by two South Asian artists, Sachin Sharma and Shreya Parashar, the co-founders of Hinprov, Canada’s first and only bilingual improv community for people of colour. After closing out NL Sketch Fest on May 18, Colonial Circus will have six shows at Montreal Fringe and eight shows at Edmonton Fringe this summer, before presenting a final showcase of seven performances at Native Earth’s Aki Studio in Toronto this September.
Sachin and Shreya, the powerhouse duo behind Two.2.Mango, blend improv, clowning, bouffon, and Indian classical dance to create performances that challenge, provoke, and entertain. Drawing inspiration from their South Asian roots, their work sparks meaningful conversations beyond laughter. As founders of Hinprov, a bilingual improv community for IBPOC artists, they’re committed to introducing new voices to Toronto's comedy stages, amplifying underrepresented talent. Their goal is to celebrate being funny in one's own language. They have performed at Detroit Improv Festival, Toronto Fringe, Improv Fest Ireland, Vancouver Improv Fest, Guelph Comedy Fest, Just for Laughs, Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, Mississauga Multilingual Fringe Festival and more.
Colonial Circus by Two.2.Mango 2025 Tour
Newfoundland and Labrador Sketch Fest
Sunday, May 18
LSPU Hall, 3 Victoria Street in St. John's, NFLD
Tickets and Info: https://www.nlsketchfest.com/
Montreal Fringe
June 5-15
Petit Campus (V2), 57 Prince-Arthur Est in Montreal, QC
Tickets and Info: https://www.montrealfringe.ca/
Edmonton Fringe
August 14-24
Sugar Swing upper floor, 10019 80 Ave NW in Edmonton, AB
Tickets and Info: https://www.fringetheatre.ca/
Toronto Showcase
September 22-28
Native Earth's Aki Studio, 585 Dundas Street East in Toronto, ON
Tickets and Info: https://www.nativeearth.ca/
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