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ADA GIRL Productions and Toronto Fringe Present SINGING TO MY LEFT KIDNEY

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A Cancer diagnosis is terrifying and - let's face it - it's also totally inconvenient when you're young(ish) and trying to make your mark on the world. Cancer puts Ada's life on hold, but ultimately teaches her about letting go and what to truly hold onto. Enter a hot doctor, bedside manner fantasies and a half-dozen healthcare professionals who all helped save the day....

Ada Balon brings us on her journey through kidney cancer from diagnosis to treatment to recovery and, ultimately self discovery. Through an entertaining mix of storytelling, music, character work and movement, Singing to My Left Kidney sheds light on the experience of navigating the healthcare system and brings to life the colourful characters who unwittingly helped Ada find the humour in her tumour.

The Who's Who of the Creative Crew:

Ada Balon (writer/performer) is an actor, singer, voice artist, and comedienne (Second City Conservatory: Escape Room With a View, Instagramification, Selfie's Choice, North by Kanye West.)

Deborah Ann Frankel (director) Founder of Puncher Productions, writer and producer of the web series The Day Before Yesterday, writer/co -producer of The Savage Tales of Frank Mac Guffin screening at TIFF this year!

Sunshine Horvath: (choreographer) Co-founder of both Earthdancers and Company Blonde Dance Projects.

Ada Balon's poignant and hilarious retelling of her experience with cancer is a story which will resonate with us all.

ADA GIRL PRODUCTIONS in association with The Toronto Fringe Festival presents:

Singing to My Left Kidney ~ written and performed by Ada Balon

directed by Deborah Ann Frankel
choreographed by Sunshine Horvath
lighting design by Deb Ann Frankel
set design by Dino Roussetos

Opens July 6th and runs to July 16th at Annex Theatre 736 Bathurst St.

Performances:
Thursday July 6th @ 6:30pm
Saturday July 8th @12:00pm
Monday July 10th @ 6:15pm
Tuesday July 11th @ 4:00pm
Thursday July 13th @11:00pm
Friday July 14th @ 1:45pm
Sunday July 16th @ 5:45pm

Tickets:
Available at the box office at The Annex Theatre (one hour before the show.)
Advance tickets go on sale June 8th
Purchase online: fringetoronto.com Purchase by phone: 416 966 1062

In Person: (During the festival) @ at Main Box Office at the Fringe Club
at Scadding Court - 707 Dundas Street West.

Theater Fans' Choice Awards
2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats
Best Scenic Design - Top 3
1. Dane Laffrey - The Lost Boys
38.3% of votes
2. Soutra Gilmour - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
14.2% of votes
3. Scott Pask - Schmigadoon!
11.2% of votes

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