Dates:
FINAL WEEK! ENDS SEPT. 4!
Theatre:
Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria Street
Toronto, ON, M5B 1V8
416 872 1212
Seating Chart
Performance Schedule:
Tuesday - August 31 - 8pm
Wednesday - September 1 - 8pm
Thursday - September 2 - 8pm
Friday - September 3 - 8pm
Saturday - September 4 - 2pm & 8pm
WARNING: Strong and hilarious language (with an Irish accent) from curtain up. Suggested for ages 18+
Read all about the show, watch video and leave your comments! www.mirvish.com/mrsbrown
Agnes Brown serves Irish Wheaten Bread at her family breakfasts. Get in the Mrs. Brown spirit, too. Check out A Little Slice of Ireland online.
Running Time:
2:15 including intermission
How Now Mrs Brown Cow!
The North American Premiere of a Comedy Phenomenon!
"Explosively funny! The audience - myself included - LOVED it!" - Robert Cushman, The National Post
“I laughed so hard, I had tears rolling down my cheeks. Now that’s comedy!” - Paula Citron, Classical 96.3 FM
"BRILLIANT! Extremely funny! The audience loved it. It's going to give a lot of people a lot of pleasure." - Robert Crew, The Toronto Star
"FOUR STARS! One of the funniest plays you'll ever see!" - Michael Englebert, The New AM 740
"A full-on bawdy blast of wicked fun! Mrs. Doubtfire with an Irish twist. It's magically and hilariously delicious!" - Erin Davis, CHFI
Check Out the YouTube Video "For the love of mrs brown"
with More than 2.5 Million Hits
David Mirvish is delighted to present Brendan O’Carroll’s hilarious and madcap world of Dublin’s most popular family in its North American premiere. O’Carroll’s acclaimed and box office record-breaking comedy HOW NOW MRS. BROWN COW! will play a limited engagement at Toronto’s Canon Theatre from August 17 to September 4, 2010
O’Carroll created Mrs. Agnes Brown, a Dublin mother of six whose hobbies include drinking, tea, bingo and meddling, for a programme on Irish radio in 1990. Originally scheduled to run daily for two weeks, the programme ran for three years and 500-plus episodes. Dublin’s prisoners even asked to be locked up early so they could hear the afternoon show!
The radio series was adapted into the stage plays, which have toured around Ireland dozens of times and made the voyage across the Irish Sea to conquer England with similar immense success.
Four plays with sales of more than 25 million pounds at the UK box office later - plus three books, a top-grossing film and five number-one videos - HOW NOW MRS. BROWN COW is the latest instalment of the Mrs. Brown series.
Read all about the show, watch videos and leave your comments at www.mirvish.com/mrsbrown
RESTAURANTS NEAR THE THEATRE
Il Fornello Restaurant
491 Church Street
416-944-9052
Ilfornello.com
Milestone's Grill and Bar
10 Dundas Street East
416-598-2800
milestonesrestaurants.com
HOTELS NEAR THE THEATRE
Sheraton Centre Toronto
123 Queen Street West
416-361-1000
sheraton.com/centretoronto
Westin Harbour Castle
1 Harbour Square
416-869-1600
westin.com/harbourcastle
I was excited when I heard this was coming to town after seeing Mrs. Brown youtube clips. OMG - I wasn't disappointed. Absolutely "feckin" hilarious. We already plan to make the March and August shows next year.
Laughed my feckin' arse off. If you to wish to leave your arse behind after a night of comedy genius go see it ! The actors looked like they were having as much fun as the audience, especially when they pooched their line. Looking forward to more of the same
I have never laughed for so long and so hard in my freckin life. It was beyond funny, the adlibs, the mikes breaking, the actors breaking up It was fantastic. Cant wait to get my tickets for March
OMG!!!!! The best "Feckin" show ever.
This is the best $25.00 i've ever spent . If you want a good night full of laughter this is definatly the show to see. Absolutly Hillarious!!!! Will definatly make you laugh so hard tears will fall.
LOVED IT!!!!!!
The story itself was simple, yet the play was just brilliant - totally hilarious from the minute the curtain went up until we were standing up to leave. I haven't had such a good laugh in ages, and actually felt lighter as I came out of the theatre.
I can't wait for the next one in March, and will bring a bigger group along for sure.
Congrats on such a wonderful performance.
Reena.
Mrs Brown is feckin' brilliant. I love her and the show. The laughter never quits. It was great fun. I am still chuckling. A must see. We will be at the Princess of Wales Theater in March to have another evening with Mrs. Brown and her family. Fabulous. Well done. Thanks Mirvish for another splendid show.
Side-splittingly funny! I came in with no expectations what-so-ever, and had the best time. I don't think I stopped laughing for over 2 hours. Congratulations to Mirvish for bringing the show to Toronto - what a great evening out!
Please, please please come to Newfoundland, Canada! We would love to have you and you would feel right at home!
If you have not had a good laugh in a while this show will do it for you.When you come out of the theatre you will feel real good and destressed.
Man i wish i could be that funny. I know i will be buying tickets next september when Mrs. Brown Returns.
So go on, go for it before she is gone.
Yer show 'puredeadbrilliant' laughed so much and still am. Loved the Weans at the end of Sat. afternoons show. All the best for the future.
I grew up in the teatre and I found this show to be one of the funniest I have ever seen. I look forward to your return, it made my week!
OMG. BRAVO Brendan O'Carroll, for a job well done. I have not laughed so much in years and needless to say watching the performance on Friday, August 27th at the Canon Theatre, it appeared throughout the theatre to be mutual. I sat beside a couple originally from Ireland who were concerned I didn't get the lingo but HA, came across loud and clear!! I do believe Brendan you cheeky devil, that the occasional adlibs from you also keeps your fellow cast members enlightend and on their toes. A most fabulous time and I too look forward to your return to the Mirvish fold and another great comedic performance. GREAT GREAT JOB to all the cast and crew!!! Cheers.
im from finglas living in canada 20 years i went to see the show sat aug 28th it was so brilliant and brought me back to the way we were brought up in ways it was just so funny but yet real haha made me very homesick also in a great way cant wait till next year but i wanna be sitting right in front great job you were all amzingly funny...
Watched your matinee performance yesterday Aug 28th in Toronto, absolutly brilliant. We never stopped laughing. We cannot wait until you return with your next show.........we miss you already. As soon as we got home we ordered your DVD and am sooo looking forward to sharing it with all our family and friends, A Truly Comical Mrs Brown Evening, one which will be loved by all and talked about for ever.
We attended the Sat. Aug.28 performance, what a lovely way to spend an afternoon, laughed like fools, at some points we were laighing so hard we could not get our breath. We laughed so much our eyes watered , could not see by times for the laughter, good comedy.
We plan on a trip overses next year will definitely plan around one of his plays, want to see m ore.Keep up th egood work!!!!!
Saw the play last night. Still laughing today. Have not laughed that much in ages. Truly a great evening. Mrs Brown was fanastic! Can't wait for the next show will definately be there!
My husband and 2 friends came to see your wonderful show last evening.
We never stopped laughing...we came out of the theatre with smiles and our
spirit uplifted.
The cast was truly suited for the parts and of course, Agnes Brown was fantastic.
Looking forward to seeing you all again in TO and will bring more family and friends
next time.
All the best,
Kelly
Holy (Mrs. Brown) Cow!
Saw the show last night (Aug 27th). We haven't laughed that hard in a long, long time. We caught a video clip of Mrs. Brown on the internet about a year ago and when we saw "she" was coming to town it was a no brainer. Before the show even started everyone was have a great time. There was an anticipation that somethingfunny was about to happen and none of us were disappointed. I will be sure everyone I know hear's out how good this show was and will encourage all to go see it.
Great work!
Mrs. Brown! Canada loves you, your family and friends! We attended the show on Aug 21st. It was an awesome night, full of laughs. I had tears of joy rolling down my cheeks. Everyone must go see the show.
Thank you for such a great evening full of joy and laughter! Come back soon!
Thank you David Mirvish for bringing Mrs. Brown to Toronto! I've never laughed for 2 hours straight before....it was great! Can't wait to see the other 4 parts of the trilogy!
Saw the play last evening & still laughing today! Wonderful time & truly proves laughter is the best medicine. I'm recommending it to everyone & hoping to bring my siblings with me next time as Mrs. Brown IS my mom!!! Once again, Irish eyes are smiling. Thank you.
Mrs Brown - what a character! A laugh a minute right from the get go. Just an absolutely great show - lots of fun - even the cast could not keep straight faces and say their lines! Ad libs were the order of the day and just added immensely to the fun. Bring them back with another whiz bang show and we'll be there for a second dose of Mrs Brown. It could get to be very infectious.
I knew that my husband and I were going to enjoy the show. I didn't know that we would laugh until we cried.
The writing is so witty, the ad-libbing hysterically funny and the physical comedy is wonderful.
I want to see it again -I suspect it gets more outrageous with each performance.
Thanks for a truly wonderful evening!
Wonderful show.best I've seen in a long time.Please bring Agnes back to Toronto.
Fantastic show! We just loved it. The ad-libbing was phenomenal. It was a years worth of laughter in a span of 2 hours. I didn't want it to end! We are very much looking forward to your next show and hope it arrives soon! Well worth the hour drive to Toronto. If there are any misconceptions out there that you need to be "irish" to enjoy the show or get the jokes--you don't. We laughed until we cried. As an added bonus, my mother doesn't want to move with me when she gets old now, the show put too many ideas into my head. Who would have thought there would have been that added benefit from watching the show. Now where did I put my cookie sheet?
Loved the show...I can't remember when I laughed so much. Uplifting for your spirit, to be surrounded by so many people laughing at the same time. A great big thank you to my friends....Sharron and Donna, for a wonderful birthday treat.
Come on Mrs. Brown we want to see much more of you in Canada.
Really great show! We laughed the entire time - feck'n brilliant.
Pure dead feckin brilliant!!!! We loved every effen minute of it!! We all had to change our undies when we got home ;). Continued success Brendan, you are a diamond! All the best to you and yours and please come back to Toronto soon. We are booking our tickets for the next show, so you have no feckin excuse not to come. SLAINTE!
This is the BEST show ever!! Non-stop laughter, great fun, all around great time. Brendan is hilarious and his ad-libbing made the show. Loved seeing the cast as helpless with laughter as the audience. Absolutely brilliant!! Bring Mrs. Brown back soon!
This really was the best show that I ever Saw. I went with my husband and two sons. We emigrated from Ireland 4 years ago.My sons are finding it hard to settle.The night really gave them a great laugh. The highlight was when we me the cast outside the back ally way. It really was great. Mark and Rory had a great heart to heart with them.I would recommend all the Irish to go and support one of our own. A truly great bunch of Irish people. We are going back for another show.
My husband and I saw the show Saturday August 21st and thoroughly enjoyed it.
From the moment it started until the end, it was non stop laughter.
My daughter and a friend saw the show Thursday August 19th and laughed so much that their stomachs hurt.
We all cannot wait until the next show which I believe will be in January 2011, Don't forget to come back to us because
" TORONTO LOVES MRS. BROWN" "
Saw the opening show in Toronto and thought it was wonderful. My husband said he never laughed so hard in his life. It was excellent!!!!! Thanks for a job well done!!!
What more can I add, everything everyone has said I agree with, I have never laughed so much in my life. I will go again and please come back to administer the best medicine again.Laughter.
I saw the show Saturday afternoon, Aug 21'10. I can hardly wait for the next one, hopefully in January. I have never laughed so much without a break to give my stomach a rest. And it was the whole theatre laughing along with me. I loved the show and will be on the alert for the next one. I never thought the "F" word could be so funny. Well done and the rest of the cast were perfect.
My cousin & I saw this fabulous show on August 18th. I warned her we would need to buy Depends (she hadn't seen the video clips on YouTube). I was right! This is the funniest, most wonderful play I have ever seen. I'm not sure when I've laughed so heartily or so much. Our bellies and cheeks ached from it.
Please bring Mrs Brown and her crew back. We'll be there with bells on and bring a whole bunch of friends with us!!!!!
Kudos to Brendan and all of his cast - each was fabulous but, of course, Mrs. Brown stole the show.
i forgot to say...please come back to canada in jan-2011 when hell freezes over hahaha..
you said this at your aug 21 show, so please canada wants more of mrs brown..
i went on aug-21 2:00pm show with 4 other people and my husband never does this stuff,but he laughed his ass off .we cant wait to go again..
I went with my friend on Friday night...very funny! You can tell the rest of the cast don't know what to expect from Mrs. Brown...they were laughing as much as we were!
Amazing!! Thank you very much for the laughter....my face hurts from laughing so much.....I'm so glad you came to Toronto...please come back soon!!!
This show was absolutely amazing. From the time the curtain rose until we left to go home I don't think I stopped laughing. Well done Mrs. Brown and to Mr. Mirvish for bringing them here. I only hope we are blessed with another return date in the near future.
We both loved your show......enough to bring back our kids....so Tuesday August 24....Kim and Ted, Blair and Eva, Tyler and Katie, Trevor, Ryan........and of course us....Kathy and Jim.......will be attending once again.............Now the rest can not make till August 31 show.......so Shari and Steve, Lorraine.........and of course Kathy and Jim will be attending again....
You are incredible to say the least!!!!!!!! What an enjoyable evening.......thanks so much......you are more than welcome to share this on either night.....or both........
Good to see you working Conor..
If you are feeling down, this show is the tonic for you,two hours of laughter ! how could you beat that ? Billy Connolly is brilliant as Grandad !
Love and miss you All x
mike
Feckin Brilliant!! Best show and the best laugh I have had in ages. Brings me back to the good memories of my childhood. Go see it Toronto!!!
You owe me $8.99 for my drycleaning bill. I laughed so hard I peed myself. You should put warning labels on your feckin ticket stubs...I'm wearing a nappy next time!
My ticket was a Birthday present and WHAT A SURPRISE! I laughed all the way through. You are a gem Mrs. Brown - Keep up the good work. You had two standing ovations at the end of the show and you certalinly deserved them.
Thanks for sharing your talent!!
20th August
This was an evening of great hilarity. Mrs Brown is played in a way that has a touch of Les Dawson as well as Monty Python. The asides and ad lib comments add a lot to the show, as does the obviously genuine fun that the cast are having.
Mrs Brown is an excellent tribute to the millions of Irish mothers who have sustained and nourished the very heart of Irishness.
Excellent show, and meeting Brendan and the cast afterwards was a real treat.
Thank you all from the heart of my bottom!
Super show
Best laugh i've had in a long time. Looking forward to more of the same.
Come back soon, Brendan and Company
This show was awesome, amazing and I laughed for the entire 2+ hours. The improv that took place was hilarious and you could just tell by the looks on the other cast members faces that they weren't expecting alot of what "Mrs Brown" was saying. I would love this to come to the telly and I would go back to see this show in a heartbeat. Thanks to the Mirvish's for bringing this to Toronto. It was brilliant!!!!
Hi Brendan,
Congratulations to you and the rest of the cast for a fantastic show on Wednesday night in Toronto. I can't recall the last time I laughed as much as I did . Iit was brillo bleeding great! You all must be having the time of you life .. fare play to ye!
Take care and be good or be good at it!
As a Dubliner I laughed my head off. Brendan is the "Dublin Mammy" we've all seen over the years - kind, honest to a fault, suffers no fools (except her kids), and a wicked sense of humour. It was obvious that Brendan dropped the cast in it every now and again, just one look at their faces gave it away. Improv is alive and well in this show which means if someone goes more than once, they'll never be bored! Come on out and see this show. This a great show for anyone who gets the Irish sense of humour; as long as you don't mind the odd 'feck', you'll have a ball.
Myself and the wife went last night and we have never laughed so much in our life.
Just an amazing show.
Thank you.
OMG! I thought I was going to die laughing. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the show and I hope that we get to see more of Mrs Brown and her family.
I laughed so hard, my cheeks were sore! It was so much fun. I truly hope they will come back to toronto. I've recommended the show to everyone I meet. I loved it!
saw the show @ Empire in Liverpool 2 years ago, even went for drinks after the show with the cast was sooo much fun. cant wait to see Brendan & his family again this saturday for another great nite out with friends & family, thanks for the tickets Brendan
i was so impressed with your show . and that was only clips I saw on the net. now I see you are coming to toronto. but my question is when are you coming to newfoundland. please tell me you are . I would love to see your show . pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee come :)
tnx in advance .
Just arrived home from seeing this funny, excellent show. We thought it was great,
Had my doubts when I had seen the previews and the start of the show, but my daughter and I found outselves laughing out loud as were the people all around us,
Thanks to John Karasmatatis who kindly forwarded the tickets to me....
Went to the opening of Mrs. Brown last night and I must say had the biggest laughs and best time of my life.
The show is brilliantly done and the cast absolutely hilarious from the time the theatre lights went down right thru to the end. Fastest and funniest 2 hours and a bit I have had in a long time.
I certainly hope you bring Brendan O’Carroll and his cast back again real soon. I personally think 2 weeks is a short run as I would go back and see this one again in a ‘heartbeat’
Thanks Mirvish Productions for giving us such great theatre.
We consider ourselves fortunate to have been part of the "Premiere" of Mrs. Brown in Canada and were totally thrilled by the obvious comedic talents of Brendan O'Caroll.
WELCOME TO CANADA MRS. BROWN.
We hope your stay is long and successful!!!!!!
I took my sister, her husband, my niece, her boyfriend and my husband to see it last night and it was absolutely hilarious. It has been a long time since I laughed that hard for that long. Everyone in the group left with tears from laughter and enjoyed the show from beginning to end.
Well done Mrs Brown, well done!!!
sock it to them Brendan & Jenny like only you can
I can't wait to see the show!! I'm gonna buy 5 tks and just use one so i can have the room to roll around in the asiles!!
I can't wait to see the show..I've read "the mammy" trilogy and the prelude "the young wan" and am so looking forward to seeing Mrs. Brown live! I'm bringing my own Irish mammy to the show(she's coming over from Finglas, Dublin) but she might not find Mrs Brown funny as she is so much like Mrs Brown herself! Mr O' Carroll are you sure you haven't met me mammy?
I have 2 tickets and can't wait to go. Also have the new DVD for weeks now and I won't watch it until I have seen the play live as I want to have more surprises at the live show .... ;)
Mrs Brown is too much like my Grandmother.
People of Toronto Mrs Brown is a must see;)Once you see this you'll be begging a network in Canada to secure the rights for the TV series that they are going to have on the BBC.Enjoy the show!
I love the story of Mrs. Brown. When I saw the movie for the first time it put Queen Victoria in a completely different light for me. I can't wait to see who plays the Billy Connelly role!
I love it great work guys,
I'll be there working all the same
cheers xx
I can't wait to see Mrs Brown in Toronto! I've watched all the DVD's twice over and just love it. Welcome to Canada Mrs Brown!!!!
Yea I love this show
I can't wait for this show!
This show is wicked, I hope i get tickets for it.