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Toronto play ‘The Bidding War’ taps into city’s real estate anxiety - Toronto | Globalnews.ca

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Play takes aim at Toronto 's housing crisis with a frantic, one-day bidding war over the city’s last affordable home.

As the clock runs out, the fight for ownership devolves into chaos, laying bare the lengths to which people will go in their frantic quest for a foothold in the market.

The world premiere features an ensemble cast, including “ Baroness Von Sketch Show ” star Aurora Browne as savvy real-estate agent Blayne .

This play does a really amazing job at drawing attention to that fundamental aspect of our humanity,” he says. “We hope that laughing at it might allow us to recognize it. And that’s going to be a little piece of the puzzle in how we fix it.” “ The Bidding War ” plays at Toronto ’s Crow’s Theatre until Dec. 15 ..

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