14 August 2019
SummerWorks, 2019
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
805-4821 (A) “805-4821 is a trans coming out story made out of other stories: a dialogue from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a half-remembered swim lesson, and an 80,000 word Facebook correspondence” This …
02 August 2019
Shaw, 2019: Brigadoon
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
This show hit me straight in the heart. It’s been so long since I’ve been able to say that about a Shaw musical and I’m grinning ear to ear to …
19 July 2019
Get Lost in the Tape Escape
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
The label “immersive” is thrown around carelessly these days; Outside the March is working tirelessly to remind us all just what it means. Their latest project, Tape Escape, takes participants …
15 July 2019
Toronto Fringe, 2019: Part XII
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Take a look at our full list of 2019 Fringe reviews HERE. Emotional Labour (A) Written and performed by Jess Beaulieu and Luis Fernandes, this clever two-hander about the division of …
13 July 2019
Stratford, 2019: Merry Wives
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
The Merry Wives of Windsor is an obtrusively fat play in many senses. With about 472 disparate characters and plot threads, it’s in desperate need of trimming. It also packs …
13 July 2019
Waitress *sigh* as a Musical
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Some stories take a few tries to find their perfect medium. Les Miserables, for example, is a meandering bore of a novel (hot take? Whatever, I don’t want to hear …
11 July 2019
Toronto Fringe, 2019: Let’s Talk About The Huns
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Take a look at our full list of 2019 Fringe reviews HERE. Off the bat, because all our other Fringe reviews have letter grades right beside the title, let’s get this …
11 July 2019
Toronto Fringe, 2019: Part XI
By Mark Kreder // Theatre (Toronto)
Take a look at our full list of 2019 Fringe reviews HERE. I, Malvolio (B+) Justin Otto’s performance in I, Malvolio is powerful. If you can take anything away from this …
11 July 2019
Toronto Fringe, 2019: Part X
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Take a look at our full list of 2019 Fringe reviews HERE. Omen: The Musical (A) This modern witchy musical about a post-climate change (aka post-apocalyptic) world is eerie and enchanting. …
10 July 2019
Toronto Fringe, 2019: Part IX
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Take a look at our full list of 2019 Fringe reviews HERE. Fuckboys the Musical (B) I quite liked this sassy American import featuring a cast of a bunch of standout …
10 July 2019
Toronto Fringe, 2019: Part VIII
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
Take a look at our full list of 2019 Fringe reviews HERE. Death Ray Cabaret (A-) Second City stalwarts Jordan Armstrong and Kevin Matviw bring a wonderful verve to their free-wheeling …
10 July 2019
Toronto Fringe, 2019: Part VII
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Take a look at our full list of 2019 Fringe reviews HERE. The Weight of It All (A-) Gillian Bartolucci’s latest solo piece plays out more like a one-woman sketch show …
09 July 2019
Toronto Fringe, 2019: Part VI
By Mark Kreder // Theatre (Toronto)
Take a look at our full list of 2019 Fringe reviews HERE Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII (B) The first thing that comes to mind when I think …
09 July 2019
Toronto Fringe, 2019: Part V
By Duncan Derry // Theatre (Toronto)
Take a look at our full list of 2019 Fringe reviews HERE News Play (A-) Madeleine Brown has concocted another show with a unique, funny and disarmingly rich story. Siblings and …
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