13 December 2018
Susanna Fournier’s Empire, Part I: The Philosopher’s Wife
By Steve Fisher // Theatre (Toronto)
The Philosopher’s Wife, the first part of Paradigm Productions’ epic Empire Trilogy, has a “soft” opening scene in its current staging at the AKI Studio Theatre. Playwright Susanna Fournier introduces …
13 December 2018
Every Brilliant Thing at Canadian Stage
By Steve Fisher // Theatre (Toronto)
This can be a difficult time of year for people. The pressures of holiday shopping, the long days without much sunlight, work and family obligations, all conspire to ratchet up …
11 December 2018
Slava’s Snowshow Blows into the Bluma
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
The return of Slava’s Snow Show to Toronto, staged at the Bluma Appel Theatre, is a resounding success. The show is everything it promises to be – truly a night …
09 December 2018
Coal Mine’s Improvised Holiday Wonder Pageant
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
The opening night of Coal Mine Theatre’s improv holiday show, The Wonder Pageant, was a hit, a WONDER-ful success. All performers demonstrated comedic accomplishment, unlike your author, and were fully …
05 December 2018
Gord Rand in Human Cargo’s The Runner
By Steve Fisher // Theatre (Toronto)
From the shadows at the back of the theatre, a haggard looking man appears. He’s running, breathing hard, and as he approaches us, we see his eyes are wide with …
05 December 2018
Seussical by Immersion Theatre
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
Bright, wondrous, and bubbly, Seussical, is an odd little show, but one that is filled with positivity and happiness. This enthusiastic group of performers throw everything at the production, and …
30 November 2018
Featured Event: Shakespeare-in-Hospitals Homecoming Gala
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Over the last three months, Spur-of-the-Moment Shakespeare Collective’s ensemble…
29 November 2018
Off-Broadway: The Other John Cohen
By Chris Behmke // Theatre (New York)
Have you ever thought back to some of the most difficult times in your own life, wishing that you could go back in time to reassure yourself that everything would …
26 November 2018
Crow’s Studio: What I Call Her
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
What I Call Her is a new play written by Ellie Moon and performed in partnership with Crow’s Theatre. Opening night was a great success, filled with the thrill and …
26 November 2018
Crows Mainspace: Middletown
By Lisa McKeown // Theatre (Toronto)
This Crow’s remount of the 2017 Shaw production of Will Eno’s Middletown, is the story of a generic town, equidistant from its neighbouring towns, with a stable population, elevation, not too …
24 November 2018
Julie ‘Niuboi’ Ferguson in Scorch at TPM
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
Scorch, Stacey Gregg’s award-winning play about one teen’s struggle with gender identity and the legal system, is ‘based on a true story’. Beneath that lifeless description Scorch’s real power is …
22 November 2018
Hamlet(s) ‘must not unwatch’d go’
By Alisha Maclean // Theatre (Toronto)
With a stellar, impassioned cast, Hamlet(s) should not be missed. Only playing until Nov 24th…
21 November 2018
Hadestown at the National Theatre
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
With new theatre, it is sometimes tricky to differentiate between what comes from the original writing and from the production you are viewing. After all, such an early incarnation of …
21 November 2018
Gods Like Us– A Much-Needed Perspective on WW1
By Alisha Maclean // Theatre (Toronto)
“Why should I fight the white man’s war, when men like you take everything away from me and my people?” This incredulous question strikes at the heart of Gods Like …
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