22 February 2012
My Theatre Nominees- Q&A with Michael Therriault
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
Before we announce the winners of the 2011 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present the My Theatre Nominee Interview Series. My first memory of The Stratford Shakespeare Festival is …
21 February 2012
The 2011 Award Nominee Interview Series
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
Today we kick off our 2011 Award Nominee Interview Series. Last year we had close to 30 interviews with nominees for our My TV, My Cinema and My Theatre Awards. …
19 February 2012
Overdue Praise: Theatre Edition
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
I see so much theatre that sometimes a really great show can slip through the cracks and not get reviewed. If I see something without a press ticket, or on …
18 February 2012
Potted Potter; My Funny Valentine
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
I had the best Valentine’s Day ever! Because I got to spend it with Dan & Jeff* and Harry Potter. What started as an Edinburgh Fringe show has brought the …
16 February 2012
The ASP’s Medea
By James Melo // Theatre
About a week ago, I had the good fortune of seeing the Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s Medea during a preview. I wanted to write my review up as soon as I …
15 February 2012
Love from Afar at the COC
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
The Canadian Opera Company is known for big productions- whether it’s the expansive drawing room of Rigoletto, the stark abyss of Iphigenia in Tauris or the cathedral from Tosca, currently splitting …
15 February 2012
Caroline, or Change: Absurdist Conventionality
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
I’ve heard nothing but glorious praise for Acting Up Stage/Obsidian Theatre’s recent production of Caroline, or Change at the Berkeley Street Theatre. After Acting Up Stage’s glorious production of Parade …
13 February 2012
Jim Brochu’s Zero Hour
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
The one-man show is a tricky form that seems to always work best in Fringe Festivals-where plans are spontaneous and ticket prices are low- because it’s a tricky thing to …
11 February 2012
Telling Matthew’s Story
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
People always seem incredibly surprised when they find out I had, until recently, never seen The Laramie Project. I’m big on gay rights, extreme violence irks me more than almost …
09 February 2012
In the Heights with Dancap Productions
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
Dancap is kicking off their 2012 season with a massive bang. One of Broadway’s biggest recent hits FINALLY comes to Toronto for a depressingly short run at the Toronto Centre …
08 February 2012
Tosca at the COC
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
Giacomo Puccini’s three-act ode to fidelity and sacrifice plays out with predictable beauty on the stage of Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre. The Canadian Opera Company, as usual, dresses the production …
07 February 2012
Alumnae’s Wailing, Tragic and Trojan Women
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
The Trojan Women, Alumnae Theatre’s latest effort, was the best thing I’ve seen from the company since 2010’s Hedda Gabler. It was not, however, as good as it should have …
07 February 2012
On the Road with Ramona: Part One
By Rebbekah Vega Romero // Theatre
“Hi! My name is Beatrice Quimby, and my job is to help you.” Hi! My name is Rebbekah Vega Romero, and my job is to play Beatrice “Beezus” Quimby in …
06 February 2012
My Theatre Recommends: The Double
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
The latest offering at Toronto’s Factory Studio Theatre comes from TheatreRUN, a quirky collective created by Jaques Lecoq-trained artists (translation: theatre professionals with some of the best movement and mime …
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