16 June 2019
The Rise and Fall of Dataman
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
Award-winning comedian Ian McIntyre blends the relatable and the absurd in his new revue, The Rise and Fall of Dataman, running for two nights at The Bad Dog Theatre. In …
13 June 2019
LookUp Theatre’s 1855 Toronto Circus Riot
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
If you want drunken debauchery, raucous theatrics, or just a good old street fight, Sterling Road isn’t your first destination. That changed this week as Angela’s Murdoch’s 1855 Toronto Circus Riot …
13 June 2019
Eifman Ballet’s Tchaikovsky: PRO et CONTRA
By Kymberley Feltham // Theatre (Toronto)
Celebrated Russian choreographer Boris Eifman brings to life the story of composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), and it is a tale of beauty and tragedy. Eifman, inspired by the composer’s …
13 June 2019
The Empathetic Importance of Allowed “Second Act-ing”
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
One of the most impactful experiences I’ve ever had in a theatre came at, of all things, the recent Broadway run of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical. I was in New …
10 June 2019
Bad Dog’s COMBUSTION, 2019
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
The Bad Dog Theatre Company performed their annual comedy festival, COMBUSTIONfestival, from May 27-June 1, to great success and lots of laughs. The festival is a “week-long comedy party” that …
31 May 2019
RISER, 2019: Guilty by Association’s 1991
By Mark Kreder // Theatre (Toronto)
After having some time to digest 1991, I don’t think it would be right to say I enjoyed it. Instead, I will say I was affected by it, moved by …
30 May 2019
Soulpepper’s August: Osage County
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
It can take a good family to show you what a bad one truly looks like. The team at Soulpepper brings tremendous verve to Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County, doing …
30 May 2019
RISER, 2019: AVO Collective’s 11:11
By Mark Kreder // Theatre (Toronto)
I have been thinking about AVO Collective’s 11:11 for the last couple of days. I have been thinking about the openness and fearlessness that Samson Bonkeabantu Brown demonstrates in both his …
26 May 2019
One Night Only: Crooning Comics
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
It can be surprisingly hard to find a good old cabaret act done well. Toronto cabaret veterans Thomas and Kevin Finn and Kevin Godfrey, dropped in at the Lower Ossington …
25 May 2019
Must-See: The Doll Play
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
“The sadness. It gets in your fabric.” The Doll Play: A Miniature Revolution, presented by Witchboy Theatre and Blood Pact Theatre at the recently opened Grand Canyon, sounds disarmingly simple: …
23 May 2019
Soulpepper’s Brothers Size
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
Theatre fans and writers long for a world where celebrities dropping into a local show doesn’t raise an eyebrow. The Brothers Size drew the attention of a wider audience thanks …
22 May 2019
The Buffalo Play at The Tank
By Jen Taphorn // Theatre (New York)
Have you ever been trapped with your thoughts after making a mistake? Have your thoughts ever manifested a buffalo? A talking buffalo? Please stay with me here. The Buffalo Play, …
21 May 2019
Second City’s Walking on Bombshells
By Steve Fisher // Theatre (Toronto)
Second City’s 82nd and current Mainstage revue, Walking On Bombshells, opens on a stage that’s a convincing mock-up of the dingy Osgoode subway station. It’s the backdrop for the show’s opening …
21 May 2019
Second City’s She The People
By Mark Kreder // Theatre (Toronto)
The Resistance Continues. That’s the sub-title of The Second City’s latest run of their feminist sketch phenom She The People. And there are a lot of things to resist: those who …
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