19 October 2016
Keffiyeh/Made in China
By Beth McNeil // Theatre (Toronto)
I am not normally a fan of plays where the action moves around, with the audience moving with it. My ideal theatre experience is sitting down, quiet and comfortable. At …
13 August 2016
SummerWorks ’16: Part V
By Beth McNeil // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of SummerWorks Reviews Goggles Must Be Worn at All Times (B+) Strange, arcane, and with a level of technical wizardry that can …
10 August 2016
SummerWorks ’16: Part III
By Beth McNeil // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of SummerWorks Reviews Soliloquy in English (A) Hidden away on the top of the Theatre Centre roof, 6 strangers read a book …
08 July 2016
Toronto Fringe ’16: Part XXII
By Beth McNeil // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Weird: The Witches of Macbeth (A) Absolutely exquisite and mind blowing in its execution, Weird is the story of …
05 July 2016
Toronto Fringe ’16: Part XV
By Beth McNeil // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Blind to Happiness (A) An absolute must see. Tim C Murphy shines as a socially awkward dishwasher, an aspiring …
04 July 2016
Toronto Fringe ’16: Part X
By Beth McNeil // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Bitesized (A-) As the opening monologue states, this is a show about things you love. It’s also about harder …
03 July 2016
Toronto Fringe ’16: Part VI
By Beth McNeil // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Happiness™ (A-) A tight, impressively choreographed number about two travelling salesmen selling, you guessed it, happiness. Impressive performances from both …
15 June 2016
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
By Beth McNeil // Books
Two half sisters, an ocean and a world away, give birth to two completely different dynasties. Homegoing follows these families through interwoven tales of love, heartbreak, classism, racism and the …
05 June 2016
Rape is Real And Everywhere: A Comedy Tour
By Beth McNeil // Theatre (Toronto)
Is it ever okay to tell a rape joke? To laugh at a rape joke? A new comedy show entitled “Rape is Real and Everywhere” is touring across the country, …
01 June 2016
Views from the Second City
By Beth McNeil // Theatre (Toronto)
Living in a post-Rob Ford era, you could be forgiven for thinking that all the jokes about Canadians can and have been made. But what Second City does, they do …
06 May 2016
Heroes and Barbarians: The COC’s Maometto II
By Beth McNeil // Theatre (Toronto)
For anyone seeking reassurance that opera still has a place in the modern world, Maometto II is an excellent place to start. Directed by David Alden, the COC’s current production …
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