
13 February 2020
Shakespeare BASH’d: Cymbeline
By Mark Kreder // Theatre (Toronto)
A few days before going to see Shakespeare BASH’d’s production of Cymbeline, an article title flashed before my eyes as I scrolled through my Facebook feed, “Can Shakespeare still surprise?” …

13 February 2020
Coal Mine: Marjorie Prime
By Mark Kreder // Theatre (Toronto)
What do you get when you combine sharply written dialogue, deft direction and an all-star ensemble? Coal Mine Theatre’s production of Marjorie Prime. In 90 minutes, I was taken on …

21 November 2019
Midsummer, BASH’d
By Mark Kreder // Theatre (Toronto)
There is something quite delightful about walking into a bar, grabbing a beverage and settling in to watch a show. If you are familiar with this feeling, odds are you …

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 …

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 …

18 June 2019
Shotgun Juliet takes on MacIvor’s Beautiful View
By Mark Kreder // Theatre (Toronto)
We have all heard the story, seen the show, that centers on the phrase, “boy meets girl”. That is why it is so refreshing when a play like A Beautiful …

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
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 …

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 …

08 May 2019
Musical Stage Co’s Next to Normal
By Mark Kreder // Theatre (Toronto)
Looking at the programme before the start of The Musical Stage Co’s production of Brian Yorkie & Tom Kitt’s domestic rock drama Next To Normal, it’s hard to miss the design …