01 November 2018
DanceWorks: The Art of Degeneration
By Mary-Margaret Scrimger // Theatre (Toronto)
The proof is in the pudding is a strangely apt synopsis of The Art of Degeneration, a solo show by Louis Laberge-Côté. Why so? Because the climax of the show …
21 October 2018
Pearle Harbour’s Chautauqua
By Mary-Margaret Scrimger // Theatre (Toronto)
Pearle Harbour’s Chautauqua- presented at Theatre Passe Muraille, written and performed by Justin Miller in his Critics’ Pick Award-winning role- is what’s been missing in theatre. With the political climate, we are starving …
30 August 2018
Echo’s Echo (& Narcissus)
By Mary-Margaret Scrimger // Theatre (Toronto)
Echo Productions has uncanny timing. Their show Charlie: Son of Man, a narrative about Charlie Manson, debuted weeks after Charlie Manson’s death. And now Echo & Narcissus, a retelling of …
15 July 2018
Toronto Fringe ’18: Part XXX
By Mary-Margaret Scrimger // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews The Awkward Hug (A) This is a play that uses all the technical aspects of theatre that I love. …
12 July 2018
Toronto Fringe ’18: Part XVIII
By Mary-Margaret Scrimger // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Katharine Ferns is in Stitches (A) Get ready to laugh. Get ready to cry. Get ready to do both …
08 July 2018
Toronto Fringe ’18: Part VIII
By Mary-Margaret Scrimger // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews …The Last Minute Slam (B+) This is a show that solves racism. OK, maybe not, but they logically conclude that …
14 June 2018
String of Pearls
By Mary-Margaret Scrimger // Theatre (Toronto)
String of Pearls, brought to you by Labour of Love, chronicles the life line of a pearl necklace and it’s connection to the women who wear it. It’s a story …
17 April 2018
The 2017 Critics’ Pick Award Winners: Theatre
By Kelly Bedard, Chelsea Dinsmore, Lisa McKeown, Duncan Derry, Mary-Margaret Scrimger, Kymberley Feltham and Jace Hijazi // Theatre
On April 16th, 350 artists, arts administrators, arts critics, and arts everything else gathered at The Great Hall in Toronto to celebrate another year of creativity, ambition, talent, and hard …
11 March 2018
Nominee Interview Series: Sofi Gudiño
By Mary-Margaret Scrimger // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2017 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual…
09 March 2018
Nominee Interview Series: SaMel Tanz
By Mary-Margaret Scrimger // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2017 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual…
31 January 2018
Nominee Interview Series: Justin Miller/Pearle Harbour
By Mary-Margaret Scrimger // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2017 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. When Pearle Harbour walked…
24 January 2018
Bears at the Theatre Centre
By Mary-Margaret Scrimger // Theatre (Toronto)
The Theatre Centre has started 2018 off with a bang. Bears, the newest creation by Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts and Punctuate! Theatre, is everything you could hope for in a …
08 December 2017
Echo’s Son of Man
By Mary-Margaret Scrimger // Theatre (Toronto)
In a strange and morbid way, Echo Productions has exceptional timing. Their debut of Charlie: Son of Man, a theatre production about the murders orchestrated by Charlie Manson, opened just …
10 November 2017
Reflector by Theatre Gargantua
By Mary-Margaret Scrimger // Theatre (Toronto)
Reflector, the newest production by Theatre Gargantua at Theatre Passe Muraille, is a carnival…
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