26 November 2019
Featured Event: Shakespeare in Hospitals Gala
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Spur-of-the-Moment Shakespeare Collective’s annual Shakespeare in Hospitals gala is coming up very soon so we caught up with Artistic Director Victoria Urquhart to find out how this season’s show came to …
22 November 2019
Anosh Irani’s Buffoon at Tarragon
By Jackie Houghton // Theatre (Toronto)
Clowning is an art. A wise woman who has spent most of her adult life performing as a both a theatre and a circus clown once told me that clowning …
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 …
19 November 2019
Seven Siblings’ Girl in the Machine *eyes my google home with suspicion*
By Alexander Franks // Theatre (Toronto)
Strong design elements and performances give Girl in the Machine,…
14 November 2019
Dead Parents Society at Buddies
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
Usually the premise for a comedy troupe is quaint, maybe a little quizzical. Dead Parents Society answers your first question right away and rejoices in how uncomfortable it makes you. …
14 November 2019
MacIvor & Brooks: Let’s Run Away
By Kymberley Feltham // Theatre (Toronto)
There is no doubt that when Daniel MacIvor enters the stage, he does so with seasoned confidence. He appears a bit agitated while dressing the stage, a picture here, a …
14 November 2019
Almighty Voice and His Wife at Soulpepper
By Kymberley Feltham // Theatre (Toronto)
Daniel David Moses’ Almighty Voice and His Wife provides a contemporary retelling of the events leading to Cree Warrior Almighty Voice’s untimely death, and his ill fated love affair with …
14 November 2019
Obsidian’s Pass Over and why we see theatre
By Thea Fitz-James // Theatre (Toronto)
We, the audience, are waiting for the play to start. Kitch (Mazin Elsadig), on stage, is waiting for his friend Moses (Kaleb Alexander) to wake up. Moses is waiting for …
14 November 2019
Factory’s Fresh Trout Stanley
By Jackie Houghton // Theatre (Toronto)
Traditionally, the Gothic aesthetic has dabbled with imagery of the supernatural, haunted castles, and other spooky fare. It is more reminiscent of Stoker’s Dracula lurking around Transylvanian castles than velour …
08 November 2019
Shakespeare Series: All’s Well That Ends Well w/ Ted Witzel
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
With the help of some of the best and brightest Shakespeare fans in the world, we’re diving deep into 38 plays in 35 episodes (Henrys IV & VI only get one episode a piece; …
28 October 2019
The Shakespeare Series: The Winter’s Tale w/ Jeannette Lambermont-Morey
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
With the help of some of the best and brightest Shakespeare fans in the world…
23 October 2019
The COC’s Fall 2019 Season
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
The Canadian Opera Company has set out a delicious 2019/20 season. I have been excited to see Turandot since last fall when the upcoming season was released. Knowing little about …
16 October 2019
Blood Pact’s Dock Mother God Society
By Jackie Houghton // Theatre (Toronto)
Set in the British Columbia town of Kelowna against the backdrop of the worst wildfire season in Canadian history, Dock Mother God Society, Blood Pact Theatre’s latest production, is the …
14 October 2019
At Crows: Ghost Quartet & The Flick
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
A captivating pairing of co-productions has taken over the east end Streetcar Crowsnest venue this fall with a world-renowned but perfectly grounded everyman epic in the mainspace and an understated …
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