27 June 2016
At the Shaw: Alice in Wonderland
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
It’s tempting to criticize Peter Hinton’s new adaptation of Alice in Wonderland for its emptiness. There is no real story, no great moral, no particular meaning, not even a coherent …
08 March 2016
Frigid Festival 2016: Part III
By Theresa Perkins // Theatre (New York)
This is part three of our continuing coverage of the New York Frigid Festival in the Lower East Side. Lil Women: A Rap Musical When you think of Little Women, …
06 March 2016
Pride & Prejudice… & Zombies
By Saiya Floyd // Cinema
If you want a Pride and Prejudice that is faithful to the original book, watch the 1995 BBC version. If you want a sweeping romantic version, the 2005 film is …
29 January 2016
The Picture of Dorian Gray at Trafalgar Studios
By Caroline Schurman-Grenier // Theatre (London)
Oscar Wilde’s beloved novel has been adapted into a play and is currently showing at Trafalgar Studios; it is not an event to be missed for all the Wilde enthusiasts …
19 January 2016
The Blue Orange Theatre’s Jekyll and Hyde
By Caroline Schurman-Grenier // Theatre (London)
Everyone knows the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: the nice doctor turns into an evil and violent man after medical experiments go terribly wrong. The classic story has …
28 October 2015
Frankenstein is a-LIVE
By Lisa McKeown // Theatre (Toronto)
Frankenstein Live opened last weekend at the Walmer Centre Theatre in the Annex. The script was written by Warren MacDonald, and is a stage adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. There …
20 March 2015
My Theatre Award Nominee: Q&A w/ Joshua Browne (II)
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2014 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. This is the last Dark Matter interview, we promise (including director Alec …
19 March 2015
My Theatre Award Nominee: Q&A w/ Gregory Prest (III)
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2014 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Both prolific and consistent, there’s a reason why Soulpepper Resident Artist Gregory …
03 March 2015
My Theatre Award Nominee: Q&A w/ Mikaela Dyke
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2014 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Once again, Dark Matter. We loved Circlesnake’s funny, weird, devastating parable so …
27 November 2014
On Stage in TO: The Not-So-Great
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Warning: Extreme negativity ahead. Why don’t you read Rachael’s piece about all the Friends Thanksgiving episodes instead? Tapestry Briefs: Booster Shots (Tapestry) Conceptually, this evening of short opera scenes tied together …
22 November 2014
Girl Power Keeps Alice From Falling Down the Rabbit Hole
By Kathleen Tringale // Theatre (Boston)
I’m always curious when people choose to adapt a work from another source. I wonder what they’ll choose to highlight from the original work, or what theme they’ll decide to …
04 November 2014
Death Comes to Pemberley, Part II
By Saiya Floyd // TV
While Part I of Death Comes to Pemberley was a suspenseful thriller that had characters who were not necessarily defined, Sunday’s finale had the opposite problem. It delved into many …
29 October 2014
Adaptation Alert: Death Comes to Pemberley
By Saiya Floyd // TV
Taking the beloved character of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice a few years after the events of the novel and thrusting them in the middle of a scandal, this mini-series adaptation of …
24 June 2014
Pilot Watch: The Musketeers
By Saiya Floyd // TV
The BBC has a long history of its ‘family drama’ series. These series are shows that are meant to entertain the entire family. Doctor Who is the most famous and …
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