14 February 2020
Progress, 2020
By Thea Fitz-James // Theatre (Toronto)
Theatre Centre’s Progress Festival is one of my favourite annual festivals in Toronto. The programming is always sharp and smart, bringing cutting edge international performances to the Queen West theatre. …
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 …
19 December 2019
Patrick Combs’ Cash Me If You Can
By Jack Graham // Theatre (Toronto)
We all love a David and Goliath story, and Patrick Combs’ is a good one. In 1995, he received a cheque for $95,093.35 from a junk mailing scheme. Broke in …
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 …
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 …
09 September 2019
Out of Town Report: Vancouver Fringe, Part II
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
I was so excited to find myself in Vancouver during the Fringe Festival this fall (it’s crazy that there are still Fringe Festivals happening once it’s officially “fall”). Having covered …
09 September 2019
Out of Town Report: Vancouver Fringe, Part I
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
I was so excited to find myself in Vancouver during the Fringe Festival this fall (it’s crazy that there are still Fringe Festivals happening once it’s officially “fall”). Having covered …
03 September 2019
2019 at the Shaw Festival
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
After I saw Brigadoon, the Shaw Festival’s magical staging of a reimagined classic musical, I right away sat down to write about the experience. At least for me, the night …
01 September 2019
Soulpepper’s Summer, 2019
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Soulpepper’s summer season consisted mainly of two small-cast one-acts (plus music director Mike Ross’ “Steinbeck Through Song” concert which was, as usual, sublime): Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love, an American …
14 August 2019
SummerWorks, 2019
By Dom Harvey // Theatre (Toronto)
805-4821 (A) “805-4821 is a trans coming out story made out of other stories: a dialogue from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a half-remembered swim lesson, and an 80,000 word Facebook correspondence” This …
15 July 2019
Toronto Fringe, 2019: Part XII
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Take a look at our full list of 2019 Fringe reviews HERE. Emotional Labour (A) Written and performed by Jess Beaulieu and Luis Fernandes, this clever two-hander about the division of …
11 July 2019
Toronto Fringe, 2019: Let’s Talk About The Huns
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Take a look at our full list of 2019 Fringe reviews HERE. Off the bat, because all our other Fringe reviews have letter grades right beside the title, let’s get this …
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 …
11 July 2019
Toronto Fringe, 2019: Part X
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Take a look at our full list of 2019 Fringe reviews HERE. Omen: The Musical (A) This modern witchy musical about a post-climate change (aka post-apocalyptic) world is eerie and enchanting. …
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