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 …
20 October 2018
A One-of-a-Kind Rendezvous
By Lorenzo Pagnotta // Theatre (Toronto)
The Rendezvous with Madness Festival – known for its films – expanded this year to include visual art and performance. The mental health themes addressed in the festival are relevant …
04 September 2018
Stratford, 2018: The Studio
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
Paradise Lost Lucy Peacock is a fabulous spotlight-stealing supernova as Satan in this excellent new adaptation by Erin Shields. She wears fabulous clothes, says fabulous lines, directly addresses the audience, …
04 September 2018
Soulpepper’s Summer 2018
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Bed & Breakfast This delightful play from Mark Crawford and the production directed by Ann-Marie Kerr currently playing at Soulpepper is wonderful for a ton of different reasons. Firstly, it’s …
31 August 2018
Shaw ’18: War
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
Artistic Director Tim Carroll programmed the 2018 Shaw season with a throughline of war stories, mostly World War I stories. The theme is so pervasive that it seems to divide …
18 August 2018
SummerWorks ’18: Part VI
By Alisha Maclean // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of SummerWorks Reviews Café Sarajevo episode 1 (A+) A surprising diversion from the usual SummerWorks lineup, Café Sarajevo is a live SummerWorks …
18 August 2018
SummerWorks ’18: Part V
By Duncan Derry // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of SummerWorks Reviews Third World (B+) & ZAYO (A) Movement and stories of obstacles overcome merge in these two fascinating, viscerally performed …
17 August 2018
SummerWorks ’18: Part IV
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of SummerWorks Reviews … And You’ll Never Believe What Happens Next (A) The sneaky dissonance of this latest storytelling show from Pressgang …
16 August 2018
SummerWorks ’18: Part III
By Amy Strizic // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of SummerWorks Reviews fantasylover (A+) fantasylover was weird and wonderful. The characters presented onstage were so clear and defined, and had the …
15 August 2018
SummerWorks ’18: Part II
By Mark Kay // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of SummerWorks Reviews 4inXchange (A) Warning in advance, if you are not into heavy audience participation experiences, 4inXchange may be a bit …
13 August 2018
SummerWorks ’18: Part I
By Lorenzo Pagnotta // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of SummerWorks Reviews Body So Fluorescent (A+) Desiree and Gary are close friends. Very close. Until one night in a club leads …
13 August 2018
SummerWorks, 2018
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
August 9-19th, our writers reviewed nearly every show in Toronto’s annual SummerWorks Festival. The full list of shows with letter grades and links to our reviews is below. Check out …
18 July 2018
Toronto Fringe ’18: Part XXXI
By Lorenzo Pagnotta // Theatre (Toronto)
Be sure to check out our Full List of Fringe Reviews Tears of a Bullet (A-) You don’t have to know anything about sci-fi writer Thomas Disch who inspired the …
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. …
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