Before the release of Ben Affleck’s surefire hit Argo, the film garnered a ton of positive press from movie people and really pissed-off chatter from, specifically, grumpy Canadians. The film is a topical period piece in the same way that Charlie Wilson’s War used a story from the 1980s to say something current about the […]
On Dundas East, in Regent Park, there is a fantastic new Toronto theatre. The Aki Studio Theatre in the beautiful Daniels Spectrum community centre is a truly great space: a big convertible black box that feels at once expansive and intimate- the perfect place to house Keith Barker’s new play that touches on how one […]
The Huntington Theatre Company’s Now or Later at the Calderwood Pavilion has some very sharp things to say to its audience. Christopher Shinn’s intelligent script really shines on the simple but tasteful set, and is supported by some very strong acting. The play is much more character driven than plot driven, so I don’t feel […]
I was slightly apprehensive to attend F.U.D.G.E’s Parade after the Joseph . . . Dreamcoat debacle. However, the company seems to have outdone themselves, and they are back to their creative high from last fall’s award-winning Spring Awakening. The return of some of their strongest company members with Joey DeMita’s strong direction makes this production […]
Here’s the analogy I like more than I should: For a Good Time, Call… has great bones, terrible muscle, and combination skin. The bones of the movie- its premise and its characters, the things that make it stand up and exist at all- are fantastic. The idea- a pair of female roommates start a […]
So, we here at My Theater have been to a few Happy Medium Productions at this point. Personally, this is my first introduction to their work, and I have mixed feelings. The Revenants is a surprisingly witty, often very funny show about two couples during the Zombie Apocalypse forced to decide at which point their […]
I, personally, listen to a lot of drone music. I can read to it, write to it, think and work without hesitation or accidentally saying or typing the last lyric I heard. It’s a niche market, I know but it’s a beautiful and wondrous place to explore. And just like there’s sub-genres of mainstream music, […]
I did not want to play this game when I heard about it. I am still fairly new to the gaming community, so a game that touts itself as being extremely difficult did not excite me. After watching my far more experienced roommate die repeatedly, in what appeared to be an utterly futile adventure, I […]