Kelly Bedard

Our favourite youth company is back for their 7th season this year with the incredibly ambitious Sweeney Todd. The teenagers and instructors at No Strings Theatre have been working since July 4th with masterclasses in drama, voice and dance to prepare for next weekend’s production at the Al Green Theatre (750 Spadina Ave). Tickets are […]

My Theatre’s Guide to Shows
  Kelly Bedard

It’s hard to stay on top of the hundreds of theatre companies in and around Toronto. Add in the Shaw and Stratford festivals and there’s so much going on on any given day that it’s impossible not to miss something. So, to help you out, we at My Theatre have made you a comprehensive (and […]

  Kelly Bedard

A couple weeks ago, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre presented their Ground Floor New Play Series. I had the pleasure of seeing 3 of the 4 readings in the series, work from Boston University’s MFA candidates. Unfortunately, I missed out on Reginald Edmund’s South Bridge on the second night, but the three readings I did see left […]

  Kelly Bedard

At least once a year, my father tells me he’d rather not go see Romeo & Juliet. When I ask why, he always says it’s because he’s seen it before. Personally, I think the great thing about Shakespeare is that it’s always different. No matter how many times you’ve seen Hamlet, the actors and director […]

Stratford 2011 Casting So Far
  Kelly Bedard

Casting is ongoing for Stratford’s next season before this one’s even over. Here’s what we know so far: – super exciting choices are marked with * or **, depending on the degree of awesome. – terrible ideas are marked with an x or xx, depending on the degree of horror. Richard III: Seana McKenna as […]

  Kelly Bedard

If you’re a theatre fan in the Toronto area this weekend, My Theatre and its parent company My Entertainment World would like to recommend No Strings Theatre’s production of Les Miserables (School Edition) playing today through Saturday at the Al Green Theatre. For the youth company’s 5th anniversary, they are taking on perhaps the most […]

  Kelly Bedard

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival has just announced their 2011 roster. Here are the highlights (and lowlights): Richard III: it’s a great play, fascinating really. But it is 99.9% dependent on a truly solid leading man. It needs someone who will bring something new to the part and keep the audience interested pretty much single handedly. […]

YouTube Stratford Preview: As You Like It
  Kelly Bedard

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