Full of Fire and HopeA journey, cultural dislocation and a playby Matthew Mackenzie (photos courtesy of Matthew Mackenzie)In the fall of 2003 I flew from Alberta to West Africa, with a brief…
The Dame (photo courtesy Barry Humphries)Good-bye, PossumsBugs revisits Oz, the land that gave audiences worldwide Tony Award-winning drag icon Dame Edna, now retiring 57 years after her sta…
You Can't Have a Bad Day in a TutuSo what's a broke-ass, nomadic Fringe fatshionista to do? by Cameryn MooreHow cold does it get in Nashville in November? How wet does it get in Edinbur…
Allan Zinyk and Ryan Beil (Photo by Emily Cooper)Game, Set and MatchA winning Earnest at Arts Clubby Jay CattersonThe classic Oscar Wilde satirical farce The Importance of Being Earnest, now…
Sincerity Wins The DayThe script is uneven, but the cast is superbby Stuart Munro"Yes, you may die. But are you happy with the life you have lived?"These words are spoken early on in Act II …
Simon Bradshaw on stairs (photo credit - GCTC/Andrew Alexander)The Walled CityGCTC offers a work which is mysterious, thought-provoking and layeredby Jim MurchisonBefore the play starts, as …
SUNDAY IN THE PARK.joel fishbaneBennett and I are walking through the park when she remarks that she thinks it's ridiculous for Montreal arts reporters to review any show that doesn't come o…
Among the names popping up in the Prairie Theatre Exchange's new six-play season there are some which are familiar to all Canadian theatrephiles (Hanna Moscovitch's This is War and Morris Pa…
(photo credit: Yannick MacDonald)Beyond The LaunchAfter announcing his 2012-13 season, the Montreal AD talks candidly about Healey, Rose, Vancouver Playhouse and the challenge of here and be…
Joshua Hopkins as Figaro, Sandra Piques Eddy as Rosina (photo credit: Tim Matheson.)Lights, camera, Figaro!Vancouver Opera seduces with Rossiniby Angela DescalziIf you watched the …
Foster ChildAnother comedy by our king pleases the crowd at OLTby Jim MurchisonLast night as the final strains of Oh Canada rang out, a gentleman in my row leaned forward and literally crack…
Emily Cooper knows how to capture a play as she does herein her brilliant little vignette from The Importance of Being Earnestat Vancouver's Arts Club (in photo: Ella Simon and Charlie …
Peter Hinton, who is about to depart as artistic director of the National Arts Centre English Theatre wing, announced his final season with the company and, as expected, it is highlighted by…
In January of this year Humboldt, Saskatchewan, lost the Sutherland Theatre to demolition. Here is a poignant slide show of what the housemeant to the community.
(art from the Citadel website)Outside of Stratford and Shaw, Citadel is probably the only house in the country that could launch a season as huge as its upcoming one - but (as Liz Nicholls a…
The Unbearable Lightness of PRWhy are there still some theatre companies who hire ultra-maroons?by Gaëtan L. CharleboisWhat are the lessons we have learned from the death of Vancouver Pla…
Reprinted by permission of Michael HealeyScene 3The prime minister's office. It's early.PRIME MINISTERStrategy is long-term thinking about how to achieve goals.JISBELLAYes.PRIME MINISTERA ta…
Irani (photo credit: Ryan Martis)Entertaining...could be moreby Beat RiceLast night, My Granny the Goldfish, a Canadian play written by Anosh Irani previewed for the first time in Toronto. T…
Proud and Chillyby Michael MitchellAs many of you probably already know, not the least through previous posts right here, the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto declined to produce Michael Healey's…
Was SpringBliss: Trent Pardy, Jean-Robert Bourdage, France Rolland (photo credit: James Lavoie)Well, what can you say about the iconic Canadian musical that came out of nowhere to …
From left: Ken James Stewart, Erica Peck, Andrew Broderick, Amy Wallis, Kevin Yee (Andrew Eccles photo)Working For Peanuts!by Michael Gianfrancesco, set designer for You're A Good …
Making the Bouillion CubeThey won't care how good my show is, if they don't get the gestalt in 5 seconds or less. Gah!by Cameryn MooreImagine that you've just pulled this beautiful roast chi…
(photo credit: Trudie Lee)The Puppet MasterRonnie Burkett's piece gets a second opinionby Jim MurchisonI went to see Ronnie Burkett's brilliantly executed marionette play Penny Plain. It exa…
Docu...DramaRahul Varma confronts the big issues againby Chris LaneDenial comes in many forms, and can effectively erase the memories of the oppressed victims of atrocities untold. Local pla…