3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Ian Lake and Colin Mercer (photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)The Sacrosanct Sphereby Zoe Erwin-LongstaffSet up like an office furniture showroom, all in muted artichoke and beige, the Tarragon Ma…
We have never done a performer's promo shot as our picture of the week, but this one came along with Bugs Burnett's profile of opera star Marie-Nicole Lemieux and it stopped us in our tracks…
TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canada Council for the Arts announced today the 14 winners of the 2013 Governor General's Literary Awards. The names of the winners and titles of their wor…
SOULPEPPER'S 2014 SEASONToronto, ON " November 12, 2013: Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced Soulpepper's 2014 season (Jan. - Sept.…
The Lunacy and Humour of Politicsby Gaëtan L. CharleboisSean Devine is a playwright, actor and producer, as well as a co-artistic director of Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre. His f…
The trailer for Soulpepper's delightful Alligator Pie, returning for a pre-Christmas run.(Read our review of the last run)
Nathaniel Justiniano, Ross Travis (photo by Shootthatklown)Dearest Montreala dispatchby Shreds and PatchesNaked Empire Bouffon Companywas created by Nathaniel Justiniano in 2009. Then Ross T…
Free AdviceWhat I would have wanted someone to tell meby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisAs I am reinventing my life again (as many writers have to do again and again) to become a play-sc…
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Holding Interestby Estelle RosenJuliet Paperny is in her third year at McGill and facing the difficult question of what to do after graduation. After moving to Montreal from Vancouver she ha…
Setting Off FireWorksby Dahlia Katz, rehearsal photos by Dahlia Katz@Dahlia KatzFrom sparks to a sizzle to explosion " this, as a matter of fact, is the story of the FireWorks series at Alum…
Playing A Woman In a Man's World... In An All-Female Castby Jacqui Skeete@JacquiSkeeteJacqui Skeete is an actress, host, and producer. She is a graduate of York University's Acting Prog…
(photo by David Poon)Caryl Churchill's Cold Metaphorsby Gregory BunkerBad Dress's take on esteemed British playwright Caryl Churchill's Far Away is, indeed, so distant as to be indecipherabl…
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Whence Ev'rybody Knows Thy Nameby Spencer MalthouseIt's just a little pub frequented by nobles and fools alike, where bawdy hijinks and serendipitous romance intermingle. Hart House Theatre'…
(photo by Denis Rouvre)Diva with a HeartCharPo sits down for a revealing tete-a-tete with contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, who is reprising the role that earned her accolades and standing ova…
Response to a column by a man about women, by a woman about that man and men and womenby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreDear TJ:I was late with this column because I wanted to respond to yours fr…
A Beautiful Act of Falling Apartby Chad DembskiA mood is set from the moment the audience enters the Monument National Studio space and warbling electronic music fills the space and the two …
The Time It Is A Changingby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonBob Dylan said the times they are a changing. I tend to think that the times are actually cyclical as each generation recoils from…
Earnest and well meaning but…One woman show is pretty predictableby David C. JonesThe setting is a mostly empty house with only a couch and chair. The walls become an army barrack tent hal…
This is the last year of the Enbridge playRites Festival of New Canadian Plays. Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP) created the Festival almost 30 years ago, setting the path for the Canadi…
We like Dahlia Katz's work and this photo for Drunk Macbeth is no exception. A riot of textures (the tartan, the hairy forearm, the beard, the shirt) it nevertheless has a centre: that blood…
(photo by Wonge Bergmann)Staying Aliveby Chad DembskiA solo show is always a daunting task for the creation team, the performer and the audience, and is more and more a common occurrence wit…
Elkhana Talbi, Marc Dalpé (photo by Mathieu Girard)Home Fronts in The War on Terrorby Élaine CharleboisIn II (Deux), Jean-Marc Dalpé plays Mercier, an experienced police officer …
