3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Stratford has had a hell of a season and it comes to its end this weekend, with the final performances of Fiddler on the Roof which makes this photo of the show by Cylla von Tiedemann approp…
Nikki Duval, Natasha Mumba (photo: Maxime Coté)Where Lies the Wounded Scavengerby Caitlin MurphyThough Judith Thompson's Lion in the Streets premiered almost 25 years ago, sadly, there…
Matthew MacFadzean, Tara Nicodemo (photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)Of Love/Obsessionby Beat RiceGoing farther west is the dream and solution to all of May Buchanan's life. A prostitute since th…
THE DARK COMEDY FESTIVAL Returns with its biggest lineup yetDAVE ATTELL GILBERT GOTTFRIED THE ROAST OF THE IRON SHEIK and MOREThe Dark Comedy Festival is excited to retu…
Lemoine's Controlled Chaosby Gaëtan L. CharleboisStephen Heatley has worked in professional theatre for over 40 years. During his 12-year stint as Artistic Director of Theatre Network in …
Two great companies come together: Alberta Ballet presents Les Grands Ballets Canadiens' Sleeping Beauty. (Not like you remember it)
William Webster (photo by Tariq Kieran)Pushing Tinby Larry BeckwithLarry Beckwith enjoys a successful and versatile career in the arts in and around Toronto. He studied violin and music…
On The Subject of Venues......again...by Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisWhen I moved to Montreal in 1974 there was one theatre that required a bus trip to the end of the line (and to get…
Toronto Director Chris Abraham named recipient of 2013 Siminovitch Prize, chooses Mitchell Cushman as ProtégéMonday October 21, 2013, TorontoBefore a packed Hart H…
Madcapping ItOne moment without focus could lead to serious injury.by Estelle RosenAlison Smyth's performance as "Francine Valli and others" in Jersey Boys (Toronto/Dancap) won her the 2010 …
Someone other than Rick Miller doing MacHomer‽ Yup! The Simpsons meet the Bard in this one-man tour de force here performed by Jerry Getty. (Thunder Bay)Shaw: Style meets sub…
'COMFORT'by Rick Miller (photos by David Hou)"You don't have to tell me about sadomasochism. I'm in the theatre!"(from Venus in Fur, a play by David Ives, adapted from the novel by Leop…
When You're Not So LuckyA vital story to hearby Gregory BunkerToronto's downtown G20 meeting in 2010 was insanity: all of a sudden the city became foreign, and news feeds made sure flaming p…
Petrina Bromley, Andry Jones (photo by Andrée Lanthier)Molière Lands on the Rockby Jim Murchison What would have happened if Molière had time travelled and crash landed into Newfoundland …
Researchby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreI was going to write something about my Sidewalk Smut sessions this week, in which I really found my groove and got some decent writing out of it, but I …
L-R Robert Gontier, Ned Loach co-founders 360 ScreeningsFrom Screen To Stageby Jasmine Chen@CHENPINGTINGNed Loach, Co-Founder of 360 Screenings spoke with CharPo Senior Contributor Jasmine C…
The Joys and Heartache of Being a Childby Robyn Lester@RobinRobynRobIt was an exciting night at the Great Canadian Theatre Company for the opening of Maja Ardal's You Fancy Yourself, which w…
Cory Wojcik, Mark Crawford (photo by Leif Norman)Rabbit SeasonI reject your reality and substitute my own.by Edgar GovernoSince my eleven-year-old nephew had never seen a play at The John Hi…
A Tragic Exploration of Motherhood and Survival by Spencer MalthouseThis play is not about being a good mother. This play is about the toll motherhood exacts on a woman. With children,…
Ryan Cunningham and Grace Lynn Kung (Photo by Bruce Zinger)Polar Winter Viewed On A Frosty Stageby joel fishbaneFilled with poetic majesty and some thrilling dramatic moments, Yukonstyle by …
(photo by Don Lee)A Fusion of Artby Keely KwokOkay. Cards on the table. When I saw all the kids in the audience I thought, "this is going to be a long 50 minutes". Well, you know what …
Shadow and Lightby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonI have spent a lot of time lately ruminating on darkness and light of the soul. One of the things that often gets overlooked in theatre is …
Satisfying Sillinessby Jim Murchison If one were to believe Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes was a brilliant sleuth that could solve the most convoluted and complicated conundrum…
IMPULSE FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY SOULPEPPERIN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF THE WORLD8 TROUPES FROM 6 COUNTRIES; 15 WORKSHOPS; 16 SHOWS; 54 HOURS OF NON-STOP IMPROVToronto, ON "…
