3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Beautiful, but is the emperor naked?by Jason BookerSalome's Clothes often captures the reality of a moment, whether it's a mother-daughter argument over going to the mall or the disappointed…
Unconventional Questionsby Jason BookerFor Me? begins in one place and ends in another, like so many of the human relationships the piece seeks to explore.The audience assembles in the lobby…
Sense and Sensitivityby Gregory BunkerOriginal, uncomfortably funny, and ultimately unsettling, The Art of Building a Bunker or Paddling the Canoe of My Self Down the River of Inclusivity an…
The Illustrious 60sby Winna Tse@tsewinnaOh the 60s. What a decade it was. 7 Important Things explores this illustrious decade, and the ones that follow, through the life of George Acheson, a…
The most awesomest thing in the world!creativity needs more than just hard workby Gaëtan L. CharleboisDirector Rick Tae boasts many musical theatre experiences, including Falsettos, Compa…
A surprising video for The Art of Building a Bunker or Paddling the Canoe of My Self Down The River of Inclusivity and Into the Ass of the World (...phew!) at SummerWorks. Though we hav…
Old HatToo much of a good thingby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisThere are two reasons we did not review Repercussion's apparently brilliant production of Midsummer Night's Dream in Mont…
Towards a Great Playby Lisa McKeown@lismmckeownWhat would it be like to go back in time and tell your younger self all the things you know now but wish you'd known then? That's exactly what …
Heart is not enough...by Beat RiceAlzheimer That Ends Heimer is writer Jay Teitel's song for his father, who suffered from Alzheimer's in his last years. He narrates the play with anecdotes …
I Dream a Dreamby Winna Tse@tsewinnaA Side of Dreams, brought to us by Paper Canoe Projects, is indeed like a dream. It is about an emotional journey of one's spiritual awakening through the…
The Thousands of Forgotten Songsby Estelle RosenMelanie Gall is an internationally-acclaimed vocalist. She has travelled to Africa, South America and the Caribbean to sing at events fo…
(poster image for Shakespeare in the Ruff's Richard III)One of the great pieces of summer theatre (that, at first, had a huge life in the mainstream houses), Same Time Next Year is simply ab…
Dead-Wringerby Lisa McKeown@lisammckeownEntering the backspace of the Theatre Passe Muraille is like entering a kind of cave, the perfect setting for Think, Pig's production of Oubliette. 'O…
Technical Delightby Jason BookerSunny Drake's X, a show that the performer claims is not autobiographical, combines puppetry, projections, song, stop-motion animation, dance, monologue and m…
Dulled Critiqueby Jason BookerTechnology: how to live with it, how to live without? And how does a critique of our connection to technology and each other in a performance art-style, theatri…
Secrets Will Out. by Ramya Jegatheesan@RamyaJImagesFive friends are at a dinner party. There's a discarded pregnancy test, a snoopy new wife, a single thoughtless off-the-cuff remark an…
Communication Takes Centre StageShow and Tell Alexander Bell is a lively, somewhat strange version of the story of Bell's invention of the telephone.by Nathalie MathiesonNatalie Mathieson is…
The Challenges of Sondheimby Tara Litvack@taralianeTara Litvack is a Toronto-based musical director, accompanist, arranger, and vocal coach. She is an honours graduate of the University of T…
A story of art and braveryby Josef Vermeulen@yyzatcboyThe first francophone show at the Calgary fringe, La Cravate bleue tells the story of a young man who is fed up with his life and decide…
Entitled to a Playby Jason BookerEntitlement: the fact of having a right to something. Is it wrong to hope that means a script that has been drafted and corrected, dramaturged or workshopped…
Very Real and Personalby Lisa McKeown@lisammckeownDavid Mamet once wrote that it's in our nature to dramatize things as impersonal as the weather, in order to understand its personal meaning…
Rapid Fire Griefby Winna Tse@tsewinnaPresented by Pressgang Theatre, I am Very Far is quite the experience. Written and directed by Graham Isador and Yevgeniya Falkovich respectively, I am V…
A Story Well Toldby Winna Tse@tsewinnaDo you have a family story you can tell? Family Story, a Birdtown and Swanville production, is like many family stories. It is twisted, convoluted and o…
Utopia's Planet-Sized Crutchby Ramya Jegatheesan@RamyaJImagesThis is a story that is at once familiar and unfamiliar. Karen (Rebekah Chassé) is a struggling Christmas-tree farmer and single…
Broken isn't just a Titleby Jason BookerSadly, what sounds like a good idea in the program guide comes off as a bit dull in the therapy session called Broken. Telling the story of his p…
