3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Uncomfortable as it should beby Winna TseHave you ever wondered what your innermost thoughts would look like in the form of dance? Piece of Mind, brought to us by the skindivers dance compan…
There is everything to get excited about in the Cylla von Tiedemann portrait. There is the composition: the dark, the light, the rope, the position of the actor slightly skewing the symmetry…
An Austere and Handsome ProductionHeady first half gives way to emotional second.by David C. JonesKim Collier is a detailed and passionate director with a keen sense of "what if"? Her take o…
Shakespearian Vixensby Gaëtan L. CharleboisZachary Kornblum has always had a passion for writing and recently finished his first novel manuscript. He is also working towards a combi…
A new musical in Canada is always something to be celebrated. But when it's created by a talent as gigantic as Ted (Two Pianos, Four Hands) Dykstra and is based on a Canadian story (Evangeli…
Beware The PunditsOn lessons learned outside of theatreby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisI don't know exactly when punditry started to be seen as vision.Perhaps it was when the appropria…
Jem RollsWhen one of our greatest novelists, Timothy Finley, took one of his occasional forays into theatre people paid attention. But when he wrote his seminal Elizabeth Rex, he inscribed h…
Laugh, Cry, Improve, Growby Estelle RosenDan Bingham is a comedian, writer and actor from Montreal. He studied Theatre at John Abbott College and graduated from Concordia University with a B…
Fringe/ComplexMaking a set important in a Fringe show is a jobby Benjamin WertTheatre of the Beat will be performing 'This Prison Or: He Came Through the Floor' at the Toronto, Winnipeg and …
Everything is Something.by Jessica MossIt's that feeling. Panic coupled with exhilaration. Like a small, hefty weight directly on the sternum, it doesn't stop your forward momentum but it do…
Space Cadets?In many countries, the state acquires venues which might be converted into theatre spaces. In Canada, "found spaces" like Espace Go's original mechanic's garage and Mainline's s…
Affirmationsby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreToday is a bad day, and I don't think coffee will help, although I'm waiting for the cup to drip right now and I'm willing for it to work. It feels s…
THE MAGICAL DEVON TULLOCK, THE ORIGINAL CONJURING CAT joel fishbane@joelfishbaneFull disclosure: performer Devon Tullock is one of my oldest friends. A few lifetimes ago, we attended th…
Friday, June 28, 2013For Immediate ReleaseFACTORY THEATRE ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION START ON PHASE 1 OF MAJOR RENOVATION TO MAKE THEATRE ACCESSIBLETORONTO, ON… Ron Struys, Chair of…
Celebration of Lifeby Jim Murchison@JimMurchisonNoah Spitzer is mature beyond his years. I guess that's what happens when you face cancer at the age of 16, are told it's probably nothing and…
A Tale in a Whaleby Jim Murchison@JimMurchisonZeb L West combines puppetry, music, sight gags and puns along with some truly good observations on life in general, this is a quirky storytelli…
Hamlet: The Wonder Yearsby Jim Murchison@JimMurchisonSo before Hamlet pondered whether to be or not to be he was already wondering whether the whole Prince thing was working for him. There a…
Who Knew Fragments Could Be So Beautiful?by Robyn Lester@robinrobynrobThis incredible solo piece is well worth your time and money.Now, I must admit that much of the content went over my hea…
Rod (photo by Emily Cooper)"A" For Amazingby Jay Catterson@ScienceOfSmutAvenue Q, the hit Broadway puppet musical (think Sesame Street for adults) that rightfully snatche…
The Journey is Never What You Expectby Robyn Lester@robinrobynrobI can't say enough about Matchstick. It is an absolute must-see. This wasn't initially on my list to watch. …
Structure isn't Everythingby Robyn Lester@robinrobynrobWritten by Sterling Lynch, this one-woman play centres on a woman's relationship with a writer. Jennifer Capogreco does an excell…
Smells Like Fringe Spiritby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonThere are a lot of things that happen at the Fringe Festival that happen around it and not at the venues themselves. When an actor…
A Tale of A Whaleby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonCall me Ishmael. I imagine a lot of people know that that is the opening line of Herman Melville's classic story Moby Dick. Dean Verger do…
Crazy Journey To The Promised Land by Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonBrooklyn actor Kurt Fitzpatrick will tell everyone at the festival that this is an international production because…
