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Maev Beatty (photo by Keith Barker)Passion Pulls No PunchesDrawn out but directby Jason BookerAn ambitious American playwright with a style all her own, Sarah Ruhl crafted Passion Play, an e…
Martin Samuel (photo by Rachel McCaig)What is a Jellicle Cat?CATS can't answer that question, but it's still good fun.by Dave RossI've never seen CATS. I've known it was out there, and I've …
The Question of Perception by Gaëtan L. CharleboisAria Umezawa is a Toronto-Born, Half-Japanese, comic book-loving opera director, who believes in the unlimited potential of opera. S…
A promo video for Sappho...in Nine Fragments - a piece that is almost impossible to describe.Read director Jessica Ruano's first-person piece about the creation of the acclaimed work playing…
All Good Things…by Valerie Cardinal@vscardinalI've had a blast writing this column. Week after week, getting to delve into the world of reviewing has been an interesting exercise " and som…
A Fool Rushing InDo we belong in all controversies?by Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisThoughts about this issue have been rolling around in my head - hard - for two weeks. But as they rol…
Q is Me!by Estelle RosenQurrat Ann Kadwani is an actress, producer, emcee, TV Host and philanthropist. She has most recently won the Best Actress Award at the Variations Theatre Group: Harve…
Many Canadian playwrights owe so, so much to the Blyth Festival. It is a rarity: showcasing Canadian theatre...in the summer. That's not supposed to work! But it does, year after year (38 of…
FragmentsJem Rolls has been stunning audiences all around the world and, especially, on the Canadian Fringe Circuit. He presents a kind of performance poetry where the artist is both pa…
Not All As It Seemsby Gregory BunkerWow.Enormously entertaining and rewarding for all ages, Role Your Own Theatre's Fairy Tale Ending: The Big Bad Family Musical will keep children and adult…
Stripper's FortuneLegendary Canadian gay activist Puelo Deir borrowed heavily from his own wild life of sex, drugs, hustling and stripping to create the critically-acclaimed musical drama Ho…
Fat Chanceby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreSo, at several points during the shooting of Phone Whore (the movie) two weeks ago, the director would say "cut" and then be really excited about the s…
THE SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE COMES TO MONTREALjoel fishbane@joelfishbaneFringe Festivals, like death and taxes, have a way of sneaking up on you. While theatre companies spit out the final shows…
Hearing the Tick-Tockby Letitia BrookesA recent grad of Concordia University's Theatre Program, Letitia Brookes started her company, Nu Spyce Productions, in 2011 and was recently seen in Pe…
A Howling Good Timeby Jim Murchison Walking into the GCTC you see a spacious apartment, with a second level balcony tucked upstage left. Jessica Poirier-Chang has designed a set that ha…
Pride and Prejudiceby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonWhat is the theatre's responsibility to the community and to reflecting on or advancing social values? My thought has always been that t…
Have a Goldstone, Mr. EggrollGypsy takes you in all sorts of musical directionsby Joy Kertland (Musical Director)What is it about the musical theatre production of GYPSY that would interest …
Completely above and beyond the perfect portraiture of this David Hou shot of Ben Carlson and Seanna McKenna in Stratford's Mary Stuart, we thought we'd like to draw your attention, first, t…
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Stalking the Holy Grailby Gaëtan L. CharleboisBrandon Wicke is the director and writer of Third Person, presented by Orphaned Egret Productions, a new theatre company based out of Mo…
A truly delightful video for Soulpepper's Barber of Seville - nicely shot, wonderfully edited and, especially, gorgeously scored (adapted from the Rossini opera). (In passing, we also l…
Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on Kittens…by Valerie Cardinal@vscardinalWhile doing research for my column this week, I ran into quite a few reviews that I loved. So, this week (as some o…
Going Over The LineWhen critics should pauseby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisI began reviewing theatre when I was 15 and an apprentice at The Quebec City Chronicle Telegraph. I onl…
Big winner in noms: Arigato, TokyoDaniel MacIvor, Tyson James photo: Tanja-TizianaDora Strong on Buddies, Roseneath, COC, Tarragonby Beat RiceToday the nominees for the 34th A…
