3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Caco-PhoniesSometimes things are just not fucking funnyby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisSeth Romatelli and Jonathan Laroquette make a podcast called Uhh Yeah Dude (UYD). On Marc Maron's…
(photo by Jeff Busby [cropped])Yup, yup, yup - it's a chick play but in that form it is a mighty one. It is also one of the great ensemble plays and, more rarely, actor-bait for a cast of wo…
part sociologist, part cultural anthropologist, and part creative problem solverby Estelle RosenOne of Canada's preeminent play translators, Shelley Tepperman is also a dramaturg with&n…
News Round-Upby Chris Lane@chrislanetweetsAnother one bites the dust: The Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver will no longer be a home for Vancouver theatre, according to report…
OHMIGAWDYOUGUYS!by Josef Vermeulen@yycatcboyWith passionate energy, Legally Blonde the Musical has burst onto the stage at the Pumphouse Theatre. Presented by Front Row Centre Players,…
(photo credit: Jeff Busby)The Elephant and the Swastika; The Journey of Ganesh Versus the Third ReichHow a small-town Australian company created world-acclaimed and mind-bending theatreby Ch…
Long (l) and Youssef (all photos by Simon Hayter)80% set, 20% Brand New, and Going too FarWhat is it to win? Was is it to lose? What is it about approaching middle age and going,…
(photo credit: Andrea Gallo)Heart, yes! Substance...by Chad DembskiI did not see Too Late! (antigone) or Alexis. Una tregedia greca during the Festival TransAmériques in 2012 but heard…
(photo credit: Herman Helle)Provocative PuppetryConcentration KAMP on Cameraby Jason BookerA piece with thousands of puppets sounds accessible, right? Imagine though that they are …
PANYCH, NESTRUCK AND MAUGHAM " OH MY!joel fishbane@joelfishbaneAnother critic / artist kerfuffle spilled onto the Internet last week after Canadian director / writer Morris Panych attacked t…
FILMINGby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreI was going to write this whole column this week about how I'm starting to see the merit and the interest in writing shows that other people would perform…
Vest of FriendsHighs and Lowsbut Toronto's Vest of Friends a breath of fresh, funky airby Caitlin MurphyMontreal's Sketchfest, now celebrating its 8th year, is serving up a week-long co…
Guffaws from the Heart."National treasures!" Scream the posters. Go see why.by David C. JonesMump and Smoot " clowns of horror have been touring the world charming and shocking guffawing aud…
My WagnerCosmic connections, music/man/myth, nine T&I's, MahlerWe asked friends to write us a small piece on the theme "My Wagner" to celebrate the composer's 200th anniversary this week…
The Crossroadsby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonLife is very interesting. It is difficult at times and not always fun, but most of us choose to hang on to it. It is so unpredictable. A coup…
(photo credit: Arno Declair)PERFECT TIMINGby Chad DembskiYesterday there was announced the largest water boil alert in Montreal history. It has effected almost every citizen in the ent…
Asking For Itby Chris LanePlaywright Meghan Gardiner hopes to be put out of business by her play's material becoming irrelevant. Yet that's unfortunately not the case, as Dissolve's subject …
Big winner Terminus (in photo: Maev Beatty who also won for Best Actress in Proud; photo by Josie Di Luzio) Directly from Press release with some reformatting (links are to CharPo's rev…
It's not often we feature a full-on face shot as our POTW, but this Dahlia Katz portrait for Making Love With Espresso, featuring Lorenzo Pagnotta, is not only delicious in its own right, it…
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The Man Dora Choseby Gaëtan L. CharleboisEd Roy's various activities as a theatre practitioner include directing, writing, dramaturgy, acting, teaching, lecturing and producing. During hi…
A clip for the intriguing piece from Australia's Back to Back Theatre's Ganesh Versus the Third Reich, playing this week in Calgary at Theatre Junction and then at the FTA in Montreal n…
My Mission StatementValerie Cardinal@vscardinalI'm taking a time out from my regular column this week to address comments I received on my last column. I feel the need to do this because the…
The Funny Bunch...and their strange bedfellowsby Gaëtan L. CharleboisLordie, what a strange week it has been for reviewers/critics/theatre journos... choose your moniker (or epithet).F'ri…
