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Ben Irvine and Sochi Fried (photo by Yuri Dojc)Gauvreau's Twisted WorldAn icon of Québec-lit gets an airing in Torontoby Beat RiceOne Little Goat Theatre Company's production of celebrated …
Freedom and ManipulationAn Interactive Message in a Bottleby Jim Murchison@JimMurchisonThere is a challenge in writing a review about a play where it is important you not tell anyone exactly…
(screencap via Ecce Homo/Vimeo)There is no pop icon who has been so adored, so reviled, so popular or so imitated since the early days of Madonna. And, like Madonna, Lady Gaga knows about im…
taking risks is good...so is laughterby Estelle RosenVinny Francois has nearly 15 years of experience as a professional improviser. A founding director of Montreal Improv and producer of Mpr…
A Week in the Nation's Theatreby Chris Lane@chrislanetweetsClosing doors: After a 27-year history, Mississauga's Stage West Dinner Theatre will be presenting its last dinner shows this …
Dialogues des Carmélites at COC (photo: Michael Cooper)Here's a stream of consciousness from my directing life......let's see if you can follow along.by Joel Ivany@joelivanyLes Dialogues de…
Listening to the Nag Inside my Soulby Yana KesalaI Think My Heart Needs Glasses is my second solo play"my sophomore effort at writing, directing, producing, and performing. If you've heard a…
Making it Workby Heather Debling@sparrow_5_2@StillWatersProdThere's a lot of things you don't think of when writing a play. The practicalities of it. When I was writing The Maple Leaves, it …
The Imperfection of Loveby Evan TsitsiasEvan Tsitsias trained at York University, Sheridan College, and has his professional Training Certificate in Theatre of the Oppressed from Cardbo…
Vivien Endicott-Douglas. photo: Jeremy Mimnagh Not Entirely a Review: StopheartTale of Small Town Ontario Hits Awful Close to Homeby Christian BainesSometimes a review just doesn't…
Community Spectacleby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreI made a play, a good one. It's done, and all the other performances I'm doing this year are shows I already know and love. I know how to pres…
I BELIEVE! (IN THE BOOK OF MORMON)joel fishbaneThe touring production of The Book of Mormon has opened in Toronto and, like the version in New York, tickets are as scarce as the Canadian pen…
Karl Graboshas (l), Jay Baruchel Photo by: Andrée Lanthier Not So Elementaryby Caitlin MurphySherlock Holmes adaptations are in ready supply these days. With Guy Ritchie's frene…
(photo by Herman Sorgeloos)Two of Quatreby Chad DembskiDo you like to be surprised? This is one of the central questions at the core of performance, or for the people who enjoy going t…
The Essentials, Part I[We pestered our contributors to offer one essential theatre book and explain why it is essential. Here are the first two essays.]Angels in America by Tony Kushner...mo…
The Futureby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonOne of the things that happens after the bittersweet moment of another project being done is a time for reflection. All the goodbyes are said and…
Adrianne Pieczonka (centre) photo: Michael CooperBlinded by the lightby Shannon ChristyAs fans of Gothic architecture know, the best-preserved cathedral in Paris is la Sainte Chapelle. …
Mark Evans (photo: Joan Marcus)Thank you God! (Ma ha nei bu, Eebowai!)Like a Joseph Smith torpedo from the mouth of Christ, The Book of Mormon is an explosion of all that is good in musical …
(l-r) Valérie Laroche - Lola (photo by: Vincent Champoux)Sex, Drugs...and a lack of Rock 'n' Rollby Isabelle-Ann CharleboisLet's talk about sex, and watch puppets have some.Les Enroban…
Everything about this Bruce Monk photo for Other People's Money at MTC is delightfully screwy. There is the terrific, crooked smile on actor Ashley Wright's face, Julia Arkos' expression as …
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Michael Bedford (photo: David Levine)The Anti-Social Art of Flyingby Gregory BunkerWith cathartic laughs at the air industry's expense, Steady State Theatre's I Will Not Hatch! is a clever, …
L-R: Félix Beaulieu-Duchesneau, Justin Laramée, Philippe Racine. Photo: Jacques CabanaWhat is Freedom?La Fugue grapples a difficult subject with skill and finesseby Stuart M…
Welcome back, Fringe!Changes this year include a revolving cast of 13th Hour hosts, Kids Fringeby Sarah Deshaies@sarahdeshaiesMontreal is thawing out for a warm spring. People are wearing sh…
