3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Just DanceValerie Cardinal@vscardinalI wasn't going to write about dance two weeks in a row, but I had to " these reviews were calling out to me from the arts pages of both national and B.C.…
Highgate (photo via Facebook)This is not the first production of RED in Canada in the last two years. Off the top of our heads, we think we've reviewed it in Toronto, Winnipeg and Montreal. …
This Week in The Nation's Theatreby Chris Lane@chrislanetweetsThéâtre en français: This week brought out a pair of season announcements from French-language theatre companies. Mo…
Falling into a Niche (a bit by mistake...)by Estelle RosenHawaiian pianist Maika'i Nash is a vocal coach and accompanist at the University of Toronto and the Royal Conservatory of Music (Gle…
(rehearsal photo)Bob's your uncleThat bugger is better off deadby John Herbert CunninghamIf a medieval jousting tournament was the first thought that entered the audience's mind as they filt…
Thank you Mindy KalingTheatre Elusive and The Fringeby Gillian EnglishGillian English is the Artistic Producer and founder of The Theatre Elusive. Originally from Nova Scotia, Gillian traine…
To Fringe or Not To Fringeby Gwynne Hunt, Artistic Director, Alberni Valley Fringe Theatre FestivalGwynne Hunt is a writer, publisher, researcher, artistic director and producer. Her last tw…
Letter From New YorkVanya and Spike and Cinderella and thoughts on Kinkby Christian Baines@XtianBainesThis past weekend marked my fourth trip to New York, and it's kind of true. The most int…
Jackie Richardson (photo by Tim Matheson)Some people have the right to sing the bluesThe blues heal the soul, like snake venom heals a snake bite.by Nanette Cormier[Please note: This review …
When one does not get itby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreSomeone hit me up on Facebook earlier this week asking how much a call with me would cost. If this were something I wanted to entertain"a…
WRESTLING WITH THE PLAYWRIGHT'S INTENTjoel fishbane@joelfishbaneDavid Mamet's controversial play Race is finishing its Toronto run on May 5th and while its characters confront their ide…
Eric Morin, Stephen Patterson. Photography: Joanna AkyolThe Joyful Dysfunctions of a Modern Familyby Christian BainesFalsettos is possibly one of the most disarming 'downer' shows out there.…
He who would not leaveby David SklarWe've all been there (and if you haven't, count yourself lucky). We invite a friend to crash at our place, but they end up overstaying their welcome. And …
l-r Shiong-en Chan, Danielle Desormeaux (photo by: Ange J. Murphy)Head and Heartby Caitlin MurphyApril has been quite the news month for stories that challenge our ideas about res…
Really! It's Tennessee Williams!The Play's the Thing?Theatre and cinema - not always a match made in Heavenby Gaëtan L. CharleboisThis week we're going to have a bit of fun. We all l…
Running for Itby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonThe Taming of the Shrew Opened last Friday. There are a lot of things about it that went very well and a few things less so. It is definitely…
Richard Zeppieri, Mayko Nguyenn (photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)Brought Together by What Tears us Apartcarried away on the crest of a wave is a stunning new addition to the list of great Canad…
Opening Nightby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOWell friends, despite school being done for the year, I've been as busy as ever this past week with my three jobs and various other commitments. So …
Dmitry Chepovetsky, Bree Greig, Selina Martin. Photo by David Cooper.Just what you need: Craigslist ads set to musicA clever, hilarious and completely off-the-wall spectacleby Chris Lan…
You won't find many operas as photogenic as Richard Strauss' Salome and not many productions of the piece as image-laden as one directed by Atom Egoyan. However, capturing those pictures for…
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Visit ThisInteractive Paranoia and Paranormalby Jason BookerSo Visitations resembles one of those dinner-party murder mysteries. You know them? They were popular about twenty yea…
Ashley Wright and Julia Arkos. Photo by Bruce Monk.Money for NothingOnce you have Other People's Money, you never give it back.by Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianMost of the time, you don't thi…
An entertaining trip back in timeby Robyn LesterAs soon as you enter the Ottawa Little Theatre, you know you're in for a treat. Music from the 1960s is playing. Ray Charles. …
