3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
3D theatre of a dangerous worldYou can smell the onions and taste the fearby David C. Jones@iamdavidcjonesLanford Wilson is a prolific playwright having penned some great works in the 80's l…
Erin MacKinnon, Kyle Jespersen (photo by Trudie Lee Photography)Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothingby Josef Vermeulen@YYZatcboyThe most striking thing about The Valley is not the inte…
Sarah Jane Pelzer (photo by Barbara Pedrick)The Travelling CarnivalMy prediction is that Indie companies will become the new Micro-breweries of Canadian Regionals in the next 10 yearsJacob R…
An inside look at The Whipping Man, from Obsidian Theatre and Harold Green Jewish Theatre. The play deals with the prickly historic subject of Jewish slave-owners in the Southern US.(Read di…
Tell Me a StorySharing is part of theatreby Gaëtan L. CharleboisAnderson Cooper mentioned something like, "The hashtag 'rape' on Twitter is astonishing." I was half-listening to a pious d…
Daniel MacIvor, Tyson James photo: Tanja-TizianaMacIvor's Postcard from Japan is picture perfect.by Christian BainesDaniel MacIvor's Arigato, Tokyo is something of a creeper. Openi…
A Week in the Nation's Theatreby Chris Lane@chrislanetweetsSeasons announced: Montreal's Segal Centre for Performing Arts, now officially supported by the Harper government, has announc…
Honesty, Integrity, Thoroughness and Timelinessby Estelle RosenA Technical Theatre Arts Graduate from Niagara College, Odette Yazbeck went on to secure a post-graduate diploma in Public Rela…
Victor Hugo's novels - big mofo tomes - have been adapted to theatre many times. Les Mis, of course, being the most famous example, but there is also the made-in-Canada musical Notre Dame de…
L-R Courtney Shields, Mercedes de la Zerda (photo by Tim Matheson)An intriguing tale of an accused killer, Lizzie BordenUBC production falls short of their usual standardsby Chris LaneAs the…
(photo credit: Barbara Pedrick)Cyclone Hits Winnipeg!...the dead rise and singby Edgar GovernoRide the Cyclone: A Musical arrives in Winnipeg with hype worthy of a carnival barker"the media …
(photo credit: Denise Grant)Mad ScienceThe contrast in writing style and tone opens up an opportunity to go as far as possible in contrasting the direction and acting styleby Carly Chamberla…
On the staging of Ludwig & Maeby Louis Patrick Leroux[Louis Patrick Leroux is a playwright, director, and professor who holds a joint appointment in the departments of English and F…
On the Theme of Immigrationby John Herbert CunninghamGiven that Theatre Projects Manitoba describes its mandate, on its website, as follows: "We develop the voices of our region, choosi…
Zoe Doyle (photo credit: Alex Felipe)Inside the Familyby Beat RiceThis year Fu-Gen Theatre celebrates its 10th year anniversary by staging Lauren Yee's satirical comedy about an assimil…
THE EVER-EVOLVING ARTISTjoel fishbane@joelfishbane"If only the stage were as high and narrow as a tightrope, so that only those completely trained would dare to venture out on it." " Sa…
The Shitty First Draftby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreI'm sitting in my workshop, Three Different Paths to a First Draft, while the two students work. Two people is more than I expected on this…
La Traviata dress rehearsal photo credit: David PashoIn the presence of the divineby Nan CormierOne might expect that a concert presentation of an opera might lack some of the emotion, soul …
When Even "Hallelujah" Feel Revitalizedby Caitlin MurphyOn the heels of its triumph, Trad, the Centaur Theatre is offering another enigmatic and enchanting 'import,' this one from further af…
Christian Laurin and Yanna McIntosh Photo by Bruce Zinger.THIS is truly a state of being…by Dave RossMelissa James Gibson's THIS opened at Canadian Stage last night. It's the first ti…
Megan McGinnis and Robert Adelman Hancock in Daddy Long Legs. Photo by Jeanne TannerThe Route to Musical Loveby John Herbert CunninghamDaddy Long Legs has walked a great distance to get from…
Chekhov's Heartby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonWell spring is here, so it's only appropriate that you get out your Chekhov shorts. The big problem with a lot of Chekhov productions is tha…
Greenblatt (l), DykstraClassical recital meets comedic geniusTwo talented pianists have some very funny stories to tellby Chris Lane2 Pianos 4 Hands is a hilarious comedy, and like a musical…
Thomas Olajide, Sterling Jarvis and Brett Donahue (photo credit: Keith Barker)Spinning SlaveryHGJT and Obsidian tackle little known historyby Gregory BunkerWritten by Matthew Lopez and first…
Ignoring Schnitzler360 veers from its sourceby Gaëtan L. CharleboisAs I was watching 360 I tried to imagine the meeting of the minds which gave birth to the film.WRITERHow about a modern …
