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One thing that is always clear about Joanna Akyol's work is that she works closely with the text, actors, set concepts and - as evident in this brilliant example - lighting designer. In this…
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(photo credit: Lisa Cuscuna)Beyond Wiki and to The ClubDiva Patricia Racette reinventsby Shannon ChristySoprano Patricia Racette has appeared in the most acclaimed opera houses of the world …
A lovingly shot promo video for Vancouver Opera's revival of The Magic Flute.
Delivering Good News and Bad Newsby Valerie Cardinal@vscardinalWhen I set out to write my column this week, I already had an idea in mind. However, I'll talk about that a little later. First…
Web Three-Point-CrapWhat is happening to the internet may turn theatre's friend into our worst enemyby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisThe famous Web 2.0 has come and gone and during its …
Teiya Kasahara (photo credit: Tim Matheson)Amaze-DeusA celebrated Magic Flute comes back to Vancouverby Jay CattersonThe acclaimed West Coast-inspired production of Mozart's The Magic Flute …
nothing is impossible when you are imaginative, bold, wild and cleverby Estelle RosenBelzébrute defines itself as a theatre band that enjoys creating great shows on small budgets. Through i…
The Week in Theatreby Chris Lane@chrislanetweetsAn ousting: The Manitoba Theatre for Young People has unexpectedly dismissed their artistic director and company founder, Leslee Silverman. Sh…
If you were living in a cave or away from all media for the last two or so decades you may not know that Two Pianos, Four Hands is a Canadian cultural phenomenon that has even blossomed beyo…
(photo credit: David Cooper)The actors are first rateBut nothing really happensby David C. JonesAllan and Charlotte are longtime farmers in the Village of Midway in the Kettle Valley who hav…
Ranee Lee with the IGS Choir (photo by George Allister)The Sound of GodThe music is there, the text is notby Caitlin Murphy Musical biographies are tough. Thus my suspicion heading int…
Marianne Marceau, Louise Marleau, Maryse Lapierre (Photo credit: Yves Renaud)Jocasta: a cougar tale for all timeHuston's femme-first version of Oedipus Rex probes the woman behind the …
NO OFFENSE. NONE TAKEN...by John Ng Last week, an older brother of mine invited me for a ten-course meal at an upscale Cantonese restaurant in Scarborough to meet a group of his closest frie…
A Man with his Musicby Jim Murchison@JimMurchison As the play begins we see a very large unfurnished foyer, with a chair and a record player tucked downstage right representing an apartment,…
Arlin Dixon, Matthew Gorman (photo by Scott Gorman)Boxed InConfusion mars a potentially thrilling eveningby Stuart Munro@Stuart MunroTOArlin Dixon's debut play Eirlys & Eckhart purports …
Crescent City SaintCharPo sits down with famed Roman Catholic Nun Sister Helen Prejean on the eve of L'Opéra de Montréal's production of the critically-acclaimed opera Dead Man Walking, wh…
How Do You Do That Voodoo That You Do So Well?by Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreHow did you learn that?You know, THAT. That THING that you do on stage, or on the page, in front of the mic, under …
THE NEW THEATREby Joel Fishbane@joelfishbaneIn a recent article on Slate.com, tech writer Samuel Abramson reports the following anecdote: His professor read a paper that invalidated what he …
(L to R) Claire Calnan, Lauren Vandenbrook & Kawa Ada (photo: Joanna Akyol) A Play of Ice and Fir€ by Beat RiceLast summer, Iceland won the NOW Audience Choice Award, whe…
The Read-Throughby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOHello friends! It's time once again to pour yourself a glass and join me as we experience the newest episode of Smash.A lot happens this week, bu…
Marcus Youssef (photo: David Cooper)A Very Personal StoryEngaging Actor and Musician Son Share Pain by David C. JonesMarcus Youssef is a big hearted and affable man and a great storytel…
Nick Di Gaetano, Katie Swift ©Andrew AlexanderA HROSE by any other nameHROSES: An Affront to Reason is refreshingly different by Valerie Cardinal When HROSES: An Affront to Reas…
from left to right: Toshik Bukowiecki, Nick Sepi, Alan Penty (photo credit: David Lowes)The 39 Steps: A Hilarious 1930's Radio Play Brought to LifeYou'll Laugh, You'll Cry, You'll Go H…
