3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Diff'rent Folks, Diff'rent Strokes by Valerie Cardinal@vscardinalTwo weeks ago, I went to see fright-flick Mama with some of my friends. When the movie ended, we had a big group discussion a…
On Reviewing WagnerWhen the mines are set before you even reviewby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisAs part of this year's celebration of the bicentennial of Richard Wagner's birthday, I s…
The Cat's Meowby Estelle RosenDayna McLeod is a writer, video and performance artist whose work is ripe with humour and socially charged situations. She has travelled extensively with her pe…
When Angels ScreamKent Stetson's 2001 GG-winning play makes for a theatrical reading by Gaëtan L. Charlebois (reprinted from Hour Magazine, 2001)There was a time when plays were mean…
The (Post) Mistress was a huge success for Ship's Company in Parrsboro, NS. It was hardly surprising it was: the work bares the imprimatur of the brilliant playwright Tomson Highway; it offe…
Siona Gareau-Brennan, Masae Day, Erica Hoeksema (photo credit: David Cooper)Awakening the actor's spiritProblems arise from casting and choreographyby Jay CattersonExploring teen angst and b…
(photo credit: Camille McQuat)Adaptation and InspirationOn Africa, malaria, Aphra Behn and her legacy: Oroonokoby Paul Van DyckI once spent several months living in a 17th century …
Acting in a Dream WorldSascha Cole performs in a work where even the title is hot button[This article was created with the assistance of Obsidian Theatre]You've been a part of this project f…
Rosemary Dunsmore, Andy Massingham, Ryan Allen, Rachelle Casseus (photo credit: Andrée Lanthier)MetamorphosesOvid's Pool Partyby Jim Murchison twitter@JimMurchisonI have been goin…
Poster artMr. Sandman, Bring Me a Dream These Wonderettes truly are Marvelous! by Stuart Munro @StuartMunroTO It's 1958, and you're in for a treat " The Marvelous Wonderettes are here to sin…
(photo credit: Eoin Carey)A Cultural CuriosityShakespeare meets Peking Operaby David C. JonesArts festivals like PuSh bring in boundary-pushing acts from all over the world. Sometimes techni…
The Loneliness of the Long-Handed Writer by Cameryn Moore"Wow, you write longhand?"We had just finished the first part of what we had come to the café to do, an interview with me for a…
A PLAY OF CONSEQUENCEjoel fishbaneThe epigraph on Aphra Behn's tombstone tells us that her corpse is "proof that wit can never be defence enough against mortality." One might include other a…
We are unique!Young Centre's RARE is well… rare.by Dave RossThere is not a great deal of material written on RARE. The website for the production is rather sparse, as is the information in…
Nina Lee AquinoAccepting the tiles givenFactory resumes with mixed handby Jason BookerEvery Letter Counts, the opening play in the Factory Theatre season, takes its name from Scrabble. …
Andre McNee (photo credit: David Cooper)A funny as everArts Club's take on classic comedy is polished and hilariousby Chris LaneThe Arts Club takes audiences back to the high-flying 1960s wi…
Melanie Diener and Ben Heppner (photo credit: Michael Cooper)A Brilliant DistractionOnce again the star is the orchestraby Shannon ChristyPeter Sellars' production of Tristan Und Isolde is a…
(Photo credit: Bruce Dalzell Atherton)Shakespeare Supporting Character SpeaksFunny and Tragicby David C. JonesTim Crouch has created a series of five plays based on lesser characters in Shak…
Jenny Young, Pippa Leslie and Joan Wiecha (photo credit: lucetg.com)Cause CélèbreCanada's awful justiceby Caitlin MurphyIn the tradition of The Laramie Project, Beverly Cooper's Innocence …
(photo credit: Drew Farrell)A wild night out in ScotlandAn experience not to be missedby Chris LaneThe Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart isn't exactly a play. It's an experience. It's a ball…
Scare TacticsThe Woman in Black makes the journey from novel (to stage) to screenby Gaëtan L. CharleboisWhile preparing to write this review I went on a Google spree - where one link-item…
It Should Taste Goodby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonIt is said that the filthiest phrase ever uttered on fifties TV was, "Ward, weren't you a little rough on the Beaver last night?" …
Chuma Sopotela (photo credit: Andrée Lanthier)Grasping "The Other"JM Coetzee's masterpiece comes to the Segal stageby Caitlin MurphyThough we think that we fear our enemies, we actually dre…
Photo credit: Adam MocoThe Coyote and the CrowRevived Shepard/Smith play gives good mouth.by Christian BainesCowboy Mouth, the collaboration between playwright Sam Shepard and rock legend Pa…
