Review: (Vancouver) Winners and Losers (PuSh) by The Charlebois Post

(photo credit: Simon Hayter)Brutal Brawl of Words and FeelingsSneak Attack by David C. Jones The PuSh Festival is all about stepping over the line, about taking risks. Themes …

Review: (Toronto) Two Rooms / II by The Charlebois Post

Elkahna Talbi and Jean Marc Dalpé (photo credit: Mathieu Girard)No Room for CompromiseTo love or loathe those "swinging Tunisian hips" by Gregory BunkerThéâtre Français's Two Rooms e…

Picture of the Week, January 31, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Isn't this a joyous picture? Yves Renaud, a photographer who captures opera splendidly virtually every time he aims his lens, represents, with this shot, all that is good about opera: you al…

The Album, January 31, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

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Review: (Vancouver) Leave of Absence by The Charlebois Post

Lucia Frangione and Tom McBeath (photo credit: Ron Reed)Great cast and heartfelt writingLesbians and the Bibleby David C. JonesThis show is so heartfelt and presented with such integrity the…

In a Word...Christi Rutledge, Social Marketing Coordinator, Stratford by The Charlebois Post

ConnectionAs a culture, we're becoming increasingly tech savvyAfter graduating from Western University with a BA in English Language and Literature, Christi Rutledge continued her studies at…

Video of the Week, January 30, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

So many exciting things are coming together in the Segal Centre's production of Waiting For the Barbarians - a company from South Africa, a magnificent Canadian director (Alexandre Marine), …

Review Squared, January 29, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

[Publisher: I am very pleased to be introducing a new column, today, from long-time CharPo collaborator Valerie Cardinal. Valerie is a senior contributor, living in Ottawa, who will keep an …

After Dark, January 29, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

MalaiseYou know you're angry...but specifically why?by GaëtanL. CharleboisI am in a pissy mood these days. Since Christmas, I suspect. Normally I can point to one thing or a couple and sa…

The Question, January 28, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Two cultures, two different senses of humour.by Estelle RosenHarry Standjofski is an actor, playwright, musician and teacher based in Montreal who works in both English and French. Rece…

Openings We're Tracking This Week, January 28-February 3 by The Charlebois Post

I, Malvolio (photo credit: Bruce Dalzell Atherton)Normally we don't much like the Ancients (especially second-tier Ancients: The Romans). But this one sounds very, very exciting: an adaptati…

Review: (Quebec City) Frankenstein by The Charlebois Post

Christian Michaud (photo credit Vincent Champoux)The CreatureShouldn't beauty be blind?by Isabelle-Ann CharleboisThe play opens with an almost naked creature (Christian Michaud) trying to co…

The Sunday Feature: Mansel Robinson on II/Two Rooms by The Charlebois Post

Elkahna Talbi and Jean Marc Dalpé (photo credit: Mathieu Girard)Reflections from Mulligan's BayThe journey from Two Rooms to IIby Mansel RobinsonYou write a play to give it away.Two Rooms h…

Review: (Vancouver) Testament (PuSh) by The Charlebois Post

(photo credit: Doro Tuch)Funny , Weird,  and ExtraordinaryWhat Would Your Father say?by David C. JonesWhat a fantastic and special experience. Incredibly brave and audaciously staged, S…

creating a/broad, January 26, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Coming Homeby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreI had a workshop reading of my newest play last Wednesday night. It was hard and weird and good, and I am going to write about that more next week aft…

Theatre For Thought, January 26, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

THE MAGIC OF BREAKING-UP ON STAGEjoel fishbane"This is a raw, loud, raucous play." So proclaimed director Esther Jun, more then a little pregnant and fresh into rehearsals for Cowboy Mouth, …

Review: (Vancouver) Rhinoceros by The Charlebois Post

Matt Reznek and Georgia Beaty (photo: Tim Matheson)A herd of rhinos storms the UBC stageTheatre students do Ionesco's work justice in a strong and smart productionby Chris Lane UBC Theatre s…

Review: (Montreal) Godspell by The Charlebois Post

(photo credit: Tristan Brand)We can build a beautiful cityYes, we can; Yes, we canWe can build a beautiful cityNot a city of angelsBut we can build a city of manby Caitlin MurphySo goes the …

Multi-Media, January 25, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

The Fucking A-Teamthis is not a recording from some starving prompter who stuffed a primitive recording device down his pantsby Shannon ChristyI would like to preface this by saying on I am …

A Fly On The Wall, January 25, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Words, Words, Wordsby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonInvariably, the first thing that anyone that has never been on the stage says to someone after seeing a show is, "How do you remember al…

CharPo's Real Theatre! January 25, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Picture of the Week, January 24, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Simply: we cannot remember when a promo picture was as provocative - even as horrifying - as this one by Adam Rankin of Joseph Pierre for Obsidian's production of Shakespeare's Nigga by…

The Album, January 24, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

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Review: (Montreal) The Glass Menagerie by The Charlebois Post

In The World of GlassGoing back to the source of a well-known Williams work at McGillby Élaine CharleboisIn a word, Rowan Spencer's take on Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie was fa…

Review: (Vancouver) Ride the Cyclone (PuSh) by The Charlebois Post

(photo credit: Fairen Berchard)Ride the Cyclone is one roller coaster worth riding Anything's possible in a show where all the characters are already dead.by Chris LaneRide the Cyclone begin…