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Irish tale of sibling battles transposed for a Québecois audience The sharp Irish-English playwright is one of the best of his classby Sarah Deshaies@sarahdeshaies Quebec is often accused o…
Jay Dodge (photo credit: Karri North)Harrowing Stories Grab You By The EndMulti-Media and Acrobatics!by David C. JonesBoca Del Lupo is one of Vancouver's most celebrated theatre companies. T…
Because they are amazing!My spirit soars with the knowledge that I will be able to help to facilitate the professional development of some of Canada's finest talents.Ray Hogg received his fo…
An exceptional promo video for an exceptional play: the Crow's Theatre production of Kristen Thomson's Someone Else.(Read our review)
Jodie Foster, Actors and PrivacyThe Queerest Questionby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisAfter I wrote my column last week about the paradoxes of stardom in Canada I had an interestin…
Creation is a tormented process until a shared vision emerges.by Estelle RosenSince graduating from the playwriting program at the National Theatre School, Guy Rodgers has divided his time b…
People will be discussing Every Letter Counts for a variety of reasons both pleasant and decidedly unpleasant. Firstly, it is the first work of the season at Factory Theatre since artistic d…
Kevin Dennis (photo credit: Bruce Monk)The American Psyche Sungby Edgar GovernoIn theory, the American Dream is one of limitless possibility"no matter what your background is, you can achiev…
(photo credit: Scarlet O'Neil)Theatre Photography Mini-Masterclassby Dahlia Katz @DahliaKatz[Dahlia Katz is a Toronto photographer, theatre director/dramaturg, and winner of the Ch…
Two Beautiful Citiesby Natalie Gershtein As I write this from my New York apartment in the Upper (extremely Upper) West Side, I am overwhelmed by the stronghold Montreal has on my heart. I m…
The Prince of TenorsCharPo sits down with Marc Hervieux for a no-holds-barred interview just days after the famed Quebec tenor walked out on rehearsals for Die Fledermaus at L'Opéra de Mont…
Yes, It's Fucking Personalby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreI got dumped this week. We had the phone call on Wednesday, met on Thursday. We're talking, we're on good terms, but this thing between…
CAN THE MOVIE MUSICAL EVER TRULY SING?joel fishbane@joelfishbane"Have you seen it yet?" This question permeated my recent holiday season. Ever since Christmas Day, it has been asked of …
(photo credit: Rolline Laporte)One Tight KnotA dense entanglement of issues leaves us jangling.by Nanette Soucy@NetSoucyWith all the ambition, work ethic and foresight of a film grad who liv…
Carmen Aguirre's Blue Box It's Not About Recycling by Jim Murchison Last night was the coldest night of the year so far. There was a certain anticipation I had of what one might refer to as …
The AbyssC'Est la Vie begins its new season of podcastsby Christian BainesSam is a young, newly single man on the brink of suicide. Jerry is a much older, long-married Ukrainian ex-pat who f…
On SuperstitionI love the number 13.by Jim Murchison@JimMurchison[ED: Today we introduce a new weekly column by our Editor-in-Chief in Ottawa.]It struck me that many triskaidekaphobics will …
Poster artWhistling in the Darkby Valerie CardinalAfter seeing Bat Boy The Musical, I tried to explain its basic premise to my mother, who asked me, "Can they actually make a good show out o…
Anne Shepherd and Maja Rakocevic.Photo by Danielle Son. (company website)I Have My Certainty Strong performances overcome a few directorial issues by Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTO Opening in 20…
There is a a colour version of the photo by Emmanuelle Rousseau for Love Outlaws' production of The Good Thief, but we prefer this black and white rendition. The media highlights several thi…
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The Play of Puppetryby Chad DembskiA brand new French translation of Old Trout Theatre Workshop's Ignorance is playing at the experimental venue Espace Libre, but only until Saturday the 19t…
Grit, Edge and the Actorby David C. JonesIt is so exciting and awe-inspiring to see new young talent take to the stage to make their mark. They have to find the right project, the right venu…
Meaghan Moloney and Miche Braden (photo: Bruce Monk)Shadow-Boxingby Edgar GovernoIn the programme accompanying the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre's world première adaptation of Gone wi…
