695 stories from National Post (Canada)
When it comes to awards, or reviews, it's best to go see what you want to see and trust your own opinions
'One of the reasons I decided to say yes to this English-speaking tour is because, it's a way of me saying thank you'
Flashdance: The Musical will technically be making its Toronto debut when it arrives at the Ed Mirvish Theatre at the end of May
Bless Queen Bess. A formidable and long-serving monarch, she set high standards of shrewdness and inspired many first-rate fictional treatments
Yann Martel's Beatrice and Virgil is a novel with, effectively, two characters
Two plays have now opened in Toronto in rapid succession in which a character's stubbing a toe turns out to be a defining moment
Theatre critic Ben Brantley responded to James Franco's all-caps rant earlier this week " and for someone who'd just been called a "little bitch," Brantley was extremely civil
Apparently James Franco isn't one for constructive criticism
Allan Hawco almost springs a bit across the courtyard of Canadian Stage's Berkeley Street Theatre, in downtown Toronto. He is, as with a lot of people you're used to seeing on a screen, shor…
Erin Shields' Soliciting Temptation is full of surprises. It unfolds in a series of narrative and character reversals. That makes it compelling. It doesn't make it believable
If you suspect the title Cock of having anatomical significance, your suspicions are justified. It also has metaphorical significance
Alas, poor Hercules. Neither opera nor oratorio, fish nor fowl. Styled a "musical drama" by Handel and his librettist, this English-language work of 1745 is not an easy thing to stage, yet t…
Irishmen are possessed by an overwhelming passion to sing like their idols. So, at least, Irish drama would have us believe
In theory, improv comedy is a terrific night out. You need no prior knowledge of the show, you bond as an audience and you might even pick up some tips for the game of improvisation that is…
The 1970s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar is being resurrected for a North American tour
Elvis Stojko may have made a career out of leaving it all on the ice, but just because he's left the ice doesn't mean that's all he's got
Under Mitchell Cushman's direction for the Harold Green Jewish Theatre, this production has the sort of experiential flourish that has become his signature
Chekhov's The Seagull famously flopped at its first production, and though there seem to have been purely local and technical reasons for this, the fundamental cause was that neither actors …
After 25 years of tunnel vision, the National Ballet of Canada principal dancer is leaving to look through a lens
Musically, this is the strongest Second City show I remember, running to a duet for a hit-man (the straight-arrow Thompson) and his neglected wife, sung through Andrew Lloyd Webber style, lu…
A great theatrical production often includes hot dancing, fabulous music, catchy design and a powerful story. Arrabal possesses all of those traits; what it lacks is the glue that binds them…
Your stage manager is even easier to ignore when he doesn't exist
Lungs, a 2012 British play by Duncan Macmillan, is a terrific evening
In improv the audience are a big part of the show: you write a play on your feet in front of them
When you perform with your spouse, it helps if you don't talk about work in bed and don't talk about bed at work
