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Many an entertainer has climbed ruthlessly to the top, but only Eddie Izzard would compare his career strategy to the Battle of Austerlitz
The Double returns in a needlessly expanded form, while Savage in Limbo is a well-orchestrated saloon drama
Puppetry is an enviable skill. So is improvisational comedy. The performers of Puppet Up! Uncensored are adept at both, which puts them in a special league of accomplishment
Sarah Berthiaume's Yukonstyle is a great improvement on her preceding play The Flood Thereafter, in which a supposed mythological overlay obscured a couple of good domestic scenes
Universal announced plans to pull Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure from its lineup after several media reports led GLAAD to issue a statement decrying the performance
The Muppet scion on why puppets need to think and what puppeteers do when they're fooling around
The Norman Conquests, now being given a smashing production by Soulpepper, is an early block in the Alan Ayckbourn building, but in itself it typifies the whole enterprise, sharp in percepti…
Stars Sirena Irwin and Billy Mendieta talk about bringing Lucy and Ricky into living colour
The restaged version of Les Misérables that has arrived in Toronto has some individual merits, but the musical itself is as miserable as ever
Who says our theatres don't have consistent artistic policies?
Attila Clemann found a complex story of rebuilding after the Holocaust in his step-grandfather's letters
It was not a bad night for the ears
With good sounds emanating from the pit and a podium approach that mixed momentum and lushness, this La Bohème can be approached with cautious optimism
Will there be a Britten switcheroo? The Canadian Opera Company flew in Anthony Dean Griffey, a noted American tenor, for the dress rehearsal of Peter Grimes on Wednesday night, with Ben Hepp…
'I auditioned for the London production 17 times before I actually got into the show': James Powell on bringing Les Miz to Toronto
PIG is a British play being given its world premiere at Buddies in Bad Times, apparently because it was deemed too hot to handle on its home turf
JFL42 organizers followed a comedy lineup stronger than any Toronto had ever seen in 2012 with an equally impressive collection of comics this year
In his solo show, John Cleese offers an easygoing illustrated memoir, offhandedly and expertly delivered with the aid of a face-mic, a teleprompter, and a sense of timing that's fast, dry an…
John Mulaney's excellent, shockingly clean set suggested that swearing in comedy is wildly overrated
Unlike the famous intros on the WTF Podcast, Tuesday night's early set was personal but not overly sincere, and there were punchlines aplenty
His glasses were foggy. Her skirt was short. They were madly in love
Daniel MacIvor puts a lighter spin on death in Tarragon Theatre's season opener
The Picnicface alumni did a series of sketches which encompassed a loose narrative about their (obviously in no way real life) high school prom
The star of The Jeselnik Offensive put on a set that was dark from front to back
Bill Burr was a highly energetic, solid storyteller. But so much of his act felt rote
