Slipping into the pages of a favourite novel feels like getting a warm embrace from a friend. But when Alice tries to stop time, and the progression of her best friend’s illness, by going down the rabbit hole once more, she realizes that a good deal about her, and her friend, has changed. Alice By…
Bashir Lada is a pretty unique name...isn’t it? Unfortunately for the main character in Zahida Rahemtulla’s The Wrong Bashir, he is NOT the Bashir they’re looking for. Closing out Crow’s Theatre’s banner 40th season, The Wrong Bashir is a family-driven comedy of mistaken identity, love, and familial sacrifice. Directed by Paolo Santalucia, The Wrong Bashir…
Haley McGee is bringing her unique look at life and theatre back to Soulpepper Theatre Company with her latest play Age is a Feeling. I asked Haley about life in the UK, bringing this award-winning show home to Canada, and the delicate balance of life which she explores in this play. Haley McGee Photo by…
Raoul Bhaneja has been touring his production of Hamlet (solo) since 2006, and now it's back again at Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company for a weekend of incredible performances. I asked Raoul about his relationship with the show after performing it for so many years, what it's like to edit down a text like Hamlet, and…
John Hall is older than he can remember, but what he does remember is a life full of love, and hardship, kindness, and pain. Audrey Dwyer’s Come Home: The Legend of Daddy Hall, directed by Tarragon’s Artistic Director Mike Payette, is a glorious way to close the season. Examining the struggles and triumphs of colonized…
Cleo has thought up seven methods by which she could kill Kylie Jenner, a so-called “self-made” billionaire. It isn’t until she starts to tweet about it that things get extra complicated. seven methods of killing kylie jenner, written by Jasmine Lee-Jones and directed by Jay Northcott, is a scrutinizing look at fame, the internet, and…
Since moving to Toronto, Doors Open has become one of my favourite events of the year. You can explore some of the city's most intriguing buildings FOR FREE from May 25-26. There are several theatre spaces which are included in this year's list of over 150 buildings. If you're looking for some behind-the-scenes info about…
Life’s pretty relaxed at The Goat of Arms pub, that is if you don’t count the ghost constantly causing bumps in the night. A Goat, A Ghost, and A Guinness, written and directed by Aurora McClennan, is an intricately woven tale about family, love, and loss all surrounding a little pub in Ireland. Tackling life’s…
What would happen if you randomly inserted a clown into a Chekhovian-style melodrama? Parlous Theatre’s answer is a brilliant* show full of chaos, laughs, gasps, and fun. Spectacular* from start to finish, Insert Clown Here leans heavily into the melodrama genre while simultaneously subverting everything we think we know about it. Written and directed by…
Punctuate Theatre’s Dora-Award winning production of First Métis Man of Odesa is back in Toronto, this time as part of Soulpepper Theatre Company’s current season. Directed by Lianna Makuch, this thrilling love story about writers and performers Matthew MacKenzie and Mariya Khomutova is simultaneously a fascinating snapshot of their lives leading up to and during…
A View from the Box 