“It’s as if we’re being shown how the world is fragile, but oh how it twinkles” Now, more than ever, we’re witnessing the fragility of the world: climate disasters are becoming more frequent, humanity is being divided on seemingly every issue, wars are constantly perpetuated, and the cost of living is progressively going up. Matthew…
Two siblings, separated by miles and years. A woman who can’t help but lie, even though it all sounds like the truth. All of them yearning for connection. Zaiba Baig’s latest plays, Kainchee Lagaa + Jhooti: The Begging Brown Bitch Plays, directed by Tawiah Ben M’Carthy, are a thought provoking and boundary pushing double bill…
Satyr play: genre of ancient Greek drama that preserves the structure and characters of tragedy while adopting a happy atmosphere and a rural background. Or in the case of Griffin Hewitt’s Cyclops: A Satyr Play, the setting is more of a house party, and the “happy atmosphere” has a decided odour of regret mixed in.…
Growing up in the 90’s, we were never lacking for entertainment: the Disney renaissance was in full swing, we had TV staples like “Wheel of Fortune”, and boy bands ruled the airwaves. But what happens when you look back on that childhood, and even further, and realize how much it took from you? How much…
Operas are full of grand tales of drama and intrigue; but when it comes toJulie d’Aubigny (better known as La Maupin), her life was even more astounding than the ones she sang on stage.Opera Q’s film La Maupin, created in residency with Tapestry Opera, looks at the myth and mystery behind one of French Opera’s…
In chess, the only piece which can become a queen is a pawn; through mastery and self-preservation, the lowest ranked piece can suddenly become the one who can win the game. That power dynamic surges through Michael Ross Albert’s Anywhere, currently on stage at The Assembly Theatre. Directed by original cast member Cass Van Wyck,…
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.”― Norman Vincent Peale But what happens if you fall even further? If the stars can’t hold you and you plummet towards the ground? Kathryn Albertson made that rise and fall more times than she could count before finally landing on her own…
For those of us who have never moved away from our home country, the immigration system is an enigmatic hypothetical we know we’ll never have to encounter. But for millions of people it’s a frustrating and impossible to navigate labyrinth seemingly designed to take people in and spit them out again right back where they…
Do you believe in ghosts? What about faeries? Or maybe even reincarnation? Judith Thompson’s haunting Queen Maeve weaves the magical and the mundane to tell a harrowing story of love, loss, and the power of forgiveness over three generations. Directed by Mike Payette, Queen Maeve has a spirit as fierce as the titular Celtic Queen…
I love an overture. Truly, the little amuse bouche of a musical’s score before you see the full production makes the first viewing all the more intriguing, and subsequent listens feel warm and friendly. Though they went out of fashion long before I was born, I do so love an overture. And I know the…
A View from the Box 