Six women - three Muslim, three Hindu, a truck, and a country fractured by the actions of foreigners. Anusree Roy’s heartbreaking yet hopeful play Trident Moon is piercing look at Partition and the harm it caused families as India fought for independence. Beautifully directed by Nina Lee Aquino, this thought provoking story and its powerful…
Rachel Cairns holds nothing back in talking about her abortion. Through her hit solo show Hypothetical Baby, as well as her podcast “Aborsh,” Cairns frankly discusses the circumstances around her own abortion, as well as the laws and issues in Canada and the US which have informed our thoughts and stigmas around the subject. Hypothetical…
Imagine the most awkward date you’ve ever been on and I bet Vivian Chong has a story that can top it in her solo show Blind Dates. Chong takes the audience along for the ride through the roller coaster of her dating life, with all of its ups and very steep downs. Featuring original music…
Life’s hard in Belfast, especially if you’re only making £6/hour cleaning up after the elderly. But what if one of those patients, whose vital signs are questionable at best, had come into some money recently? What’s a couple of poor gals to do? Written by Marie Jones and directed by Wayne Ward, Fly Me to…
The story of Shakespeare’s Danish prince has been told and retold for over four hundred years. But what if you realized that the events of your life were eerily similar to those of Hamlet? Juicy’s revelation happens at the barbecue being held for his mother and uncle’s wedding, and the similarities don’t stop there. Written…
Have you ever been stood up on a date? For those of you who have managed to escape such circumstances let me assure you, it feels awful. Akosua Amo-Adem takes us through one such experience, and so many more, with her new play Table for Two. Starring Amo-Adem and directed by Djanet Sears, Table for…
The process of going to rehab has been weirdly skewed by the media: a celebrity heading to some kind of glamorous retreat in a remote location and emerging a few months later revitalized and ready to take on the world. You will find no such glamour in Duncan Macmillan’s People, Places and Things; what you…
Come in! The Shabbat table is set, the challah is warm, and Shylock is expecting you. Shakespeare BASH’d is shedding new light and focus on one of Shakespeare’s most controversial plays with their production of The Merchant of Venice. Featuring a predominantly Jewish team, this production of Merchant does not shy away from anyone’s faults…
The art of letter writing has certainly fallen by the wayside in popular culture; immediacy is now the name of the game. Long gone are the days of anxiously waiting by the post box for the mailman to deliver the next note from your love in the next town over. That nostalgia, the good and…
Hummed hymns are the first sounds to grace our ears as the lights come up on a quaint convenience store. Mr. Kim is getting ready to start his day, but he certainly doesn’t know how this day is going to end. Written by Ins Choi and directed by Weyni Mengesha, Kim’s Convenience is not only…
A View from the Box 