When’s the last time you had to shop for a cell phone? The plans are daunting, aren’t they? Forget about the cost of the phone itself. And according to Micheal Healey’s latest masterpiece Rogers v. Rogers, that’s exactly how those corporations want you to feel. Directed by Chris Abraham, Rogers v. Rogers retains the feel…
The sound of knitting needles greeted me as I walked into the BMO Incubator at The Theatre Centre. But it wasn’t a pre-show sound effect, there were folks knitting as they waited for the show to start. Many others were clad in knit goods, a product of the cold but also showing enthusiasm for the…
May Day in St. Kitts is a pretty big deal: there’s a parade, all the stores and banks in town are closed, the drink is flowing, and the parties go on until dawn. So when three sailors find themselves stranded there after a massive storm, you know they’re bound to make the best of it.…
“The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.” – Carl Sagan “The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever.” – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Design: Robert Lepage, Costume Design: Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt Assistant Set Design: Marie-Claude Pelletier, Assistant Lighting Design: Bernard White, Puppet Design: Pierre Robitaille…
Eugene Morris Jerome is obsessed with two things: The Yankees, and seeing a naked girl. But what else does a fifteen year old have to think about in 1937? The Yankees are playing against the Giants in an all New York World Series Final, and Eugene’s excitement is palpable. But there are many more emotions…
Where do you turn when you’re unsure of something? Do you ask a parent or mentor? Your partner or a close friend? Or do you, like many, turn to religion for answers? What happens when the most pious among us are also unsure? John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt: A Parable rings just as true today as…
What would you sacrifice for someone you love? Would you risk getting shot, stop your studies, give up your marriage? Would you travel across oceans, across countries, across The Green Line? Makram Ayache’s The Green Line, translation by Hiba Sleiman, is a heartbreaking story of queer romances and familial ties which span generations. A pointed…
Sankofa (SAHN-koh-fah) – A Twi word from the Akan Tribe of Ghana that loosely translates to, “go back and get it.” Its literal translation comes from the Akan proverb, "Se wo were fi na wosan kofa a yenkyiri," meaning, "It is not taboo to go back for what you forgot (or left behind)." d’bi.young anitafrika’s…
Look! Can you see it? That bright streak across the sky, you can see it even in the daylight! Halley’s comet looms large in Lucy Kirkwood’s The Welkin, an emotionally driven and intense journey into womanhood through the lens of twelve women who suddenly find themselves thrust together to decide the fate of one of…
So, you want to know about the famous Forty Elephants, the girl gang who terrorized West London? It’ll cost you a drink or two, friend, and you’re certainly not guaranteed to get the full truth. Margo MacDonald’s historical fiction solo show The Elephant Girls is back in Toronto for its 10th Anniversary tour, and it’s…
A View from the Box 