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…
Imagine walking down Dundas Street and only ever seeing the faces of other men; there’s not a woman in sight, and what few might be living there stay dutifully hidden away. This was the reality of Toronto’s Chinatown, and the country at large, for over twenty years while The Exclusion Act was in effect. Winston…
The sky in Millbrook seems to go on forever, so you wouldn’t be shocked to see it being traversed by flocks of geese. But in the 1820’s the geese weren’t coming over by flight, but by boat; two thousand Irish immigrants searching for a new life and prosperity in Canada. The world premiere of Megan…
I had another fabulous day at Fringe! I spent the whole day at Soulpepper, and got to see so many friends! It’s so great bumping into folks and getting to connect with them at the Fringe! Maurice Henry Carter and Doug Tjapkes Next Stage Festival - Justice for Maurice Henry Carter - Arbez Drama Projects…
Dear Reader, I am writing from the shore of Lake Erie, having made my way from Lake Huron just a few days before. While the travel was tough, it’s nowhere near the hardship faced by Henry and Jane Johnson in Emma Donoghue’s new musical The Wind Coming Over the Sea. Directed by Blyth’s Artistic Director…
“Love and revenge: two of your favourites” In a society where social status is everything, love and revenge are the currency of the day. Christopher Hampton’s Dangerous Liaisons, an adaptation of the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, shows high society unknowingly on the precipice of change. While pleasure and scandal are still the name…
A View from the Box 