The Rules of Playing Risk – Here For Now Theatre Garfield Lyons is quite possibly the grouchiest man in Canada. And now he’s stuck in his remote rural cottage recovering from a heart attack under the eye of a grimly observant nurse. Just when he’s positive things can’t get any worse, a letter arrives announcing…
What happens when a visit from an old friend turns into more than just reminiscing and sharing a meal? Harold Pinter’s Old Times, directed by Peter Pasyk, takes its cues from absurdist theatre while dialing the (sexual) tension to eleven. Beautiful design and a haunting text make Old Times an intriguing production. Old Times is…
Imagine waking up for the first time. You haven't been asleep, but you haven't been awake either. No one around you notices. What is different? What has changed? Will this society cast you out as defective? Can you return? And even if you do return, will it be what you remembered? Devon Healey’s Rainbow on…
I cried for the majority of my drive home from Pine Farms Orchard last night. Having just witnessed King Theatre Company’s latest main stage show, Tuesdays with Morrie, I was moved beyond expectation. The stage adaptation, written by Jeffry Hatcher and Mitch Albom, beautifully distills Albom’s book into a ninety minute tour-de-force. Directed by King…
“Take over the world in this game of strategy conquest....” World domination is difficult when you can’t easily leave your armchair, let alone your home. But with Garfield’s broken hip and his visiting grandson on house arrest, what better thing to do than play an engrossing game of Risk? Kristen Da Silva’s The Rules of…
The harsh reality of caring for a pet is the knowledge that unless it’s a parrot or a tortoise, you are going to outlive that beautiful being who has brought so much love and joy into your life. But if you loose that beloved pet before its time, the loss can be unimaginable. Ethan Persyko…
The hair salon is a sacred space; women to go unburden themselves, to feel glamorous and pampered, and in a small town, that salon community is even more tight knit. Steel Magnolias allows the audience to be a fly on the wall in one such salon in Louisiana, how their lives intertwine and how they…
“The story you are about to see has been told before. A lot. And now we are going to tell it again. But different.” The opening lines to Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil’s film “Gnomeo and Juliet” effectively sums up what it is do to Shakespeare’s works today, particularly his most popular romantic tragedy Romeo…
A woman who can’t laugh walks into a doctor of Humour’s office... No really, Evelyn Traynor can’t laugh, she barely even smiles any more. Naturally, she seeks medical attention from a doctor...well, he’s almost a doctor anyways. The two make a perfect pair, in more ways than one. Humour Me, written by Beverly Cooper and…
It’s hard to believe, but this was my last day of reviewing the Toronto Fringe for this year! I saw a total of 29 shows over 9 days and what a whirlwind it was (as usual)! Here are my last three reviews, and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend of Fringing ahead! Eleanor…
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