What is life like through the eyes of an elephant? Is it lush and green, or lonely and chained? Sydney has experienced it all, and is here to tell the tale. Sanctuary Song, libretto by Marjorie Chan 陳以珏, composed by Abigail Richardson-Schulte, and directed by Michael Hidetoshi Mori, is an opera for all ages about…
Gather round for the cheapest opera in town, it’ll only cost you threepenny! Or so the Balladeer says. But in an underworld of debauchery, stealing, and a cutthroat boss or two, there’s much more than simply money at stake. Bertold Brecht’s famous The Threepenny Opera, directed by Anita La Selva, is an ambitious choice for…
The critic sits on her balcony, writing a review about a musical about a fat Black gay man writing a musical about a fat Black gay man writing a musical. A Strange Loop indeed, a never ending cycle of writing about theatre which is itself about writing theatre. As she reflects on the soul-touching lyrics…
Gather round the fire, the Storyteller is ready to weave their tale. Mahabharata is a story as old as words themselves, passed down through the ages and told many ways over, however this telling is sure to be unlike anything you’ve experienced before. Miriam Fernandes and Ravi Jain have brought the stories of Mahabharata to…
Can you recall the most decadent meal you’ve ever had? It was probably for a special occasion, right? Well what about the end of the world, what does one eat at a feast while the Earth crumbles around them? Guillermo Verdecchia’s Feast is just that, morsel after delicious morsel of poignant dialogue and intriguing storytelling.…
We all know that Pride started as a protest, right? But did you know that Toronto’s Pride has a similar origin story? The history of Toronto’s queer village is almost as old as the city itself, and yet few of us know the details. Jonathan Wilson takes audiences back to 1979 in his solo show…
Music is magic: a song can express a part of our souls that we’re too afraid to. Carolyn Fe and her ghostly group are lifting their voices, and potentially more than just the spirits of the audiences, with their concert Grave Songs: A Concert to Thin the Veil. With pieces from France to Broadway, this…
Propriety. Purity. Power. Of Shakespeare’s canon, Measure for Measure is one of the more hotly contested works. Rife with moral ambiguities, deception, and silent women, Measure for Measure perpetually leaves audiences and scholars alike perplexed. House + Body’s production, helmed by Christopher Manousos, visually and textually highlights these ambiguities and takes them to new heights…
May I have the definition please? Could you use it in a sentence? What’s the country of origin? If you’ve watched even one round of the Scripp’s National Spelling Bee, you know these questions. But are YOU ready to take on the Bee yourself? Directed by Jennifer Walls, with music direction by Michael Ipplito, and…
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…
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