Content Warning: You, Always contains discussions of cancer, eating disorders, and Medical Assistance in Dying, amongst other adult topics. “You always... What?” Erin Shields’ You, Always opens with a fight – one so familiar sounding it was like I could see myself and my younger sister standing in their places on stage. This stunningly emotional…
It begins in darkness. Suddenly there are tortured screams filling the air, seemingly emanating from every corner of the room. We’re in hell, but we won’t be for long, not if Satan has anything to say about it. Erin Shields’ Paradise Lost, which has only become more apropos with time, is given a new and…
Soulpepper theatre is offering a unique experience for audiences at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in the heart of the historic Distillery District. They’re currently producing Erin Shields’ Queen Goneril (directed by Soulpepper’s Artistic Director Weyni Mengesha), a prequel to Shakespeare’s classic King Lear (directed by Kim Collier). While both plays could easily…
A View from the Box 