“It’s as if we’re being shown how the world is fragile, but oh how it twinkles” Now, more than ever, we’re witnessing the fragility of the world: climate disasters are becoming more frequent, humanity is being divided on seemingly every issue, wars are constantly perpetuated, and the cost of living is progressively going up. Matthew…
Usually I wouldn’t associate quicksand with the wilderness of the UK, but in Jen Silverman’s The Moors, it’s just one of the many perilous pitfalls which are said to lurk outside the safety of the lone manor house. Deftly directed by Bryn Kennedy, Silverman’s The Moors is a haunting tale of love and longing, set…
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…
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…
It was a HOT day at Fringe! But it was also a full day of seeing shows, having delicious meals, and running into lovely friends. The community is what I love the most about Fringe and today was a great reminder of that. Photo by Mia Safdie James & Eddie - Skylark Productions What do…
Welcome, Brothers! It’s been a long five years since you were last able to visit this Spanish monastery, but now that you’re here, the brothers are thrilled to have you for a visit! MONKS, created and performed by Veronica Hortigüela and Annie Luján, is a clown show unlike anything you’ve experienced. Showing a day in…
When winter comes and the holidays are near, anything seems possible! Even for two little mice who live in a traffic light on a busy Toronto street. Twisted Dog Theatre’s enchanting new work, Unbelievably Believable, takes audiences on a wondrous journey through the power of imagination. Written and directed by Catherine Maleikova, Unbelievably Believable is…
Stuff is a great word; it can mean many different things, yet all of them are so clearly understood with just one word - stuff. And stuff, in all of its many forms, is what Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus are here to talk about in their new play Big Stuff. Produced in association with…
Can you remember the worst pain you’ve ever been in? I certainly can, I once had a kidney stone which kept me in the hospital for four days. It was not a good time. The ladies at the wellness retreat in Annie Baker’s Infinite Life also don’t seem like they’re having a good time, at…
Everyone loves a good plot twist in a play, but life has its own way of delivering course-altering plot twists when we least expect them. That’s certainly what happened to Carly Neis, the writer and performer of In My Own Little Corner, who went from needing care to being a caregiver seemingly in the blink…
A View from the Box 