The final show of Coal Mine Theatre’s season is the Canadian Premiere of Lucy Pebble’s The Effect. Directed by Mitchell Cushman, with brilliant design by Nick Blais, The Effect follows two patients as they enter into a clinical trial for a new anti-depressant. Breaking all the rules, the two patients find themselves in love with…
Theatre Passe Muraille’s studio space is currently home to Expandido Theatre Group’s production of Sergio Blanco’s The Rage of Narcissus. Directed by Marcio Beauclair and translated by Daniel Goldman, this incredible one-man show delves deep into the artist’s psyche and in the end reflects back the artist in all of us. The Rage of Narcissus…
"Let us no longer be bystanders:" the last line of Judith Thompson's director's note for her latest production of Watching Glory Die is haunting. Her thought-provoking play implores the same message through the voices of three women, all being devoured by a system designed to swallow them whole. Based on the true story of the death of Ashley Smith at…
The University Players continued their 60th Anniversary season with Tennessee Williams' classic drama A Streetcar Named Desire. Set in New Orleans in the 1950's, the story is a harrowing tale of love, loss, and desire, and how all of those emotions react under close quarters. If you haven't had the chance to go to the enchanting…
Groundling Theatre Company has outdone itself with its latest production. Lear, directed by company founder Graham Abbey, is a breathtaking, beautiful exploration of what Shakespeare's King Lear has to offer. At the helm of this exploration is the adoption of a female Lear. Seana McKenna portrays a powerful, maternal, and pitiable Queen Lear.Watching her exchanges with her…
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