The Bealtaine Theatre Festival is an all-Irish Theatre Festival in its first year here in Toronto. With plenty of entertainment and cultural offerings, there's sure to be something for everyone! I got to ask Beatriz Lôbo Campos some questions about the Festival and what audiences can expect from its inaugural run! Could you please introduce…
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…
Come on in and have a seat! Would you like some tea? Kevin Matthew Wong prides himself on being a good host, especially considering that his ancestors were accustomed to being good guests for thousands of years. Wong’s world premiere production of Benevolence, for which he is the creator and director, has audiences accompanying him…
What can you do with a white canvas? Not a blank canvas, mind you, a white one...with white paint in vaguely diagonal lines. Such a white canvas becomes the catalyst for a life-changing evening amongst friends in Yasmina Reza’s ART. Directed by Chloë Rose Flowers and using the translation by Christopher Hampton, ART is less…
The story of David and Goliath is practically mythical; it’s been told time and again in various media. Yet the story of the rest of David’s life is not as well known and is brought to life beautifully in M.A. Charpentier’s David and Jonathan. Opera Atelier is bringing their world-renowned 2022 Versailles production to Koerner…
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.…
At the end of the world there’s a cabaret being performed, and you have been invited. Safely tucked away from the plague ravaging the nation, the Prospero Compound is happy to have you and this performance is sure to raise everyone’s spirits! Written and directed by Stella Kulagowski, this uniquely modern and impactful adaptation of…
There are always so many exciting things happening in the GTA and beyond! Toronto Pochsy IV: UNPLUGGED – VideoCabaret Pochsy worked at Mercury Packers. Where she packed mercury. Now her employer has moved offshore, and Pochsy must grapple (in her eerily screwball way) with her industrial past and God’s broken promise of a five-star future.…
April is a notoriously busy month in the theatre community, and this year is proving to be no exception. I’ve got plenty of exciting things to see this month, and hopefully you’ll be able to check them out as well! Paradise Lost – Randolph College for the Performing Arts The seventeenth century and present day…
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…
A View from the Box 