The story of Shakespeare’s Danish prince has been told and retold for over four hundred years. But what if you realized that the events of your life were eerily similar to those of Hamlet? Juicy’s revelation happens at the barbecue being held for his mother and uncle’s wedding, and the similarities don’t stop there. Written…
Have you ever been stood up on a date? For those of you who have managed to escape such circumstances let me assure you, it feels awful. Akosua Amo-Adem takes us through one such experience, and so many more, with her new play Table for Two. Starring Amo-Adem and directed by Djanet Sears, Table for…
Prodigy: A person with exceptional qualities or abilities esp. a precociously talented child. Jacquline du Pré certainly fits this description; starting to play the cello at just 5 years old, she had accomplished more by 18 than most of us will in a lifetime. Tapestry Opera’s biographical Jacqueline is totally unlike anything I’ve seen on…
The process of going to rehab has been weirdly skewed by the media: a celebrity heading to some kind of glamorous retreat in a remote location and emerging a few months later revitalized and ready to take on the world. You will find no such glamour in Duncan Macmillan’s People, Places and Things; what you…
If you love theatre in Toronto, then you've definitely seen a set designed by the incredible Echo Zhou. Designing for hit shows like White Girls in Mocassins, Rocking Horse Winner, A Poem for Rabia, and more, Zhou's design prowess is unmistakable. Her latest project is Blind Dates which is running right now at Theatre Passe…
Come in! The Shabbat table is set, the challah is warm, and Shylock is expecting you. Shakespeare BASH’d is shedding new light and focus on one of Shakespeare’s most controversial plays with their production of The Merchant of Venice. Featuring a predominantly Jewish team, this production of Merchant does not shy away from anyone’s faults…
Have you ever been singing along to a song in the car (or in the shower, where ever you sing) and hit a note where your voice just won’t go? That’s called The Wolf in your voice; the space between your chest and head voice where singing is very difficult. Martin Julien and Brian Quirt’s…
The art of letter writing has certainly fallen by the wayside in popular culture; immediacy is now the name of the game. Long gone are the days of anxiously waiting by the post box for the mailman to deliver the next note from your love in the next town over. That nostalgia, the good and…
Hummed hymns are the first sounds to grace our ears as the lights come up on a quaint convenience store. Mr. Kim is getting ready to start his day, but he certainly doesn’t know how this day is going to end. Written by Ins Choi and directed by Weyni Mengesha, Kim’s Convenience is not only…
Growing up in South Western Ontario, I knew that where I lived was one of the first Canadian safe-havens for formerly enslaved peoples on the Underground Railroad, however I never learned about where that pathway to freedom actually ended. Lost Heroes of Oro, written and directed by Alinka Angelova, is a new musical about just…
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