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…
Do you ever feel stuck on the hamster wheel of life? What would you be willing to do to set yourself free? Sophie Treadwell’s 1928 classic explores cultural expectations for women through the eyes of a young woman who’s stifled by her life. This production, directed by Michelle Soicher, features exceptional design, and fantastic performances…
Theatre Passe Muraille is coming alive with a stunning physical theatre piece Erased by Coleen Shirin MacPherson. Coleen is a multi-talented artist who has collaborated with artists all over the globe to create this new work. I got to ask Coleen about her inspiration for this play, why make it about greeting cards, and what…
How many birds can you save before you decide to save yourself? Jamie, who has a job clear cutting Nova Scotia’s bountiful forests, is far more preoccupied with the damage he’s doing to the environment than the damage that’s occurring in his own life. Bone Cage, written by Catherine Banks and directed by Cassidy Sadler,…
Generosity. Noun. Readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is necessary or expected. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, that is. Timon is lauded as being the most generous man that anyone knows, but how far does his generosity get him? And if that generosity merely buys false friendships, is that generosity at…
“We share a specific kind of sadness, you and me.” Ryan’s words reverberate through the theatre for a moment after he’s uttered them, and make ripples throughout the rest of the play. Samuel D. Hunter’s A Case for the Existence of God is a powerful story of friendship, fatherhood, and finding your strength. Directed by…
Welcome sun-seeds! Joy is overjoyed to have you at her “wellness retreat” for the next three months! Such a warm welcome couldn’t come from a cult...could it? Seven strangers think they’re signing up for a life-changing experience, but what they endure is more scary than sunny. Not A Cult: The Musical is an ambitious new…
Can you imagine waking up one morning and the rest of the world has disappeared? I certainly can, and frankly it’s my worst fear come to life. Elena Belyea’s I Don’t Even Miss You, directed by Emma Tibaldo, has Basil waking up one morning in that very situation. A multi-media masterpiece of survival, identity, and…
Some things are just too good to be true, like an abandoned house to live in when you can no longer afford your current apartment, or the water and power magically turning on in said house soon after you’ve moved in...a bit suspicious, isn’t it? Oliver desperately tries to push those suspicions away in Will…
There’s a strange rumbling coming from underneath the Red Sandcastle Theatre...could it be a portal to the lost land of Lemuria? You’ll have to experience Phantasmagoria 3D! to find out! Performed and created by Kira Hall, Michelle Urbano and Eric Woolfe, Phantasmagoria 3D! brings historical horror to the big screen in a way that only…
A View from the Box 