What’s your favourite season? I love the spring, because everything is new and fresh and getting warmer, but not too hot. But what if you lived a world of only winter? Where nothing ever changes and the frozen wasteland goes on as far as the eye can see. Bad Hats’ Narnia, adapted and directed by…
“I steal from the rich and give to the needyHe takes a wee percentage, but I'm not greedy” Twenty four years later, and the beginning of the “Merry Men” song from “Shrek” is still the first thing I think of when I hear the name Robin Hood, shortly followed by the iconic “Oo-De-Lally” song from…
After a brief hiatus, The Confidential Musical Theatre Project is coming back to Toronto! The show and casting is a total secret! Audiences won’t know which musical they’re seeing until they arrive! I got to ask Taylor Long, one of the project’s lead artists, about what the experience of The Confidential Musical Theatre Project is…
Step right up! Don’t be shy! Karnak knows your future, he even knows when you’ll die. Karnak can grant wishes, too, if you want it most. What have you done with the time you were given? Are you worthy of a second chance at life, or did you Ride the Cyclone never to return? Jacob…
The harsh reality of caring for a pet is the knowledge that unless it’s a parrot or a tortoise, you are going to outlive that beautiful being who has brought so much love and joy into your life. But if you loose that beloved pet before its time, the loss can be unimaginable. Ethan Persyko…
It was another fabulous day at the Fringe Festival! I had three shows at three venues in the city’s east end, and ran into plenty of friends both old and new. I thoroughly enjoyed all three shows, and I’m hoping you have your tickets for them, because two of the three are already sold out!…
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…
Dear Reader, I am writing from the shore of Lake Erie, having made my way from Lake Huron just a few days before. While the travel was tough, it’s nowhere near the hardship faced by Henry and Jane Johnson in Emma Donoghue’s new musical The Wind Coming Over the Sea. Directed by Blyth’s Artistic Director…
Joining the family business is daunting for any young person, even more so if that involves writing songs, booking studio time, and touring...because your parents are in a band together. Rose Napoli and Suzy Wilde’s After the Rain, expertly directed by Marie Farsi, delves deep into family, passion, art, and music through the eyes of…
Gather round for the cheapest opera in town, it’ll only cost you threepenny! Or so the Balladeer says. But in an underworld of debauchery, stealing, and a cutthroat boss or two, there’s much more than simply money at stake. Bertold Brecht’s famous The Threepenny Opera, directed by Anita La Selva, is an ambitious choice for…
A View from the Box 