April was likely one of my most busy months to date, with fourteen productions viewed and reviewed! May is shaping up to be full of fantastic productions which I am so eager to witness and tell you all about! True Crime - Crow’s Theatre presents the Castleton Massive Production Clark Rockefeller is a real life…
Eric Woolfe is a magician, actor, writer, comedian, puppeteer, and is the Artistic Director of Eldritch Theatre. Currently in residence at the Red Sandcastle theatre, Eldritch provides all kids of spooky, fun entertainment. I was so happy that he agreed to answer some questions I had for him in advance of his remount of Two…
February kept me nice and busy, and it looks like March is going to do the same! I’m so excited to be seeing some incredible theatre this month! The Fiancée - The Chekhov Collective The Fiancée, (also known as The Betrothed) was Chekhov’s last completed short story before he died from tuberculosis at the age…
If you’re looking for a night of spine-chilling stories full of mystery, magic, and mayhem, you needn’t look any further than Dressed as People: A Triptych of Uncanny Abduction. Performed by Margo MacDonald and directed by Mary Ellis, Dressed as People combines three stories from three different time periods and locations into one performance of…
The Red Sandcastle Theatre is home this week to The Chekhov Collective and the latest instalment in their Page to Stage Theatrical Readings of Literary Works series, The Fiancé. Also known as “The Betrothed”, The Fiancé was the last short story Chekhov was able to complete before he passed away. This traditionally banal yet uncharacteristically…
The Red Sandcastle Theatre is keeping the holiday spirits high with John D. Huston’s production of A Christmas Carol. Based on the one-man versions Dickens used to perform himself, this production is sure to delight those familiar with the story as well as new-comers alike. With just a few performances scheduled, you certainly don’t want…
Eldritch Theatre is bringing magic, murder, and mystery to the Red Sandcastle Theatre with the latest installment of the Apocalypse Trilogy Requiem for a Gumshoe. With the style and charm of a Humphrey Bogart film, combined with slight of hand and myriad storytelling mediums, Requiem for a Gumshoe is guaranteed to be unlike anything else…
The Red Sandcastle Theatre is looking extra spooky this weekend as they house their Halloween tradition Doc Wuthergloom’s Dollhouse of Deadly Sins. Created by Artistic Director Eric Woolfe and starring Doctor Pretorious Wuthergloom and Paula Schultz, Dollhouse of Deadly Sins is wickedly witty evening full of marvellous magic and paranormal puppetry you’ll want to make…
Eldritch Theatre is launching its first full season of productions with the Pucking Fuppet Co’s The Family Crow: A Murder Mystery. Having successfully toured the show to several festivals throughout the summer, actor Adam Francois Proulx and director Byron Laviolette bring their delightful show home to Toronto with a run at the Red Sandcastle Theatre.…
As we leap into this chilly month of October, I realize that I have been actively reviewing theatre in Toronto for six months. While I was already familiar with several of the theatres in the city, I’ve been invited to several new spaces. It’s such a delight to experience theatre in new places and see…
A View from the Box 