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…
Have you ever had that eerie impulse to look beyond the veil? To see what awaits for us on the other side? Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ The Comeuppance, directed by Frank Cox-O’Connell, allows audiences to do just that: to get a glimpse of what awaits five friends as they celebrate their 20th High School Reunion. Hauntingly accurate…
Look! Can you see it? That bright streak across the sky, you can see it even in the daylight! Halley’s comet looms large in Lucy Kirkwood’s The Welkin, an emotionally driven and intense journey into womanhood through the lens of twelve women who suddenly find themselves thrust together to decide the fate of one of…
What happens when a visit from an old friend turns into more than just reminiscing and sharing a meal? Harold Pinter’s Old Times, directed by Peter Pasyk, takes its cues from absurdist theatre while dialing the (sexual) tension to eleven. Beautiful design and a haunting text make Old Times an intriguing production. Old Times is…
“I may not be the best witness to my own story.” Hannah Moscovitch’s new play, Red Like Fruit, asks us to ponder this and more amidst a gut-wrenching tale of a journalist struggling with some of her darkest memories. Directed by Christian Barry, Red Like Fruit explores how societal expectations encourage us to see our…
April once again proved to be an exceptionally busy month, and May is likewise shaping up to be full of fabulous things to see! With a long weekend in the mix, there’s even more time to get out and see some theatre! Wicked Nix – Young People’s Theatre In the world of the fairies, Nix…
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…
Haley McGee is bringing her unique look at life and theatre back to Soulpepper Theatre Company with her latest play Age is a Feeling. I asked Haley about life in the UK, bringing this award-winning show home to Canada, and the delicate balance of life which she explores in this play. Haley McGee Photo by…
Raoul Bhaneja has been touring his production of Hamlet (solo) since 2006, and now it's back again at Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company for a weekend of incredible performances. I asked Raoul about his relationship with the show after performing it for so many years, what it's like to edit down a text like Hamlet, and…
Since moving to Toronto, Doors Open has become one of my favourite events of the year. You can explore some of the city's most intriguing buildings FOR FREE from May 25-26. There are several theatre spaces which are included in this year's list of over 150 buildings. If you're looking for some behind-the-scenes info about…
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