Ever wonder what treasures lurk in those Little Free Libraries you pass by? What if one of them contains the most haunted, evil, and soul-destroying books in the history of mankind? Doc Wuthergloom is all to happy to show you what horrors would await in Doc Wuthergloom’s Little Lib’ary of the Damned. The latest instalment…
When was the last time you played? Not sports or an organized team thing, really played: let your imagination guide you to some joy? Most adults don’t play any more, even if there are little ones around we tend to resist fully letting ourselves go in service of the play. What if that joy and…
Where do you turn when you’re unsure of something? Do you ask a parent or mentor? Your partner or a close friend? Or do you, like many, turn to religion for answers? What happens when the most pious among us are also unsure? John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt: A Parable rings just as true today as…
A violin sits centre stage under a spotlight as an ethereal soundscape fills the room from the many speakers which surround the playing space. This violin, and the musician who wields it, are asking you to listen to the stories they’re about to tell in their own ways. Leslie Ting’s What Brings You In tracks…
Once upon a time there was an older lady who found herself walking through the woods. She doesn’t know it yet, but she is on the journey of a lifetime. But will she make it to Bremen? Gather ‘round to hear Gregory Prest’s haunting fable Bremen Town, a story about finding yourself while finding your…
They’re back, witches! The Sanderson Sisters are returning to the land of the living for one night only, and you are their invited guests. But will you make it out alive? Join Ginger Minj, Jujubee, Sapphira Cristál, and Landon Cirder as they bring the magic of Hokus Pokus Live!, and the power of drag, to…
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…
Generations of fighters, of freedom seekers, of tenacious Sankofa women come to a beautiful culmination in the being of Benu Sankofa. The final play in The Sankofa Trilogy, word! sound! powah! takes on issues old and new as Benu and The Poets in Solidarity long for a truly independent Jamaica. This last instalment of the…
The Comedy is Art Festival is back at The Theatre Centre for its sixth year! Curated by The Theatre Centre’s Associate Artistic Director liza paul, the Comedy is Art Festival is sure to tickle your funny bones! I got to talk to liza about this year’s lineup, about the Comedy is Art Festival itself, and…
This review most definitely contains spoilers. If you just want to go on the ride that is Slave Play, then I highly recommend doing so. As per Canadian Stage’s website, “Slave Play contains nudity, sexual content, simulated sexual violence, and racially violent language. Recommended for audiences 18+ only.” But if you’d like to know a…
A View from the Box 