So much theatre, so little time! Thankfully, so far this list isn’t very long, but I’ll update it as I hear about more exciting things! In the GTA Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold – Art of Time Ensemble Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold reimagines Igor Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat in a new libretto by poet…
The 2024/25 season is in full swing, with many of our favourite theatres coming to life again! October is shaping up to be another busy month with plenty of festivals and season openers to attend! 13 Plays about ADHD All At The Same Time – Circlesnake Productions 13 Plays About ADHD All At The Same…
Theatre Passe Muraille's mainstage season continues with The Flin Flon Cowboy, created by Ken Harrower, Erin Brandenburg, Johnny Myrm Spence and The Flin Flon Cowboy Collective. A look at the life of Ken Harrower through country music, The Flin Flon Cowboy is sure to delight! I got to send both Erin and Ken some questions…
Think humans are the only species who love Shakespeare? Think again! There are goblins currently roaming around Toronto, in search of a theatre space where they can put on their favourite of the Bard’s works: Macbeth. Kragva, Wug, and Moog are bringing their passion and prowess to the stage in this hilarious partially-improvised retelling of…
“A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies.” Diogenes’ musings about friendship are aptly discussed in Aaron Posner Chaim Potok’s play The Chosen, based off of Potok’s novel by the same name. Two young men become friends through very unlikely circumstances, and while their upbringings are very different, they connect in so many ways.…
The Kingston Grand Theatre is producing the World Premiere of Sophia Fabiilli's latest work, Why it's imPossible. A complex work about parenting, finding yourself, and the delicate relationship between parent and child, Why it's imPossible will bring you laugter and tears in equal meaure. I got to ask Sophia about her inspiration for this play,…
Fall for Dance North is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024, and they’ve prepared a fittingly spectacular lineup for the occasion. Robert Binet and Lily Sutherland have recently been appointed as Co-CEO’s as well as Artistic Director (Binet) and Festival Director (Sutherland) this season. I asked the duo some questions about getting their start in…
Can you remember the worst pain you’ve ever been in? I certainly can, I once had a kidney stone which kept me in the hospital for four days. It was not a good time. The ladies at the wellness retreat in Annie Baker’s Infinite Life also don’t seem like they’re having a good time, at…
Can you hear it? The drum beating as steady as your heart? Can you feel it? The rumbling which starts under your feet and sends chills up your spine? No matter how you can experience live theatre, Qalb, A Journey of the Ego is made for you. Bringing the words of Rumi to life through…
“Again?” The first line of George F. Walker’s unpublished work Fierce fully embodies everything that we’re about to witness in a single word. Moss Theatre Collective’s inaugural production is an intense two-hander which delves into the lives of a recently-released inmate and her psychiatrist as they use some...unconventional methods to open up and gain each…
A View from the Box 