Theatre Review – Factory Theatre/Trout Stanley by Claudia Dey.
Photo by Joseph Michael Photography Playwright Claudia Dey’s Trout Stanley (2005) is not for all markets. Variously described as black comedy, or Canadian gothic, and even Yukon gothic, the play...
Theatre Review – Obsidian Theatre/Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu
Photo by Cesar Ghisilieri To say that Pass Over by New York playwright Antoinette Nwandu is unsettling is an understatement. Her searing look at race relations in America is not for the faint of heart, carrying,...
Theatre Review – Théâtre français de Toronto/La Cantatrice chauve (The Bald Soprano) by Eugène Ionesco
Photo by Théo Belnou TfT’s production of this 1950 French classic is simply brilliant. Director Chanda Gibson and her fine cast have mounted this Theatre of the Absurd icon with such verve and vitality...
Theatre Review – Soulpepper/Almighty Voice and His Wife by Daniel David Moses
Photo by Dahlia Katz Almighty Voice and His Wife (1991) by Daniel David Moses is a Canadian classic. It is an important play because it presents Canadian history from a First Nations point of view....
Theatre Review – Crow’s Theatre & Eclipse Theatre Company/ Ghost Quartet, music, lyrics and text by Dave Malloy
How do you describe a show that defies description, yet tell people not to miss it? That is a true reviewer’s dilemma. Ghost Quartet (2014) is basically a music theatre piece, and the fevered...Recent Theatre Reviews
Theatre Review – Factory Theatre/Trout Stanley by Claudia Dey.
Regarded as a Canadian classic, Claudia Dey’s Trout Stanley is a wild ride into the improbable world of the Duchame sisters. Continue reading
Theatre Review – Obsidian Theatre/Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu
A searing, tense-filled look at American race relations and the hopeless lives of young Black men. Continue reading
Theatre Review – Théâtre français de Toronto/La Cantatrice chauve (The Bald Soprano) by Eugène Ionesco
A brilliant production that breathes fresh life into a French classic. Continue reading
Theatre Review – Soulpepper/Almighty Voice and His Wife by Daniel David Moses
An important Canadian classic that looks at the impact of White colonization from an Indigenous point of view. Both beautiful and satiric at the same time. Continue reading
Theatre Review – Crow’s Theatre & Eclipse Theatre Company/ Ghost Quartet, music, lyrics and text by Dave Malloy
A surreal song cycle that deals with love and death, and is not to be missed as a theatrical experience. Continue reading
Theatre Review – Cahoots Theatre & b.current Performing Arts/Hilot Means Healer by Jo Simalaya Alcampo
An atmospheric play embracing Filipino Indigenous culture and music set both during World War ll and in mythological times. Continue reading
Theatre/Dance Review – Canadian Stage/Un Poyo Rojo created by Luciano Rosso, Nicolas Poggi. Alfonso Baron and Hermes Gaido
A cheeky physical theatre show from Argentina that explores all things male. Continue reading
Theatre Review – Factory Theatre & Nightswimming/Broken Tailbone by Carmen Aguirre
In the guise of a salsa lesson, charismatic Carmen Aguirre dispenses her musings on Latinx history, politics and love. The audience has to dance. Continue reading
Theatre Review – Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company and Obsidian/Actually by Anna Ziegler
A troubling examination of the events that led up to an alleged date rape at a prestigious college. Much more than just a he said/she said. Continue reading
Theatre Review – Canadian Stage, Volcano Productions, Why Not Theatre & The Woman Cultural Centre, Rwanda/The Book of Life by Odile Gakire Katese and Ross Manson
A heartfelt play detailing one woman’s attempt at reconciliation after the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Continue reading