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Theatre Review –Kaufman and Hart’s You Can’t Take It With You

As a writing team, George F. Kaufman and Moss Hart really understood the tenor of the times. In 1936, deep in the Great Depression, they opened You Can’t Take It With You as a balm for hard times. At the heart is the seemingly eccentric Sycamore family who live by Grandpa’s motto of only doing […]

Review of Lee MacDougall’s High Life (Soulpepper)

High Life is an unforgettable play. For those of us who saw it back in 1996 in its first coming, are delighted to see it return. Playwright Lee MacDougall has created a Canadian classic that has toured the world and been translated into a myriad of languages. A better name for the play would be […]

Soulpepper – Ins Choi’s Kim’s Convenience

Talk about inspired programming. Soulpepper artistic director Albert Schultz saw a hit show at the Toronto Fringe Festival and put it on his mainstage season along with Henrik Ibsen and Arthur Miller. The play is such a hit that it’s coming back for a repeat run, May 17 to Jun. 9. Ins Choi’s Kim’s Convenience […]