Bowtie Productions promises ‘Magic to Do’ with a fresh Pippin at Factory Theatre
Stephen Schwartz’s Pippin has always promised audiences “Magic to Do.” Bowtie Productions hopes to deliver on that promise next month...
‘Sleuth’ offers an entertaining puzzle in Harbourfront and Shaw’s co-presentation.
A moment near the end of Act One unfortunately bursts the illusion created too quickly. Director Peter Fernandes describes Sleuth...
A Letter to Ronnie Burkett: Three Journeys with ‘Wonderful Joe’
Three encounters with Ronnie Burkett's 'Wonderful Joe' have reinforced the importance of compassion for those living on society's margins. Through...
‘The Secret Chord’ returns to Montréal’s Segal Centre with a resonant tribute to Leonard Cohen.
The production remains polished. This was my second time seeing the show. Some of the musical numbers demonstrate a stronger emotional...
Peterborough’s New Stages’ staged theatre readings add proximity and intimacy to one-night productions.
Sunday, October 4, I had the opportunity to watch a staged reading of Kat Sandler’s Mustard at Peterborough’s Market Hall,...
Despite occasional passages of wordy exposition, Karen Robinson leads a consistently strong ensemble with a notably assured performance in ‘Prophetess’.
Shakespeare’s influence is evident in playwright Ho Ka Kei’s (Jeff Ho) exploration of language, prophecy and the power of words....
At Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre, Artistic Director Rob Kempson breaks bread – and opens the curtain on the 2027 season.
A conversation with Capitol Theatre Artistic Director Rob Kempson rarely stays confined to productions and opening nights. It becomes a...
‘You Had to Be There’ examines the early transformation of Toronto’s theatre community through the legacy of a landmark production.
Eugene Levy, Jayne Eastwood, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber, Martin Short, Paul Shaffer, Dave Thomas and the late Gilda Radner are...
Sasha Ivanochko’s ‘HEAVEN’ offers an intimate, uncompromising encounter with the human body, connection and vulnerability
Dance, a highly respectable art form of which I have much to learn, continues to intrigue me. Depending on its...
Theatre Aquarius’s ‘Sisters of ’78’ revisits a pivotal Ontario labour dispute
VOICE CHOICE: Under Mary Frances Moore’s decisive direction, a committed ensemble powerfully anchors Kristen Da Silva’s dramatization of the 1978...
