Dramas
A witty and deeply moving exploration of what it means to create, to have connection and a desire to leave something meaningful behind.
Love, legacy and creation collide in this fine production dissecting relationships and connection, Black feminist thought, queer love, and the...
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‘Vitals’ takes a terrifying deep plunge into nightmarish events with a fiery performance.
This is not a cute ad for a hospital fundraiser. Nor is it even a gritty, hard-hitting story about the...
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A passionate play about understanding familial roots. ‘The Division’ asks its audiences to sit with the reality and truth of what lies beneath the parts of our origins we might not know.
Beneath the silent pause following the concluding blackout of playwright/director Andrew Kushnir’s world premiere of The Division lies a gut-wrenching...
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MOURNING AND TENDERNESS IN ‘HAMLET SWEET PRINCE’
Guest Writer: Alessandro Stracuzzi, a Toronto-based theatre critic and performance researcher with a focus on contemporary and experimental work. He...
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VOICE CHOICE. A thrilling and highly engaging second look with captivating performances. ‘The Surrogate’ remains an absolute must-see.
Here’s the link to my earlier review of The Surrogate in March at Crow’s Theatre: https://ourtheatrevoice.com/bold-and-unsettling-silence-speaks-volumes-in-the-world-premiere-of-the-surrogate/ You can find the...
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‘Strife’ stands out as a compelling play about reconciliation, healing, and survival—essential and timely in today’s pursuit of truth in identity
Matthew Mackenzie's Strife, set in Alberta's oilsands, examines themes of healing and resilience within Indigenous culture. The narrative addresses identity...
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‘White Girls in Moccasins’ remains a profoundly layered story of confronting unsettling trauma of colonial whiteness head-on to move forward.
Confidently co-directed by playwright Yolanda Bonnell and Carmen Alvis, White Girls in Moccasins frequently resonates with humour, touches on dramatic...
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Michael Ross Albert’s creepily crafted “Anywhere” could make audiences reconsider booking an Airbnb. The scares are sometimes downright frightening as they could actually occur.
With a world premiere in 2018, Michael Ross Albert's ‘killer of a thriller’ opening night production of Anywhere (a collaboration...
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A dynamic exploration of sensuality and vibrancy. Marked by Jordan Laffrenier’s bold direction, ‘Julie’s opening night encourages the audience to confront the complexities of the human psyche.
Polly Stenham’s Julie offers a modern reinterpretation of August Strindberg’s 1888 classic Miss Julie. According to the Icarus Theatre website,...
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“AN IMM-Permanent Resident: a story about home and where we find it.”
Many stories have been told about the anxieties and frustrations of bureaucracy. This production, written and performed by Himanshu Sitlani...
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