Unique Pieces
Adam Lazarus brings a battle with modern expectations to ‘Versus’
The Toronto theatre artist plays a man struggling with grief, pressure and the limits of control in a new solo...
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‘Monks’ turns cloistered life into controlled and delicious comic chaos
Veronica Hortigüela and Annie Luján anchor Tarragon Theatre’s audience-driven clown show with disciplined physical performances. In Monks, staged in Tarragon...
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‘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...
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‘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...
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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,...
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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....
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‘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...
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Raunchy ‘Bootycandy’ chews up theatrical expectations
What do you want Robert O’Hara’s Bootycandy to be? Ask, and it shall be given. Bawdy gay hookups? A dissection...
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A spellbinding ‘Metamorphoses’ with a wondrous Walter Borden
Halifax’s 2b Theatre has built an enviable reputation for tight, taut, portable shows that can tour to general audiences worldwide....
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Joyful silliness, delight, wit and heart (berry) in Neptune Theatre’s ‘Women of the Fur Trade’
Review by East Coast Guest Writer Chris Coculuzzi (Chris has been involved in independent and community theatre for more than...
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