Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Ribbit Republic's outlandishly silly and funny promo for Be a Man, heading to the Ottawa, Winnipeg and Edmonton Fringes.
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 12:09AMThe Climate, The Comedy and The Pointy-Headed Jerkby Gaëtan L. CharleboisAnn Cavlovic is an Ottawa-Based writer who, when she touches on the environment, "writes without the preach." C…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 12:09AMTuesday, June 18, 2013
Be careful what you wish forby Estelle Rosen@estellemontrealHaving seen and loved Belzébrute Productions' creative presentation of Manga, the second in their trilogy of vengeance, I was ver…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 11:07PMThe Lovesby Janis KirshnerSam Mullins is back with another hit after last year’s Tinfoil Dinosaur. Mullins is likeable and personable with a gentle story telling style that draws you in wi…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 11:07PMThe Hyphchondriacby Janis KirshnerPeter n’ Chris are lauded Canadian sketch comedy performers who among other topics, pay homage to movies. Okay- I’ve of course heard of Game of Thrones,…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 10:07PMOn existenceby Élaine CharleboisIn Brandon Wicke’s piece Third Person, a banal setting is used to address and explore the experience of existential crisis. While on a camping trip, George…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 05:02PMShooting the Slapgunby Sarah Deshaies@sarahdeshaiesFor all the guff about Toronto the Good, there's a truth that Montreal comedy fans have to acknowledge, if they haven't already: Hogtown's …
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 05:02PMFringe FuryIt's the best of times, it's the worst of timesby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisPlease...patience with me this week but I have a buttload of pissed-offedness that has to expres…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 12:47AMMonday, June 17, 2013
Dick Dick's Bargainby Sarah Deshaies@sarahdeshaiesThe unfortunately-named Richard "Dick" Dick is a loser: he has no skills, no charisma, no job and no girlfriend. Plus, he has no style: Dick…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 07:45PMSomething Fishy!by Sarah Deshaies@sarahdeshaiesI've seen MainLine's black box theatre morph into Frankenstein Place, Hedda Gabler's home and Johnny Rotten's disastrous hotel room. I've never…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 06:43PMIf the Shoe fits…by Chad DembskiI saw the premiere Fringe presentation of “Cour Arrière” in the intimate venue 11 Studio Multimédia. A company of five female dancers (Chloé Bourdage…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 06:43PMLucy, The Slut of Avenue Q (photo by Emily Cooper)A bunch of us CharPo-nauts had a discussion on Facebook this week, after the Tonys, and wondered what musicals were worth a download from iT…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 12:27AMSex, Kink...but No Windowsby Élaine CharleboisIn Good Housekeeping, Kelly Craig plays Audrey, a middle-aged woman who is searching for a housekeeper to take meticulous care of the mansion s…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 12:27AMDread, Terror...and Hair Lossby Estelle RosenJeff Gandell is a Montreal writer, storyteller, improviser, and teacher. Jeff frequently delivers comedic monologues at events around Montreal in…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 12:27AMSunday, June 16, 2013
New York is Killing Meby Chad DembskiAn all male dance show entitled “Southern Boy” begins with an arrival, a tentative beginning that first plays its cards close to its chest. Ove…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 06:24PMTragedy in a Comic Nutshellby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisI will first tell you this: I Think My Heart Needs Glasses by and with Yana Kesala is astonishing.Now I will tell you why.When …
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 06:24PMDrawing From That Which One Tried to Ignoreby Izad Etemadi@izadetemadi"Navid is a gay Iranian man running from himself and his home in search of acceptance. He arrives at Borderland, a secre…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 12:07AMSaturday, June 15, 2013
The Simple Act of Giving and Receivingby Chad DembskiAs the audience enter the tiny and cozy Montreal Improv Space on St. Laurent DeAnne Smith offers you candy, paper and a pen. You ar…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 04:03PMPure Joyby Beat RiceRonnie Burkett kicked off many Torontonians' 2013 Luminato experience at the Berkeley Theatre with pure joy, at the première of The Daisy Theatre. Ronnie Burk…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 04:03PMWillem Dafoe (photo by Lucie Jansch)Abramovic's Belgradeby Christian BainesI’ll admit to approaching most ‘performance art’ pieces with caution. I find my mind quietly reciting the ope…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 04:03PMBlackoutby Estelle Rosen@estellemontrealRacism and stereotypical reactions are tough subjects to portray at the best of times. Racial Roulette started with an idea that could have worked. On…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 03:01PMQuestionsby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreWhy do I start? Why do I go on? Where do I go? Why do I stop, or change directions, try something new? Is it true what they say, that what doesn’t kil…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 12:48AMWHY THEATRE GIVES YOU DÉJÀ VUjoel fishbane@joelfishbaneThe Tony Awards were handed out on Sunday – or at least I think they were, there was too many musical interludes to really tell. In…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 12:48AMFriday, June 14, 2013
Increasing Word Powerby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonWriting is a funny thing. It is very social if you're sending it out to the world or communicating with a friend. There was a time whe…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 12:26AMThursday, June 13, 2013
Good keeeerist we get some awful promo photos when Fringe season comes around (and if we were meaner people we'd show you some of them). But because we like to point to the fine, have a look…
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Linked From The Charlebois Post at 12:06AMWednesday, June 12, 2013
Martin Samuel (photo by Rachel McCaig)What is a Jellicle Cat?CATS can’t answer that question, but it’s still good fun.by Dave RossI’ve never seen CATS. I’ve known it was out there, a…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 05:00PMMaev Beatty (photo by Keith Barker)Passion Pulls No PunchesDrawn out but directby Jason BookerAn ambitious American playwright with a style all her own, Sarah Ruhl crafted Passion Play, an e…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 05:00PMA promo video for Sappho...in Nine Fragments - a piece that is almost impossible to describe.Read director Jessica Ruano's first-person piece about the creation of the acclaimed work playing…
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 12:47AMThe Question of Perception by Gaëtan L. CharleboisAria Umezawa is a Toronto-Born, Half-Japanese, comic book-loving opera director, who believes in the unlimited potential of opera. She…
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