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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Bombay Black invites us to make of it what we want: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Male actor Kawa Ada is compelling in female role of Apsara in Anosh Irani's play, now on at Factory Theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:41PM
Saturday, November 21, 2015

Mentor becomes tormentor in Seminar: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Despite its familiar theme, Seminar’s strong acting and witty script keep the class paying attention.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Review: The Road to Paradise paved with powerful war stories by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre turns its focus to war and recovery with The Road to Paradise.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:24PM
Sunday, November 15, 2015

Top Ticket: Three shows to watch Nov. 15 to 21 by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Tackling sex assault, gender constructs and grief in Nirbhaya, Bombay Black and Late Company

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:30AM
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

We Are Proud to Present smart and meaningful: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Play presents a theatre rehearsal gone off the rails amid racial, gender, colonial and egotistical tensions.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:39PM
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Storytelling is weakness in foundation of Avaricious: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Theatre Gargantua play, based on real 27-storey house in India, has themes and physical stunts aplenty.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:01PM
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Coal Mine's The River hooks us with layers: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Enigmatic Jez Butterworth play about a man, his family cabin and the women he takes there. And yes, he guts a fish.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:03PM
Sunday, November 1, 2015

Toronto’s top tickets for Nov. 1 to 7 by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

EUNOIA makes poetry, The River’s indie spirit, Pan Am-inspired Caminos.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AM
Friday, October 30, 2015

Questions about revenge, justice and privilege cut through Butcher by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Play’s violent plot twists make it a suitable thriller for Halloween, and there are certainly some ghosts and skeletons.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Age of Arousal undercut by lack of design: Review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

First installment in Factory Theatre’s ‘Naked Season’ shows how a great play with great performances can be brought down by esthetic critiques.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM
Friday, October 16, 2015

Cumberbatch is an incredible Hamlet: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Sold-out National Theatre Live production comes to Toronto on the big screen.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:56PM
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Cliff Cardinal turns traumatic story into mythical lore in Huff: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Actor and writer plays 20 characters in a tight 75 minutes, mixing heavy content with wry, playful humour.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:59PM
Monday, October 12, 2015

The top ticket, Oct. 11 to 17: Three shows to take in by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Lisa Dwan in the Beckett Trilogy, Cliff Cardinal's Huff and Kaeja d'Dance's lifeDUETS

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:15PM
Friday, October 9, 2015

Hana's Suitcase is a story worth repeating: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Young People's Theatre restages story of Holocaust victim Hana Brady for its 50th anniversary season.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:25PM
Sunday, October 4, 2015

Toronto’s top tickets for Oct. 4 to 10 by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

An Enemy of the People, Hana's Suitcase, and SELFIE.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:30AM
Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Séance genuinely spooks you: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

There were genuine screams at opening night of Nicholas Wallace and Luke Brown's ghostly theatre show.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:44PM
Monday, September 28, 2015

New translation of Yours Forever, Marie-Lou interesting but flawed: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Soulpepper production of Michel Tremblay family drama seems removed from the here and now.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:07PM
Sunday, September 27, 2015

The Top Ticket: three shows to take in Sept. 26 to Oct. 2 by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

An incredible dance lineup for $10, plus a cringeworthy (in a good way) comedy show and an immersive multimedia performance.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM

A theatre critic's view on cellphones in the audience by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Not everyone is put off by the prospect of smartphones mixing with live performance.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

The 20th of November is shocking, antagonizing but thrilling: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Lars Noren play about German teen who shot students and teachers is Brendan Healy's farewell from Buddies in Bad Times

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:42PM
Saturday, September 19, 2015

The Top Ticket: Three shows to take in Sept. 19 to 25 by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Screaming, laughing and dancing in your seat with Séance, JFL42 and Motown the Musical.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Monday, September 14, 2015

Actresses are captivating in Pamela Sinha's Happy Place: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Play about the aftermath of sexual assault at Soulpepper until Oct. 17.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:07PM
Thursday, September 10, 2015

Actors maintain meta charm of The Play's the Thing: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

It's third time around for Soulpepper production of this classic that sends up the theatre and its denizens.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:08PM
Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Empire an exhilarating, intimate night at the circus: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

With stunning performers, Spiegelworld lets audience get closer to the action than most circus shows.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:23PM
Saturday, September 5, 2015

The Top Ticket: Three shows to take in Sept. 5 to 11 by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

A real estate nightmare onstage, a comedy headliner and a clown on a Blind Date

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Saturday, August 29, 2015

The top ticket: three shows to take in Aug. 29 to Sept. 4 by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Plays about depression and cannibalism from Soulpepper and Storefront Theatre, and songs from Idina Menzel

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM
Thursday, August 27, 2015

Full House! The Musical! not very funny and sometimes offensive: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Parody of 1990s TV sitcom contains pointless plot lines, offensive portrayals of young women and moments of bad comedy.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:46PM
Thursday, August 20, 2015

Puppets are the stars in Macbeth: Walking Shadows: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Zach Fraser's bone and wood creations are easy to watch, but the human actors and text seem like afterthoughts.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:53PM
Saturday, August 15, 2015

The Top Ticket: three shows to take in Aug. 15 to 21 by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Catch One Direction before they're gone, plus Full House! The Musical! and Porch View Dances.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AM
Saturday, August 8, 2015

The Top Ticket: Three shows Aug. 8 to 14 by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Shakespeare in the Ruff's Macbeth: Walking Shadows, Ariana Grande at the ACC and Parapan Am athletes in PUSH!

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Thursday, August 6, 2015

A quarter-century of SummerWorks by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Performance festival celebrates 25 years in Toronto with some changes, including a new focus on dance and local curators.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:50PM

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