Friday, April 25, 2014
Here are the articles we have published for the 2014 edition of the SheDot Comedy FestivalMartha O'Neill discusses the new festival in a first-person piece
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:30PMJeff Lillico, Gregory Prest (photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)From Page to Stage (and Screen?)by Greg BunkerIt is a curious thing that the classic British novel, Of Human Bondage, written by W. …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:04PMLiving Room or Den?When depression makes you feel walled inby Tanya Naami@TanyaNaami Mary (Alarey Alsip) enters the room, wearing old clothing with her hood pulled over her head. Illumi…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:52PMBongile Mantsai, Hilda Cronje, Thoko Ntshinga, Tandiwe Nofirst Lungisa (photo by Murdo MacLeod)History repeats itself, over and over again.by Chad DembskiOften in reviewing live events we ar…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:39PMThursday, April 24, 2014
(photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)Definitely Not Black and Whiteby Keely KwokFour men dressed in black, bound, with sacks on their heads. A fifth man strapped to a board, whimpering in pain. Two…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:12PMYou know summer is coming, despite all signs to the contrary, when Shaw and Stratford Festival go into previews. Shaw is revving already with Arms and the Man. It is a comedy, it is one of S…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMEvolution and Rebirthby Jim Murchison@JimMurchisonThis week I was very happy to receive an email invitation to a reading at Evolution theatre. The last thing CharPo wrote about Evolution the…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMWednesday, April 23, 2014
The Blood-LettingWhen I first told my boyfriend I did dramaturgy, he thought it sounded like surgery for theatreby Caitlin MurphyCaitlin Murphy is a writer, director, dramaturg and regular r…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:40PMFrom: Death Married by DaughterStories Robustly Toldby Zoe Erwin-LongstaffLast Thursday night marked the opening of the Theatre Centre’s Incubator space, where three distinct one-hour play…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:19PMSpend an Evening with Shawby Lucy Wells@LWellsTOThe Never Wrestle with Pigs theatre collective is presenting its first production at the Annex Theatre through this week. I am a great f…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:07PM(photo: Sam Garcia)Delicate and Strongby Jim MurchisonGiacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly is a little different from most operas. First performed in 1904, before the United States had declare…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 03:56PMStrindberg's African Dance of Deathby Chad DembskiYaël Farber is a multiple award-winning director and playwright of international acclaim. Her productions have toured the world extensively…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMWe don't often put up "process" videos for productions as our Video of the Week but this one, for Company Theatre's Belleville, is so quirky and endearing we had to share.(Read our review of…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMTuesday, April 22, 2014
A Walk-Out and a Pile-OnLeaving, staying, reviewingby Gaëtan L. CharleboisI don't know which wise person said this about social networks, but I learned it the hard way a couple of weeks ago…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMMonday, April 21, 2014
Danse, Danceby Estelle RosenCo-Artistic Director/Dancer with RubberbandDanceGroup since 2002, Anne Plamondon was involved in developing a strategic vision for the company and now teaches the…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMSunday, April 20, 2014
Thirty Years and Beyond Greeks and RomansWe're not always in a theatre, we're not always outside, it really depends on what the story demands.by Lisa McKeown@lisammckeownAdrian Proszowski ha…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMSaturday, April 19, 2014
Private Previewsby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreEarlier this week, my producer here in Peterborough, ON, told me that pretty much the only dedicated theatre reviewer in these parts—certainly …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMFriday, April 18, 2014
(photo by Valérie Remise)A man of many facesby Aleksandra KoplikAlfred is the type of play, where you sit down, quickly hope for an intermission in order to escape, then moments later get b…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:08PMBeing Independentby Jim Murchison The GCTC has decided to include The Public Servant in its season next year. I saw the play at undercurrents and it was my opinion that it would be one …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMThursday, April 17, 2014
Kendra Moore (via Facebook)Hakuna MatataThe Charlebois Post goes behind-the-scenes as The Lion King musical returns for extended runs in Toronto and Montreal by Richard Burnett @bu…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:49PMAnother COC season, another array of perfect Michael Cooper photos - this one for Hercules (with Eric Owens). Mr. Cooper has ensnared the magic of the Peter Sellars production (with a brilli…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMWednesday, April 16, 2014
(photo by Seanna Kennedy)How do You Solve a Problem Like This?The LOT’s new Sound of Music feels like climbing uphillby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOStaircases on mountains. Grapevining nuns.…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:17PM2014-15 Théâtre français Season at the NAC"The Most important element of theatre is transformation"Ottawa, 15 April 2014 – Theatre lovers were invited to a celebration today at the NAC …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:02PMBUDDIES IN BAD TIMES ANNOUNCES PROGRAMMING FOR 2014/15 SEASONBUDDIESINBADTIMES.COM/14-15 – TICKETS ON SALE NOWTORONTO: March 18, 2014. Artistic Director Brendan Healy unveiled an ambi…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:01PMAnnouncing Nightwood Theatre’s2014/15 SEASONSeason to include: an epic story of cancer survival from Maja Ardal, workshop productions by Nicole Brooks and Susanna Fournier, and the ta…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:00PMInto The Woodsby Gaëtan L. CharleboisKate Applin is lauded for her passionate work in Toronto’s operatic community. In 2010, at age 23, Ms Applin founded Metro Youth Opera, offering emerg…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMAs it finishes its run at The Cultch in Vancouver, and heads on to Place des Arts in Montreal and World Stage in Toronto, catch this brilliant vid for Mies Julie.
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMTuesday, April 15, 2014
GratitudeEnough bitching, let me say thanks.by Gaëtan L. CharleboisAs I observe this effing election in Quebec, and, as I write this, watch an enraging leaders' debate, I need to go to my h…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMMonday, April 14, 2014
The Outsiderby Estelle RosenJon Lachlan Stewart is a director, playwright, and performer born in Edmonton, Alberta. He trained as an actor at Studio 58 in Vancouver. Mr Stewart's work explor…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMSunday, April 13, 2014
Rascal the Cat, Identity and the Booker Winner: A Love Storyby Sarah Garton StanleyBiography: For Factory: Down Dangerous Passes Road, Beaver, Slipknot, Restitution, and Associate Direc…
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