Admiring Strindberg doesn’t mean we like him by J. Kelly Nestruck

Winnipeg’s Strindberg festival opts for many ‘re-imaginings’ of his plays in order to get around the Swedish playwright’s harsh misogyny

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Oleanna: A political correctness nightmare played just right by J. Kelly Nestruck

Soulpepper remounting makes it clear who the villain is

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The Clockmaker: An intelligent meditation on time and memory by J. Kelly Nestruck

Gem of a play suggests that who we are consists of what we choose to remember and forget

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Peaches Christ Superstar: A stellar kick-off to the inevitable Lloyd Webber resurrection by J. Kelly Nestruck

The Canadian electro-pop queen nails every role in Jesus Christ Superstar

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

2010: The year of the amateur critic (Stephen Harper included) by J. Kelly Nestruck

Theatre critic J. Kelly Nestruck rounds up the year in theatre

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Barrymore: Plummer’s electric performance transcends slight play by J. Kelly Nestruck

His affection for the ‘clown prince’ of U.S. acting royalty becomes infectious

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The Year of Magical Thinking: A moving rehearsal for death by J. Kelly Nestruck

Measured direction and restrained performance make Joan Didion's autobiographical play even more poignant

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Nestruck on Theatre by J. Kelly Nestruck

Critic J. Kelly Nestruck keeps an eye on what's going on in theatre

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Winnipeg theatre launches major capital campaign by J. Kelly Nestruck

Prairie Theatre Exchange hoping to raise $2.2 million

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Dance/theatre collaboration ‘Are You Okay’ is …okay by J. Kelly Nestruck

The latest joint effort between Michael Healey and Peggy Baker makes for a disjointed whole

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

The enduring appeal of Michel Tremblay by J. Kelly Nestruck

New translations and revivals are giving a shot of Botox to plays written decades ago

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Every flaw and bump revealed by J. Kelly Nestruck

Company Theatre production of Franz Xaver Kroetz's Through the Leaves shows the banality of brutality

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

300 Tapes: Memories from before everything became digitized by J. Kelly Nestruck

Play traces the lines between life in the analog, private past and the digital, all-too-public present

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

A bit of a drowsy Dream by J. Kelly Nestruck

Lack of heat and urgency make this ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ feel like it's partly in hibernation

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Rush to play lead in film version of Drowsy Chaperone by J. Kelly Nestruck

The Canadian-made Broadway hit The Drowsy Chaperone is being developed into a movie musical - and Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush is slated to play the lead.

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: 'Like Disney Princesses, but for adults' by J. Kelly Nestruck

There's something about drag queens that middle-brow theatre audiences seem to find sort of ... cuddly

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

What inspires the National Theatre School's class of 2011 by J. Kelly Nestruck

As the school marks its 50th anniversary, we ask 12 graduates-to-be in the English-language-acting conservatory what it means to them

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Montreal indie company, SideMart, premieres Panych play by J. Kelly Nestruck

Small English-language outfit scores stunning coup de théâtre

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Soulpepper's 2011 playbill largest in theatre company's history by J. Kelly Nestruck

Productions include The Glass Menagerie, Exit the King, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Fantasticks

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

PHOTOG: Technology meets theatre and storytelling suffers by J. Kelly Nestruck

A play constructed from video, with a lead character who's a composite of real people, ends up distant and unengaging

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Invisible Girl: A one-girl assault on social bullying by J. Kelly Nestruck

A good tale, a smart set, an energetic performance and the few problems with the script

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Death of a Salesman: Soulpepper can't quite close the sale by J. Kelly Nestruck

Arthur Miller's 1949 play is a touchstone, but this well-acted production lacks emotional punch

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Rhubarb Festival: Lady Gaga gets a musical of sorts by J. Kelly Nestruck

Writer and director Alistair Newton on "aesthetic sampling", Stratford's Bruce Dow and collaborating with convicted murderer Michael Alig

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Are you suffering from ‘Drowsy Chaperone’ syndrome? by J. Kelly Nestruck

If so, this review - along with Theatre Calgary’s new production - can help you

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

A play that vanishes too soon by J. Kelly Nestruck

Marie Clements creates three moving native characters, but the play fails to deal satisfyingly with these tragic figures

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑