585 stories by "J. Kelly Nestruck"
Free as Injuns, an adaptation of Desire Under the Elms, will make you wish you were seeing that rarely produced Eugene O’Neill play instead
Creation takes the ancient theatrical art of puppetry and uses it to stir the soul
With all the success Quebec filmmakers are having adapting French-Canadian plays, why isn’t the same trend happening in English Canada?
Diana Leblanc steered a legendary version of Eugene O’Neill’s tragic family drama at Stratford, and while her new production is often wrenching, it does sometimes suffer by compari…
Lee MacDougall’s one-off wonder provides an opportunity for four offbeat performances
Voice and trumpet combine with Irish-born playwright’s absurdist dialogue to illuminate the human condition
The experimental play that started as a long shot has become the biggest financial win in the history of Britain’s National Theatre. Now it’s helping fuel a new race to bring Briti…
Drama: Pilot Episode’s main character is a forensic psychologist who moves from Hogtown to Cowtown to escape her demons
Two ambitious new plays mine Alberta’s petroleum industry for inspiration - and its biggest corporations for expertise and money
His production may not be as stylish as the Royal Shakespeare Company’s, but Antoni Cimolino’s staging of this sharp business-scandal drama is a substantial one
Mirvish announcement of new season includes Flashdance, Wedding in Vegas and La Cage aux Folles
Actor part of Canadian Stage’s 25th anniversary theatre season
Theodore Bikel, who at 87 has played both Captain von Trapp and Tevye, is a genuine star but what is he doing in this dated play?
Bikel, who at 87 has played both Captain von Trapp and Tevye, is a genuine star but what is he doing in this dated play?
Efforts are being made to lure prestigious, big-budget productions - and the jobs, tourism and economic spinoffs they bring
Efforts are being made to lure prestigious, big-budget productions - and the jobs, tourism and economic spinoffs they bring
This is the second year in a row that the Shaw has ended a season more than a million dollars in the red
Atom Egoyan's return to working in Toronto theatre is cause for celebration, but his choice of play is puzzling and his wife’s role is a letdown
Canadian premiere of Tony Kushner’s musical keenly captures the racial tensions of American society in 1963
Lyricist slams former partner Andrew Lloyd Webber reality-TV search
Power-packed company to mount Sondheim’s ‘Company’
Production company says show has grown too costly and large to launch in TO
With wit and sentiment, a new play explores life inside a Korean-Canadian family and the corner store that pays their bills
It starts off in a comic, loose way, but is soon sending shivers down your spine
Diana Tso’s play about the Rape of Nanking needs further development to engage as theatre
