585 stories by "J. Kelly Nestruck"
Soulpepper’s production of this classic by absurdist playwright Eugene Ionesco takes a while to find its feet
The Misanthrope lets the audience feel feel how little has changed from Louis XIV’s time to ours
Director Jennifer Tarver and her Stratford cast find all the laughs and the malevolence in Harold Pinter’s script
Cast of Pinter classic at Stratford is impressive, especially Dennehy and Krohn
The central performance is strong but the character’s identity crisis feels small, even petty. Here’s why
The central performance is strong but the character’s identity crisis feels small, even petty. Here’s why
The play, currently on in Toronto, won outstanding production and also picked up awards for lighting design and sound design
American Suzan-Lori Parks’s history-tinged drama features top-notch performances from its two lead actors
The score is enchanting, but the songs are often littered with clichés
The score is enchanting, but the songs are often littered with clichés
In the four years since Hannah Moscovitch became a young playwright to watch, she’s learned a thing or two about her craft, but also wildlife, wine and caffeine
Cast members of the accalimed musical have been asked not to pursue roles at the festival next season, adding to rumours that the show will live on - maybe even on Broadway
These five shows are some of the fest’s best bets
An alarming, yet absorbing portrayal of a man’s jealous rage
While Tony-winning Alice Ripley is clearly the draw, it’s her on-stage daughter who really shines
Will start a month-and-a-half run at La Jolla Playhouse in November; move spurs more talk the production is Broadway-bound
Will start a month-and-a-half run at La Jolla Playhouse in November; move spurs more talk the production is Broadway-bound
Twelfth Night
Director Darko Tresnjak gives Shakespeare’s over-the-top revenge tragedy a darkly comic tone
At the Stratford festival, Canadian playwright Vern Thiessen’s imagining of the life of Shakespeare’s widow is juicy and well-acted, but is blunted by its subject’s status as …
The play also ponders the nature of time and whether it can really be wasted when we have so little control over it
PMO’s claim that a SummerWorks’ production glorified terrorism is not just wrong, the festival’s subsequent funding cut sends a chilling message
PMO’s claim that a SummerWorks’ production glorified terrorism is not just wrong, the festival’s subsequent funding cut sends a chilling message
Lorne Kennedy sparkles as the fast-talking fixer in the Shaw Festival’s whirlwind comedy of quick changes and makeovers
Lorne Kennedy sparkles as the fast-talking fixer in the Shaw Festival’s whirlwind comedy of quick changes and makeovers
