Review: Hadestown warms up in Edmonton but isn't ready for Broadway yet by Kelly Nestruck

Both the material and the new, proscenium staging could use serious rethinks in parts

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:51pm on November 19, 2017☆⚑

Performer's on-stage death adds to Cirque du Soleil's troubles by Kelly Nestruck

Before this tragic accident, the Canadian circus company had already suffered setbacks including layoffs of 400 staff and a string of poorly performing showsSaturday 29 June was supposed to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:24am on May 22, 2016☆⚑

Kelly Nestruck: Who cares about World Theatre Day? by Kelly Nestruck

Try as I might, I can't get excited about this depressing little event. Its existence implies that theatre is in crisisWorld Theatre Day used to be almost as obscure as World Physical Therap…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:58pm on March 27, 2016☆⚑

Winnipeg is a great place for a theatrical premiere, says Kelly Nestruck by Kelly Nestruck

Lloyd Webber and Elton will premiere their new musical The Boys in the Photograph in Winnipeg. Here's why others should follow suitWinnipeg is known internationally for a few things: it's th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:56pm on August 11, 2015☆⚑

Theatre isn't ageist - even if TV is by Kelly Nestruck

Betty White's 'comeback' on US cable doesn't disguise the fact that actors of either sex are permitted to grace the boards for much longer than the airwaves

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Wagner in Times Square shows silence isn't golden by Kelly Nestruck

I saw Robert Lepage's Das Rheingold on screen in New York, beset by honking horns, neon adverts and tourists. It was brilliant

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Instant review: Christopher Plummer in Barrymore by Kelly Nestruck

Plummer’s spry, sharp performance is a convincing argument that 80 is the new 60

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

Performer's on-stage death adds to Cirque du Soleil's troubles by Kelly Nestruck

Before this tragic accident, the Canadian circus company had already suffered setbacks including layoffs of 400 staff and a string of poorly performing showsSaturday 29 June was supposed to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:44am on July 9, 2013☆⚑

Performer's on-stage death adds to Cirque du Soleil's troubles by Kelly Nestruck

Before this tragic accident, the Canadian circus company had already suffered setbacks including layoffs of 400 staff and a string of poorly performing shows Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:44am on July 9, 2013☆⚑

Theatre hacking: what's it all about? by Kelly Nestruck

An audacious theatremaker has provided audiences with a tongue-in-cheek audio guide to someone else's production. Cue outrageForget the antics of Anonymous or LulzSec or even News Internatio…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03am on May 10, 2012☆⚑

Come sit with me: should theatres let you choose your seatmates? by Kelly Nestruck

An airline is road-testing a seat-selection system that allows passengers to pick their neighbours using social networking profiles. Could such a scheme work in the theatre?"Hell is other pe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:45am on March 9, 2012☆⚑

From stage to page: why aren't more plays turned into graphic novels? by Kelly Nestruck

Everyone knows reading a play isn't as good as seeing it performed. But a colourful comic-book adaptation of Robert Lepage's The Blue Dragon may have changed all thatOver his 30-year career …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36pm on December 12, 2011☆⚑

Stratford's Diane D'Aquila to reprise role of Elizabeth Rex in Chicago by Kelly Nestruck

TIFF, TIFF, TIFF - it's all you read about at the moment, in Toronto anyway. Well, to not entirely change the subject, here's a little news about Tiff, that is the late Canadian author and p…

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 7:04pm on September 12, 2011☆⚑

Nudity on stage " but how about off? by Kelly Nestruck

A 'clothing-optional' performance in Toronto suggests theatres should reach out to non-traditional audiences " naturists includedYou've probably heard this piece of advice dished out to a ne…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:17am on April 4, 2011☆⚑

Nudity on stage " but how about off? by Kelly Nestruck

A 'clothing-optional' performance in Toronto suggests theatres should reach out to non-traditional audiences " naturists included Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:17am on April 4, 2011☆⚑

Theatre in the buff? Tonight's performance of Montparnasse is an all-nude affair by Kelly Nestruck

Tonight is nudist night at the show about artists and their nude models in 1920s Paris

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 7:02pm on March 31, 2011☆⚑

Instant review: Christopher Plummer in Barrymore by Kelly Nestruck

Plummer’s spry, sharp performance is a convincing argument that 80 is the new 60

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 9:20pm on January 30, 2011☆⚑

Theatre isn't ageist " even if TV is | Kelly Nestruck by Kelly Nestruck

Betty White's 'comeback' on US cable doesn't disguise the fact that actors of either sex are permitted to grace the boards for much longer than the airwavesWith all due respect to Betty Whit…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:30am on January 11, 2011☆⚑