Circumcise Me! doesn’t cut too deeply by Martin Morrow

Yisrael Campbell’s chronicle of conversion is witty and revealing, but doesn’t really address the depth of his religious conviction

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:00pm on October 27, 2011☆⚑

Confessional playwright bares his soul - and his sex life by Martin Morrow

It was the crowd-pleaser of Toronto Fringe Festival, and while it’s more stand-up than true theatre, James Gangl’s comic act of confession is still hilarious

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:00pm on October 7, 2011☆⚑

The Ugly One and some ugly truths by Martin Morrow

Theatre Smash’s production of Marius von Mayenburg’s 2007 play asks some hard questions about identity and shallow physical qualities

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:20pm on October 5, 2011☆⚑

His Greatness: Channelling Tennessee Williams by Martin Morrow

Actor Richard Donat gives a spellbinding portrayal of the legendary American playwright on the way down

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:27pm on September 23, 2011☆⚑

Little One: A childhood in Ottawa that thrills and chills by Martin Morrow

Hannah Moscovitch’s Little One is a psychological thriller that is brilliantly crafted

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00pm on August 7, 2011☆⚑

With paint, percussion and precision, Blue Man Group works by Martin Morrow

North American tour delivers a Broadway-sized show with a greatest-hits roster of skits

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:20pm on July 21, 2011☆⚑

The Winter’s Tale: A rewarding way to pass a summer’s night by Martin Morrow

The man-eating bear is not the only reason to see Dream in High Park’s first-ever staging of The Winter’s Tale

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:55pm on July 7, 2011☆⚑

Through a glass, not so darkly by Martin Morrow

Soulpepper take on Williams’s tale of self-delusion and heartache mines the comedy, eases off on the pathos

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:48pm on July 7, 2011☆⚑

The Glass Menagerie: Soulpepper production mines the comedy by Martin Morrow

Soulpepper take on Williams’s tale of self-delusion and heartache eases off on the pathos

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:48pm on July 7, 2011☆⚑

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at BlackCreek: crowd-pleaser minus the crowd by Martin Morrow

Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons rule the stage despite low turnout and airplane interruptions

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:01am on July 1, 2011☆⚑

A thrilling Iraq-inflected update of a Racine masterpiece by Martin Morrow

Khanjian pours scorching intensity into her role as anguished mother in reinterpretation of classic about obsessive love

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:23pm on June 13, 2011☆⚑

Dora Mavor Moore Awards give multiple nods to a train, a toad, a brothel and Blasted by Martin Morrow

Soulpepper Theatre Company, the Canadian Opera Company and Billy Elliot also fare well as the finalists announced ahead of June 27 awards ceremony

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:31pm on June 7, 2011☆⚑

The Post Office can’t quite deliver on dream of transcendence by Martin Morrow

A classic Bengali fable is inspired by transcendence, but remains earthbound in the delivery

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:46pm on May 11, 2011☆⚑

Zadie’s Shoes finds rueful laughs in gambling addiction by Martin Morrow

At the Factory Theatre, a 10th-anniversary revival of a dark comedy by Adam Pettle is a tad understated but wittily shrewd

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:00pm on May 6, 2011☆⚑

Brown Balls: Asian stereotypes are nothing to laugh at by Martin Morrow

Writer Byron Abalos should reconsider satire as his vehicle of choice

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:45pm on May 4, 2011☆⚑

The Monument: a stark reminder of Rwanda’s tragedy by Martin Morrow

Written originally about Bosnia, Colleen Wagner’s play gains new resonances in this East African setting

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:53pm on April 28, 2011☆⚑

Bullet for Adolf: The faint whiff of 'Cheers' by Martin Morrow

Woody Harrelson's play looks and sounds more like a failed sitcom pilot than a stage play

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 5:00pm on April 22, 2011☆⚑

Review: The Situationists is a plodding, pointless comedy by Martin Morrow

In this misfired effort, Sky Gilbert can’t decide if it’s a play of ideas, a diatribe or a farce

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:01am on April 18, 2011☆⚑

Tarragon Theatre’s new play, After Akhmatova, by Kate Caley, is almost as dark and dour as a day in the gulag by Martin Morrow

After Akhmatova

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:31pm on March 31, 2011☆⚑

After Akhmatova: Almost as dark and dour as a day in the gulag by Martin Morrow

Story of Russian poet builds to intellectual revelation no more profound than an undergraduate essay

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:31pm on March 31, 2011☆⚑

A leisurely, enjoyable Time of Your Life by Martin Morrow

Soulpepper restages William Saroyan’s prize-winning play, showing the work’s strengths and weaknesses

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:00pm on March 20, 2011☆⚑

More entertaining antics from ‘More Fine Girls’ by Martin Morrow

The sequel to a screwball hit has lots of light-hearted fun about middle age

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:30pm on March 13, 2011☆⚑

More visceral than emotional truth in ‘La Voix Humaine’ by Martin Morrow

One-woman drama is marred by director’s heavy hand

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00am on March 4, 2011☆⚑

‘The Fantasticks’ is full of heart and laughs by Martin Morrow

Performers have a grand time riding this old warhorse

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:08pm on February 15, 2011☆⚑

‘The Secret Garden’ is overrun by weeds by Martin Morrow

Play needs pruning of excess adult parts

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:47pm on February 14, 2011☆⚑