3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
(photo by David Hou)The Art of AlienationBy pushing us away, Mother Courage draws us inby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOThis review contains spoilers.Written in 1939 (but not published until 195…
Keeping up Appearancesby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreI went to a promo appearance on Tuesday here in London, at the venue where I am going to be performing Phone Whore next Tuesday. It was an …
(photo by Michael Cooper)Caught In The Lies We TellStratford's Man of La Mancha suffers from something of an identity crisisby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOThere was a definite shift abou…
(photo by Negwhua Anderson)Dancing For Your Lifeby Jessica YenCos.mo.pol.i.tan created by Lua Shayenne and Company is an energetic and thoughtful production, blending African and contemporar…
Fringe is Comingby Jim Murchison Well the Fringe Festival is almost upon us. I am going to soon be too busy to write much of anything but Fringe reviews, but next week June 3-5 at the A…
(photo by Don Dixon)At Hand is War-Like JohnThe rarely performed King John is poised to become the triumphant dark horse of the seasonby Stuart Munro and Dave Ross@StuartMunroTO@dmjrossThoug…
(photo by Julian Roder)The Current destiny of our Communityby Chad DembskiThere is a moment with most shows where you feel, thank you, that was great and you wish it would just end there. So…
This Allison Burns shot of Brian Abbott for The Elephant in a Room (coming to Montreal and Toronto) has everything we are looking for in a Fringe promo photo: it's fast and dirty without bei…
(photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)Who Could Ask For Anything More?! Stratford has a surefire crowd-pleaser on their handsby Stuart Munro and Dave Ross@StuartMunroTO@dmjrossThe week of Strat…
(photo: Stephen Thompson, Dominique Petrin)It's Not About Seeingby Chad DembskiI haven't been to church in a really long time. My parents used to take me every Sunday until I was 13 an…
2014 Critter Nominations AnnouncedCalgary Theatre Critics' Awards honour 103 nominees in 18 categories Calgary Theatre Critics, Stephen Hunt of the Calgary Herald, Louis B. Hobson of th…
SOULPEPPER SUMMER PROGRAMMING AT THEYOUNG CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSANGELS IN AMERICA RETURNS! PLUS TWELVE ANGRY MEN, JUDITH THOMPSON'S BORNE& MOREToronto, ON - May 26…
Factory Theatre Announces 45th AnniversaryA SEASON OF COLLABORATIONS!Five Factory Premieres and a Special Add-On ShowTHE ART OF BUILDING A BUNKER By Adam Lazarus and Guillermo VerdecchiaTAKE…
Understanding Drum LanguageNagata and Hong discuss their upcoming performance at Harbourfront and the challenge of collaborating across different musical styles. by Kallee LinsKiyoshi N…
Hard to get more exciting about the return of Soulpepper's phenomenal Angels in America...but we're going to try to sell you all over again on this Critics' Award-winning beauty. First, ther…
Old Before it is WiseStratford's Lear is somehow less than the sum of its partsby Dave Ross and Stuart Munro@dmjross@StuartMunroTOThe Stratford Festival's 52nd season opened last night with …
(photo by Nancy Savan)The Joyous Taleby Jason BookerWarm fluorescent lighting reveals a man hunched up on a papier maché rock: an oddly placid opening to an exuberant piece. But that juxtap…
(photo by Julie Le Gar)More Than Meets the Eyeby Sonia FineIs French playwright Yasmina Reza's goal to trick you into believing that her play is all about what is on…
And The Action Plan?Never has it seemed so important.by Gaëtan L. CharleboisTimes are rough. That didn't need to be said, obviously, but what does need to be said is that they are rough i…
Painted With Fingersby Estelle RosenTrained in clowning and mask work, Nicolas Cantin hovers on the edge of artistic boundaries and genres, cobbling together pieces that he strips to their b…
Dance, Sci-Fi and the Search For Humanity in The Wastelandby Ted StraussTed Strauss is the artistic director of IREDEA. He is one half of Woo me myth, a Montreal company that creates Da…
Can I stay flexible?by Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreOver here I have caught myself, with embarrassing frequency, describing the Canadian Fringe circuit, with the intent of favourably contrastin…
L to R Roney Lewis, Sze Yang Ade Lam, Hiroshi Miyamoto, Paul Charbonneau and Matthew Montgomery (photo by Andrew Ribner)The SKIN We're InHari Krishnan's double header asks the tough question…
The Theatre Centre Appoints NewGeneral Manager: Aislinn RoseToronto, ON " The Theatre Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of Aislinn Rose as the company's …
