3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Soulpepper's Parfumerie(Patricia Fagan, Oliver Dennis, photo: Cylla von Tiedemann)'Tis the season to sing and, of course, theatre companies are no exception. Along with four (count 'em) Wiza…
Reaching for the starsCelebrated director, actor and author Greg Kramer " currently co-starring in Oliver! at the National Arts Centre " on being out, challenging himself, and working with l…
BIG PLANS AT THE FREESTANDING ROOMA Theatrical Experimentby Jeremy Taylor and Tanner Harvey(photos courtesy of the company)Every experiment needs a hypothesis. Ours went like this. If w…
(photo credit: Andrew Alexander)Well, Virginia...Merging makes for a romp for Company of Foolsby Jim MurchisonA famous 1897 editorial response to an 8 year old Virginia O'Hanlon in the New Y…
FEAR ITSELFjoel fishbaneI've been thinking about stage fright recently, mostly because I don't suffer from it. But I used to. I was born late and had to be ushered onto stage a few years lat…
La Bohème, the Canadian way The sound of preconceptions falling...by Axel Van CheeI have a confession to make: Puccini's La Bohème occupies the crowning spot on my "Top Ten Most Hated…
FIVE THEATRE WORDS AND THEIR SURPRISING HISTORY Do you get as excited about etymology as I do? If so, read on…by Matt G of Matt and Kyle and Matt1. Fourth Wall. 'The Fourth Wall'…
December 1, 2011Swimming to The Perfect Momentby Howard DaiIt was during the collaboration theatre summer camp by The Cultch, one instructor Vanessa told me about this master storyteller Spa…
There are at least three Wizard of Ozes playing in Canada this season. This one is at St. Jacob's Country Playhouse. l-r Nick Settimi, Amy Wallis, Jonathan Whittaker …
December 1, 2011I Don't Need No NobelBy Gaëtan L. CharleboisPlaywright Steve Galluccio, come awards season, loses his mind on Facebook and Twitter. He doesn't like them. And it's a sincer…
Drayton's present production of The Wizard of Oz at St. Jacob Country PlayhouseOne of the most vast arts organizations in the country, Drayton Entertainment, has announced its lineup fo…
A Night of Ghosts and Traditionsby Jim MurchisonThis is my first review at the Ottawa Little Theatre so that, in itself, warrants a few words. There are few theatres these days that have the…
A look at MAP Project's approach to the personalvia the popular(Read the MAP blog)
Come Blow Your HornCharPo celebratesBy Gaëtan L. CharleboisTomorrow will be the first anniversary of The Charlebois Post. Last November 30, I responded to a personal attack by a thea…
Among the winners at this evening's conferral of awards by the Capital Critics Circle in Ottawa was the out-going artistic director of the National Arts Centre English Theatre, Peter Hinton.…
Against the Grain's BohèmeShakespeare is alluded to all over the damn place this week. In Ottawa, The Little Theatre is doing the glorious farce, I Hate Hamlet even as Great Canadian Theatr…
Lord knows how many times I've (unsuccessfully) requested an interview with Harvey Fierstein, but I know many folks who've met and worked with the theatre legend over the years. And I've hea…
Jim Mezon (photo credit: Bruce Zinger)Rothko's Rage......Charlebois's dilemmaby Émilie CharleboisNotwithstanding my own impressions of Kim Collier's production of "Red" I think the audie…
Ana (photo: Tristan Brand)DESIGNERS ARE NOT JUST DESSERTIt would be ideal if more companies reallocated their funds to allow for a greater integration of design and narrative.joel fishbaneIt…
Beatriz Pizano, Stewart Arnott, Carlos González-Vio, Steven Bush, Bahareh Yaraghi (photo: John Lauener) The Truth of the KnownYou may not agree with Hallajby Jessica WeiPolitical pla…
Top Five Ways To Promote Your PlayLet's face it, theatre can't compete with videos of cats on the Internet. A thirty second clip of a cat falling asleep has ten million views, and the last t…
Best actor finalist, Theodore Bikel (r)(in Lies My Father Told Me, also a finalist forbest costumes, best lighting, best ensemble)(photo: Andrée Lanthier)MECCA PRESS RELEASE:MECCA FINALISTS…
ANA...THE ETERNAL FEMININE?Six Annas in search of their motherBy Byron TobenAfter the world premiere opening of the wonderful, thought-provoking play ANA at Espace Go, I wisecracked that it …
