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Costa Tovarnisky, John Ng, Peter Farbridge in Hallaj at Buddies in Bad Times (photo credit: John Lauener)
Beyond the merely enjoyableThe beautiful and real Topdog/Underdogby Jessica WeiIn psychology, Topdog vs. Underdog generally refers to a mind game that people play with themselves as a way of…
Lindsay Sutherland Boal and Justin Welsh(Photo: Gene Wu)Dreams Greater than OneA collective observes all the rules of opera by breaking themby Joel IvanyAgainst the Grain Theatre is a collec…
Terrific timelapse video of the building of the setfor Red at Canadian Stage
(l-r) Anton Golikov and Adam Capriolo-Morris (photo credit: E. Julee)How I will Interpret the Role of ShylockA character outlineby Adam Capriolo-MorrisWhen I was cast as Shylock, I had to de…
Better Mad Than SadSometimes you just need to go on a tearBy Gaëtan L. CharleboisMy doctor told me once, "It's better to get mad than sad." He saw that I was going into a darkness when, i…
Trailer for Farewell ProjectTHE FAREWELL PROJECTA simple performance with epic hopes and dreamsby Chad DembskiCreated and Performed by Dustin Harvey (Secret Theatre, Halifax) and Chad D…
Marc Bendavid and Pam Patel in the MTC's R&J(Photo by Bruce Monk)Oi! You only have to see the Star of David and the Crescent Moon on the poster for Manitoba Theatre Centre's new producti…
CTV has reported that John Neville, a titan of Canadian theatre, has died. Neville, born in London, England, in 1925 Neville became a well-known director/actor in companies across the countr…
Sir Ian McKellanGay Old TimeBroadway embraces its gay actors while Hollywood continues to (mostly) shun theirsby Richard BurnettThe reason why rumours Richard Gere enjoys gerbils up his ass …
November 19, 2011For a theatre geek like me, theatre IS cool.by Howard DaiJust a few days ago, when I was surfing on Twitter like I always do. I found that I missed a super awesome conf…
SEXY BETON: STILL (SADLY) ALL TOO RELEVANTI believe that corruption is a systemic problem all over the globe todayjoel fishbaneOne of my favourite Montreal theatre companies is at it again a…
Jade Hassouné in The Poster(photo: ADARNA Photography)The Dangerous Subject of PalestineNo matter what you say...someone will be pissed offby Gaëtan L. CharleboisLike abortion or capital…
Warona Setshwaelo (Photo: Jaclyn Turner)Delightful NuanceWarona Setshwaelo fills the solo leading BTW's seasonby Chris LaneStori Ya is a one-woman show, written by Joan M. Kivanda and direct…
FIVE FIRST AND LAST LINES FROM FIVE PLAYS I'LL NEVER FINISH WRITINGby Matt Raudsepp of Matt and Kyle and Matt1.Curtain.Eloise Tree enters her modest apartment and collapses onto her couch, f…
Bond's BundleAfter some bumps Ryerson pulls the audience inby Jessica WeiCaptivating, that was Ryerson's production of "The Bundle" by Edward Bonds. From the audible gasp from the audie…
The monumental Linda Laplante inLe Trident's Médée (photo: Vincent Champoux)(Read the CharPo review)
November 16, 2011@MargaretEAtwood, may I call you Mags, now?by Gaëtan L. CharleboisThis week I had one of the highpoints of my career. Margaret Atwood retweeted one of my postings on Twit…
The brilliant Daniel MacIvor in This Is What Happens Next at Citadel
(Submitted by Ottawa Editor, Natasha Gauthier)Opera Lyra, the respected and beloved Ottawa company, has cancelled the rest of its 2011-2012 season due to financial restrictions. They have an…
The Canada Council has announced the winners of this year's Governor General's Awards.In the drama category, best French-language play went, for the third time, to Normand Chaurette for Ce q…
The Singing DeadA musical becomes the "It" show of the seasonby Beat RiceRide the Cyclone, a 2010 SummerWorks hit is back in Toronto. Running in the cavernous space of Theatre Passe Muraille…
So...we have to be poor?A recent music controversy points to problems for us allBy Gaëtan L. CharleboisThe band Karkwa is terrific. They're fresh, they're brash and they don't need to pro…
TOP TO BOTTOM: Cosette Derome, Conor Green, Kat Sander (Photo credit: Michael Cooper)Provocative Ideas, But...Gargantua offers a new work at Factoryby Beat RiceLast week Michael Spence'…
