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Five Theatre Superstitions ExplainedThe theatre has a storied history of tradition and superstition, with most contemporary theatre companies still abiding by age-old superstitious practices…
Paul Ahmarani in Cantate de guerre at Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui (photo: Valérie Remise)The Smallness of AtrocityCan theatre do justice to the horrors of war?by Gaëtan L. CharleboisCantat…
The international festival, Luminato, has named a new artistic helm. He is Jorn Weisbrodt. Presently based in New York, Weisbrodt is notable for having represented and managed the work of in…
UniqueTheatre For One is precisely what it says it isby Estelle RosenPicture this: you're sitting in the Concordia University Sculpture Garden Courtyard, chatting with others waiting in line…
It's Just A Ride (About the creation of "Ride the Cyclone")Jacob RichmondThe initial seed of the idea for writing "Ride the Cyclone" was my desire to dramatize an accident.I seem to rec…
Rick Miller's hit solo Bigger Than Jesus, opening next weekat Factory Theatre. (Photo: Cylla von Tiedemann)
"A new day dawns for Toronto's musical theatre"- Richard Ouzounian, The Toronto Star"This company…is exactly what Toronto needs right now,and truly is a dream come true for our city."Amand…
The acclaimed Ride The Cyclone - big winner at this year's SummerWorks - is beginning a national tour; it starts in Vancouver this week, goes on to Whitehorse and continueson to a …
As previously rumoured there will be no productions of Shaw plays on the mainstage at the festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake next season. Instead the centrepiece in the big house will be a musi…
(Photo: Devon Cass)The reluctant divaAmerican soprano Nicole Cabell brings star-wattage to L'Opera de Montreal's season-opening production of Mozart's The Marriage of FigaroBy Richard Burnet…
The Dark Comedy of Forbidden WordsComedy goes where theatre fears to treadBy Gaëtan L. CharleboisI entered into an email correspondance this week with a highly talented young theatre arti…
Fraser, Fraser everywhere (photo: G. Elliot Simpson)La Cage (photo: Michel Pilon)True Love Lies, Brad Fraser's play about the past, regret and the family, is opening this week at two differe…
Fourby Sara Rodriguezphotos by Jody BurkholderSo much has happened since the last entry! We closed our show at the DANSpace and moved into the beautiful Neptune Theatre for another tec…
Jeannotte and Patricia Summersett just beforeTHE scene. (Photo: Andrée Lanthier)Much Ado About DickWhen you've got really hot guys like Lamont or Jeannotte stripping onstage, believe me, yo…
The ThreadMany theatre artists believe the form does not need critics. However, stats at CharPo-Canada and CharPo-Montreal are clear: traffic goes way up when reviews appear on the sites. So…
THOSE SCHOOL DAYS, VOL 3More thoughts, comments and failed love affairs from my days in theatre school…By Joel FishbaneThere were about sixty students in my school and most of them were gi…
The Magic of FlightGCTC brings in a winnerby Jim MurchisonThe GCTC opened its season with the much acclaimed Amelia: The Girl Who Wants to Fly. The play had already been a hit for the Festiv…
FIVE DECONSTRUCTIONS OF THE WORD "THEATRE"Did you know that the word "theatre" is actually an acronym? Most people don't know the history. The name given to this form of live performance was…
Dr. Richard Winnick, a workhorse in the community theatre scene, has died at the age of 60, Walterdale Theatre announced. Winnick directed over 50 productions at several community companies …
Dan Jeannotte (below) and Paul-Antoine Taillefer (Photo: Andrée Lanthier)Of Gods and HorsesShaffer's frightening tale gets another airing at Segalby Sarah DeshaiesEquus"the title brings to …
VideoCabaret presentsThe Life and Times of Mackenzie KingThe History of the Village of the Small Huts, 1918-1939Written and Directed by Michael HollingsworthStarring Paul Brau…
MEDIA RELEASE:Amelia: The Girl Who Wants to Fly at theGreat Canadian Theatre CompanyFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - OTTAWA, ONTARIO " September 6, 2011Amelia Earhart comes flying in to the Great Can…
