3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Flying from Beethoven's Fifth and other inspirationsby Estelle RosenBorn and raised in Singapore, of Peranakan Chinese descent, Yvonne Ng (B.F.A. Honours,York University) is a Toronto based …
(photo by Julie Gauthier)The Pleasure of an Audienceby Chad DembskiMarie-Hélène Falcon's career has followed a path that explores the ever-shifting frontiers where art and ideas meet and i…
Amped and Inspiredby Lauren Mitchell@internetLaurenFriday was my first night of checking out shows at SheDot, there were four great shows for me to choose from, but time constraints being wh…
Sing Me a SongBut not one of Paperby Jason Booker The latest show to grace the studio stage at Young People's Theatre, Paper Song repeatedly asserts that "paper can be anything." So true. Bu…
Leni Parker (photo by Andrée Lanthier)Top Girls reaches for goldYou might love or hate Churchill's feminist play Sarah Deshaies@sarahdeshaiesGuess who's coming to dinner?In career…
(photo by Cliff Cardinal)Dark Theatre to Die Forby Jim Murchison The set for huff is stark. There is a chair, a couple of plastic milk crates with beer bottles in them. Long white plast…
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Andre Sills (photo by Bruce Monk)"Corner store comedy" balances humour, family drama and culture clashKim's Convenience a familiar microcosm of immigrant experience in Ca…
Hang Out With Me While I Packby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreHi, thanks, no, I'm fine, everything's good, I just have to pack up, you don't mind if I keep working, do you? Great.No, my plane's …
So Much T[Dot]alent!by Dena Jackson@deendawgWhat a line-up we had last night at SheDot TDot! There was so much talent in one room and an (almost) packed house, bringing great energy for the …
Going It Aloneby Jim MurchisonI was thinking about what is right and what is wrong with theatre. The Fringe is coming and there are a lot of one-person plays at the Fringe. That is fine for …
Pierre Brault, Damien Atkins (photo by Joanna Akyol)A Story of Historyby Jessica ChenBeatrice and Virgil is an imagistic journey that shifts between the worlds of two Henry's. One, a yo…
Doing What You Love...The Realitiesby TJ Dawe@TJ_DaweI don't care for the phrase "doing what you love" to describe pursuing your passion. It makes it seem like you spend your days skipping t…
Cylla von Tiedemann draws your eye to the simple things - which, to render in a photo, are not so simple: negative space, where the light falls (here on the faces of Michelle Monteith and Gr…
(photo by Ali Barillaro)Over The RainbowLegendary theatre director Roger Peace teams up with legend-in-the-making Chris Barillaro to recreate Judy Garland's extraordinary 1961 concert at the…
Karen Mitten speaks and Who (else) To Watch at SheDotby Dena JacksonIntroducing Dena Jackson: Writer, Comedian, Cheese Lover, Weirdo My friends have often asked me why I decided to get …
Hart House Theatre Announcesits 2014/2015 SeasonToronto, Ontario - Hart House Theatre, the University of Toronto's Performing Arts Leader Since 1919, is proud to announce its 2014/2015 …
(photo by Emily Cooper)Theatre and the TruthEquivocation Rounds Off Spectacular Shakespeare Season at the Belfryby Morgan McPhersonSince I have started my very young career as a theatre revi…
Hey, Nonnie, Nonnie!by Gaëtan L. CharleboisA veteran of Canadian theatre and Andrew Allan's fabled CBC Stage radio series, Nonnie Griffin is indelibly remembered for her appearances in su…
The Segal Centre has mastered the art of promo video and this one for Top Girls is no exception. Clean, focussed, and the magnificent actors in the production put front and centre.(Read also…
Your True Voiceby Becky BaysThe first time I tried stand-up comedy, I was 20 years old and living in London, England. I was studying theatre, and had a sketch comedy duo with a friend, but o…
Think women aren't funny? Then you don't know the right ones…by Cristina MarkhamIntroducing Cristina Markham:Cristina Markham is an amateur comedian who dislikes the word "comedienne." You…
Now Is Not The TimeRandom thoughts on the organizations which protect usby Gaëtan L. CharleboisI'd like to start by offering a personal anecdote. (Yeah, yeah, I know - but what's the poin…
SheDot: Top 5 shows I am looking forward toby Lauren MitchellIntroducing Lauren Mitchell:By day, I work in academic publishing and by night, I am all over the city telling jokes. I like to s…
a touch of humor and absurdismby Estelle RosenOne of six finalists nominated for the 2013 TELUS newcomer Artist award, Lua Shayenne is founder of the African dance c…
