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Don't Stop Believing by Shannon ChristyPeople give strange wedding gifts. Imagine for a moment that you have just been married to a stunning woman who hails from a remarkable family, is…
Vinegar Tom (photo by Kreddible Trout Photography)Mixed BlessingsThe Playwright Project presents Caryl Churchillby Jason BookerThe Playwright Project " now on its third iteration " is a…
(photo by Sunny Kaura)Lost in Translation: An office comedy where Kafka meets Seinfeld. by Lisa McKeown @lisammckeown I was full of anticipation at opening night of The M…
"Behind the Scenes", or "Inside the Delivery Room"? by Anna GustafsonWe're having a baby. It's a girl. She is the SheDot Festival, Toronto's First Festival of Funny Women, and she…
(photo by Michael Cooper)Caught in a trapby Shannon Christy"Hell has no fury like a woman scorned" - Virgil may have had his own twisted purposes for writing of Dido's rage against Aeneas in…
(photo by Marc Lemyre)Giddily pretentiousby Lucy Wells@LWellsTOIt's been years since I last spoke French on a regular basis. But hey, I did read Molière in French literature class once upon…
A Window Opensby Jim Murchison twitter@JimMurchisonJohn P Kelly has ventured into co-production with a long time friend from Ireland Pat Moylan. Ms Moylan was on hand from Dublin for th…
Asking For Favorsby Cameryn Moore@camerynmoore"How do you do it? How do you put a tour together? Do you have a manager?"I'm not sure that anyone would be asking me that sort of thing if I we…
Funny Peculiar; Funny Ha-Haby Martha O'NeillComedy is a funny business; as in, both funny peculiar and funny ha-ha (hands up, who misses Les Nessman?).Comedians live in a separate space in t…
What is it about the Irish, Whiskey, and Child Death? by Spencer Malthouse@spencemalthouseIf you're going to kill a baby do it definitively. I thoroughly enjoy seeing an Irishman try to…
Here are the articles we have published for the 2014 edition of the SheDot Comedy FestivalMartha O'Neill discusses the new festival in a first-person piece
Jeff Lillico, Gregory Prest (photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)From Page to Stage (and Screen?)by Greg BunkerIt is a curious thing that the classic British novel, Of Human Bondage, written by W. …
Living Room or Den?When depression makes you feel walled inby Tanya Naami@TanyaNaami Mary (Alarey Alsip) enters the room, wearing old clothing with her hood pulled over her head. Illumi…
Bongile Mantsai, Hilda Cronje, Thoko Ntshinga, Tandiwe Nofirst Lungisa (photo by Murdo MacLeod)History repeats itself, over and over again.by Chad DembskiOften in reviewing live events we ar…
(photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)Definitely Not Black and Whiteby Keely KwokFour men dressed in black, bound, with sacks on their heads. A fifth man strapped to a board, whimpering in pain. Two…
Evolution and Rebirthby Jim Murchison@JimMurchisonThis week I was very happy to receive an email invitation to a reading at Evolution theatre. The last thing CharPo wrote about Evolution the…
You know summer is coming, despite all signs to the contrary, when Shaw and Stratford Festival go into previews. Shaw is revving already with Arms and the Man. It is a comedy, it is one of S…
The Blood-LettingWhen I first told my boyfriend I did dramaturgy, he thought it sounded like surgery for theatreby Caitlin MurphyCaitlin Murphy is a writer, director, dramaturg and regular r…
From: Death Married by DaughterStories Robustly Toldby Zoe Erwin-LongstaffLast Thursday night marked the opening of the Theatre Centre's Incubator space, where three distinct one-hour plays,…
Spend an Evening with Shawby Lucy Wells@LWellsTOThe Never Wrestle with Pigs theatre collective is presenting its first production at the Annex Theatre through this week. I am a great f…
(photo: Sam Garcia)Delicate and Strongby Jim MurchisonGiacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly is a little different from most operas. First performed in 1904, before the United States had declare…
Strindberg's African Dance of Deathby Chad DembskiYaël Farber is a multiple award-winning director and playwright of international acclaim. Her productions have toured the world extensive…
We don't often put up "process" videos for productions as our Video of the Week but this one, for Company Theatre's Belleville, is so quirky and endearing we had to share.(Read our review of…
A Walk-Out and a Pile-OnLeaving, staying, reviewingby Gaëtan L. CharleboisI don't know which wise person said this about social networks, but I learned it the hard way a couple of weeks a…
