3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Digital Surrealism dances across the stage in the technological-trip Dreaming Now presented by Youtheatre. by Jesse StongDREAMING NOW (devised by Michel Lefebvre and Guillaume Lév…
Keir Cutler in Teaching the Fringe (photo by Louis Longpré)The "I'm a Genius" Syndrome. Part Two.How NOT to conduct a reading!by Keir CutlerThere is nothing more valuable to a new play, or …
SHAW FESTIVAL TICKET SALES UP $2 MILLION OVER 2012Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (November 6, 2013) " The Shaw Festival's 2013 season proved a winner with audiences and critics alike, att…
The Theatre Centre celebrates new home with new work, new artists Historic space transforms into live arts hub and incubator with programming featuring work by L'Orchestre d'Hommes-Orch…
Say Anything But Adorableby Gaëtan L. CharleboisAnna Hagan received a BA degree in English Literature from the University of British Columbia in 2009. This year her long an…
We like dance video and this one, created by Jeremy Mimnagh for Eleven Accords at Toronto Dance Theatre, will show you why we like them. Enjoy!
The Playing FieldThe teams are different nowby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisI have said and written again and again that a reviewer must write for a reader, not for actors, directors, …
by Estelle RosenBen Power is a writer and dramaturg. Since 2010 he has been an Associate Director of the National Theatre, London, UK (NT). Dramaturgy for the NT includes: Earthqu…
(photo via website)Percy Schmeiser: heroic David or crooked farmer? Food for thought at the latest incarnation of Seeds by Sarah Deshaies Who is Percy Schmeiser? The septuagenarian canola fa…
(photo by Wendy D Photography)Not very nice people in old comedy.Misunderstandings and interrupted sentences form the base.by David C. JonesIf you are going to remount an almost 50-year-old …
(photo by Sabrina Reeves)Creating her path, one step at a time. by David SklarAlison Darcy is a National Theatre School of Canada graduate and the Co- Founder and Co-Artistic Dir…
Allison Brennan, Matthew Edison (photo by Dylan Hewlett)Topping from the BottomHow do I know when the scene is over?by Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianWhen we go to the theatre, we are consenti…
Kaleb Alexander, Lauren Brotman, Beryl Bain (photo by Joe Bucci)Catch Up Then Slow Downby Keely KwokDebbie Tucker Green's dirty butterfly has three characters, two sets and two themes. …
Confronting the Characterby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreAnother piece came to me a few days ago, about the play that I'm working on. It's not much, just a scrap of motivation and backstory, bu…
The Magic of Homelandby Beat RiceDESH means Homeland in Bengali, the mother tongue of ancestors of dancer and choreographer Akram Khan. It is also what he is trying to a make a connection wi…
Woman Vs. The Machineby TJ Dawe@TJ_DaweIt seems a no-brainer to me. Every theatre school teems with female students. At least half the audience of any play is women (80% of ticket sales, acc…
Shtick or Treatby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonWhen I went to see The Comedy of Errors this summer done by my friends at Bear and Company there was a scene near the end of the play where …
Welles Does Wellsby Jim MurchisonWhen Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre brought H. G. Wells War of The Worlds to life on radio it created widespread panic through the United States and br…
Tradition versus modernism, mother versus sonStep into the Jains's kitchen for a delightful family fracasby Sarah DeshaiesAsha Jain has a problem. Her youngest son, Ravi, refuses to get hitc…
Returning to Nanaby Élaine CharleboisIn Le paradis à la fin de vos jours, Rita Lafontaine plays Rhéauna 'Nana' Rathier, a character inspired by the mother of beloved Quebec playwrigh…
Lorraine KlaasenComa, an undead family drama by Rebecca LillianIt's Halloween weekend. It is a time for all kinds of undead stories. The play, Coma, is a good choice if you are: a) fed …
photo by Théo GravereauxThree Sisters Reduxby Aleksandra Koplik@SashaVKAnyone who is familiar with Chekhov's work would agree that doing a spin-off of the Three Sisters is no easy task. Act…
Happy Halloween from the batshit gang from Theatre Brouhaha's Sucker. Courtesy of photographer Zaiden.(Front: Andy Trithardt, Kat Sandler [Writer/Director], Jessica Moss. Back: Col…
Daniel Williston (photo by David Hou)Deliciously Goofy Gore-soaked FunToronto favourite still has its weak spots, but there's not denying it's a fun night out.by Christian BainesIt seems pre…
