3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
ReconsideringSometimes it's a good idea to look again and admit mistakesby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisWhen I first saw the film version of Les Misérables I was expecting a dog's bre…
Screaming Billyby Estelle RosenBorn in Montreal in 1972, Sylvain Bélanger studied acting at the National Theatre School of Canada. He is a founding member of Théâtre du Grand Jour and h…
Many will argue that the Bard's Comedy of Errors is his funniest play. We think it's also the most difficult to make funny. But another company takes a kick at the can. (Halif…
Ben Irvine and Sochi Friend in The Charge of the Expordimable Moose (photo by Yuri Dojc)One Art!What if we let them in the door...by Sue EdworthySomething I've been insistent about my compan…
Michael Healey, Jenny YoungMarketing and Politicsby Jim MurchisonSo the play that they didn't want to do in Toronto for fear of offending Stephen Harper - but that the playwright finally pro…
Going Downby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreWhat is it like to come down, my editor asked, to deal with the post-frenzy depression? I needed help finding a topic, and that seemed like a legitimat…
Theatre of Madnessby Jim Murchison@JimMurchisonI had to call 911 after an encounter with a street person a couple of days ago. The young man was very drunk and looking for a cigarette and wa…
The Questby David C. Jones@iamdavidcjonesWith so many original works and one-person shows it is rare to find a previously produced script. This show about a passionate lecture by a Dutch lib…
An insane timeby David C. Jones@iamdavidcjonesIn her last show Little Orange Man, Ingrid Hansen created a highly imaginative and heartbreaking story of a little girl trying to reconnect with…
A Well-Told Taleby David C. Jones@iamdavidcjonesRodney DeCroo is a singer song writer with a warm folky rock sound. Using spoken word poetry, stories and about eight songs, he shares portion…
Measha Brueggergosman (via measha.com)Opera NationCanadian opera companies stick to crowd-pleasing Italian masterpieces to anchor their 2013-2014 seasons by Richard Burnett @bugsburnett…
What to say... We like the colours, we like the composition, we like the characters created by Katie Ryerson and Matthew John Lundvall for (respectively) Hal and Falstaff. We like the whole …
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Black Theatre Workshop Launches Season in Celebration of Hip-Hop Culture and the Spoken WordSeptember 10, 2013 - Black Theatre Workshop launches its 43rd season this fall with the world…
A Tame Foray into the Adult Film Industry by Robyn Lester@RobinRobynRobIt was adults-only last night at the launch of Ottawa Little Theatre's 101st season. The play that rung in th…
More than just clowning aroundby Chris Lane@chrislanetweetsExit is about a clown named Alejandro who has come to Canada from Venezuela, and tells the audience his story and his impressions o…
Intimateby David C. Jones@iamdavidcjonesTonya Jone Miller's story is the recollections of her mother Donna and her various experiences in Vietnam between 1962 and 1979. Armed with two r…
The Wicked Conby David C. Jones@iamdavidcjonesWant to see an audience roar with approval and applause one moment and sit in stunned quiet awe the next? Want to see an audience sl…
Into the Bellyby David C. Jones@iamdavidcjonesCall him Ahab, or Jonah, he can't remember. He is has been in the belly of this whale for a long time with soggy crackers and only two books to …
Bullied...aloneby David C. Jones@iamdavidcjonesThere are a lot of one person shows at the Fringe. There are a lot of very personal stories in the Fringe. When something profound happens in a…
(photo by Wendy Philpott)Working in a Pool of Knowledgeby Gaëtan L. CharleboisLib Spry has worked in theatre for 50 years as director, playwright, teacher, performer and translator mainly…
We like procedurals on TV (CSI, Law and Order) but we also like them on video. Like this terrific vid of a photo shoot for the company Club Monaco taken with dancers from the the Royal Winni…
CoddlingHow should reviewers handle the sensitivities of artists?by Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisWhen I began to work at the Montreal Mirror as a full-time critic two decades or so ago…
(photo by Jérémie Battaglia)by Estelle RosenLaurence Dauphinais is an actress, musician and director who works both in the French and the English world. On top of currently being amongst t…
