3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Lucky Luisby TJ Dawe@TJ_DaweIf anyone wears the crown for best stand-up comedian in the US, it's probably Louis CK (real name: Louis Szekely). What if he steered the cultural ship into even …
The Art of Packingby Cameryn Moore@cameryn mooreThe main thing you need to know before reading today's column is: I am going back to Edinburgh Festival Fringe next year, to remount Phone Who…
Rated X for Xcellentby Jim Murchison@JimMurchisonIn Cameryn Moore's creating a/broad column she speaks of frustration over ratings she received at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She was not …
We're All Mad HereStratford flies over the cuckoo's nest with 2014 season.by Christian Baines@XtianBainesHe's finally cracked!Stratford Festival Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino is set to t…
OMG! Do you have any idea how rare it is to look at an image bank for a Fringe festival and have a picture jump out at you? Separating itself from the mountains of chaff is this Tisse Mallon…
Devil's Advocate Question #3Talk to a young artist and you will get a tale of woe about The Canada Council refusing funding. Talk to older artists and they will hit you with stories of crone…
Alberta Theatre Projects Announces New Playwright in Residence Calgary, AB- Alberta Theatre Projects welcomes Rebecca Northan as this season's Playwright in Residence. ATP's Playw…
Ciao, Belloby Gaëtan L. CharleboisSteve Galluccio burst into the mainstream with Mambo Italiano, one of the most successful plays in Canadian theatre history. The play was turned int…
The mega hit, Les Belles-Soeurs (the musical) continues its tour with a stopover at Montreal's Monument-National. The production company has created a whole series of 15-second clips that ar…
Why! Why! Why!A final summer rantby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisThis will probably be my final article about Fringe this season (though we have people on the ground to cover shows in …
photo by Koh McRaduGretl, Snow White, Goldilocks and the Magic Mirrorsby Estelle RosenDyana Sonik-Henderson is a dance instructor, choreographer, and Artistic Director of the Victoria-based …
Promise and Promiscuity at the Victoria FringeDespite the waning days of the summer, Blyth Festival is not just up and running still, but they are launching a work - Falling: A Wake and the …
Sarah Segal-Lazar, Will Roney (playing George-Etienne Cartier)The 2013 Island Fringe PLAY Listby Sarah Segal-LazarSarah Segal-Lazar is the founding Festival Director of The Island Fringe Fes…
I GUESS THIS IS GOODBYE….joel fishbane@joelfishbaneAbout two and a half years ago " February, 2011 to be precise " the good people at New South Books released a bowdlerized edition of Huck…
Frustrationby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreIn the final week of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, I was a little frustrated about not being able to get reviews, this being one of the main reasons …
Summer is goneTheatre is Comingby Jim Murchison@JimMurchisonI attended a launch of the Gladstone Theatre's ambitious fourth season. It was done as a mock news broadcast and was a bit of unpo…
Rivalries and Alliances by Jim Murchison@JimMurchisonThere is something liberating about playing in the parks where one doesn't have to worry about echoes and sightlines in the same man…
Lordie, photographer Cylla von Tiedemann is good. We have seen so, so many photos of so, so many productions of Waiting For Godot, but this one of Tom Rooney in the present Stratford present…
Stratford Festival unveils 2014 seasonMadness: Minds Pushed to the Edge August 20, 2013… Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino is delighted to announce the 2014 season, in which…
Barking Madby Rebecca EdgewoodHistorically, Medicine Shows were travelling horse and wagon teams which peddled 'miracle cure' medications and other products between various entertainment act…
Nerd Pornby Rebecca EdgewoodIt isn't always easy to be a nerd. Some of us sit alone at home, reaching out for companionship on the Internet. Others attend large-scale 'Comicon' "type confere…
Teacher's Notesby Rebecca EdgewoodIn the program description for They Call Me Mr. Fry, audience members are warned to 'Bring your Kleenex' " I assume because they are supposed to be moved to…
La Rondeby Rebecca EdgewoodCircle is a rare thing for a Fringe festival. It's a smart, sophisticated, well-crafted two-hander, with two solo performers: a comedic actress and a d…
The Art of the Storyby Rebecca EdgewoodAh, South Africa. The country where zebras all drive SUVs, Giraffes have short legs and short necks, and where Tockalosh (whatever it/he/she is) runs j…
