3,074 stories by "The Charlebois Post"
Clownedby Rebecca EdgewoodEdmonton is home to a lot of clowns. And over the years, the Fringe has hosted such notable clown shows as Fools for Love and Sofa So Good. So, our standards are pr…
Exquisite Sillinessby Rebecca EdgewoodIf I were stranded on a deserted island and had to choose two people to be out there with me, it would surely be gifted comic actors Emily Windler and B…
Raw Baitby Rebecca EdgewoodThere are two integral elements to good standup comedy: clever, funny material and timing. In Serving Bait to Rich People, aspiring comedienne Alexa Fitzpatrick ha…
(photo credit: David Hawe)The process gives and takes.I ask everyone, including myself, really hard questions.by Gaëtan L. CharleboisBrad Fraser is one of Canada's best known playwrights,…
Actor, director and CharPo columnist TJ Dawe "goes off" - and we agree, goddammit!
The World We Face...or, how things have changed and notby Gaëtan L. CharleboisThings have changed..When I began my professional career nearly 40 years ago, there was a joke about one of t…
Ending 100by Valerie CardinalFor the last show of its 100th season, The Ottawa Little Theatre picked Michael Healey's The Drawer Boy, and it's easy to see why from this production. The …
Danielle Lemon, Hannah Unterschultz, Michelle T.Baynton, Rebecca Friesen, Rosie Simon (Photo by: Pixarola)Ladies of the 80'sHear them roar!by Davis C. JonesA...My Name Is Alice is…
Wrestling With Notions of Loveby Estelle RosenZeb L. West is a writer, performer, and director currently living in Austin, TX. He is a member of Austin's Trouble Puppet Theatre Company, and …
Innocent When You Dream (Victoria Fringe)Munsch Ado About Nothing is a production aimed at families (kids 3+) and what's not to like: an adaptation of the storied of the beloved Robert …
Stratford: The Next Generation ...ultimately, that's why people come. It's the work, the place. It's the talent on the stage.by David Sklar (photos courtesy of The Stratford Festival)Se…
The Fringe adventureby Jean-François Plante-TanJean-François Plante-Tan decided to live his dream of becoming an artist after completing an architecture and urban planning degree. He h…
TRAGEDY IN THE PARKjoel fishbane@joelfishbaneSummer's almost over but that doesn't mean there isn't still time for that quintessential of all summer experiences " Shakespeare in the Park. No…
I Am Tiredby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreI am tired. Yes. It is past the halfway point for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and I'm lying here on my narrow-ass bad at 12:30 in the afternoon, and…
Scott Wentworth (photo by David Hou)Then must the Jew be merciful?Stratford's Merchant of Venice tries too hard to deal with an unforgiving playby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOI'm finishing my …
Life and Knowledgeby Jim Murchison@JimMurchisonThey say that when you venture to write an original work you should write what you know. What I know now is not what I expected to know when I …
Graham Abbey (l), Dion Johnstone (photo by Michael Cooper)Heavy Act With Heavy HeartStratford's Othello brims with intensity and passionby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOThere's a certain amount …
Ready, aim…Educate?Schützen misses the markby Gregory BunkerSchützen, a work making its North American debut from Berlin, is about shooting people. The mercifully charming Cecilie Ulleru…
The Siminovitch Prize in Theatre announces new partnerships with University of Toronto and RBC FoundationThe Siminovitch Prize in Theatre to be awarded October 21, 2013TORONTO, July 24, 2013…
There are precious few terrific images in most festivals, but sometimes, when looking at an image bank, one jumps out at you as was this case for this promo photo for X, now playing at Summe…
Lucy Peacock (photo by Don Dixon)We Are Not Dead YetThe Thrill stumbles along its way to poignancyby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOWho has the right to live, and who has the right to die? More i…
From left, clockwise: Tennille Read, Andy Trithardt, Kelly McCormack, Kaleb Alexander (photo credit: ZAIDEN)On a delicate subject...by Zoe Erwin-LongstaffTheatre Brouhaha promises to produce…
Remember When...by Zoe Erwin-LongstaffWhile it's comforting to think of memories as stored away treasures nestled safe in the attic of our mind, recent scientific developments have us disabu…
Just Damn Goodby Jason BookerAs the title might indicate, Murderers Confess at Christmastime gets a bit dark. Jason Chinn's play subverts the "most wonderful time of the year" into a ch…
