Letters from London #3by Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOCan you believe I'm back in my Cathedral town again?! This time not for work, but for a choir tour which (sadly) signals that my time in En…
The Write Stuffby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonI do not experience writer's block per say. What I more likely experience is writer's clutter. There are so many things that I would like to…
Why Aren't There Music Festivals Like Fringes? by TJ Dawe@TJ_Dawe[PUBLISHER: There could not be a happier way to start a new month than with a new monthly column - jackDawe - by someone…
Cylla von Tiedemann's shot for Soulpepper's ambitious Angels in America is perhaps one of the sexiest photos we've ever seen. Look closely. Actor Mike Ross is closing in for a kiss, his…
(photo of Brendan Healy via Buddies in Bad Times website)Real/Virtual/Imaginedby Gaëtan L. CharleboisOriginally from Montreal, Brendan Healy began his career as an actor, appearing most-n…
The trailer for the upcoming film version of Phone Whore, a wondrous play by our wondrous columnist Cameryn Moore. Cameryn is now in Edinburgh with the piece and is about to embark on a tour…
CharPo, Print and The Threat of the NewSo where do we go?by Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisSome of this is info you need, some of it is bitching and moaning. You are warned...CharPo-Cana…
comedy, rhymes, stories and moving bitsby Estelle RosenRob Gee qualified as a psychiatric nurse in 1994 and worked for 11 years in psychiatric units around the UK and Australia. Specializing…
A revival of the popular Ted Johns comedy about a tax man whose car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and who finds himself at Garrison's Garage. (Blyth, Ontario)An acclaimed - for g…
Kate Besworth and Gray Powell (photo by David Cooper)Chaos theory, Newtonian physics, and Lord ByronTom Stoppard's play gifts us with knowledge and humourby Dave RossArcadia opened last nigh…
Marla McLean (photo by Emily Cooper)Oscar Wilde and Katy Perry lie in the gutter...But look up at the starsby Dave Ross@dmjrossLady Windermere's Fan was written by Oscar Wilde, and followed …
Class and Cowardice Revealedby Jim Murchison On this evening the weather network was reporting that we might end up seeing as much Tempest as Arms and the Man, but as luck would have i…
GO GO GO!Raising the Stakes on Montreal Theatreby David Sklar Anton Golikov is from Vladikavkaz, Russia. In 2012, he founded Raise The Stakes Theatre Company, and has gone on to …
Portrait of an Artist as a Bitter Manby Sam Mullins@SamSMullinsSam Mullens' Weaksauce continues its national tour, finishing up this weekend at the Winnipeg Fringe before moving on to Saskat…
l-r Juan Chioran and Jeff Irving (photo by Emily Cooper)Florence arrives in Niagara on the Lakeand brings lovely voices with it.by Dave Ross@dmjrossMusicals are one of those strange art form…
In which 9 to 5: The Musical and Le Gateau Chocolat are discussedby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOHello again friends! It's hard to believe that my two weeks of research work have come to a clos…
Things That I Travel Withby Cameryn MooreThese are the things that I travel with, lo, even to the Edinburgh Fringe. Because I have very specific needs, and have learned to identify them over…
A WARNING BELL RINGS ACROSS THE PONDjoel fishbane@joelfishbaneA controversial sex show is "shocking" audiences at the Winnipeg Fringe according to a recent report from CBC. Hollywood Hen Pit…
Gilda, in his eyes and wordsTalented Kagan pulls off tribute to comic Gilda Radnerby Sarah Deshaies Being 24 years old, I've accumulated what I know about Gilda Radner from YouTube clips, …
Growing Up and Moving Onby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianShelby Bond is going through some changes.This seems to be something of a transition show for Bond, with a structure in which he adopt…
A Dandy and A Clownby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianA good sign of a seasoned trick performer is that you can't tell the difference between actual mistakes and 'mistakes' designed either to m…
To Be or Not To Beby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonA while back in a review of Carousel, I opined that perhaps it was time to retire this play. My reasoning was that it was largely filler …
Staring Into the Abyssby Edgar Governo@pseudohistorianMartin Dockery is a masterful storyteller when crafting a monologue, but this two-hander with Vanessa Quesnelle reveals that he might be…