Mysterious happenings at the playRites Festival by J. Kelly Nestruck

Suddenly a second play on injustices to Asian Canadians and then a plot that gets lost

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Saint Carmen is lacking in the divine by Martin Morrow

This highly stylized version of a seventies theatre classic fails to breathe life into the play

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Winnipeg’s Moulin Rouge too polite for Paris’s den of sleaze by Paula Citron

Jorden Morris’s ballet about the notorious cancan cabaret should sizzle more than this

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The enduring appeal of Michel Tremblay by J. Kelly Nestruck

New translations and revivals are giving a shot of Botox to plays written decades ago

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Private Lives, War Horse highlights of Mirvish’s 2011-2012 season by Guy Dixon

Kim Cattrall says playing Coward’s divorcée in Toronto is ‘icing on the cake’

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Wayne McGregor fascinates with his dance-technology fusion by Paula Citron

British choreographer’s dance piece ‘Entity’ blends cool science with living sculpture

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National Ballet’s 60th season is full of surprises by Paula Citron

The company is celebrating a major anniversary with some changes to its repertoire and production format

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The Monday Q&A: James Kudelka on dancing a solo at 55 by Brad Wheeler

Performance will be included in an evening of Kudelka’s work at Toronto’s Enwave Theatre

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Oleanna: A political correctness nightmare played just right by J. Kelly Nestruck

Soulpepper remounting makes it clear who the villain is

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Admiring Strindberg doesn’t mean we like him by J. Kelly Nestruck

Winnipeg’s Strindberg festival opts for many ‘re-imaginings’ of his plays in order to get around the Swedish playwright’s harsh misogyny

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How Michael Ondaatje and Daniel Brooks made ‘Divisadero’ into a play by Kate Taylor

Pair combined their unique talents and mutual creativity to make the author’s sprawling novel work on stage

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Toronto’s Soulpepper theatre embraces new business model by J. Kelly Nestruck

For its 2011 season, the non-profit company will schedule its production lineup based on audience demand, but will it mean more bums in seats

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Professional dancers dish on Portman’s Black Swan by Dave McGinn

How’s a regular audience member supposed to know a perfect plié from a subpar pirouette? Go to the pros, of course

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Shockmeister Dave St-Pierre doesn’t disappoint by Paula Citron

The wild child of choreography turns tenderness on its ear in a provocative work

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Savion Glover: From hoop dreams to hoofin’ by Paula Citron

The tap dance virtuoso talks about his roots and his take on dance and music

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Barrymore: Plummer’s electric performance transcends slight play by J. Kelly Nestruck

His affection for the ‘clown prince’ of U.S. acting royalty becomes infectious

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Instant review: Christopher Plummer in Barrymore by Kelly Nestruck

Plummer’s spry, sharp performance is a convincing argument that 80 is the new 60

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The Cryptogram: 11-year-old actor shines in Mamet play by Susan Walker

Mitch H. Kummen masters playwright’s difficult dialogue in play about the shattering of a child’s innocence

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Hard Core Logo Live: Loud? Funny? Yes. Great art? Does it matter? by Marsha Lederman

The stage version of the Canadian punk-rock classic doesn’t reach the heights of the book and film, but it’s fun. Take your earplugs

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No small feat: Getting Miss Julie almost right by J. Kelly Nestruck

A crisp, well acted production in Winnipeg struggles with the play’s extremes

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The Wild Darkness: More of a tame darkness by J. Kelly Nestruck

The pictures director Pippo Delbono creates with his crew are often beautiful, but the effect is mostly lifeless and dull

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In all Earnestness, how’s Brian Bedford doing on Broadway? by J. Kelly Nestruck

Brian Bedford’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest for the Roundabout Theatre Company - based on his Stratford Shakespeare Festival production of 2009 - opened on Broadway a …

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Christopher Plummer’s marathon mojo by Amy Verner

At 81, you could still call him a matinee idol for women of a certain age. Amy Verner talks to Plummer as he prepares to reprise his role playing another rakish acting legend, John Barrymore

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Floating: Cerebral tall tale plays out like stand-up comedy by Marsha Lederman

Edinburgh Fringe hit, in its Canadian premiere at Vancouver’s PuSh Festival, takes its audience on an unexpected ride

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Christopher Plummer in pictures

A gallery of the iconic actor's life and work

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