Instant review: Christopher Plummer in Barrymore by Kelly Nestruck

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

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 9:20pm on January 30, 2011☆⚑

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

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:30pm on January 28, 2011☆⚑

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

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:23pm on January 28, 2011☆⚑

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

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:05pm on January 28, 2011☆⚑

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

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:55pm on January 27, 2011☆⚑

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 …

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:43pm on January 25, 2011☆⚑

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

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00am on January 22, 2011☆⚑

Actors create Theatre 20 to foster Canadian musicals by Guy Dixon

Mirvish Productions is allowing the new Toronto company to use its theatre and is helping with marketing and logistics

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 6:57pm on January 21, 2011☆⚑

Ruined: An earthquake of acting that will shake you by J. Kelly Nestruck

Yanna McIntosh’s performance illuminates a prize-winning drama about a horrific African conflict

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:59pm on January 21, 2011☆⚑

Christopher Plummer in pictures

A gallery of the iconic actor's life and work

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:31pm on January 21, 2011☆⚑

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

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:20pm on January 21, 2011☆⚑

‘The Mill’ quartet is one play too long by J. Kelly Nestruck

All the charming Canadiana that made the exercise original in the first place is lost in the final chapter

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:32pm on January 17, 2011☆⚑

Famed Stratford director Michael Langham dead at 91 by J. Kelly Nestruck

English director solidified Stratford Shakespeare Festival, worked with company at various points over 52 years

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 1:29pm on January 16, 2011☆⚑

Seventh time around, Wingfield remains pleasant company by J. Kelly Nestruck

His relaxed ruminations are filled with fascinating details about the complexities of the supposed simple life

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:53pm on January 14, 2011☆⚑

This: Sometimes words speak louder than actions by Marsha Lederman

Melissa James Gibson’s play adds an authentic voice to the urban-angst canon

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:44pm on January 14, 2011☆⚑

The Importance of Being Earnest: When actors are equal to Wilde’s lines by Adam Feldman

Brian Bedford returns to Broadway with his Stratford hit

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:53am on January 14, 2011☆⚑

Troubled Spider-Man musical has new ally: Glenn Beck

Radio host loves show, mocks theatre critics who have panned it

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:52pm on January 13, 2011☆⚑

Spider-Man musical has new ally: Glenn Beck

Radio host loves trouble-plagued show, mocks theatre critics who have panned it

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:52pm on January 13, 2011☆⚑

The Bird: Drugs, booze and misbehaving usually make for better theatre by Martin Morrow

After the success of ‘The Danish Play,’ more was expected from playwright Sonja Mills

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:06pm on January 13, 2011☆⚑

Winnipeg theatre launches major capital campaign by J. Kelly Nestruck

Prairie Theatre Exchange hoping to raise $2.2 million

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 2:41pm on January 13, 2011☆⚑

Cathy and Heathcliff in dance by Paula Citron

Deborah Dunn takes a page from 'Wuthering Heights' for her latest piece

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:30pm on January 12, 2011☆⚑

Oh My Irma: An actor makes a messy marvel out of a trifle by Martin Morrow

Haley McGee reveals her to be a talented actor, but her one-woman show unfortunately is slight

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 3:25pm on January 12, 2011☆⚑

Next Stage Festival a spinoff in need of a focus by J. Kelly Nestruck

Festival productions offer potential but lack driving force

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:30pm on January 11, 2011☆⚑

Canadian playwright Melissa James Gibson comes home by Marsha Lederman

With the staging of 'This' in Vancouver, many of her relatives will get to see one of her plays for the first time

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:30pm on January 11, 2011☆⚑

Faced with cuts, Toronto dancers learn the art of the sell by Paula Citron

Choreographers team up to take on marketing of dance shows

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 4:30pm on January 10, 2011☆⚑