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Butcher is a devilishly clever piece of work, and it's almost impossible to describe without giving too much away
'I think when you wrap a message in something that looks entertaining, you can reach a lot more people'
Hamlet is a play about seeking justice in this bad world, a world corrupted by the older generation working the system to make it pay for themselves.
A dead author's intentions may be unknowable but a play's logic isn't " and its identity can be surprisingly flexible
But the fewer effects you use, the more powerful they can be, if you know how to use them
The play has been in various stages of development for several years, but this should probably be taken as its definitive version
Even acclaimed film star Benedict Cumberbatch cannot resist the lure of live theatre.
Benedict Cumberbatch tackles Shakespeare's most challenging role on stage.
Marie Lou is a split-level play, literally so in Leblanc's production, which gives us two characters upstairs and two down
A watchable and listenable La Traviata that is worth the trip downtown to see.
The RSC did more than change the title, they changed the nature of the play
The 2015 edition of JFL42 has concluded in Toronto after another year of laughter, bewilderment and checking in to get your credits back
JFL 42, the Just For Laughs festival's Toronto offshoot, is currently underway. We'll be checking in throughout the week with shows we've loved, hated and just been downright confounded by
Wallace popped into the National Post studios to give reporter Rebecca Tucker a quick peek at his skills, and discuss the appeal of illusion
JFL 42, the Just For Laughs festival's Toronto offshoot, is currently underway in Toronto. We'll be checking in throughout the week with shows we've loved, hated and just been downright conf…
Burgess " who dazzled Toronto audiences as Jean Valjean in 'Les Miserables' and was well-known to sports fans for his stirring rendition of 'O Canada' had been battling cancer
The monologue of a would-be murder plays with power at the audience's expense
The most intriguing item in the Mirvish package is Gaslight, a psychological thriller from the 1930s
Soulpepper first staged The Play's the Thing in 1999
London Road has the same problem all film musicals face: people breaking into song seems odd
Most live entertainments begin with admonitions to the audience to refrain from the use of recording devices of any kind. Not this one: it exists to go viral.
For some half-dozen years, a favourite question among Canadian theatre audiences was 'how long can we hang on to Chilina Kennedy?'
The historic form and function of Hamilton
Summer bows out, the festivals wind down, and the Toronto theatres gear up for a new season
Written entirely in verse, The Alchemist's heady use of language makes it distinctive and hilarious
