Durae McFarlane on the life-changing kindness of “Primary Trust”
Interview with Durae McFarlane about playing Kenneth in Eboni Booth’s “Primary Trust” in a Grand Theatre and Crow’s Theatre co-production
With a focus on human resilience, Anthony Goncharov directs Bowtie’s “Next to Normal”
Interview with Anthony Goncharov about directing Bowtie Productions’ “Next to Normal”
Review: “You’re a Good Man” in a great show, “Charlie Brown”
“What remains is a delightful and visually arresting evening at the theatre that taps into a vein of uncomplicated comedy and comfort.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Review: “take rimbaud” is one hell of an experience
“Directed with élan by Buddies Artistic Director ted witzel, take rimbaud takes place in a liminal space that straddles 2014 Toronto, 1871 France, and artistic hell.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Review: In a nightmare ride-along, doctor and actor Janet McMordie takes our “Vitals”
“The play asks what happens when society’s most urgent helpers, responders like Anna, are left without help for themselves first” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Comedian Ashwyn Singh: new material + “Desi Translations” = big birthday show!
“If all you see getting attention on your phone are the things you hate, let me show you that the real world is not like that.” ~ Ashwyn Singh
Lindo Forbes brings “The Inscrutable Mr. Yang” to The FOLD
“I’d like to believe it’s because people understand that, fundamentally, diversity of experience is a net positive for us all.” ~ Lindo Forbes
Natasha Powell invites the Coltrane-curious to “The Room Upstairs”
“Jazz dance education is important and always urgent for me: helping people understand that this practice is a living and breathing art form…” ~ Natasha Powell
Guillaume Côté and Sonia Rodriguez reunite in “The Tragedy of Hamlet”
“It’s quite incredible, crazy even, that we think Shakespeare is all about words. But here we are … able to tell the story without them” ~ Sonia Rodriguez
Daniel Maslany walks a blurred line in Andrew Kushnir’s deeply personal new play, “The Division”
“This play is not a history lesson. It engages with history to bring it into the now in a really powerful and immediate way.” ~ Daniel Maslany
Review: Strong premise and performances at the noble heart of “Hamlet, Sweet Prince”
“Where the production finds its most compelling footing is in specific casting choices and standout performances.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Review: Opera Atelier’s beautiful “Pelléas et Mélisande” marks another ambitious first
“This Pelléas et Mélisande is an incredibly ambitious —and often exquisitely beautiful— undertaking.” ~ Arpita Ghosal