Jennifer Walls plucks The Rocky Horror Show out of its time warp
Oh, the antici- …… pation! Our review of Hart House Theatre’s THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
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No Foreigners: In Search for Cultural Identity at the Mall by Sylvie Webb
“David Yee’s beautiful text invites us to think about our own cultural identity and how the mediated environment of the mall might help to replenish a sense of self.” Read Sylvie Webb’s full review of NO FOREIGNERS
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More immersive and stranger still: Daniele Bartolini on The Stranger 2.0
“I hope to help initiate the thought that art is not something to look at from afar but something to engage and have an intimate relationship with.” Our interview with Daniele Bartolini on The Stranger 2.0
Leaving the stage but filling the page – Sharon and Bram present Skinnamarink at Word on the Street
“Love is for everyone, in whatever combination it happens to work. And the book now reflects all of that kind of message.” Our interview with Sharon & Bram about the debut of Sharon, Lois and Bram’s Skinnamarink and their concert at Word on the Street
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Diana Bentley on KNIVES IN HENS, “a great contemporary play about a young woman who is fierce…and wild”
Our interview with Diana Bentley about Coal Mine Theatre’s Canadian premiere of KNIVES IN HENS by David Harrower
Anne of Green Gables- The Ballet™ is the creation of a true “kindred spirit”, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen
“Anne of Green Gables just seemed to be the perfect literary work for us and our unique way of telling stories through dance.” Our interview with Bengt Jörgen about the landmark world-premiere work, Anne of Green Gables – The Ballet™
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From the darkness of Toronto’s 2003 blackout . . . light! Composer Anton Lipovetsky on CYGNUS
Interview with Anton Lipovetsky on co-creating CYGNUS, which is a part of REPRINT, the inaugural production of Launch Pad, the musical-development residency from Musical Stage Company & Yonge Street Theatricals
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Kids say the darndest things: Sunny Drake’s CHILD-ISH at SummerWorks
“We hope that adults will listen to kids in new ways – listen deeply to their ideas and their experiences….[that] they will talk about love and friendships and what it means to live and love on this land.” Sunny Drake, CHILD-ISH
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50 years later, a new “Rochdale Project”: Director Nina Lee Aquino on mounting David Yee’s new play at SummerWorks
“The more we know about our past, the deeper an insight it can give about our future. And this is especially true when you’re working with the young Canadian artists of today.” ~ Nina Lee Aquino on directing David Yee’s “rochdale”
Tom Hearn’s SLANG sketch tour is going to be so extra
“In one hour, I’ve packed my favourite original characters and songs, too much dancing, TWO impressions at least, ‘Gay Garbage’ and even Doug Ford”. Award-winning comedian Tom Hearn talks SLANG
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25 years in, the course of true love has run smooth for Driftwood Theatre
Driftwood Theatre celebrates its 25th birthday with a revival of Shakespeare’s “A (musical) Midsummer Night’s Dream”, performed a cappella. Our interview with director D. Jeremy Smith
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Alana Bridgewater and Soulpepper take audiences to The Promised Land
Soulpepper’s concert “The Promised Land” explores the mythic American dream in the works of novelist John Steinbeck through song. Our interview with cast member Alana Bridgewater