Review: With practical magic, Stratford’s “The Hobbit” conjures a dazzling but dense Middle-earth
“It’s a tremendous accomplishment, and other practical effects used to solve fantasy’s staging challenges also delight.” ~ Scott Sneddon
From 800 pages to pop-up magic: “You’ll See” closes Bealtaine Festival with a family-friendly Joyce
“This is a part of Irish culture, so that’s of interest in itself.” ~ Helen Gregg
Review: Stratford’s “Waiting for Godot” challenges a world that’s forgotten how to wait
“In this director and these actors’ hands, Vladimir and Estragon’s unself-conscious struggle to fill the time feels less like absurdity and more like resourceful heroism.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Review: “World On Fire” burns down the fourth wall — and asks what we’ll do with the ashes
“Walker’s direction steadily accelerates these individuals through their overlapping crises.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Review: Creepy “cicadas” burrows deep in Tarragon’s startling eco-thriller
“This play is a mystery that operates on geological, civilizational, and human-familial scales simultaneously, and she never lets one overwhelm the others.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Review: “How to Catch Creation” catches fire in one of the best shows of the year
“Director Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu has assembled a company firing on all cylinders to deliver one of the finest, funniest and most thematically rich productions of the year.” Scott Sneddon
Review: Brilliant and gimmicky by design, it’s “Dance Nation”
“This engrossing theatrical experience has more than one interesting and important thing to say about ambition, bodies, and the capabilities and selves that girls shed to become themselves.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Review: “Knife’s” timely, vulnerable take on male friendship cuts deep
“Knife cuts deep. Men, especially, will leave with questions that linger after the lights come up.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Review: “Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary” delivers a new and quite contrary Gospel
“It’s a wild and wondrous experience, but also a demanding one.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Review: “Boys with Cars” dances its still-devastating dual truths
“Two stories: one system. Embodied in a single powerful performance.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Review: Tarragon’s “Strife”: oil patch contradictions explode into daring conversations
“The special wonder of this world premiere production, which is directed with clarity and care by Yvette Nolan, is the way its form precisely matches its function.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Review: “Murder at Mosquito Cove” is a stylized, engrossing “Law and Order: Nfld.”
“As a debut from Walnut Productions, this work is small but mighty,” ~ Scott Sneddon