Review: Schlock, talk and cock make for searing “Slave Play”
“The play and production positively revel in their provocations.” ~ Scott Sneddon
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Steven Hao on Pucker’s debut with bold new “Concord Floral”
“We really enjoyed the idea of creating art that made people feel – where there was a reaction to the art right away,”” ~ Steven Hao
Review: “Public Enemy” challenges us to look in the mirror
“Their senses-assaulting symphony of family discord feels unnervingly authentic, but the genius of the scene, which is directed with precision by Marcio Beauclair, is in what lies beneath.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Emily Paterson’s award-winning BUTCH/FEMME launches Theatre Passe Muraille’s new season
““I was challenging myself to create a very intricate work with a lot of limitations, in order to see what I could produce. And in the end, BUTCH/FEMME is what I created.” ~ Emily Paterson
Alexander Thomas and Ted Dykstra open Coal Mine Theatre’s new season with “Waiting for Godot”
Interview with Alexander Thomas and Ted Dykstra about The Coal Mine Theatre’s “Waiting for Godot”
Review: The Welkin’s 12 angry women … and one brutal truth
“Under outgoing Soulpepper Artistic Director Weyni Mengesha’s meticulous direction, this feels like iconic courtroom drama 12 Angry Men reimagined through the voices of rural women.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Ahmed Moneka marks ten-year milestone with revival of “King Gilgamesh” and new film at TIFF
“What really makes me grounded is creativity … telling stories that no one has really heard about us as Arabs or as Iraqis …. I build bridges over boundaries and borders and cultures.” ~ Ahmed Moneka
Vivien Endicott-Douglas’ enormous challenge in “Enormity, Girl, and the Earthquake in Her Lungs”
“I think everyone wants and deserves to feel safe and seen and loved – and this play reminds us of that.” ~ Vivien Endicott-Douglas
Review: The Renaissance of “Bachelor Man” at Tarragon Theatre
“The revival reminds us that the prejudices examined in Winston Kam’s “Bachelor Man” — fear of outsiders, suspicion of difference, and the enforcement of hierarchies — remain unsettlingly relevant today.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
