Review: Sawdust Theatre debuts with “How to Feel”
“The play traces their attempts not simply to understand their feelings, but to act on them in ways that might lead to healthier relationships. ” ~ Arpita Ghosal
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Review: Wren Theatre goes big with ambitious “Pride and Prejudice”
“Because the company, like the script, goes for broke, it consistently rewards the audience with something recognizably classic, yet appreciably new.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Review: Downstage’s “An Intervention” is a harrowing and promising debut
“It offers a thoughtful staging of a play that continues to resonate in our era of political polarization, private disconnection, and mounting mental crisis.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Review: YOU’ll love “Love You Forever and More Munsch”
“Munsch’s recognizable, diverse characters—anchored in emotional truths about enduring family love and the power of imagination and aspiration; and embodied in this kinetic, visually rich production—still resonate.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Review: A smouldering “Summer and Smoke” sparks the imagination
“Is it a less‑fatal Romeo and Juliet: an exquisite and elegiac lament for two meant‑to‑be’s doomed to be cosmically out of sync? Or … is this the more human tale of two average young people pursuing what they think they want…?” ~ Scott Sneddon
Ghazal Azarbad on the “transformative experience” of Imago Theatre’s “CRASH”
“Every show makes you grow, but then there are shows that make you transform. CRASH is the latter.” ~ Ghazal Azarbad
Review: “Eureka Day” prods us with the truth about consensus
“Coal Mine’s production honours the play’s satirical bite, while grounding it in recognizably human stakes.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Review: “Copperbelt” mines family dysfunction and corporate predation for a powerful new story
“Throughout, Aquino’s direction is lucid and unsentimental, giving the actors motive‑driven velocity that marries well to that striking, movement-driven visual subtext.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Maev Beaty and Liisa Repo-Martell bring their sisterly bond to Erin Shields’ new play, “You, Always”
Interview with Maev Beaty and Liisa Repo-Martell about “You, Always,” the world-premiere play by Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Erin Shields,
Anusree Roy’s shattering new play “Through the Eyes of God”
“That little girl I created in Pyaasa wants to be heard again. It was such a thunderbolt revelation for me.” ~ Anusree Roy
Review: Soulpepper’s “Witch” is a weird, wondrous masterpiece
“No matter what you expect from a synopsis or its Jacobean origins, you are certain to be surprised, engrossed and provoked by this incendiary brew.” ~ Scott Sneddon