“I personally feel that we need to talk more about censorship and free speech in Canada and the West, and this play has all the elements needed to start that conversation.” ~ Nabil Traboulsi
“As performance, The Herald is dense, poetic immersion, rather than linear narrative. ” ~ Scott Sneddon
“What remains after all of the laughter is not a lampoon of Romeo and Juliet, but a provocation about why we gather..,” ~ Scott Sneddon
“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
“Because the company, like the script, goes for broke, it consistently rewards the audience with something recognizably classic, yet appreciably new.” ~ Scott Sneddon
“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
“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
“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
“Every show makes you grow, but then there are shows that make you transform. CRASH is the latter.” ~ Ghazal Azarbad
“Coal Mine’s production honours the play’s satirical bite, while grounding it in recognizably human stakes.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
