“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
“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
Interview with Maev Beaty and Liisa Repo-Martell about “You, Always,” the world-premiere play by Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Erin Shields,
“That little girl I created in Pyaasa wants to be heard again. It was such a thunderbolt revelation for me.” ~ Anusree Roy
“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
“This is Nassim Soleimanpour’s White Rabbit, Red Rabbit: a fascinating, ingenious and discomfiting thought experiment, which operates on multiple levels and is almost impossible to talk about without spoiling.” ~ Scott Sneddon
“Immigration here is not a single event: it’s an ongoing process of negotiation: with the self, with others, and with the twin powers of aspiration and reality.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
“There’s an easy generosity in the ensemble’s chemistry that keeps the work elastic, even as the play probes hard questions about justice, remembrance, and what it means to find your place in a world…” ~ Arpita Ghosal
“What struck me about Troilus and Cressida before we started the work was the perspective and opinion Shakespeare invites his audience to consider, regarding one of our most famous and influential ancient Greek stories.” ~ Austin Eckert
