Review: How Black Mothers Say I Love You (Trey Anthony Productions and Girls in Bow Ties)

How Black Mothers say I love oyuTrey Anthony presents her new play, How Black Mothers Say I Love You, in Toronto

If you’re hoping to see Trey Anthony’s new play, How Black Mothers Say I Love You, playing at Factory Theatre, you may be out of luck. The run is sold out. As of Tuesday evening here were only a few single tickets left for a couple of performances. Continue reading Review: How Black Mothers Say I Love You (Trey Anthony Productions and Girls in Bow Ties)

Review: Shakespeare In Hollywood (Amicus Productions)

Photo of Kristine MacDonald and Chris Coluluzzi in Shakespeare in Hollywood by Dave FitzpatricA fourth wall breaking twist on A Midsummer Night’s Dream is at the Papermill Theatre in Toronto

Shakespeare In Hollywood, currently at The Papermill Theatre, was a fun night of theatre with misdirection, farce, and folly played to their strengths. I was one of a packed house that seemed to enjoy how Amicus Productions presented Ken Ludwig’s story, as there were smiles and laughs throughout the theatre on Thursday night before, during, and after the performance.

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Review: A Reason To Talk (Why Not Theatre)

Photo of Sachli Golamalizad in A Reason to Talk provided by the companyA Reason to Talk is documentary style theatre exploring mother-daughter bonds in Toronto

A Reason To Talk, Sachli Gholamalizad’s award-winning multimedia production currently running at The Theatre Centre, is a fascinating documentary about Gholamalizad’s rocky relationship with her mother who emigrated from Iran to Belgium with her two small children and who also waited years before her husband could join them. I use the term documentary, because when it soars, it soars, but I’m not entirely sure why it’s a theatrical production, rather than a film.

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