Powerful, important confession launches Buddies’ 34th theater season in Toronto.
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, a real-life oasis in Toronto, has been turned into a prison for the play Obaaberima. Sometimes being in jail is a good thing.
Obaaberima was created and performed by Tawiah M’carthy. The one-man play saw its genesis more than three years ago. Working with director/dramaturge Evalyn Parry, this labour of love is now paying huge dividends.
An expertly acted refreshing look at a done-to-death Tom Stoppard play at Toronto’s Hart House.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is one of those plays you’re supposed to see. It features prominently on a list which often feels like dietary advice: “The Canadian Association of Theatre Nerds recommends three servings of Arthur Miller, four of Shakespeare, two of David French and one Tom Stoppard as part of a balanced theatrical diet.”
These shows have been done to death. They’ve had all the life sucked out of them. Directors and actors struggle in vain to find a fresh take; a new insight; some way of turning it on its head. Most fail.
Experience traditional Kathak dance at the Studio Theatre in Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre.
This year’s Harbourfront Centre’s NextSteps series started off with quite an original piece. Now in its 5th year, Rina Singha Kathak Dance Organization presents Kathak Mahotsav Canada at the Studio Theatre in Harbourfront Centre.
The festival is a four day event which includes performances by prominent Canadian and international Kathak artists. A pioneer of Kathak dance in Canada, and the driving force in keeping this ancient dance alive is renowned Rina Singha. Small in stature, but strong in presence, this Friday evening performance began with an endearing warm welcome from Rina Singha herself. Continue reading Review: Kathak Mahotsav Canada (Rina Singha Kathak Dance Organization)→
Alumnae Theatre takes Moore’s novel from page to stage to open its 2012-2013 play season in Toronto.
Film adaptations of novels are often disappointing and similar challenges exist when adapting a novel for the stage. I was very intrigued to see how Lisa Moore’s script of February, based on her novel of the same name, would handle these challenges. February is a powerful novel, based on the true life event of the sinking of the Ocean Ranger, a tragedy that killed eighty-four people when it sank off the coast of Newfoundland in 1982. The stage adaptation of February is the season opener at Alumnae Theatre.Continue reading Review: February (Alumnae Theatre)→
