Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of March 11th, 2013: ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Sonia, our Editor, wish she could quit her evening job so she could check them all out.
Continue reading Eye-Catching Toronto Theatre for the Week of March 11th, 2013
After the success of This Lime Tree Bower, I had been meaning to check out what Cart/Horse Theatre is all about. I finally got my chance last night with their production of Eirlys & Eckhart playing in the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace. Written by Arlin Dixon, this ambitious production is her first play to be produced.
Continue reading Review: Eirlys & Eckhart (Cart/Horse Theatre)
New Ideas at Alumnae Theatre is a festival of new plays, a starting place for playwrights and directors to experiment, to try out their works-in -progress.
So it is always an uneven night; the shows are of varying quality and are mostly in a nascent state. But by attending you may get to see a roughly cut gem and you do get to help develop new working – there is a feedback form in the program where each audience member can provide constructive criticism on each script. There are three weeks, each with a separate lineup of plays.
I saw Week One. Continue reading Review: The New Ideas Festival, Week One (Alumnae Theatre)
I’ve been meaning to check out the Storefront Theatre on Bloor Street before it even opened. I walk by it everyday on my way to and from work and couldn’t wait for my little neighbourhood filled with artists, actors and musicians to have its very own theatre. This little gem located in the Bloor/Ossington neighbourhood is the kind of place you want to stick around for a drink after the show. It’s so cozy and inviting that if I didn’t have a ride waiting outside I would have definitely stayed for a post-show drink, something I rarely do.
The fact that I could watch Kat Sandler’s Rock there as my first experience was perfect. I saw LOVESEXMONEY last year and was pretty sure this show would have the same fun-filled spirit while exploring some pretty dark subject matter, but never not having fun! In fact, I was so positive about the show that I even took my friend who I lovingly call the “show jinx”. And, success…even she had a great time! Continue reading Review: Rock (Paper Scissors Collective)
Iceland is “the perfect volcano”. It has exceptional writing, directing, acting and venue. Toronto’s Factory Theatre is once again ground zero for a great night of challenging and rewarding art.
Iceland is comprised of three intersecting monologues from three very different and intriguing people.
Kassandra is a young Estonian working her way through college as a prostitute. Anna is an uptight and self-righteous woman who just can’t win, even with God on her side. Halim is a Pakistani real estate agent who tells the dirty truth.
Continue reading Review: Iceland (Factory Theatre)