Three one-act comedies take the Passe Muraille stage this weekend in Toronto

If sitting through a full length show this weekend feels a bit daunting, than perhaps three one-act comedies may be of interest instead. One Three Hill is a 90 minute romp through three original one-act plays being put on in the Passe Muraille Backspace by Daisy Productions.

Though I had very high hopes going into it, to me this show felt like a playlist of songs that I wasn’t a huge fan of. If I had to choose, I’d say I preferred the first show. My guest enjoyed the second most and we both felt the third completely succumbed to pacing issues. Though truthfully that seemed to plague all of these plays in some capacity. Continue reading Review: One Three Hill (Daisy Productions) →

Toronto’s Lester Trips Theatre explores a dystopian future in the play Intangible Trappings

What if you got everything you ever wanted at the touch of a button? Would you be happy? Or, would you grow tired of a life without challenge or purpose? Intangible Trappings explores a dystopian future where every wish is granted, but true happiness is never truly found. Continue reading Review: Intangible Trappings (Lester Trips Theatre) →

National Ballet of Canada and Art Gallery of Ontario collaborate on a fusion of dance and art

The Dreamers Ever Leave You is a contemporary ballet performed by dancers from the National Ballet of Canada. Choreographed by Robert Binet, the work premiered on August 31 as an accompaniment to the Art Gallery of Ontario’s (AGO) current special exhibit of Lawren Harris paintings, The Idea of the North. In keeping with with the environment of the Signy Eaton Gallery at AGO, the piece is akin to a dance installation. Dancers perform on three mats and audience members are invited to move throughout the space. Continue reading Review: The Dreamers Ever Leave You (National Ballet of Canada/Art Gallery of Ontario) →

A multimedia theatre piece explores identity, loss, and family trauma at Toronto’s Ashkenaz Festival

We Keep Coming Back, a multi-media theatre piece, had its Canadian premiere as part of Ashkenaz, the biennial festival of Jewish music and culture held at Harbourfront Centre. While the play depicts a very personal journey, it explores universal themes of identity, loss, and family trauma.
Continue reading Review: We Keep Coming Back (Ashkenaz Festival) →