Toronto’s Hart House Theatre sets Shakespeare’s Much Ado in the shadows of WWII
Perhaps this has to do with being a U of T grad, but for me Hart House shows have always been synonymous with “probably pretty good”. But even with a solid opinion of Hart House Theatre going into it, this production of Much Ado About Nothing has managed to raise that bar for me.
It wasn’t until the subway ride home that I realized I’ve reviewed works of director Carly Chamberlain before, in the 2016 Summerworks production of Plucked. I’m glad I didn’t know this going into Much Ado, because it gave me the opportunity to be blown away yet again by her directorial skills and ingenious knack for bringing texts to life in clever, thought-provoking ways. Continue reading Review: Much Ado About Nothing (Hart House Theatre)→
The Swan Song is a “charming” and “marvelous” whodunnit on stage at the Tranzac in Toronto
The Swan Song: A Study in Terror is a charming whodunnit. Playing at the Tranzac Stage in Toronto, this murder mystery will tickle your funny bone and keep you on your toes — once you think you’re sure of whom the killer is, something will occur that places the potential guilt on someone else.
The Numbers Game, the six episode mini-series,concludes in Toronto
After six ‘bite-sized’ plays performed over the past month, The Numbers Game–a theatrical miniseries following the conflict between two gangster operations in the post-Prohibition New York area–is finally drawing to a close. Will the battle between Dutch Schultz (Jamie Cavanagh) and Queenie St. Clair (Karine Ricard) end with peace, or will it all go down in a hail of bullets?
ARC’s Pomona is dark, terrifying, and satisfying theatre, on stage at Toronto’s Geary Lane Theatre
ARC’s North American premiere of Pomona is a dark and exhilarating nightmare that seems tailor-made for me. Everything—every single thing—about this show appeals directly and forcefully to my specific sensibilities.
My experience began as I made my way to the venue: a converted, industrial space called Geary Lane, at the end of a dark and lonely street. (Some of my favourite theatrical experiences have occurred in obscure, out of the way spaces.) Continue reading Review: Pomona (ARC)→
Toronto’s Hart House Theatre sets Shakespeare’s Much Ado in the shadows of WWII
The Swan Song is a “charming” and “marvelous” whodunnit on stage at the Tranzac in Toronto
The Numbers Game, the six episode mini-series, concludes in Toronto