True Crime delves into the mind of a convicted murderer, on stage in Toronto

In True Crime, the current offering from Crow’s Theatre, Torquil Campbell delves into the dark side of his own psyche via his fascination with convicted murderer, kidnapper and impostor Christian Gerhartsreiter, aka Clark Rockefeller, among other aliases. Shifting between an impersonation of Gerhartsreiter and his first person narrative detailing the creation of the play, Campbell explores what compels them both to do the things they do. Continue reading Review: True Crime (Crow’s Theatre) →

Canadian Stage presents the return of Robert Lepage’s memory play 887 in Toronto

887 is just an extraordinary piece of theatre. Written, directed, and performed by prolific Quebec theatre artist Robert Lepage, the autobiographical solo show is his most personal to date and is in turns thought-provoking, deeply affecting, and technically dazzling. Continue reading Review: 887 (Canadian Stage/Ex Machina) →

Ngozi Paul delights Toronto audiences as writer and performer in The Emancipation of Ms. Lovely

I was not in the greatest mood when I arrived at Streetcar Crowsnest to watch The Emancipation of Ms. Lovely. It was raining hard, I was tired from the week, and my guest had just canceled at the last minute.

Fortunately, all this quickly left my mind as I proceeded to watch one of the best shows I have seen all season. In fact, I am still trying to process the immensity of what I saw on stage that night. Continue reading The Emancipation of Ms. Lovely (The Crow’s Theatre) →

Spoon River returns to Toronto stages with offerings of folk, bluegrass, and cemetery tales

Soulpepper’s Spoon River is in it’s fifth incarnation, and you might want to catch it before it heads off to New York at the end of the month. It’s on until April 21, 2017 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts (50 Tank House Lane).

Soulpepper’s Spoon River is an adaptation of the collection of poems by Edgar Lee Masters, which tell the many tales of the dead folk living in the cemetery of the town of the same name. Some of the poems are made into monologues, while others are put to song.
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