Review: Frozen (Seven Siblings Theatre)

Harrowing play takes to the Toronto stage

In the b current studio at Artscape Wychwood Barns, Seven Siblings Theatre presents Bryony Lavery’s compelling play about grief and forgiveness—Frozen. In modern day England, ten year old Rhona is found sexually abused and murdered. Circumstances then conspire to draw three characters together: Nancy (the mother of the murdered girl), Ralph (the murderer) and Agnetha (a visiting American psychologist researching violent criminality in men).  Continue reading Review: Frozen (Seven Siblings Theatre)

Announcement: 2018 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominees (With Links to MOT Reviews)

Canadian Stage, The Musical Stage Company & Soulpepper lead noms for the 39th Dora Awards

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) revealed the nominations for the 39th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards at a press conference early this morning. The Dora Awards seek to recognize excellence in the Toronto performing arts community. This year’s ceremony will take place on Monday, June 25 at At the Winter Garden Theatre of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, and will be hosted by Astrid Van Wieren, currently starring in the Broadway run of the juggernaut Canadian musical, Come From Away.

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Review: Sweet Charity (Mainstage Theatre Company)

Maintage Theatre Company brings the sexually-hinged musical Sweet Charity to Toronto

This youth production of Sweet Charity by Mainstage Theatre Company playing at the Theatre Passe Muraille was an impressively emotional, refined, and enjoyable experience.  Ages be darned, these young folks handle adult subject matter with capacity beyond their years.

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