Reviews of productions based in Toronto – theatre includes traditional definitions of theatre, as well as dance, opera, comedy, performance art, spoken word performances, and more. Productions may be in-person, or remote productions streamed online on the Internet.
Shakespeare: If Music Be, presented by The Art of Time Ensemble at the Enwave Theatre, is the perfect kind of entertainment for a cold winter night. It’s chock full of a variety of satisfying pieces that have you leaving the theatre feeling warm and full.
In Toronto, Asiansploitation ages better at Factory Studio Theatre
Asiansploitation Spanks The Tiger returned to a Toronto stage after an acclaimed Fringe run. The most recent production is billed as the “Director’s Cut.” Factory Studio Theatre hosted three sold out performances December 02-04.
The fact that Studies in Motion has a “Creators’ Note” rather than a “Director’s note” tells you a lot about the production. The Canadian Stage Company presents the Electric Company Theatre mashup of events and notions of Eadweard Muybridge’s life as a part of their current season.
For those of you aren’t familiar with the series of photos of galloping horses, Muybridge invented a method of photography that took a series of photos as a motion transpired. This zoopraxiscope is known as an early manifestation of what were to become motion picture cameras.
“King Kumar” and “Blindy” are Indian orphans whose invented identities and desperately optimistic hope for the future carry them through the rigors of selling tea and polishing boots in a busy train station to survive. As the story unfolds, the innocence of their deeper motivations make the story surprisingly light and genuinely touching despite its grim conditions.
A small table, a chair and a guitar on a tiny wooden stage, and a single accompanying musician. These were the only tools it took to tell the story of a woman’s complicated, if completely imaginary, relationship with Keith Richards. Continue reading Review: The Keith Richards One Woman Show→
