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.
Rising Below the Sun is a one-woman, one-act play which explores the relationship between two best friends as they develop from innocent children to angsty teenagers. The story begins with the main character, Leah, slouching and desperate, as she prepares to take her own life. As Leah says, shy to be “caught” – “Sorry. There’s not much else to do around here.”
The audience’s arrival saves her and she embarks on a thorough confessional-style retelling of the competitive friendship she shared with her best friend, Carrol. Continue reading Review: Rising Below the Sun→
The Cabbagetown Theatre Co. presented The High Flying Adventures of Peter Pan as a part of the annual Cabbagetown Street Festival. The company, known for its short-format original pieces, annually stages a pantomime-style family show. This year’s edition was a frivolous take on the classic J.M Barrie tale.
When I walked into the room it seemed like everyone in the room knew everyone else. It was loud. It was boisterous. There were drinks. Before Shawn Hitchins even got on the stage people were in a great mood. That kind of atmosphere is contagious. Continue reading Review: Shawn Hitchins is a Single White Douche→
Many Torontonians are lining up to get their TIFF tickets this weekend, but tucked away in High Park and Dundas Street West is another festival. It’s the Junction Arts Festival which kicked off last night to an enthusiastic crowd and although it may be smaller than TIFF, it still certainly has a lot to offer. Continue reading Junction Arts Festival: Day 1→
If you’re the kind of person who has ever gone on a behind-the-scenes tour at a theatre and thought “Neat! I want to see more!”, you will probably enjoy Drama & Desire: Artists and the Theatre at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
This show is a look at how art forms bleed together, featuring music, paintings, costumes, theatre sets, live performance and more. Since it’s set at the AGO, visual art is obviously key, but the show makes a couple of good points. 1) Theatre has long informedvisual artists, and 2) theatre actually is visual art in its own right.
