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.
The evening started at 6:00 PM with a delicious and filling dinner for only $6.00. All the food was made using locally grown ingredients on-site by volunteers. I had the vegetarian option for the evening, and my friend Manda tried the meat dish, both of which were served with sides of bean salad and a green salad. For the picky eaters and children in the audience they also offered mini pizzas and hot dogs. Continue reading Review: The 7th Annual Cooking Fire Theatre Festival→
Okay, as usual there is controversy around the Dora Awards this year, although this year it seems a bit more bitter than usual. If you don’t know what’s happening and are curious, check out my article about it.
But hopefully, tonight, all that controversy can be left behind. Hopefully tonight we can celebrate all the good works that are nominated for awards tonight, and celebrate the theatre community in this city.
The sound of a trumpet takes an unsuspecting audience from behind, as they are called to run toward the action, initiating in the water of a large and functioning outdoor fountain. And thus stage is set for the Urban Bard’s production of one of William Shakespeare’s lesser-known works, Two Noble Kinsmen, co-written with John Fletcher.
I had no prior knowledge of the 2005 controversy surrounding the destruction of Haydn Llewellyn Davies’ sculpture ‘Homage’ when I went to see this play. It was appropriately titled Homage,and produced by 2b Theatre Company as a part of LuminaTO. Now I know all about it, and about the existence of moral rights for artist’s work. This was an educational as well as a theatrical experience and succeeded in both without being overly didactic.
The play is a true story of one man’s battle with a public entity after a late-in-life rise to fame as a sculptor of large works. It is based on an incident of Lambton College destroying a sculpture without informing the artist, a piece that they had commissioned thirty years earlier.
When I went to see The Soldier’s Tale I wasn’t sure what to expect. Described by the Open Corps Theatre company as a spoken word opera, the piece uses the Casa Loma stables as a backdrop for an entertaining show combining dance, spoken performance and music.
The Soldier’s Tale follows the story of Joseph, a soldier on leave, who meets the devil in disguise while on the road. Joseph ends up trading his fiddle for a book that promises untold wealth. Joseph eventually realizes that wealth doesn’t equal happiness and he has to fight the devil to regain what he has lost.
