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.
Massey Hall in Toronto hosts an orchestra, two sopranos, a murder and John Malkovich
Rushing down to Massey Hall, I saw an abandoned crutch on the subway platform. I shall remember that image forever; it is how I will remember this play.
The night before seeing The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer as part of the LuminaTO festival, my friend Mike gave me a book about psychopaths. He thought it might help me out in the corporate world. Clinical analysis shows that psychopaths appear more normal than normal.
Three plays involving Africa grace the stage in Toronto during LuminaTO 2010
You know when something is hotly anticipated, and then you go see it, but you’re worried about how your expectations will affect your enjoyment of the show/movie/book? Well, I was a little worried about how I’d feel about The Africa Trilogy, playing as part of LuminaTO 2010 because I wanted it to be great. Luckily, it was great.
My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding is in the running for the “Audience Choice” Dora award
And you can help them win. Did you love MMLJWW? I did! Mooney on Theatre reviewed it three times – by Sam, Megan and Leanne. I’d be so happy to see it win the Dora for the Audience Choice Award. We can all help. The Audience Choice Award is the only Dora that the public can vote for. Let’s all vote!
Go to Now Magazine and scroll down the page to the box where you can enter your choice. Type in My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding – or just copy it from here and paste it in, fill in your personal info, click Submit. That’s it.
It’s probably a good idea for me to say that this is a personal endorsement and that Mooney on Theatre has been kind enough to let me post it here. (Being the mother of the editor has it’s perks…)
Dark Star Requiem was on stage for two nights only to open Toronto’s LuminaTO Festival
by Ryan Kerr
The world premiere of Dark Star Requiem – commissioned by Toronto’s Luminato 2010 Festival and co-produced with Tapestry New Opera – characterized the world AIDS epidemic with the flow of a Wikipedia article, the atonal melodies of modern oratorio, and the staging of a low-budget musical.
One Pure Longing: Táhirih’s Search, playing as part of LuminaTO, is a beautiful piece that combines poetry, music and movement into a mosaic of the expression of faith and one’s love for God.
My friend Elizabeth and I did not arrive early enough for the first-come first-serve seating, and were greeted by a full house with only a handful of seats remaining together.
