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.
Frankenstein on stage as Toronto’s Canadian Stage’s last 2009-2010 show in the Bluma
You all know the story of Frankenstein. What if Dr. Seuss wrote it?
I’m one of those people who can’t stand watching movie trailers for fear of ruining the experience. Same goes with plays: when I read that Frankenstein was lurching into town, I booked my ticket and avidly avoided all other information about the play. This time, it was especially important: the story of a mad genius who creates life has been told countless times in countless ways, and I liked that there’d still be an element of surprise, even if the story was one I’d heard before. It was worth the wait.
Four females talk about life, love… and scotch in this play on stage in Toronto until May 23
Before there was Sex and the City, there was Theresa Rebeck’s 1994 play Sunday on the Rocks. So, if you’re dying for some booze-fuelled girl-gabbing before the SATC sequel comes out, this play might help to fill that void.
Love live music at live theatre? Check out The Last Five Years playing at the Toronto Centre for the Arts
As part of their inaugural season at The Toronto Centre for the Arts, Angelwalk Theatre is presenting The Last Five Years. It’s playing in the Studio Theatre at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, which is, by the way, a lovely little space.
Waiting for the Parade comes marching onto the Toronto Theatre scene
I‘ve anticipated Soulpepper‘s Waiting for the Parade by John Murrell for the longest time. Having performed parts of this play myself back in high school, I felt a close kinship to the piece and couldn’t wait to see what Soulpepper Theatre Company was going to do with it. Waiting for the Parade was definitely worth the wait!
I’m losing my editor (to a good cause, she’s transferring things she learned at Mooney on Theatre to pursue her children’s book series with more gusto) and am now on the search for a new one.
The position will let you participate in all of the nitty gritty of an edited online publication, and is a great learning experience (and, of course, good resume fodder).
