Macbeth Reflected, Theatre Jones Roy’s latest production currently playing in the Lower Ossington Theatre, seeks to delve further into the complex relationship of the doomed thane and his wife by not just reimagining but completely restructuring the original text of Shakespeare. It’s a daring experiment, but one that doesn’t quite succeed. Continue reading Macbeth Reflected- Theatre Jones Roy
Toronto Theatre Reviews
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.
High Fidelity- Hart House
By Dana Lacey
Hart House Theatre‘s musical adaption of High Fidelity has a lot working against it. Namely no John Cusack.
But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t see it. Here’s the top five reasons why: Continue reading High Fidelity- Hart House
Hay Fever – Alumnae Theatre Company
By Sam Mooney
Want to be entertained? Hay Fever, playing at the Alumnae Theatre will do so in grand style. Written in 1925, Hay Fever is Noel Coward at his funniest. The plot – and I use the term loosely – revolves around a family and their weekend house guests in the country.
It’s very funny. The set is a sweet re-creation of a country sitting room. Throughout the play there was a silk stocking hanging from the chandelier that no one seemed to notice. There was also a barometer that kept falling off the wall, – I think this was actually a prop issue – but it was still funny every time it happened.
Rent – Presented by Mirvish at Canon Theatre
By Dana Lacey
This may be your last chance to watch Rent done right. It’s only in town for two weeks, and rumours say the starring duo are retiring once it’s done. Catch the Pulitzer-prize earning, 10-time Tony award-winning musical before it’s too late. Continue reading Rent – Presented by Mirvish at Canon Theatre
Next Stage Festival – Icarus Redux
By: Darryl D’Souza
Watching Icarus Redux at the Next Stage Festival was a strange experience for me. I can’t say that I loved it, but I didn`t loathe it either. The gap between the original myth of Icarus and Daedalus and this production is rather enormous.
If you don’t know the myth, basically Daedalus, imprisoned in Crete with his son Icarus, devised a pair of wings made out of wax and feathers to escape captivity. He warned Icarus not to fly too close to the sea, as the wing’s feathers would get wet. And, more notoriously, not to fly too close to the sun as the heat would cause the wax attaching the wings to melt. Icarus flew too close to the sun, the wax melted, and he plummeted to his death into the sea. Daedalus mourned the loss of his son, whose death he had caused by creating the wings.
Here’s where Icarus Redux picks up. It’s about the relationship between a father and son, seemingly imprisoned in their home (a modern Crete). Continue reading Next Stage Festival – Icarus Redux