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.
by Sam Mooney
The Guardsman – presented by Soulpepper Theatre Company – is a romantic comedy. I’m saying this up front because if you only saw the poster on the Soulpepper site you might be expecting something dark and difficult.
My show partner got stuck in Brampton so I was on my own last night and had to resort to eavesdropping during intermission. I overheard a few people saying that they were surprised (pleasantly) that the show was a comedy.
By Crystal Wood
Edward Albee’s first play The Zoo Story is a conversation between two strangers who meet on a park bench. So Red One Theatre decided to forego actually renting theatre space and carting around a bench prop, and is staging it on park benches across the city throughout September.
And it works. Okay, it mostly works, but the company can hardly be blamed for the Air Show flying overhead, can they? Continue reading The Zoo Story – Red One Theatre
By Michelle Barker
Hard and Able is unlike anything that I have ever seen. I’m pretty sure that’s what Jay Stewart intended when combining the ingredients to make this cabaret, featuring acts performed by those identifying as queer and disabled. Continue reading Hard and Able – a jay stewart project
By Trent Scherer
Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, BuskerFest has brought hundred’s of the best street performers from around the world. Partnering with Scotiabank, BuskerFest has managed to bring in close to one million dollars for Epilepsy Toronto. Continue reading BuskerFest – Scotiabank
by Lucy Allen
We all too often hear of the greatness of Shakespeare’s writing, but we rarely hear about the playwrights who had the misfortune of being his contemporaries. This is a problem that Vile Passeist Theatre seeks to remedy by staging these other early modern plays. The recent result is a somewhat uneven yet engaging interpretation of The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster, now playing at the Walmer Centre Theatre.
Continue reading The Duchess of Malfi- Vile Passeist Theatre