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 stage is riddled with cardboard boxes and slabs, over 1000 pounds of it. Boxes of all different sizes are stacked, at some points to the ceiling, into different towers and walls. Many small slabs of ripped cardboard pieces hang above the stage like a bleak baby mobile. However, the space is continually shifting as the performers move and manipulate the set through the strange spectacle.
Second City is back with their Unconventional Holiday Revue
It’s midway through November, so that can only mean it’s time for the holidays and therefore holiday theatre! The Second City has just opened their Unconventional Holiday Revue and while it’s not the strongest outing from the company in recent years it is still a solid comedic showcase.
Portia’s Julius Caesar gives Shakespeare’s women a voice
Portia’s Julius Caesar, written by Kaitlyn Riordan and presented by Hart House Theatre, takes a familiar story from Shakespeare and looks at in a new light. Many recent productions of Shakespeare’s plays have cast women in men’s roles. And a few have done the opposite. This production goes beyond non-traditional gender casting and instead tells the story of Julius Caesar from the perspective of those who are rarely seen and even more rarely heard from – the women. While remaining faithful to the political narrative, Riordan puts the wives, mothers, lovers and even the female slaves at the center and gives them voice. Continue reading Review: Portia’s Julius Caesar (Hart House Theatre)→
Opéra Concept MP brings Another Brick in the Wall to Meridian Hall
As a Pink Floyd fan and an opera novice, I wasn’t sure what to expect going into Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera, produced by Opéra Concept MP and playing at Meridian Hall (formerly the Sony Centre). This performance is adapted from the 1979 rock opera “The Wall” (and the movie of the same name), conceived and written by Pink Floyd’s bassist Roger Waters.
Tap:EX blends opera with new age technology in their new Augmented Opera experience
In Absentia is an imaginative work that sparks childlike wonder
Second City is back with their Unconventional Holiday Revue
Portia’s Julius Caesar gives Shakespeare’s women a voice
Opéra Concept MP brings Another Brick in the Wall to Meridian Hall