Swan is a “captivating horror story” on stage at the Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto
Aaron Jan’s Swan, produced by Little Black Afro Theatre and onstage now at Theatre Passe Muraille, is a captivating horror story set in Hamilton. The plot centres on an environmental activism group comprised of queer teenage girls, and their belated attempt to solve the gruesome murder of a swan ten years later. Featuring six women of colour who never even mention a man, Swan demonstrates that diversity should not be a buzzword but instead an indispensable aspect of telling compelling contemporary tales. Continue reading Review: Swan (Little Black Afro Theatre)→
Toronto’s Hart House Theatre sets Shakespeare’s Much Ado in the shadows of WWII
Perhaps this has to do with being a U of T grad, but for me Hart House shows have always been synonymous with “probably pretty good”. But even with a solid opinion of Hart House Theatre going into it, this production of Much Ado About Nothing has managed to raise that bar for me.
It wasn’t until the subway ride home that I realized I’ve reviewed works of director Carly Chamberlain before, in the 2016 Summerworks production of Plucked. I’m glad I didn’t know this going into Much Ado, because it gave me the opportunity to be blown away yet again by her directorial skills and ingenious knack for bringing texts to life in clever, thought-provoking ways. Continue reading Review: Much Ado About Nothing (Hart House Theatre)→
The Swan Song is a “charming” and “marvelous” whodunnit on stage at the Tranzac in Toronto
The Swan Song: A Study in Terror is a charming whodunnit. Playing at the Tranzac Stage in Toronto, this murder mystery will tickle your funny bone and keep you on your toes — once you think you’re sure of whom the killer is, something will occur that places the potential guilt on someone else.
The Numbers Game, the six episode mini-series,concludes in Toronto
After six ‘bite-sized’ plays performed over the past month, The Numbers Game–a theatrical miniseries following the conflict between two gangster operations in the post-Prohibition New York area–is finally drawing to a close. Will the battle between Dutch Schultz (Jamie Cavanagh) and Queenie St. Clair (Karine Ricard) end with peace, or will it all go down in a hail of bullets?
Swan is a “captivating horror story” on stage at the Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto
Toronto’s Hart House Theatre sets Shakespeare’s Much Ado in the shadows of WWII
The Swan Song is a “charming” and “marvelous” whodunnit on stage at the Tranzac in Toronto
The Numbers Game, the six episode mini-series, concludes in Toronto