The Devil Inside arrives from across the pond to the Toronto stage
The Devil Inside–a Tapestry Opera , Scottish Opera, and Music Theatre Wales co-production–is a new opera that explores weighty themes. James and Richard seek shelter in a mansion while lost in the mountains. The mysterious old man who lives there persuades them to buy a bottle containing a magical imp that can grant any wish. There’s only one catch: the bottle was forged in hell, and it is cursed. Anyone who dies while still the owner of the bottle is damned to eternal hell.
Sex T-Rex delivers huge laughs, inventive stagecraft at the Storefront Theatre in Toronto
Do you like your westerns with a side order of spontaneous musical outburst? Do you prefer your fantasy adventures to be of the 8-bit variety? If so, then the irresistible double feature of Watch Out Wildkat and Swordplay: A Play of Swords, two Sex T-Rex favourites from Toronto Fringes past, are playing in repertory at the Storefront Theatre, and you really can’t afford to miss it.
Toronto sketch troupes Falcon Powder and Vest of Friends deliver laughs at the Theatre Centre
Taking over Toronto’s Theatre Centre, the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival attracted a lively audience during last night’s line-up. On the playbill were two local sketch comedy groups, Falcon Powder and Vest of Friends, each veteran acts that boast their share of accolades in the world of Canadian comedy.
Pyaasa is a “stunningly real theatrical experience” on the Toronto stage
Pyaasa, playing now at Theatre Passe Muraille, opens on a shadow-covered stage, which contains only a rusted metal bucket. For the next 50 minutes, the only other entity, prop or otherwise, to grace the stage is Anusree Roy, the playwright and sole actor. As exemplified by these first moments, Pyaasa goes on to tell a complex story with striking simplicity, creating rich characters and a world that is supremely real.
The Devil Inside arrives from across the pond to the Toronto stage
Soulpepper brings pointedly “relevant” play to the Toronto stage
Sex T-Rex delivers huge laughs, inventive stagecraft at the Storefront Theatre in Toronto
Toronto sketch troupes Falcon Powder and Vest of Friends deliver laughs at the Theatre Centre
Pyaasa is a “stunningly real theatrical experience” on the Toronto stage