The Wild Duck Project, on stage at the Hub14 in Toronto, is, unfortunately, a “bit of a rocky ride”
You can’t live with the truth and you can’t live without it. Re:Current Theatre’sThe Wild Duck Project playing at Hub 14, uses Henrik Ibsen’s play text as a basis for meditations on truth. Is it important? Should we be more honest? How does it impact our lives?
The problem, unfortunately, is that ‘the truth,’ is a subject that is almost too big to contain. Coupled with Ibsen’s text, The Wild Duck Project ends up with a selection of insight bogged down by its own ambition.
Stan, my guest for the evening, was also guilty: he hadn’t seen the Christmastime film classic either. As we walked off the streets of 2015 Toronto, up a flight of stairs, down a hall and into the theatre, we were transported to a 1940s radio studio in Manhattan. We were immersed in a beautiful way: there was bleacher-style seating on either side of a radio “pit.” Three microphones, two tables and various props comprised the stage.
P@ndora is Unfliching, Vital and Important Theatre for Young Audiences
It is sadly rare to see people communicating with teenaged audiences about the gritty and too often taboo issues affecting their lives. P@ndora, now playing at Young People’s Theatre, is a refreshingly candid look at the affects of Internet porn on a young girl, aimed at audiences 15 and up.
Ross Petty’s Peter Pan is Outstanding Holiday Theatre
Playing at Toronto’s brightly lit Elgin Theatre, Peter Pan in Wonderland is a wacky tale in which the good folks from Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland team up against the conniving Captain Hook.
In this Toronto-specific sequel to Peter Pan, Wendy (Steffi DiDomenicantonio) falls down the rabbit hole from her high-rise condo. Once I saw other disappearing acts in the rabbit hole such as Target, the Leafs, and Stephen Harper, I figured that this family musical would be just as entertaining for grownups as for kids. Continue reading Review (Kid +1): Peter Pan in Wonderland (Ross Petty Productions)→
Improvised show, different every night, is “unstoppable” on the Toronto stage
Bad Dog Theatre is no longer an underground phenomenon: they’ve established themselves as the place to be if you’re young, kinda broke, and want to hang out with some friends. Beer is sold by the bucket, tickets are dead cheap, and the place is positively bursting at the seams with scruffy twentysomethings.
This is the second year they’ve graced us with The Pageant, and it’s a damned good thing they’ve brought it back. By the end of it, audiences are pissing themselves with laughter, awkward first dates are visibly going smoother, and the energy in the room tells the whole story: Bad Dog are onto something great.
Christmas classic, on stage in Toronto, is a “feast of multi-layered talent”!
Improvised show, different every night, is “unstoppable” on the Toronto stage