George Brown theatre program brings Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband to vivid life at Toronto’s Young Centre for the Performing Arts
An Ideal Husband (at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts) opened at just the right moment: as our own chief magistrate tumbles further and further down what appears to be a bottomless well of tawdry personal scandals, Oscar Wilde’s play is especially prescient.
Set in the 1890s, a promising young politician–Sir Robert Chilthern–is blackmailed by the villainous Mrs. Cheveley, who has acquired evidence of an earlier, devastating indiscretion. Aided by the dandified Lord Goring, Sir Robert must obtain the evidence before everything–his marriage, his career, his freedom–is destroyed.
Journey’s End is a powerful story of soldier life during the Great War, playing at Toronto’s Artisan Factory
As we approach the 100 year anniversary of the beginning of the Great War, The Empty Room has delivered Toronto theatre audiences a tremendous present by remounting R.C. Sherrif’s Journey’s End.
World War I was an immense mistake. Missing Journey’s End at The Artisan Factory would be another gigantic mistake. It is an intimate, firsthand glimpse into a soldier’s life during war.
A convoluted play exceptionally acted, Far Away is playing at Toronto’s Dancemakers and the Centre for Creation
I had never seen a show written by the playwright powerhouse Caryl Churchill before. My friend and plus-one prepared me by stating that the show was, without a doubt, going to be confusing. So when I sat down to watch Far Away (Bad Dress Productions) at Dancemakers and the Centre for Creation, I was ready to lose myself in Churchill’s strange dystopia.
Far Away does not follow the path of the average story. Most stories begin in a place of confusion and conflict, then unravel into a neat conclusion. Far Away begins in a place of confusion and continues to tangle as the play goes on. There are no clear explanations. There is no clear conclusion. The play simply takes a rest in its twisted state. Continue reading Review: Far Away (Bad Dress Productions)→
Mooney on Theatre is giving away a pair of tickets to the opening night performance of Bloomsbury Collective’s A Room of One’s Own, an immersive and interactive play being performed at The Campbell House Museum (160 Queen Street West), on November 14th, 2013 at 7 pm.
To be entered into the draw for a pair of tickets just send an email to contests@mooneyontheatre.com with the subject line “A Room of One’s Own Contest” by 7:00 pm on Wednesday, November 13th, 2013.
See below for details about the show and how the contest works:
This week’s collection of theatre on a budget explores relationships (between spouses, estranged spouses, parents and offspring), the various forms they can take and all the human pitfalls, hiccups and tragedies that can befall them. These stories will make you laugh, cry, but most of all think and consider the relationships in your life.
