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Reviews October 1, 2023

REVIEW: Convictions thoughtfully explores myth in the modern world

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REVIEW: Convictions thoughtfully explores myth in the modern world

Reviews October 1, 2023

REVIEW: Convictions thoughtfully explores myth in the modern world

By Gabrielle Marceau
Lara Arabian and Théâtre français de Toronto have created a provocative, timely new work that intelligently explores the contradictions of immigration, family, and faith
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Reviews October 1, 2023

REVIEW: Appropriate is a masterclass in controlled chaos at Coal Mine Theatre

By Aisling Murphy

Coal Mine has reclaimed its spot as one of the punchiest, most daring theatre companies in Toronto.

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Reviews September 30, 2023

REVIEW: The Supine Cobbler is a hilarious, deeply intimate trip to the abortion clinic at GCTC

By Amira Benjamin

The play is strange, which is a loving compliment to Connell’s playwriting, but also entirely familiar; the space used feels endless, a testament to how malleable the play is and the strength of Pearlman’s direction.

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Reviews September 29, 2023

REVIEW: Topdog/Underdog opens the Canadian Stage season with a snarl

By Aisling Murphy

Tawiah M’Carthy directs a dark, brooding Topdog/Underdog, in a three-hour production that often feels its length, but frequently finds success in the high drama of the play.

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Reviews September 28, 2023

REVIEW: asses.masses is an endurance performance that takes boredom as its subject

By Gabrielle Marceau

By the sixth or seventh hour, I indeed felt like a worker at the factory of cultural production. I began to ask myself if the demands of the job were too high, if the compensation was fair, and if I felt fulfilled or alienated from working for the proverbial man.

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Features September 28, 2023

Telling stories without speaking: Meet the angels of Stratford’s Richard II

By Sin Tung Ng

“This work is important not only because it lets diversity be seen and celebrated by other diverse people, but also because it gives people who might not share those beliefs the opportunity to see why it’s so important,” says actor Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane. “It’s a chance to make a change.”

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In Conversation September 26, 2023

Pakistani-Canadian actor Ahad Raza Mir ‘goes back to basics’ with Brampton production of Hamlet

By Jessica Watson

“The South Asian community in Calgary, and even Toronto, is a whole different story than Brampton in terms of size,” says Mir. “I’m excited to have this show come to a larger group of South Asians: most importantly, young people who maybe want to go into the arts who want to be actors.”

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Reviews September 25, 2023

REVIEW: Sea Wall at Assembly Theatre is magnificent – and soul-destroying

By Aisling Murphy

Jamie Cavanagh offers a magnificent performance as Alex, bringing unimaginable depth to Simon Stephens’ monologue.

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Features September 25, 2023

A love letter to three Black performers in King Lear at the Stratford Festival

By Emily Radcliffe

“To each of you: being given the privilege to observe your craft and your personhood is something I will take with me for a long time.”

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Reviews September 21, 2023

REVIEW: Give ‘Em Hell is a fast-talking window into a tenacious teen protest in Peterborough

By Ilana Lucas

Give ‘Em Hell questions the fairness of ignoring the generation who will be the most affected by decisions made about them.

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Reviews September 21, 2023

REVIEW: CANOE brings mystical, operatic flair to Canada’s dark history

By Zoe Marin

Through a minimalist aesthetic and a score that blends classical music with non-conventional elements, CANOE presents a deeply personal portrayal of two sisters grappling with the past.

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A figure in a puffy collar holds a caged bird and a sword.
News September 20, 2023

Kat Sandler’s WILDWOMAN to kick off Her Words Festival at Soulpepper Theatre

By Liam Donovan

WILDWOMAN examines the lives of three women as they wrestle for survival and legacy in the 16th-century French court of King Henry II.

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In Conversation September 19, 2023

From its new musical incubator to a jam-packed 50th anniversary season, Theatre Aquarius is leading Canadian theatre into a new era

By Aisling Murphy

“There’s just a lot of really cool energy in the building right now,” says artistic director Mary Francis Moore. “Theatre Aquarius is an exciting place to be in this moment.”

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Hillar Liitoja sits in a chair surrounded by thin trees.
Features September 19, 2023

Director Hillar Liitoja was ‘pathologically uncompromising’ in his pursuit of great art

By Chris Dupuis

His creations brought together all the joy and terror and beauty and chaos of being alive.

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Reviews September 19, 2023

REVIEW: Illuminarium at the Distillery District is yet another immersive experience for Toronto’s books 

By Stephanie Fung

Illuminarium’s approach to immersion feels decorative, rather than fully developed — the experience seems to prioritize aesthetics above all else.

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Features September 18, 2023

The Supine Cobbler is an abortion play that ‘negotiates integrity in a lawless world’ at GCTC

By Eve Beauchamp

“This play is really interesting, because whatever you think it is, it’s not going to be that,” says actor Maryse Fernandes.

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Reviews September 14, 2023

REVIEW: Slick political dramedy The Master Plan is Crow’s Theatre at its best (and most absurd)

By Aisling Murphy

For the second year in a row, Crow’s Theatre has opened the Toronto theatre season at the highest possible level.

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Two figures stand among shadows.

REVIEW: Convictions thoughtfully explores myth in the modern world

REVIEW: Appropriate is a masterclass in controlled chaos at Coal Mine Theatre

REVIEW: The Supine Cobbler is a hilarious, deeply intimate trip to the abortion clinic at GCTC

REVIEW: Topdog/Underdog opens the Canadian Stage season with a snarl

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Two figures stand among shadows.

REVIEW: Convictions thoughtfully explores myth in the modern world

REVIEW: Appropriate is a masterclass in controlled chaos at Coal Mine Theatre

REVIEW: The Supine Cobbler is a hilarious, deeply intimate trip to the abortion clinic at GCTC

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