Lynn Slotkin

Lynn is the former theatre critic for Intermission, and currently writes reviews on her blog The Slotkin Letter. She also does theatre reviews, interviews, and commentary for CIUT Friday Morning (89.5 FM). She was a theatre reviewer for CBC's Here and Now for ten years. On average, she sees 280 shows a year.

2017 in Review December 18, 2017

Lynn Slotkin’s 2017 Tootsie Awards

By Lynn Slotkin

Theatre critic Lynn Slotkin has created her annual list of Toronto theatre award winners.

Reviews December 15, 2017

Review: The Story

By Lynn Slotkin

It was frigid the night I saw the production, and when you are freezing and can’t feel your fingers or toes, time-wasting shenanigans wear thin.

Reviews December 14, 2017

Review: Peter Pan

By Lynn Slotkin

Joy to the world—the most inventive, lively, whimsical production of Peter Pan has arrived for the holidays!

Reviews December 12, 2017

Review: The Mess

By Lynn Slotkin

Co-creators Mikaela Davies and Polly Phokeev have devised a short, complex, layered story of how the mess a person creates can affect those around them.

Reviews December 12, 2017

Reviews: A Christmas Carol (x2)

By Lynn Slotkin

Reviews of two productions of A Christmas Carol—Ross Petty Productions and the Grand Theatre, in London, Ont.—that couldn’t be more different.

Reviews December 6, 2017

Review: Heisenberg

By Lynn Slotkin

Of the three productions I’ve seen of Heisenberg—on Broadway in New York, the West End in London, and here in Toronto—this one is the best.

Reviews December 5, 2017

Review: Instant

By Lynn Slotkin

Shields does not present the stories in her play as clichés or provide easy solutions.

Reviews November 30, 2017

Review: A Christmas Carol

By Lynn Slotkin

Puppets factor heavily in this production, with varying degrees of success.

Reviews November 27, 2017

Review: Candide (Barrie)

By Lynn Slotkin

Candide gets off to a rousing start when Lily Ling on piano and Jamie Drake on percussion play the stirring overture. It’s glorious.

Reviews November 26, 2017

Review: People, Places & Things (NYC)

By Lynn Slotkin

Jeremy Herrin directs this with swift efficiency.

Reviews November 26, 2017

Review: Torch Song (NYC)

By Lynn Slotkin

Urie’s scenes with Ruehl crackle with perfect timing as the good-natured barbs whiz through the air like ping-pong balls hit by masters.

Reviews November 26, 2017

Review: Oleanna

By Lynn Slotkin

Nothing gets up people’s noses more than Oleanna, about sexual harassment, power, and submission.

Cake. Photo by Graham Isador

Reviews November 22, 2017

Review: Cake

By Lynn Slotkin

Donna-Michelle St. Bernard is one fearless playwright.

Reviews November 22, 2017

Review: Marine Life

By Lynn Slotkin

There might be “eight million stories in the naked city” but it’s not a good idea to cram them all into one play.

Reviews November 18, 2017

Review: trace

By Lynn Slotkin

Ho’s writing is funny, caustic, thoughtful, and informative, and his performance is impressive.

Reviews November 18, 2017

Review: Mr. Shi and His Lover

By Lynn Slotkin

Mr. Shi and His Lover is absolutely stunning to look at, provocative, and artful in every single way.