Spur-of-the-Moment Shakespeare Collective artistic director Victoria Urquhart discusses the company’s work, the particulars of performing in hospitals, and how the show is changing lives.
The women creators of Canadian Stage’s 2019 – 2020 discuss the new season, and what unique story each production tells in terms of Indigenous communities, the #metoo movement, and gender dynamics.
The cast and crew of HILOT MEANS HEALER discuss the show, and the creative community bonds between Filipinx and Turtle Island Indigenous communities.
Canadian filmmaker Patricia Rozema talks about adapting Mouthpiece for the screen, the challenges of theatre and film, and her career as a filmmaker.
Oliver Chris discusses his starring roles in One Man, Two Guvnors alongside James Corden and A Midsummer Night’s Dream opposite Gwendoline Christie—both screening at select Cineplex Odeon theatres.
“There is nothing more powerful than tiny little stories that infiltrate a dominant story and change it greatly.”
In conversation with Esther Jun about her upcoming concert The Promised Land, presented by Soulpepper. Esther talks to us about the pursuit of that Promised Land, the power of music to elevate a concept, the relevance of Steinbeck’s work today, and the joy this production has brought her.
Small Island principal actors Gershwyn Eustache Jnr (Gilbert) and Leah Harvey (Hortense) reflect on their characters, the legacy of the Windrush generation, and what cinema audiences can expect from Small Island.
Sometimes the little cities can surprise you.
“What do you do with desire in a marriage where you cannot fuck your husband without the consequences being disfigurement and death?”
The question, “What is the opposite thing that we’re not doing in this moment, and can it help us?” feels more vital to me than it did in the past.
“I wasn’t interested in telling a story as such, or having characters as such. For me it was about tapping into this kind of primal howl.”
“This is all I know. I’m not a lawyer, I’m not a doctor, I’m not a soldier. If the war comes, I’m fucked.”
“I think everyone is afraid.”
“I had a little break before Shaw rehearsals started, and so my husband and I went to France to do the Joan pilgrimage.”
“I don’t want to be considered an ‘Iranian theatre director’ or even an ‘Iranian-Canadian theatre director.’ I’m simply a director.”