The Second Toronto Fringe New Young Reviewers Roundup
With just a few days left in the 2021 Toronto Fringe, the second roundup of reviews from the Toronto Fringe New Young Reviewers Program is here!
The First Toronto Fringe New Young Reviewers Roundup
After weeks of workshops and watching shows, the first roundup of reviews from the Toronto Fringe New Young Reviewers Program are here!
REVIEW: Marie Chouinard’s Time for time
After catching two performances of Québécoise choreographic legend Marie Chouinard’s new work, I’m still struggling to figure out exactly what it is and what, if anything, it says about the direction of our field.
REVIEW: House: The Isolation Version
The fiction/real life bleed which in the original play comes from acknowledgement of the co-presence of performer and spectators becomes the character (and actor) acknowledging our simultaneous proximity and distance.
REVIEW: Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train walks the tightrope between entertainment and advocacy delicately.
REVIEW: Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train throws up questions that never get dull: Can you ever justify breaking the law? Should a brutal upbringing excuse violent crimes? Does God love murderers?
REVIEW: Almighty Voice and His Wife
Almighty Voice is speaking to us. Are we ready to listen?
REVIEW: Almighty Voice and His Wife
Moses’ masterful use of vaudeville beautifully demonstrates how history was altered, causing the loss of Indigenous identity.
REVIEW: A Streetcar Named Desire
It’s a brilliant piece of theatre, embracing a devious timelessness, seeming at once aged and disturbingly current.
REVIEW: A Streetcar Named Desire
You know from the opening picture that this production of A Streetcar Named Desire is going to be different.
Lynn Slotkin’s 2017 Tootsie Awards
Theatre critic Lynn Slotkin has created her annual list of Toronto theatre award winners.
Review: The Story
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.
Review: Peter Pan
Joy to the world—the most inventive, lively, whimsical production of Peter Pan has arrived for the holidays!
Review: The Mess
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: A Christmas Carol (x2)
Reviews of two productions of A Christmas Carol—Ross Petty Productions and the Grand Theatre, in London, Ont.—that couldn’t be more different.
Review: Heisenberg
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.