Reviews
iPhoto caption: Juliana Monk in 'To a Flame.' Photo by Elana Emer.
REVIEW: To a Flame turns the deficit lens back on power
I left the theatre overstimulated, my attention stretched and my body still keyed up. For audiences willing to be swept up in that rush of sensation, that overload is part of the reward.
iPhoto caption: Olivia Neary-Hatton and Jake Bunyan in 'Spring Awakening.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: A sparkling young cast buoys Soulpepper’s slick Spring Awakening
If knowledge is the best defence, the adults in Frank Wedekind’s 1906 play Spring Awakening hand their children suits of armour perforated with thousands of holes.
iPhoto caption: Members of the company of 'Walden.' Photo by Sandro Pehar.
Steeped in emotional and scenic intimacy, Icarus Theatre’s production probes the relationships we cultivate to duty, community, and progress in the face of climate crisis.
iPhoto caption: Amy Rutherford in 'Pre-Existing Condition.' Photo by Elana Emer.
In an attempt to create an issue-based work with a central everywoman, the play sends the message that we shouldn’t allow domestic violence to define a person while simultaneously staging that definition.