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Hayley Malouin
Hayley is a freelance theatre critic and infrequent graduate student. In addition to Intermission, her work has appeared in The Toronto Star, alt.theatre magazine, and DARTcritics. She was the online reviews editor of alt.theatre from 2017-19, and she is the co-editor of Performance Matters Vol. 4.1-2, titled “Circus and Its Others.”
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iPhoto caption: Jane Spidell in 'Twelve Dinners.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: Family tensions run high in TIFT’s intimate Twelve Dinners
In the now-closed Twelve Dinners, an autobiographical play written and directed by Steve Ross, audiences received intimate access to an unvarnished version of a younger Ross through 12 evening meals with his parents.
iPhoto caption: Members of the company of 'Narnia.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: Bad Hats’ Narnia is a joyful, heartwarming escape
The spirit of openness and the joy of discovery rule over this Narnia. Open the wardrobe and see.
iPhoto caption: Members of the company of 'Robin Hood.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: Canadian Stage’s Robin Hood panto is anti-capitalist fun for the whole family
Following Ross Petty’s legacy of scene-stealing, Damien Atkins as the evil Prince John is easily the greatest delight of the show.
iPhoto caption: Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton in 'Public Consumption.' Photo by Eden Graham.
REVIEW: Lester Trips’ stylish Public Consumption captures the internet’s profound emptiness
Rather than directly representing online life, Public Consumption speculates — with virtuosity — about how the digital world affects our bodies. And the show's findings are by no means comfortable.
iPhoto caption: Tony Ofori and Daren A. Herbert in 'Moonlight Schooner.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Kanika Ambrose’s Moonlight Schooner is animated and visually stunning, but its individual pieces don’t come together as neatly as I would've expected.
iPhoto caption: Photo by Fabian Hammerl.
In A a | a B : B E N D, choreographer Aszure Barton aims to rebuild dance from the inside out
“It’s so easy to over-intellectualize dance in general, but B E N D is about hearing and moving to cool-ass music together,” says Barton ahead of the show's run at the Bluma Appel Theatre.
iPhoto caption: Image courtesy of Toronto Fringe
A Collective Experience: Fringe-ing Wherever You Are
“We could've just said we're not doing a Fringe, that we're just going to take this moment and not do anything. And we all thought, well, this is the mandate of Fringe, to support the artist, to be a platform for the artist. And this is an opportunity.”
Intermission COVID-19 Response & Up-To-Date Theatre News
As efforts continue to contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, Intermission is dedicated to providing up-to-date news on the status of theatre across the city and ensuring theatregoers have accurate information to plan during this difficult and transitory period.
Intermission: What We’re Looking Forward to In 2020
The editorial team, as well as some of our frequent collaborators, discuss some of their most anticipated productions and projects for 2020.
Intermission’s Most Memorable Theatre Experiences of 2019
The Intermission editorial team, as well as a couple of our frequent collaborators, think back on some of our most memorable theatre experiences from 2019.
2019 In Photos: Best of Dahlia Katz
Freelance professional and Intermission resident photographer Dahlia Katz always keeps our Spotlight series looking sharp. Let's look back on some of her best shots from 2019.
The Most Popular Intermission Articles of 2019
Thanks for another year of Toronto theatre coverage! As the year winds down, check out the ten most-read Intermission articles of 2019.
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