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iPhoto caption: Members of the company in Cymbeline. Stratford Festival 2024. Photo by David Hou.

‘It’s three hours, but it’s action-packed’: How the cast of Cymbeline navigates one of Shakespeare’s most eventful plays

“I warn my friends before they come — I’m like, ‘it’s a long show!’” says Jordin Hall, who plays Posthumus in Stratford's Cymbeline. “And then by the end, they’re all usually like: ‘it didn’t feel that long.’ That’s the greatest compliment they can give us — that we kept them hooked for three hours of crazy, not-often-done Shakespeare.”

By Liam Donovan
crows cabaret iPhoto caption: Stock image of Crow's Theatre by Dahlia Katz.

Crow’s Theatre reveals intimate cabaret programming

This season, the company will present Crow’s Cabaret, a series of concerts and small-scale productions, alongside its roster of larger plays.

By Aisling Murphy
the play that goes wrong iPhoto caption: Photo courtesy of Theatre Calgary.

REVIEW: The Play That Goes Wrong dazzles at Theatre Calgary

The Play That Goes Wrong is a sparking-flaming-smoking car crash that you just can’t take your eyes off of. A fiery, racing delight, this is not a production to be missed.

By Eve Beauchamp
Hedda Gabler iPhoto caption: Sara Topham in Hedda Gabler at the Stratford Festival. Photo by David Hou.

Gatekeep, gaslight, girlboss: The delight of female rage in theatre

Personally, I support women’s rights and women’s wrongs — especially when it comes to my girl Hedda. And it seems that at least two Ontario directors share my viewpoint, with Hedda Gabler opening twice in the same month at Stratford and at Coal Mine Theatre in Toronto. What makes her story so appealing?

By Andrea Perez
TIFF's festival street, 2023 iPhoto caption: Photo by Rick Clifford

REVIEWS: Toronto International Film Festival 2024

A filmed production of an experimental Egyptian opera, a TV series penned by Jordan Tannahill, and the moviemaking debut of Broadway director Marianne Elliott are among the offerings at this year’s TIFF with connections to the world of theatre.

By Liam Donovan
kailin brown iPhoto caption: Kailin Brown in the Broadway National Tour of Chicago. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.

I’m not a woman, I just play one

“As a performer, my job is to play a character, and if that character is right for me it doesn’t matter what gender they are,” writes non-binary actor Kailin Brown. “What matters is that I can make a difference in someone’s life who can relate to the character, or to me as the actor.”

By Kailin Brown