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REVIEW: With cuts, Dead Elephants could be a stunner of a play

There's a pearl of a play embedded somewhere in Dead Elephants, and with further workshopping, I'd be thrilled to see it again. But at its present length, I'm left craving a less arduous journey to the payoff of the play's final breaths.

By Aisling Murphy / Mar 10, 2024

REVIEW: In Favour the Brave’s Heartless, action and ambition abound

The wide-reaching scale of Genevieve Adam’s vision is apparent within minutes of the lights going down, even in Tyler J. Seguin’s scrappy, imperfect staging.

By Liam Donovan / Jan 9, 2024
A man wearing a fedora, unbuttoned shirt, and rainbow socks sits smiling onstage in a wheelchair. iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz

REVIEW: Access Me at Aki Studio/Boys in Chairs Collective

In a world where disabled people are up against the erroneous cultural myth that it’s possible to “overcome” your disability if you work hard enough, it’s lovely to see the idea of interdependence centred throughout this piece.

By Alethea Bakogeorge / Jun 22, 2023
Claren Grosz standing in dim lighting with a project behind her, holding a lit lighter in the foreground before her face. iPhoto caption: Photo by Fran Chudnoff

REVIEW: I love the smell of gasoline at Nightwood Theatre/Pencil Kit Productions/Aluna Theatre

I love the smell of gasoline is that rare creature with heart, charm, and relatability well beyond the parameters of the performer’s own life.

By Aisling Murphy / Mar 14, 2023