REVIEW: Buddies and Obsidian’s Bootycandy is a biting carnival of laughter
Is sexual trauma something to laugh about? Are there limits to satire? Bootycandy pushes these questions to the edge.
Roberto Zucco marks a new era in Buddies’ history of queer theatre
Toronto theatre can be a bit risk-averse. Artistic directors, constrained by limited funding, program obvious crowd-pleasers over boundary-pushing experiments. Playwrights, afraid to ruffle feathers, create spaces that validate the public’s...
REVIEW: We Quit Theatre challenges existing narratives in its exploration of autofiction
The opposite of “quiet quitting,” this collection makes a joyful noise — and I don’t think anyone would want its creators to resign.
REVIEW: Theatre Rusticle’s Tempest goes gale-force in Act Two
As the production gradually unveils its splendours, the company’s impressive capacity for magic becomes clear.