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REVIEW: Infinite Life thrums with meditations on chronic illness and pain

Director Jackie Maxwell’s production at Coal Mine Theatre, featuring six generous, empathetic performances, is a paean of understanding for the chronically ill, candidly examining the despair and fury of bodily helplessness in a way that’s magnified by our proximity to the characters in the intimate space.

By Ilana Lucas / Sep 15, 2024
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Toronto theatre wins big at the 2024 Dora Awards

The winners of the 2024 Dora Awards were announced on Monday in a lively ceremony hosted by Ryan G. Hinds at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre.

By Aisling Murphy / Jun 24, 2024
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REVIEW: Dion: A Rock Opera is a cask of theatrical ecstasy in need of further fermentation

Coal Mine Theatre’s first-ever world premiere generates an otherworldly atmosphere and luxuriates in the Dionysian with glorious style.

By Liam Donovan / Feb 10, 2024
iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.

REVIEW: In Prophecy Fog, Jani Lauzon ceremonially reclaims the Giant Rock

We are as significant as a star and a stone. A star and a stone are as significant as us. With this logic, Lauzon breathes life into the Giant Rock and reclaims its existence and sacredness. 

By Eleanor Yuneun Park / Nov 18, 2023