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Martha Knight in The King of All Birds. iPhoto caption: Photo by Szymon Lazewski.

After getting its wings in Dublin, The King of All Birds takes flight at Toronto’s inaugural Bealtaine Theatre Festival

“We are all coming from somewhere, and we all have ancestors, and we all have this profound connection with not just where we come from but who we come from,” says playwright-performer Martha Knight. “That’s really connected me to the piece and connected me with everybody I’ve worked with on this show.”

By Magan Carty / Apr 16, 2025
iPhoto caption: Production image of The Livrarian. Photo by Anita Murphy.

Inaugural Bealtaine Theatre Festival brings contemporary Irish theatre to Toronto

Toronto audiences will experience a diverse selection of Irish theatre, music, and storytelling as the Bealtaine Theatre Festival debuts from April 25 to May 25.

By Krystal Abrigo / Apr 4, 2025

REVIEW: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings at the Ottawa Children’s Festival/Riverbank Arts Centre

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings is a refreshing take on a literary classic that is instructive for all with its themes of spectacle and society’s fanatical mistreatment towards anything outside the norm.

By Bridget Rielly / May 20, 2023