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Matthew MacKenzie

Production photo of 'Pride and Prejudice' at the Grand Theatre. iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.

REVIEW: Pride and Prejudice gets a postmodern makeover at London’s Grand Theatre

In spite of some missed opportunities, Pride and Prejudice ends up a lighthearted recontextualization of its source material, which should appease all but the most stolid Janeites.

By Gwen Caughell / May 9, 2025
Soulpepper's production of Takwahiminana iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.

REVIEW: Takwahiminana explores what healing means when the past never quite lets go

While playwright Matthew MacKenzie’s lyrical storytelling is always a delight, there’s something astringent and detached about Takwahiminana that produces a distancing effect, preventing it from reaching the emotional highs of his other recent work.

By Ilana Lucas / May 7, 2025

REVIEW: First Métis Man of Odesa at Punctuate! Theatre/Theatre Centre

First Métis Man of Odesa captures how the fates of two people are entwined into global events larger than life, and how one cannot exist without the other.

By Liliia Smichenko / Apr 5, 2023

Piecing Together The Particulars

Matthew MacKenzie and Alida Kendell of Punctuate! Theatre talk dance, theatre, and bringing them together anew in The Particulars.

By Molly Johnson / Oct 14, 2019