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The cast of Flex. Photo by Elana Emer. iPhoto caption: The cast of Flex. Photo by Elana Emer.

REVIEW: Flex delivers a stirring portrait of ambition, girlhood, and loyalty

The train is only as strong as its weakest link — and in Flex, every player on and offstage pulls with heart, grit, wit, and charm.

By Krystal Abrigo / Apr 27, 2025
iPhoto caption: Photo by Roya DelSol.

REVIEW: shaniqua in abstraction at Crow’s Theatre blends razor-sharp humour with biting cultural critique

This play is such a delight to watch, and I would definitely go again. I live for this quality of performance, and I’m looking forward to how this play will continue to inspire Black Canadian theatre to come.

By Aisha Lesley Bentham / Apr 18, 2024
iPhoto caption: Headshot by Dahlia Katz, background courtesy of Soulpepper Theatre

Soulpepper digs into Nigerian history with Canadian premiere of Inua Ellams’ Three Sisters

“I started to wonder what it is that I'm interested in saying. How do I see the world? What is my voice for? And the first thing that came to mind was African stories,” says actor Amaka Umeh.

By Fiona Raye Clarke / Feb 29, 2024
iPhoto caption: Philip Akin at home. Photo by Dahlia Katz.

Spotlight: Philip Akin

“I don't know why it is being placed on Black people to change minds,” says Akin. “I ain't here to pick your intellectual cotton.”

Written by Fiona Raye Clarke, Photography by Dahlia Katz / Oct 25, 2023