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Tara Sky and Emily Anne Corcoran in 'Julie.' iPhoto caption: Tara Sky and Emily Anne Corcoran in 'Julie.' Photo by Sandro Pehar.

REVIEW: Eros overpowers logos in Icarus Theatre’s Julie

Director Jordan Laffrenier focuses on atmosphere, delivering a heightened production that takes more from 1990s erotic thrillers than it does from naturalistic tragedy.

By Liam Donovan / Mar 24, 2026
Clare Coulter in 'Queen Maeve.' iPhoto caption: Clare Coulter in 'Queen Maeve.' Photo by Jae Yang.

REVIEW: Tarragon’s Queen Maeve packs one hell of an emotional wallop

The astonishing Clare Coulter manages to appear one moment as if she’d blow away in a faint breeze, another as though she’d easily cleave you in twain with a broadsword.

By Ilana Lucas / Mar 16, 2026
iPhoto caption: Photo Tarragon Theatre by Teagan McCanny.

Tarragon Theatre reveals premiere-packed 55th anniversary season, including return of Yaga and MONKS

Tarragon Theatre’s 2026-27 season features world premieres by Anahita Dehbonehie, Katherine Gauthier, Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho), and Luke Reece, plus four other Canadian works.

By Liam Donovan / Mar 16, 2026
Clare Coulter in 'Queen Maeve.' iPhoto caption: Clare Coulter in 'Queen Maeve.' Photo by Jae Yang.

Clare Coulter brings a lifetime of experience to Judith Thompson’s Queen Maeve at Tarragon

“This is the first stage play I've done in such a long time,” says Coulter, “but I feel I've really learned what the stage asks of the actor: that they go beyond what we used to call the footlights and settle in to where the audience is.”

By Nathaniel Hanula-James / Mar 3, 2026