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Kelly McNamee
Kelly is a Toronto actor, music-maker, and storyteller. She is in an-all female folk trio called Lunar Bloom and is part of Glamour Cuts, a group of actors turned filmmakers. She enjoys yoga, talking on the phone, and tea.
LEARN MOREFor composer Njo Kong Kie 楊光奇, the word ‘artist’ is a complicated label
At the ping pong table, eating pastries that Njo had thoughtfully laid out, I listened as this artist reflected on the back and forth of a career that’s bounced between multiple genres and disciplines.
iPhoto caption: Mazin Elsadig in 'The Comeuppance.' Photo by Dahlia Katz. Set design by Shannon Lea Doyle, costume design by Ming Wong, lighting design by Jason Hand.
Macabre and drama-filled yet surprisingly gentle, The Comeuppance will probably be most compelling to the around-40 crowd who share its specific touchstones and millennial angst from a high-school experience bookended by Columbine and 9/11.
iPhoto caption: Christina Tannous and Béatrice René‑Décarie in 'Le Malentendu.' Photo by Mathieu Taillardas.
REVIEW: TfT delivers humour and cruelty in striking rendition of Camus’ Le Malentendu
Director Karine Ricard banishes all earthly joy from the scene, leaving behind an almost lunar coldness.
Tara Beagan wins 2025 Governor General’s Award for drama
Published by Playwrights Canada Press, her multilingual play Rise, Red River connects environmental devastation with the intergenerational impacts of colonial violence.
REVIEW: Lepage’s ethereal The Far Side of the Moon is insomniac theatre
The Far Side of the Moon begins and ends with a large mirror on stage, and the show extracts enigmatic power from the tantalizing question of whether its protagonist is losing himself in his reflection, or moving toward self-discovery.
iPhoto caption: Shaakir Muhammad, Christopher Gerty, and Matthieu Pagès with artists of the National Ballet in 'Procession.' Photo by Karolina Kuras. Courtesy of the National Ballet of Canada.
REVIEW: National Ballet’s Procession tangles the lines of sorrow and sensuality
Procession, the National Ballet of Canada’s brooding and stylized world premiere ballet, rushes to the stage with startling vitality — and does so at a funeral.
Theatre this Week: April 8 – 14
These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of April 8th - 14th, 2019.
Theatre this Week: April 1 – 7
These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of April 1st – 7th, 2019.
Theatre this Week: March 25 – 31
These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of March 25th - 31st, 2019.
Theatre this Week: March 18 – 24
These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of March 18th – 24th, 2019.
Theatre this Week: March 11 – 17
These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of March 11th – 17th, 2019.
Theatre this Week: March 4 – 10
These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of March 4th – 10th, 2019.

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