Perceptual Archaeology teaches “How to Travel Blind” – and spectate with insight
“The Fire and Rescue Team have built a playful and profound theatrical experience that takes audiences on a parallel awakening.” Review by Scott Sneddon
Sizwe Banzi is Dead . . . yet SO alive on the Soulpepper stage
“And though this is play comes from a distant country (South Africa) and a distant time (1972), we are not permitted to hold ourselves apart from it.” Review of SIZWE BANZE IS DEAD
1 man + 25 years + 100 minutes ÷ 5 W’s + 1 H: Boom X at Crow’s is more than the sum of its parts
Review of Rick Miller’s BOOM X, the second in his BOOM Trilogy
The Chinese Lady holds up an unflinching mirror – and dares us to look past it
Review of Lloyd Suh’s award-winning THE CHINESE LADY
“A Number” marks an unsettling and auspicious debut for That Theatre Company
Review: “That Theatre Company’s debut show, Caryl Churchill’s ‘A Number’ is just an hour long: slender-seeming, but packed with steely substance.”
Soulpepper’s ‘The Seagull’ takes flight in a post-modern blend of magic and absurdity
“The Seagull is a play filled with drama, humour, and more tangled and inescapable relationship issues than a reality TV show.” Review of ‘The Seagull’ on stage at Soulpepper
Bam! Pow! Comic Books Live!!! Luis Fernandes and Assembly Theatre hope to hook you with a brand-new theatrical experience
Scott Sneddon interviews Luis Fernandes about “Comic Books Live!!!”
Found in translation: Soulpepper’s ENGLISH probes the limits of language to find humour, warmth and wisdom
“Mining the rich vein of humour that lies beneath the learning of language, the talented cast bring laugh-out-loud life to pronunciation exercises, vocabulary recall games, and staged student conversations…” Review of Sanaz Toossi’s ENGLISH
ARC’s tight, talky MARTYR provokes, confounds and won’t let go
“When the play’s extreme final tableau plays out and everything fades to black, we’re left with a deafening curiosity.” Review of ARC’s production of MARTYR
New year? New graphic novels to engross, enlighten and entertain young readers
Read our reviews of four diverse and important new graphic novels that belong on your bookshelf this year!