Adam Paolozza’s “Last Landscape”: a meditation on nature, loss, and hope
“While the piece isn’t optimistic about the future, it isn’t overly pessimistic about people, either. It’s a vision of the world as I’d like to see it…” ~ Adam Paolozza
Theatre
Review: Soulpepper’s delightful “Alligator Pie” revels in creativity and imagination
“As part of Soulpepper’s tradition of inventive musical concerts, ‘Alligator Pie’ is a wonderful example of theatre that seamlessly bridges generations…” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Review: This is one Funeral that bears repeating
“A core purity of redemptive imagination and honest expression powers Funeral Al Fresco – and the fearlessness of the three performers and their commitment to the premise carry the day.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
“There’s No ‘I Didn’t Get It’,” challenge “Craze” playwrights Rouvan Silogix and Rafeh Mahmud
“Are we necessarily the sum of our experiences, circumstances, socializations, genetics? Can we fight for the tabula rasa, or are we forever predestined by how and who we were born?” ~ Rouvan Silogix and Rafeh Mahmud
Lia Luz: The Filipina Rapunzel bringing her magic to the stage at Capitol Theatre Port Hope
“In each role I play, I want to be able to show the world that representation matters and yes, Rapunzel can be Filipina!” ~ Interview with Lia Luz
Catherine Maleikova brings home wonder and whimsy in the new Toronto-inspired “Unbelievably Believable”
“Every word and phrase in this play is a love letter to Toronto and its people. I am endlessly in love with this city and its residents.” Interview with Catherine Maleikova
Denim and Pythia combine drag and theatre in divine new “Oraculum” at Buddies
“We looked at ourselves as a duo and our collective interests – drag identities, public reality TV personas, social media, and the Drag Race fandom – and how obsessive and toxic the culture can be. We thought it would be fun to explore that through a modern lens.” ~ Denim and Pythia
Review: Wren Theatre’s “Little Women” stirs with powerful performances
“In the end, what makes Wren Theatre’s Little Women so compelling is its ability to conjure for us this full-blown bygone world, and within it to balance the story’s overall emotional resonance with its signature moments of humour, hope, and humanity.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Review: Step into the no-holds-barred frenzy of “The Bidding War” at Crow’s Theatre
“Here, writ comically large, is the chaos and emotional toll of Toronto’s housing market. And it hits . . . well, a little too close to home.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Transforming tradition: Ryan G. Hinds brings new life to “A Christmas Carol” at Shaw Festival
“Dickens wrote this story in 1843, but the message continues to be relevant: How do our choices affect others? Is the future set in stone? Who deserves a second chance?” ~ Ryan G. Hinds