My birthday week has officially begun. To start, I have prepared a personally curated list of shows currently playing or about to premiere on-stage. Help me celebrate by supporting local theatre! READ MORE
Theatre Crawl: Hye’s Birthday Week
My birthday week has officially begun. To start, I have prepared a personally curated list of shows currently playing or about to premiere on-stage. Help me celebrate by supporting local theatre! READ MORE
The World Premiere of Calpurnia by Audrey Dwyer, a co-production from Nightwood Theatre and Sulong Theatre, this week. The play is a provocative and satirical look at class, race, and appropriation. Calpurnia follows the story of Julie, a screenwriter from a wealthy Jamaican-Canadian home who goes to extreme lengths to redress To Kill a Mockingbird through the perspective of Calpurnia, the Finch family maid.
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Widely considered Shakespeare’s best, and a personal favourite, Groundling Theatre Company‘s Lear tells the story of an aging queen who decides to change her will and make it public h will on the day of her youngest daughter’s engagement. Her actions are that of a woman who is starting to lose grip on her power, as well as, her mind. READ MORE
Opening January 3rd and running until January 14th, the 2018 Next Stage Theatre Festival (NSTF) will kick off the 30th year of the Toronto Fringe. The NSTF is the premiere winter theatre event in the city. READ MORE
‘Tis the season and that means Toronto Masque Theatre‘s (TMT) yearly Christmas Salon returns for two nights — December 17 – 18, 2017 at The Atrium at 21 Shaftesbury Avenue. Guest singers and instrumentalists come together to celebrate the season with carols, songs and instrumental works. READ MORE
A long overdue In The City listing to let you know of some great events starting TONIGHT in Toronto. Read on! READ MORE
Pioneers in devised theatre incorporating movement, live music, interactive design, and media work, Theatre Gargantua is a leading multi-disciplinary theatre company. Jacquie P.A. Thomas, one of Canada’s longest-serving female Artistic Directors, founded Theatre Gargantua in 1992. Alongside with Michael Spence and other artists, Thomas has made Theatre Gargantua an artist-driven company that produces ground-breaking works in two-year cycles.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Thomas and Spence before the premiere of their latest work, Reflector, to talk about the company, and their upcoming premiere. READ MORE
Nightwood Theatre and Crow’s Theatre have partnered up this season to bring us Rose Napoli‘s latest play to the stage: Lo (Or Dear Mr. Wells). Premiering at Crow’s Theatre this past weekend, and running until November 11, 2017, Lo… is a feminist retake on a student-teacher relationship, wrestling with sexuality and consent, literature and passion, right and wrong.
Nearing the World Premiere of Lo (Or Dear Mr. Wells), Napoli took the time to chat with me about the impetus for writing this piece, her writing process, and much more. READ MORE
The 5th annual One More Night Festival, a one-night only remount of 11 successful productions, over the course of 5 days is fully underway.
The festival includes shows from all genres: comedies, musicals, one-woman-shows, and even a whodunnit. All of them have had rave reviews, standing ovations, awards, and/or sold-out houses. To learn more about the festival and the masterminds behind it, I had a great chat with co-founder Vikki Velenosi. READ MORE
