In an attic of an older building in Toronto, we are tranpsorted to late 19th century London, England.
Wren Theatre‘s production of The Elephant Man reminds us of John Merrick (Jordan Imray), as he is known in the play by Bernard Pomerance. Merrick, a horribly deformed young man – living with a rare skin and bone diseases – becomes the star freak attraction in traveling sideshows. Found abandoned and helpless, he is admitted to London’s prestigious Whitechapel Hospital.
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The Sound Inside tells the story of Bella Baird, an isolated creative writing professor at Yale, who begins to mentor a brilliant but enigmatic student, Christopher. The two quickly form an unexpectedly intense bond. As their lives and the stories they tell about themselves become intertwined in unpredictable ways, Bella makes a surprising request of Christopher.
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The Howland Company held the world premiere of their latest show Prodigal, written and directed by Toronto’s Paolo Santalucia. The show is a new contemporary family drama, exploring themes of queerness, privilege, marginalization, and forgiveness as two young men attempt to return to the families they have lost—one to confront his past, and the other to start his future.
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As part of my birthday month celebration, I always make it a point of enjoying as much of the Toronto arts & culture scene as possible. This year was no exception and I compiled an In The City list that I hope some of you were able to use to plan your days out and about.
Here are some details and recap of my time at a couple of events in the past month.
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Taliesin McEnaney‘s Brain Storm is described as “a poetic, visually arresting and comically haunting look at the ramifications of brain surgery and how one woman finds her way in a reality that is forever different.”
It is all of this and more…
Set in Vancouver, Canada’s condo and casino playground, Lady Sunrise is a story of social climbing, and the damaging effect of today’s hyper-consumerist society. Featuring six strong characters, Marjorie Chan introduces us to these women’s relationship to money and power, and how these can help them get ahead or hinder aspects of their lives.
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Toronto’s Groundling Theatre Company (The Winter’s Tale, Measure for Measure, Lear) and Crow’s Theatre, bring together a solid team of Canada’s leading classical actors to present an urgently contemporary take on Shakespeare’s iconic story of idealism, power, corruption, and violence; Julius Caesar, at Streetcar Crowsnest.
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In Poly Queer Love Ballad, Nina (Anais West), a polyamorous bisexual poet, meets Gabbie (Sara Vicruck), a monogamous lesbian songwriter, at an open mic night. With two microphones, a loop pedal, and an array of instruments, they struggle to reconcile their fierce mutual attraction with their opposing perspectives on love.
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Factory Theatre opened its latest season with Carmen Aguirre’s Broken Tailbone this past Thursday. This is a co-production with Nightswimming. A rare, intimate journey into the hidden world of Latinx dance halls in Canada, Broken Tailbone explores themes of politics, culture and sexuality through Aguirre’s moving and funny personal stories.
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