FAN EXPO Canada has announced its official schedule for 2024, showcasing this year’s vast programming lineup of panels, activities and activations for fans of all ages and all genres.
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FAN EXPO Canada has announced its official schedule for 2024, showcasing this year’s vast programming lineup of panels, activities and activations for fans of all ages and all genres.
READ MOREWhat happens when you mix Shakespearean tragedy, Roman decadence, and a heavy dose of 1970s excess? You get Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, a film that proves absolute power not only corrupts absolutely, but does so in the most spectacularly outrageous way possible.
READ MOREIsle of Demons is a story by Governor General Award-winning playwright Robert Chafe. It tells the incredible but true story of Marguerite de la Roque who was abandoned on a remote island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1542. Part tragedy, part thriller, this play has premiered in Toronto thanks to the Guild Festival Theatre.
READ MORESummerWorks Performance Festival continues into this weekend. Returning with another suggestion for you to add to your festival list.
Versus by Adam Lazarus, a one-person interactive odyssey to hell and back as he tries to have a good day on a bad day, will have its world premiere at SummerWorks this weekend.
READ MORESet amidst the tumultuous backdrop of political intrigue and familial betrayal, this iconic tale follows the tormented Prince of Denmark as he grapples with existential questions of life, death, and revenge.
Qasim Khan is a four-time Dora nominee who has played major roles across Canada. This season he stars as the title role in the Canadian Stage – Dream in High Park production of Hamlet.
READ MORESummerWorks Performance Festival is just around the corner. This year’s theme of ‘Survival Mode’ aims to start conversations and work with and within the community as a pathway toward understanding, reconciliation, and joy.
Speaking of joy… My preview coverage for the festival continues with even more interesting and exciting details about a show by Femmepire making waves since last year.
READ MOREA creative collaborator and community builder at the forefront of contemporary performance, SummerWorks is thrilled to announce a bold and creative 2024 Festival with 40+ projects across four streams of programming, featuring 100+ artists and creative collaborators from local, national, and international contexts. This year’s Festival theme is Survival Mode.
SummerWorks will engage with this idea subtly and bluntly, with nuanced complexity, while holding space for diverse perspectives and lived experiences.
READ MOREStep into the world of The Masterclass and prepare to be immersed in a unique experience. The show revolves around Nathan Bridgets (Kyle Claeys), “a multifaceted Canadian artist renowned for his contributions to acting, directing, and theatre theory”. Held in a private studio, this ‘masterclass’ is an intimate journey into his acclaimed acting technique, as detailed in his bestselling book ‘An Actor Does NOT Prepare.’
READ MOREAward-Winning Kazu Kusano is making her Toronto Fringe Festival debut with her solo comedic drama Pretty Beast.
Growing up in a dysfunctional family in Japan, Kazu dreams of escape. Raised by a distant, alcoholic father, and a mother suffering from schizophrenia, Kazu quickly learned to use humor to heal her wounds and process her trauma.
Despite the odds, she discovers her voice and sense of purpose in comedy. Armed with her newfound superpower, she embarks on an internal journey to find self-acceptance—and overseas to find a new life.
READ MORERevue Cinema’s Stompbox Series and High Notes Coffee + Vinyl present the Toronto premiere of acclaimed documentary Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story.
With an influence reaching across the genres of punk, alternative/college rock, grunge, metal and indie rock, Born Innocent makes the case for Redd Kross as the seminal Los Angeles band of the last half century.
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