Before we announce the winners of the 2013 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. There are few leading ladies as thoroughly charming as Nicole Underhay. As The Shaw Festival’s go-to woman for whip-smart banterers and sunny heroines, Nicole triumphs by pairing high-stakes emotion and powerful stage presence with an unparalleled ability […]
Before we announce the winners of the 2013 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Quite possibly the best thing about having a summer peppered with indie theatre festivals is that the chances of discovering a great new playwright are a lot higher than they otherwise would be. For me, that meant […]
Veterans of recent war in Afghanistan and Iraq come home, having to confront the violent memories from their past, and an uncertain future. Swirled together with a categorical misunderstanding of their sacrifice, unmet needs, complicated moral and financial obligations, and the pride of having risked life and limb for their country – surely the lot of […]
Before we announce the winners of the 2013 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Julia Course is the up-and-coming beauty who often plays The Shaw Festival’s bright-eyed sweethearts. That description came most true in last summer’s delightful production of W. Somerset Maugham’s Our Betters, a somewhat controversial but ultimately sweet […]
Before we announce the winners of the 2013 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Laura Condlln is the first person to make a third appearance in the Nominee Interview Series. A rare back-to-back-to-back nominee, Laura was first up for our Best Actress award for 2011’s Merry Wives of Windsor before […]
A Beautiful View is a small piece of theatre, low-fi with a small cast and a short running time. But it’s hugely poignant in its small-ness. In fact, it’s because of this smallness that playwright Daniel MacIvor is able to capture the humanity of his characters so poignantly. Nothing really Happens in A Beautiful View […]
Before we announce the winners of the 2013 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. UnSpun Theatre’s ambitious adaptation of Gunter Grass’ epic Holocaust novel The Tin Drum is nominated for three My Theatre Awards this year: Best Director for Chris Hanratty’s clarity of vision and use of space, Best Ensemble for […]
Forgiveness caught my attention the first moment I saw it because it wasn’t called a play, nor was it deemed to be a performance piece. It was called a “Theatrical Poem.” I wondered about how a theatrical poem would differ from theatre and/or from a poem. I must admit that I couldn’t make much of […]