Disney. It is divisive (much like this review, I am sure). For some people that single word conjures up images of dancing princesses, magical worlds, and the idealistic notion that love and friendship conquer all. For others it is a corporate conglomerate that gouges young parents out of their hard-earned dollars and routinely sets feminism […]
Created by journalist Alanna Mitchell, Artistic Director Franco Boni, and Artistic Director in Residence Ravi Jain, Sea Sick is based on Mitchell’s book (Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis) and launching the 2014 season of the Theatre Centre, the live arts hub and incubator, in its beautiful new home on Queen West. Mitchell is an […]
Before we announce the winners of the 2013 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. In 2013, The Stratford Festival under the new Artistic Directorship of Antoni Cimolino staged one big flashy goodbye to outgoing Artistic Director Des McAnuff. In his years as AD, McAnuff had staged many successful productions full of […]
Chekhov wrote The Seagull over a hundred years ago for a Russian audience longing to laugh in the misery of their daily lives. This month, the Huntington Theatre Company brings this classic to their stage with a keen sensitivity to Chekhov’s purpose. While some reviewers and audience members may disagree, I found the play wonderfully […]
Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, needs no introduction. It is an American classic which resonates as easily today at The Lyric Stage in Boston as it did fifty years ago during the height of the American Dream. The Lyric Stage needs no introduction: a Boston My Theatre favourite company for its outstanding show […]
Before we announce the winners of the 2013 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Beautiful triple threat Keely Hutton shone in 2013 as the heartbreaking Chava in The Stratford Festival’s season-highlight Fiddler on the Roof. By creating careful but palpable chemistry with her Fyedka Paul Nolan and playing off a strong bond […]
Before we announce the winners of the 2013 My Theatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. We’ve been covering director Ted Witzel and his indie company The Red Light District since My Theatre first started in 2010. He’s created some of Toronto’s most memorable avant-garde productions, pushing the boundaries of our […]
A pale, uneven, crinkled backdrop topped with white crocheted nets (like a fisherman’s? Like jagged clumps of snow on a cliff’s face?) hung on the right wall, viewed from my seat on one side of the traverse stage; a bright line lit up the opposing “wall,” a sturdy wooden chair resting at its base. The […]