Tarragon Theatre’s The Message, is “wonderfully performed” yet “dense” playing in Toronto
This one’s a thinker for sure… It gave me a ton of material to work through and I’m still puzzling over it. If you want to see a show that’ll invoke your undergrad media studies classes, The Message is being put on by Tarragon Theatre from now until December 16, 2018.
The set stands out from the moment you walk into the theatre. As with all Tarragon shows, this play has high production value with a lot of creativity behind it. The Message, by Jason Sherman, tells the story of Canadian academic Marshall McLuhan as he struggles in the wake of life-altering surgery.
Shows that Caught Our Eye in Toronto for the Week of November 26th, 2018
As always MoT is here with fabulous suggestions for the theatre-goer in you! The Toronto theatre scene is in full swing, so check out our editor Wayne’s top picks inred, and let us help you plan your next theatre adventure!
Weesageechak31 explores new Indigenous works including a new opera debuting in Toronto in 2019
Weesageechak Begins to Dance is akin to a festival of extended, live trailers of Indigenous performing arts in development. It is an excellent opportunity to get a taste of what’s up and coming and the breadth of Indigenous creative ingenuity. This year’s festival, Weesageechak31, gave me the opportunity to see previews of two operas in development that explore themes of celebrating Native culture and mourning cultural genocide. Beyond Butterfly, the panel that followed excerpts from Canoe and Shanawdithit, asked “how do we bring more diversity into opera without perpetuating the stereotypes and exoticization that are part of the genre’s history?”
Family-favourite musical Mary Poppins warms the hearts of Toronto audiences at Young People’s Theatre
“I like how this is looking,” said my eight-year-old companion as we settled into seats for Mary Poppins at the Young People’s Theatre. “It looks fancy on the stage and I see musicians. Is there a lot of music and dancing in this show? I would love that.” When the orchestra swelled and the lights dimmed, they bounced happily in anticipation, which proved well-warranted – there was indeed a lot of excellent music and dancing, and we absolutely did love it.
Tarragon Theatre’s The Message, is “wonderfully performed” yet “dense” playing in Toronto
A new play by Toronto’s Silk Bath Collective is chilling, timely and relevant
Family-favourite musical Mary Poppins warms the hearts of Toronto audiences at Young People’s Theatre