Forty-Five (plus) for Twenty (Or Less)
What’s this? The second most anticipated theatre festival of the summer is almost upon us? (Second only in order of appearance, not in ranking.) This week brings the 2013 SummerWorks festival to full fruition, with theatre and dance and music and other multi-disciplinary fun.
Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of August 6th, 2013
Here is what’s going on in Toronto theatre this week. There are several great shows to catch for the week of August 5th, 2013. ** Shows marked with the double asterisks and in red are the ones that make Wayne, our Managing Editor, wish he could exist in multiple parallel universes so he could check them all out.
Continue reading Eye-Catching Theatre for the Week of August 5th, 2013
While I wasn’t expecting a night of supreme intellectual theatre going into the Randolph Academy’s production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, I also wasn’t expecting the off-the-chart level of energy and severe explosion of talent on stage on opening night.
I feel like this show might initially appeal to folks who’ve seen and enjoyed the film version (starring Reese Witherspoon), or folks who enjoy musicals. But even if you’re one of those ‘high-brow’ sort of theatre-goers, I’d still implore you to give this one a go, if only to see some rather spectacular choreography and some young actors who will probably make quite a dent somewhere in the biz in the future.
Continue reading Review: Legally Blonde – The Musical (Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts)
Five for Twenty (Or Less)
Toronto theatre likes to try and please everybody. Dance, puppets, multimedia productions, and Harold Pinter: it’s all here and it’s all wallet-friendly. Close your eyes, point to one at random, and see where chance takes you.
Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto for the Week of July 30th, 2013
There’s something so appealing about being able to experience theatre in an outdoor space. Maybe because it’s a throwback to ancient Greece or maybe because it’s summer, but watching Shakespeare in the park is something I look forward to every year.
I missed out on Canadian Stage’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream last year and so made it a point to check out Shakespeare in High Park’s Macbeth. While not my absolute favourite of the Bard’s works, the Scottish play is definitely up there so I was eager to see how Ker Wells explored the text.
Continue reading Review: Shakespeare in High Park – Macbeth (Canadian Stage)