The Stratford Festival production of The Virgin Trial, a play by Kate Hennig, is onstage in Toronto
After premiering at the Stratford Festival‘s 2017 season, The Virgin Trial by Kate Hennig has hit Toronto stages, being produced by Soulpepper. It’s on until February 3rd, so this is your last week to catch it at the Young Center For The Performing Arts (50 Tankhouse Lane).
The Virgin Trial is a tense historical, political thriller that tells the story of a 15-year-old Elizabeth Tudor (Elizabeth The First). After an attempt on King Edward VI’s life, his Lord Protector brings in Elizabeth, called Bess in the show, to question her involvement and inquire about her supposed virtue.
The Wonder Pageant isn’t the Coal Mine Theatre’s (1454 Danforth Ave.) typical kind of production, and the cast jokes about this early into the show. This is hilarious improv show taking place in Toronto’s East End, and I highly recommend checking it out this holiday season.
While the company is known for its more serious theatrical productions, this evening of improv is anything but. What it does manage to be is exceedingly charming. The set is a homey little living room, and when you sink into your chair it really feels like you’re over at a friends’ holiday party. Continue reading Review: The Wonder Pageant (Coal Mine Theatre)→
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.
Theory, a play by Norman Yeung, is seat-gripping thriller playing at Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre
If you’re looking for some real scares this fall season, turn your attention away from schlocky horror flicks and consider trekking out to Tarragon Theatre. Theory is on until November 25, and it’s an absolute thrill that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat.
Theory is an original play by writer Norman Yeung. It’s a sort of social justice thriller with some very relevant dialogue, but the overarching perspective is still quite sensitive and informed. Continue reading Review: Theory (Tarragon Theatre)→
The Passe Muraille Backspace is tiny and chilly from the AC. The tough content of this show certainly won’t warm you, but perhaps the dialogue it inspires will. This is a show about four characters in Vancouver and how their lives are affected by mental illness.
Holiday Improv arrives on the Toronto stage
Tarragon Theatre’s The Message, is “wonderfully performed” yet “dense” playing in Toronto
Theory, a play by Norman Yeung, is seat-gripping thriller playing at Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre
A play by Joan MacLeod igniting conversations about mental health is now on stage in Toronto