Everything to do with the Next Stage Festival which happens in January in Toronto
by George Perry
My journey to see Eating With Lola (Sulong Theatre Company) began by trudging through the slush of a half-clean Toronto. My mood improved dramatically as my streetcar approached The Factory Theatre. Seeing the outdoor rinks made me feel like a kid driving into the exciting city from Dullsville.
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by Michelle Barker
George Byron, Percy Shelley, Claire Clairmont, and Mary Shelley. They’re all names you’ve probably heard. But… you’ve probably never seen them like this.
The brilliant Darrah Teitel has created an incredible play based on what these four young people might have experienced and done while writing the masterpieces for which they came to be known. The Apology, currently playing at Factory Theatre, isn’t an historical account of their time in Switzerland, but it’s definitely engaging and definitely sexy. Continue reading Review: The Apology – (Rabiayshna Productions) – Next Stage Theatre Festival
By Sam Mooney
I have to admit that I wasn’t expecting SICK! from The SICK Collective to be wonderful. Probably because most of the teen shows about teens that I’ve seen just aren’t that interesting. Or they take place in the bleakest future imaginable. Shows what I know. Sick is a fabulous show. Partly because of the people whose stories these are and partly because Judith Thompson listened to all the stories and then dramatized them. Continue reading Review: The Grace Project: SICK! – Next Stage Theatre Festival
From Press Release
2011 Next Stage Theatre Festival
January 5 – 16, 2011 at Factory Theatre
Tickets Now On Sale!
Now in its 4th year, The Next Stage Theatre Festival is Toronto’s premiere winter theatre event, presenting 8 productions by the best local and international artists from across the Fringe circuit! Past productions have been recognized by a total of 9 Dora Award Nominations, remounts in top theatres across Canada, and even an Off-Broadway run in New York City.
This year’s lineup presents the festival’s greatest variety of shows, including work by celebrated artists such as: Australian Fringe Legend Nicola Gunn, Order of Canada recipient Judith Thompson, Juno Award Winning Pianist Hilario Duran, Winner of the John Hirsch Prize for an Outstanding Emerging Theatre Director Daryl Cloran, and UNIMA-USA Citations for Excellence winner Ann Powell.
By Sam Mooney
The Red Queen Effect – from Seventh Stage Productions – is playing as part of the Next Stage Festival. Sometimes I’m a bit slow on the uptake. It took me till the end of the play to realize that ‘the red queen effect’ must refer to running in place as fast as you can just to stay in place.
There was a lot of running, but it seemed to me this Alice did get where she wanted to go. Or at least she managed the first leg of the trip.
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