Well-Executed “Waitress” Hampered by Poor Sound
How do you maim a perfectly good musical? Run the show through an abysmally tuned sound system in...
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Patrick Langston
“Trace”: The Impact of Identity and Family Through Time.
“We are women who do what must be done” so says the cigarette-puffing, mahjong-addicted...
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“Oleanna’s” Take on Sexual Harassment Holds Up Well
Oleanna, David Mamet’s then-startling play about sexual harassment and power dynamics, debuted in...
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GCTC’S “Bang Bang”: A Fast-Paced, Funny Satire
You think you have a handle on the messy business of appropriation? Then you haven’t seen Kat...
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“The Unnatural and Accidental Women” in Ottawa
No two ways about it: Opening night of Marie Clements’ play The Unnatural and Accidental Women at...
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Company of Fools: No Foolin’. This “Romeo and Juliet” Is a Capering Classic
Has A Company of Fools rediscovered its mojo? After a series of hits and misses, including last...
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Five Stand Out Performances From Ottawa Fringe 2019
These performances were reviewed on June 16. The Ottawa Fringe Festival continues until June 23 at...
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Counterpoint Players – Timely But a Bit Overstuffed.”Omnibus Bill” Tackles Reproductive Rights
When U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence lauded Donald Trump’s pro-life stance during his recent visit...
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STO Union’s Nadia Ross Charting Her Own Disruptive Course North Of Wakefield
An abandoned high school in the village of Farrellton, Que., just north of Wakefield, seems an...
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“Angélique” Suffers From Too Much Exposition And Not Enough Drama
Life will be different this time,” says young, hopeful Marie-Joseph Angélique at the beginning of...
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Ravi Jain’s “Prince Hamlet” Breathes New Life Into The Bard
Just when you thought no one could possibly find a fresh interpretation of Hamlet, along come...
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Undercurrents Festival: Bark And Lots Of Bite
Raising Stanley/Life with Tulia Hard to fathom, but there are actually people who aren’t mad about...
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Lauren Gunderson’s “The Revolutionists”: Liberté, Égalité, And Sororité
Marie Antoinette’s wig could be a play unto itself. An eye-grabber in the Three Sisters Theatre...
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At “The Mountaintop” There Is Doubt, Uncertainty And Humanity: Katori Hall’s Play About King’s Final Night Before His Assassination
One of the first things we learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop, Katori...
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“Lungs” A Piece Of Stripped Down Theatre With A Fully Packed Message
What do you do when you’re rehearsing a show that has no set, no props, no costume changes, and no...
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Artistic Director Eric Coates remaking GCTC
Eric Coates is the artistic director of the Great Canadian Theatre Company. Now into his seventh...
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“The Drowning Girls”: A Story Of Misogyny And Murder
There’s not much on the stage. Three bathtubs, a metal dress form and shower head hanging above...
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Peter Hinton’s Return To The NAC Stage
When Silence: Mabel And Alexander Graham Bell opens at the NAC, it will mark a significant...
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“Fierce” Offers A Believable Portrayal Of Loneliness
Ultimately, we’re all orphans, aren’t we? Sure, we carve out a place in the world, cultivate...
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GCTC: Playwright Tracks The Tudors And Our Fascination With Sexual Power
We can’t get enough of the Tudors, can we? From movies and historical fiction to the television...
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