Alvina Ruprecht, Author at The Theatre Times

“Heartlines”: An Engaging New Drama That Opens the World for Women Artists in Europe

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 21st Jul 2022 | Canada, LGBTQ Theatre, Review, Theatre and Politics

Heartlines closes the spring season of 2022 in the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa. It is...

Once Upon A Time In BIM: A Theatre Resuscitation In The Time Of COVID-19

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 26th Dec 2020 | Barbados, Covid-19, Review

Independence in Barbados is not without its many activities in celebration. We are accustomed to...

“5 O’clock Bells:” The Story of Lenny Breau

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 19th Feb 2020 | Acting, Canada, Review

5 O’clock Bells, written and performed by Pierre Brault brings the artist back to the Gladstone...

Groundbreaking Festival of Indigenous Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa: Inaugural Season

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 13th Jan 2020 | Canada, Festivals, Review

Under the direction of Kevin Loring in collaboration with artistic associate Lindsay Lachance, the...

Mòshkamo: “Finding Wolastoq Voice”

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 30th Oct 2019 | Canada, Review, Transcultural Collaborations

Mòshkamo: Finding Wolastoq Voice reveals the founding cosmogony of the East Coast peoples. This...

“The Pianist Of Willesden Lane”: A Triumphant Musical Journey With A Strong Contemporary Message

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 16th Oct 2019 | Canada, Review

The Shoah has a well defined meaning in contemporary history but clearly, choosing to produce such...

“The Unnatural And Accidental Women”: The Voices Of The Disappeared Still Speak To Us In This Immersive Event

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 15th Oct 2019 | Canada, Immersive Theatre, Review, Theatre and Gender

Let’s be clear from the outset. This performance has absolutely nothing to do with Surrealism, nor...

“The Ugly One:” Re-adaptation Attempts Face-Lift

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 1st Oct 2019 | Adaptation, Canada, Germany, Review

Marius von Mayenburg, author of The Ugly One, representing the new young German Theatre, is...

“The Bonds of Interest”: Jacinto Benavente’s Renewal of Spanish Theatre (1907), A Significant Choice for This New Odyssey Beginning

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 27th Aug 2019 | Canada, Review, Spain

The Bonds of Interest is thought to be Jacinto Benavente’s most important play because it bridged...

“Alegría”: The Cirque du Soleil Resurrects the Show that Defined Its Aesthetic

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 26th Aug 2019 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Dance

Time has passed and even if Alegría does not capture the in depth artistry brought about by...

Odyssey Theatre’s “The Bonds of Interest”: Bringing New Form to Spanish Theatre

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 17th Aug 2019 | Adaptation, Canada, Review, Spain

The Bonds of Interest is thought to be Jacinto Benavente’s most important play because it bridged...

The Toronto Theatre Laboratory

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 13th Jun 2019 | Canada, News, Theatre and Politics

Art Babayants, of Armenian origin, has a doctorate in theatre performance, he taught acting in the...

“Mending Fences:” A Difficult Norman Foster Play Produces Unexpected Emotional Depths

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 12th Jun 2019 | Canada, Review

Mending Fences is a most beautifully constructed play that appears to concern a dysfunctional...

Theatre Kraken’s “Lysistrata” at the Gladstone Theatre

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 3rd Jun 2019 | Canada

I naively asked the production team which translation they used for the production since I assumed...

Toronto Laboratory Theatre: “In Sundry Languages” – Creating New Identities Through Collaborative Devising In Many Languages!

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 28th May 2019 | Canada, Devised Theatre, Review, Transcultural Collaborations

Art Babayants is a performer and the Artistic Director of the Toronto Laboratory Theatre, working...

“Lo (Or Der Mr. Wells)”: Rose Napoli And David Mamet Clash In This Fine Production Dealing With Troubling Ethical Questions..

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 21st May 2019 | Canada, Review

A two-hander by Rose Napoli that has been given a fine production at the GCTC thanks to director...

“Indecent”: A Deeply Moving, Complex And Exquisitely Directed Production That Reveals The Enormous Talent Of The Segal Centre For Performing Arts In Montreal

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 20th May 2019 | Canada, Review

Indecent, written by Paula Vogel, was first produced at the Yale repertory theatre in 2015. This...

“Giselle”–A World Premiere Reveals Ivan Cavallari’s Contemporary Vision Of A 19th Century Ballet Through The Prism Of ‘Total Art.’

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 24th Apr 2019 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Dance

The NAC dance program emphasized the fact that this version of Giselle, the first for the Grands...

“Albumen”: A Living Hotblooded Art Piece

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 10th Apr 2019 | Acting, Canada, Immersive Theatre, Review

The Arts Court Theatre is the perfect intimate space for the experimental performance piece...

“Love And Information”: An Excellent Young Director Extracts Order From Churchill’s Contemporary Chaos

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 8th Apr 2019 | Canada, Review

A talented young director brings order to Caryl Churchill’s purposely chaotic vision of the nature...

Alvina Ruprecht

author

“Heartlines”: An Engaging New Drama That Opens the World for Women Artists in Europe

Once Upon A Time In BIM: A Theatre Resuscitation In The Time Of COVID-19

“5 O’clock Bells:” The Story of Lenny Breau

Groundbreaking Festival of Indigenous Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa: Inaugural Season

Mòshkamo: “Finding Wolastoq Voice”

“The Pianist Of Willesden Lane”: A Triumphant Musical Journey With A Strong Contemporary Message

“The Unnatural And Accidental Women”: The Voices Of The Disappeared Still Speak To Us In This Immersive Event

“The Ugly One:” Re-adaptation Attempts Face-Lift

“The Bonds of Interest”: Jacinto Benavente’s Renewal of Spanish Theatre (1907), A Significant Choice for This New Odyssey Beginning

“Alegría”: The Cirque du Soleil Resurrects the Show that Defined Its Aesthetic

Odyssey Theatre’s “The Bonds of Interest”: Bringing New Form to Spanish Theatre

The Toronto Theatre Laboratory

“Mending Fences:” A Difficult Norman Foster Play Produces Unexpected Emotional Depths

Theatre Kraken’s “Lysistrata” at the Gladstone Theatre

Toronto Laboratory Theatre: “In Sundry Languages” – Creating New Identities Through Collaborative Devising In Many Languages!

“Lo (Or Der Mr. Wells)”: Rose Napoli And David Mamet Clash In This Fine Production Dealing With Troubling Ethical Questions..

“Indecent”: A Deeply Moving, Complex And Exquisitely Directed Production That Reveals The Enormous Talent Of The Segal Centre For Performing Arts In Montreal

“Giselle”–A World Premiere Reveals Ivan Cavallari’s Contemporary Vision Of A 19th Century Ballet Through The Prism Of ‘Total Art.’

“Albumen”: A Living Hotblooded Art Piece

“Love And Information”: An Excellent Young Director Extracts Order From Churchill’s Contemporary Chaos

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