How Theatre Training Can Boost Your Doctor’s Empathy
I teach improvisational theatre to health scientists and trainee doctors. When I tell people this,...
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Stratford’s Production Of “Paradise Lost” Is A Stellar Achievement!
STRATFORD, Ont. — That could well be a white lab coat that Lucy Peacock is wearing when she first...
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B+ For Broadway Across Canada’s “School Of Rock”
The great pity is that this high-energy rock musical is largely unintelligible. From flashing...
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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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Ottawa Little Theatre’s Two Paws Up For “Sylvia”
Sylvia is a cute fantasy about a talking stray dog working her way into the hearts of her new...
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“The Virgin Trial” This Virgin Was Born To Rule The Stage
Kate Hennig’s The Virgin Trial is a stunner of a play. Hennig’s whip-cracking dialogue, laced with...
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The Shaw Festival’s “Henry V”: Does Shakespeare Deserve Such Treatment?
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont.— Nearly a century ago, Winnie-The-Pooh creator A.A. Milne wrote a...
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“Cloudburst”: The Arrival Of A Bright New Actor On The Ottawa Scene
My colleagues have already expressed their admiration for this production and I can only agree...
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Stratford Triumphs With “Napoli Milionaria,” A 20th Century Classic From Italy
The Stratford Festival’s 2018 playbill is now complete—and the final entry is an absolute winner....
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Review: “The Rocky Horror Show” At The Stratford Festival
Initially, I wasn’t too sure if I really wanted to see Rocky Horror again as I felt I had seen it...
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Review: “Julius Caesar” At The Stratford Festival
The world of political machinations took a precarious turn of events at the opening night...
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Review: “Napoli Milionaria!” At The Stratford Festival
There’s a lot happening in Napoli Milionaria! and I found it beneficial to read as much of the...
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The Gladstone Celebrates A Decade Of Drama
The Gladstone Theatre turns 10 years old this fall. That may make it a mere stripling in the art...
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Review: “Sisters” At Soulpepper Theatre
Nicole Power (who plays Evelina) writes in her Soulpepper Artist Program Note that she is grateful...
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Toto Too’s “Cloudburst” Is Rich In Truth And Humanity
Cloudburst, Toto Too Theatre’s latest offering is a funny, profane, warm-hearted play about the...
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“The Tempest” At The Stratford Festival
Purported to be the last play the Bard had written alone, Stratford’s version of The...
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Moi Qui Parle A Moi-Même Dans Le Numérique Auditory Alienation And Liberation For The Intermedial Performer
With backgrounds in performance and sound design, we were interested in investigating how the...
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Seana Mckenna Shines As Julius Caesar At Stratford
By the time the assassination scene arrives in the Stratford Festival’s new production of Julius...
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New Artistic Director Shakes Up The St. Lawerence Shakespeare Fest With A Season Of Love
It’s a safe bet you’ve never realized the universality of A Lover And His Lass, that sweet and...
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Lysistrata In The New World: A Rereading Of The Greek Comedy That Surpasses Its Source Of Inspiration
Odyssey Theatre has at last been reborn under the stars in this Canadian premier. After a period...
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