Canadian Stage presents Jack Charles’ powerful show in Toronto as part of Spotlight Australia
I had never hear of Jack Charles before seeing Canadian Stage Company’s production of Jack Charles V. the Crown. Now, I will never forget him. Charles is a 74-year old famous and infamous Australian Aboriginal actor. He is famous for his award-winning film and television career that has spanned over four decades. He is infamous for an almost equally lengthy career of thievery in support of a severe heroin addiction. Continue reading Review: Jack Charles V the Crown (Canadian Stage Company)→
Radiant Vermin is a surprising, dark tale of real estate dreams, on stage in Toronto
I was a bit surprised when I arrived at what appeared to be a storefront in Kensington Market to see Precisely Peter Productions’ performance of Radiant Vermin by British playwright Philip Ridley. It transpired that the theatre space, Dirty Talk, is in the store’s basement, where we were welcomed warmly by director John Shooter offering cupcakes and fancy, fruity drinks.
“Magnificent” Wagnerian opera returns to the Toronto stage
Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Götterdämmerung, the final installment of Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle, is a remount of their 2006 production. When I saw it 10 years ago, the modern reimagining of this epic legend, in which suited captains of industry stand in for Norse gods and demigods, did not grab me. I am not sure if it’s me or the times that have changed, but I was absolutely entranced by the current production. Continue reading Review: Götterdämmerung (Canadian Opera Company)→
The COC’s Magic Flute, on stage in Toronto, is “enchanting, spectacular, and fun”
At first I was confused by the action during the overture in the Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Die Zauberflöte does not typically involve a large household filled with servants and nobility. It is a fantastical romp wherein a young prince and a bird-man set about to rescue a young maiden from the clutches of the high priest of an Egyptian sun cult at the behest of the girl’s mother, the evil Queen of the Night. Continue reading Review: The Magic Flute (Canadian Opera Company)→
I had never hear of Jack Charles before seeing Canadian Stage Company’s production of Jack Charles V. the Crown. Now, I will never forget him. Charles is a 74-year old famous and infamous Australian Aboriginal actor. He is famous for his award-winning film and television career that has spanned over four decades. He is infamous for an almost equally lengthy career of thievery in support of a severe heroin addiction. Continue reading Review: Jack Charles V the Crown (Canadian Stage Company) 
Radiant Vermin is a surprising, dark tale of real estate dreams, on stage in Toronto
Tapestry Opera’s showcase delights and thrills, on stage in Toronto
“Magnificent” Wagnerian opera returns to the Toronto stage
The COC’s Magic Flute, on stage in Toronto, is “enchanting, spectacular, and fun”