Angela Sun and Vivian Or, two Toronto-based emerging artists, present a dramatic reading of two new plays on April 16th. The readings will be presented over Instagram Live at their respective handles @21sungelas and @vivianorelse.
Continue reading Preview: Angela and Vivian’s Double the Fun Double Bill (Angela Sun and Vivian Or)
OIL is “even more timely than when it was originally published.”***NOTE: The rest of run has been cancelled to respect social-distancing requests around COVID -19
ARC celebrates its 20th anniversary with the Canadian premiere of OIL by British playwright Ella Hickson, directed by Aviva Armour-Ostroff and Christopher Stanton. OIL tells a 150-plus-year-old story of the fossil fuel industry as it changes around a mother and daughter.
OIL tells the story of a mother, May (Bahareh Yaraghi), and her daughter Amy (Samantha Brown). The play follows their relationship over five time-periods and locations. All told, the story takes us from England to the Middle East over 150 years of history – from the advent of the fossil fuel industry to an imagined post-petroleum world.
Consistent high-quality performers solicit belly laughs in this comedy revueWednesday I had the pleasure of checking out a comedy revue featuring Asian comics with a wide spectrum of backgrounds and styles. Comedian Rush Kazi presents monthly comedy shows at the Rivoli, and one of them is Asian Comedy All Stars, a comedy revue showcasing comics from Asia, or of Asian descent.
This month’s revue featured Anto Chan, Thurka Gunaratman, Zeeshan Ansari, Carolina DG, Big Norm, Shuhei Murakami, and headliner Cassie Cao. The show also featured two burlesque numbers by Imogen Quest.
Continue reading Review: Asian Comedy All Stars (RushZilla Productions)
Affioramenti (Surfacing), presented by DopoLavoro Teatrale, is now on at The Theatre Centre as part of Progress Festival. A collaboration of visual artist Antonella Bersani and composer/videographer Matteo Pennese, Affioramenti invites its audience to co-create a unique oceanic world over the course of 30 minutes.
Continue reading Review: Affioramenti (Surfacing) (DopoLavoro Teatrale/Progress Festival)
Tita Collective bring their Fringe hit Tita Jokes to Next Stage Festival. This light-hearted, musical sketch show reflects on what it means to be both a Tita and a Philippinx Canadian and is relatable to audience members of all backgrounds.
Continue reading Tita Jokes (Tita Collective) 2020 Next Stage Review