The LOT performs tony-award winning musical Avenue Q in Toronto
Being about seven months out of university myself, I wasn’t sure whether I was ready to go see the Lower Ossington Theatre’s production of Avenue Q this weekend. It’s a poignant satire of children’s television programming that pokes fun at the struggles of adult life after graduation. The catchy tunes like “What Do You Do with a B.A. in English?” and “I Wish I Could Go Back to College” were written by Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez (co-creator of Book of Mormon and composer for Frozen), and they certainly rang true to me. You know you’re watching biting satire when a part of you dies each time you laugh.
Toronto’s Hart House Theatre sets Shakespeare’s Much Ado in the shadows of WWII
Perhaps this has to do with being a U of T grad, but for me Hart House shows have always been synonymous with “probably pretty good”. But even with a solid opinion of Hart House Theatre going into it, this production of Much Ado About Nothing has managed to raise that bar for me.
It wasn’t until the subway ride home that I realized I’ve reviewed works of director Carly Chamberlain before, in the 2016 Summerworks production of Plucked. I’m glad I didn’t know this going into Much Ado, because it gave me the opportunity to be blown away yet again by her directorial skills and ingenious knack for bringing texts to life in clever, thought-provoking ways. Continue reading Review: Much Ado About Nothing (Hart House Theatre)→
Eldritch Theatre’s charming puppetry delves into darkness for Toronto audiences
Over the past few months I’ve been on a horror binge, and I’ve often found myself thinking that it’s a shame we don’t see the genre in the theatre very often. So you can imagine how excited I was to have the opportunity to review The Harrowing of Brimstone McReedy, being put on by Eldritch Theatre at the Red Sandcastle Theatre.
I don’t usually get my hopes up for shows I’m reviewing, and I was nervous going into The Harrowing, thinking that maybe I’d jinxed it. But I am so pleased to say that this production was every bit as fun as I hoped it would be.
Bob Paisley embodies the 42nd American president at Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille
It’s a bit ironic that I missed watching the debates last night to see Bill Clinton Hercules, a politically charged one-man show being put on in the Passe Muraille Backspace by Central Standard Theatre. Though after reading up on and watching clips of last night’s debacle, I can’t help but think that my evening was better spent and significantly less infuriating.
The LOT performs tony-award winning musical Avenue Q in Toronto
Toronto’s Hart House Theatre sets Shakespeare’s Much Ado in the shadows of WWII
