By Megan Mooney
J Kelly Nestruck has a piece up today about the question “Should theatre critics moonlight in the theatre?”
It’s a curious question. I actually never really thought about it. I know that I recuse myself from reviewing a show if a friend is involved in it. I guess I kind of just assume that people govern themselves with these kind of things. But it’s a good question.
By Mark Augustine
A friend of mine said a while back that theatre in this country was at a standstill because everything seemed to be about identity politics. “Who are we?” “What does it mean to be Canadian?” Thankfully, Brooke Johnson doesn’t go anywhere near that.
Turdeau Stories, currently playing at Theatre Passe Muraille, gives you something very personal and delightfully offbeat that is still uniquely Canadian. In a little over an hour Johnson takes the audience down a path that shows us a side of our PM that few of us knew. It is a personal tribute to a privately shy and simple man with simple pleasures of life who, like any of us, sought the comforts of true friendship. The difference is, this man was Pierre Eliot Trudeau.
By Megan Mooney
Okay, I have to admit, when I first read about a musical love story told by Holocaust survivors, I had my doubts. But that didn’t stop me from setting up a date to see A Glimpse of the Light, being produced by Teatron Toronto Jewish Theatre. I did finally remember that musicals don’t have to be all happy, that a musical about the French Revolution, not a particularly happy theme, is probably one of the most popular musicals of all time. That helped. So, by the time I went to the show I wasn’t really trepidations anymore, I was more curious.
Continue reading A Glimpse of the Light – Teatron Toronto Jewish Theatre
By Megan Mooney
So, apparently the hot topic of the day (um, in the theatre blogging community, which is, admittedly, a pretty small percentage of the population) seems to be musing about what topics should be covered by theatre blogs.
My foray into the discussion came from Theatre is Territory, with the piece Content conundrum. Basically it gives an overview of the discussions that have been happening and asks "Is there not enough content about the actual content of theatre online?"
Continue reading What should theatre blogs write about – discussions abound
By Dana Lacey
My initial disappointment at the absence of actual Lego® in Theatre Passe Muraille’s newest production was quickly replaced by never-ending giggles: Legoland made my insides bleed. In a good way.