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By Lindsay Swanson What’s not to love about a hot summer night in High Park, sitting on the grass with pillows, blankets and perhaps a stealth bottle of wine? Nothing. There is absolutely nothing to not love about that.
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By Amos Crawley When discussing Shakespeare and his works, the poet John Keats once referred to the Bard’s great possession of Negative Capability, which he defined as: “capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts,
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By Daniel Nyman At its simplest, Durango is road trip story. A father and his two sons set out on a drive from their home in Arizona to Durango, Colorado with plans to take a ride on the famous Denver & Rio Grande Western
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By Harmon Walsh I think it’s fair to say I’m a fan of “The Simpsons“. At one point in the 90’s, before DVR’s, I had a collection of over 150 episodes of the show, spread out over 17 VHS tapes which I had
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By Lindsay Swanson Clowns. Yup, clowns. Edgy Toronto theatre featuring a couple of clowns named Morro and Jasp. It is not at all what you expect, but it is more hilarity than you can imagine. The Toronto Clown scene runs deeper
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By Jeffrey Johns Guys. Ever wonder what would have happened if the Bard had been born and bred in Brampton, Ontario? Aside from creating a good opportunity for some alliteration, that is. Well, wonder no more! Thanks to
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By Lindsay Swanson Scandal, controversy and addictions. The stories of 7 women from 20th century history have these three things in common. The portrayal of these women also have one other thing in common – they are each
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By Jeffrey Johns Guys. Heretic. A play about Joan of Arc. The brainchild of creator/performer Sarah Thorpe. This is, for lack of a better word, a ballsy piece of work. Thorpe, the sole player, recounts the life of Joan
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By Jeffrey Johns Guys. Got a “minute”? Well you would if you had seen this play! Because it’s about the idea of time! Well, in part, anyways. But don’t worry! You don’t have to be a physics-ientitian to enjoy
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By Randal Boutilier and Suzanne Duncan In Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, playwright Christopher Durang samples various works by Anton Chekhov – but he asserts that the audience doesn’t need to know the works to
