In an exciting double-bill production featuring the work of Daniel MacIvor—a heavyweight in Canadian theatre—the Gladstone theatre is hosting Cautionary Tales: A Daniel MacIvory Double Bill from Oct. 17–26. David Whiteley talks collaboration and the joy of performance.
There are moments when all of us must reflect on the absurdity of life. Sometimes we laugh, other times we cry, and then there are those instances when we simply throw up our hands in exasperation. The play The Best Brothers, currently playing at the Great Canadian Theatre Compay until March 29, offers a clever perspective […]
130 minutes (including one intermission) / Drama | Parental Guidance The striking first impression of this production is how good the casting is. Robin Guy, Shawna Pasini and Cindy Beaton are immediately believable as sisters Agnes, Theresa and Louise. The MacKeigan sisters (hard-drinking actress Agnes, teetotaling nun Theresa and television-addicted, unemployed Louise) are gathered in […]
As a natural pessimist, I get antsy when a director stands in front of the audience at a season launch and announces that he’s directing a play because he was asked to and likes to work, giving no details as to the plot or the nature of the play, or even what makes it special […]
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