Studio 1201

Brian Carroll: When Flora’s storytelling reached its climax, several audience members were in tears.

A Side of Rice Created by Nicholas Rice Produced by Chromedome Productions 60m Content notes: Described performance, Sensory friendly, Sexual content As we traipse into the venue before the show, Nicholas Rice is introducing himself to everyone in the first few rows. ‘Hi – I’m Nick’. He greets a few familiar acquaintances even more warmly. […]

Brian Carroll: “If you’ve been at serious loggerheads with your father from your teenage years, you may see parallels with your own life. Loucks shares insights about things he never got to say. Those insights may shape yours.”

Rotten Apple Created by Corinne Viau Produced by Red Beret Theatre (Gatineau, Canada) 45M | Content Notes: Open Captions, Abrupt Loud Noise, Violence, Sexual Content, Mature Language, Mental Health Topics By Nathan Erb Step into the digital world of the incel in this clever drama centring on two streamers struggling with their twisted relationship. The […]

The Emegency Monologues Created by Morgan Jones Phillips Produced by Drinking Well (Toronto, Canada) Content notes: Described performance, Mature language, Violence, Mental health By Bruce Burwell Morgan Jones Phillips is a Toronto paramedic with a great sense of humour. Maybe you need to have a sense of humour to be a paramedic in downtown Toronto […]

Julia Bueneman: We follow our host as he combines psych history, sleight-of-mind, and science (pseudo-science?) to prove that while not all the patrons are psychic, a good few of them may be!

Brian Carroll: “Simon alone has been chosen to create a new world. Everything he writes will be in the new world. But everything he forgets to write will cease to exist. If he forgets to write giraffes, then giraffes will cease to exist.”

Nathan Erb: “Northern hospitality goes south in this thriller about cottage country, family, and human connection.”

Ryan Pepper: Velvet Wells is an entertainer in the truest sense of the term. Over the course of (Re)Tired Magical Black Man, Velvet plays dJerald the Djinn, whose wish-granting abilities set the action for the show; four puppets; a couple of inanimate talking objects; and they sing as well.”

Jennifer Cavanagh: “Despite the heaviness of the theme, the tempo and anecdotes keep the production light and moving. This is a best-of-fest contender and not to be missed.”

Gauthier and Caplan: “Civilized is a powerful and impactful show, but sitting through this production is not easy; it feels tense, uncomfortable, and oftentimes horrifying. But these are the ways art changes us, by challenging us to sit in our discomfort and listen to the stories and the history that needs to be told.”

A verbatim documentary play about facing death. Brian Carroll: “like new spring growth breaking through cold winter soil, a new pattern emerges. Out of deep sorrow and suffering, glimmers of resilience start to appear. Even as circumstances become more and more dire, the interviewees find inner strengths with which to face extraordinary difficulties.”

Julia Bueneman: “Forbidden City! is everything from surprising chaos to heartwarming, and Dockery pulls it all together in a truly incredible way. If you can manage to get tickets, this is a ride you don’t want to miss!”

Amanda Dookie: “Despite the burdening and encumbering aspects of osteoarthritis explained by Catherine, the name of the play is ABLE for a reason. Catherine admits that while she could let the disease bring her down, she doesn’t let it stop her.”

David Currie: “Stick or Wizard is a bizarre show, and I’m not even sure it works, but I also don’t think it has to.”