Monthly Archives: April 2011

Saturday, April 30, 2011

The Monument

ISÔKO Theatre Rwanda unearths painful memories from a not-so-distant past
Written by Colleen Wagner
Directed by Jennifer H. Capraru
Translated by Emmanuel Munyarukumbuzi and Anselme Nirere

Jean Paul Uwayezuk in The Monument. Photo credit: Nick Zajicek.

Wednesday evening, the Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage hosted the North American premiere of Colleen Wagner’s award-winning play The Monument. Presented by ISÔKO Theatre Rwanda in [...]

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Double Bill: The Engagement & Flood!

AfriCan Theatre Ensemble Presents: Seasons of Wrath & Play

AfriCan Theatre Ensemble presents a double-bill of one-act plays by Nigerian playwright Femi Osofisan: The Engagement and Flood! Osofisan has written over 50 plays. Catch his work on stage at the Lower Ossington Theatre until May 1, 2011.
The Engagement
Written by Femi Osofisan
Directed by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu

The Engagement [...]

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The Cosmonaut’s Last Message To The Woman He Once Loved In The Former Soviet Union

David Greig’s cosmic play struggles to make contact
Written by David Greig
Directed by Jennifer Tarver

Tony Nappo in The Cosmonaut’s Last Message. Photo credit: Bruce Zinger.

Toronto critics are divided when it comes to Scottish playwright David Greig’s The Cosmonaut’s Last Message To The Woman He Once Loved In The Former Soviet Union (yes, the long title is a [...]

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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Disney’s The Lion King

Musical theatre royalty returns to Toronto
Music and lyrics by Elton John and Tim Rice
Book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi
Directed by Julie Taymor

The Tree of Life from The Lion King National Tour. ©Disney. Photo credit: Joan Marcus.

The audience roared with excitement on Wednesday night for the opening of Disney’s The Lion King. After a [...]

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Jake’s Gift

Julia Mackey remembers our veterans in this extraordinary one-woman show

Written and performed by Julia Mackey
Directed by Dirk van Stralen

Julia Mackey as Jake. Photo credit: Tim Matheson.

On June 6, 1944 — the day we now know as D-Day — Canadian troops landed on the coast of Normandy, where they played a major role in liberating Europe [...]

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Diving Normal

This dark, offbeat comedy will make your head swim
Presented by Red One Theatre Collective/Tuning Puck Co-op
Written by Ashlin Halfnight
Directed by David Tompa

L to R: Mark Roeder, Dani Kind and Mark Wiebe in Diving Normal. Photo credit: Dylan George.

The Toronto Free Gallery (1277 Bloor Street West) is half exhibit space, half intimate theatre in a converted hardware [...]

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Monday, April 18, 2011

Our Town

Soulpepper tells a great story, pure and simple
Written by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Joseph Ziegler

Krystin Pellerin and Jeff Lillico. Photo credit: Cylla von Tiedemann.

OurTown is back on stage the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. Soulpepper’s version of this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama won the Dora Award for Best Production in 2006. Now, Toronto audiences have another [...]

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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Our Class

Lest we forget: Tadeusz Slobodzianek gives us a lesson in tragedy
Presented by Studio 180 Theatre in association with Canadian Stage
Written by Tadeusz Słobodzianek
Directed by Joel Greenberg

The ensemble. Photo credit: John Karastamatis.

The first act was a punch to the gut, and when we returned to our seats after a quiet intermission the people next to us [...]

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

The Last 15 Seconds

Make time for The MT Space’s explosive new play

Produced by The MT Space in association with Theatre Passe Muraille
Co-created and directed by Majdi Bou-Matar

Pam Patel, Anne-Marie Donovan, Nada Homsi, Trevor Copp and Alan K. Sapp. Photo Credit: Tom Vogel.

Theatre Passe Muraille’s Mainspace is the temporary home to one truly beautiful and authentic piece of storytelling: The [...]

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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Zero Hour

Jim Brochu paints a heartfelt portrait of Zero Mostel in this powerful one-man show

Written by and starring Jim Brochu
Directed by Piper Laurie

Jim Brochu as Zero Mostel.

One dedicated actor plus one larger-than-life character equals Zero Hour, the solo show written and performed by Jim Brochu about the iconic Jewish star Zero Mostel. Presented by the Harold Green [...]

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