Tag Archives: Canadian plays

Saturday, February 4, 2012

A Brimful Of Asha

The (un)marriage plot: Ravi Jain’s collaborated stage production proves that sometimes, mother doesn’t always know best
By Ava Baccari
Written and performed by Asha and Ravi Jain
Directed by Ravi Jain

Ravi Jain, Asha Jain. Photo by Erin Brubacher.

Canadian actor Ravi Jain has an impressive laundry list of accomplishments in the theatre world, both in Canada and abroad, including [...]

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Friday, January 27, 2012

Penny Plain

Ronnie Burkett celebrates 25 years as the master of his own universe (strings attached)

Ronnie Burkett is a skilled manipulator—of puppets that is! His company, the Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, celebrates 25 years of theatre magic-making this year with a national and international tour of Penny Plain, a dark and thought provoking drawing room comedy [...]

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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Kim’s Convenience

Ins Choi has something great in store for Soulpepper audiences this season
Written by Ins Choi
Directed by Weyni Mengesha

Ins Choi in Kim’s Convenience. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann.

After a hit run at the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival, Ins Choi’s Kim’s Convenience opened Soulpepper’s 15th anniversary season Thursday night to triumphant acclaim from audiences and critics alike.
The [...]

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

The Blue Dragon

Familiar skeletons of the past collide with fiery new characters in Robert Lepage’s complex, trilingual spectacle
By Ava Baccari
Written by Marie Michaud and Robert Lepage

Photo by Erick Labbe.

The Blue Dragon, currently running at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, is in every sense a powerful, cinematic experience: from the way it effortlessly transcends spatial and linguistic boundaries as [...]

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Friday, January 13, 2012

The Penelopiad

Nightwood Theatre takes to Margaret Atwood’s myth busting novella like a duck to water
Written by Margaret Atwood
Directed by Kelly Thornton
Starring Megan Follows

Left to right: Tara Rosling, Cara Gee, Monica Dottor, Pamela Sinha, Sophia Walker, Christine Brubaker, Raven Dauda, Kelli Fox, Bahia Watson and Megan Follows in The Penelopiad. Photo Credit: Robert Popkin.

This month, Nightwood Theatre presents [...]

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Saturday, November 12, 2011

The Rez Sisters

It’s a love-hate sisterhood for the Rez women, but the story of their struggles remains as captivating as ever in this powerful new production
By Ava Baccari
Written by Tomson Highway
Directed by Ken Gass

(L to R): Pamela Sinha, Cara Gee, Jean Yoon, Billy Merasty, Jani Lauzon, Djennie Laguerre, Michaela Washburn and Kyra Harper in Tomson Highway’s The [...]

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

His Greatness

Tennessee Williams comes to life in Daniel MacIvor’s better-than-great play

Written by Daniel MacIvor
Directed by Ed Roy

Richard Donat as the Playwright. Photo by Seán Baker.

In 1980, the Vancouver Playhouse produced Tennessee Williams’ The Red Devil Battery Sign and Williams himself turned up at the premiere. The famous playwright’s presence caused quite a stir in the Canadian [...]

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Q&A: His Greatness by Daniel MacIvor

Playwright Daniel MacIvor. Photo by Guntar Kravis.

His Greatness is an award-winning play by Daniel MacIvor, inspired by a potentially true story about the great American playwright Tennessee Williams. Presented by independent Artists Repertory Theatre (iART) and directed by Edward Roy, the Toronto premiere stars MacIvor as the Assistant, Richard Donat as the Playwright and Greg Gale [...]

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

White Biting Dog

Soulpepper’s dog eat dog production leaves deep marks

Written by Judith Thompson
Directed by Nancy Palk

Mike Ross and Michaela Washburn. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann.

Written in 1984, Judith Thompson’s White Biting Dog is as challenging as drama gets. Fortunately, first-time director Nancy Palk gives the Governor General’s award-winning play the unflinching treatment it deserves. Now on stage [...]

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

SummerWorks 2011: The Trolley Car

Presented by Solo Collective
Written by Amiel Gladstone
Directed by Ruth Madoc-Jones

Photo by Lindsay Anne Black.

Amiel Gladstone’s The Trolley Car begins by asking the audience to make a choice: what would you do if you saw a trolley car heading down the tracks towards a group of people and you were able to pull a switch to [...]

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

SummerWorks 2011: Little Crickets

Presented by Foundry Theatre
Written by Douglas Campbell
Directed by Byron Laviolette

Nicole St. Martin and Shaina Silver-Baird. Photo by Diane Misaljevic.

Douglas Campbell’s Little Crickets takes place in 1990s Paris, where two teenage Romanian sisters (played by Nicole St. Martin and Shaina Silver-Baird) have fled to escape the revolution. With no plans, but big dreams for a new life in [...]

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

SummerWorks 2011: Third Floor

Written by Jason Hall
Directed by Ashlie Corcoran

Kristian Bruun in Third Floor. Photo by Greg Wong.

In Third Floor, a quirky and suspenseful two-hander starring Kaitlyn Riordan and Kristian Bruun, playwright Jason Hall explores the darker side of condo living and asks: how well do you know your neighbours? The Hitchcock-inspired play tells the story of two [...]

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