Electric Company Theatre http://www.theatromania.ca/taxonomy/term/52/all en Best of Toronto Theatre 2012 http://www.theatromania.ca/news/best-toronto-theatre-2012 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="1000" height="667" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/TerminusTeaser_0.jpg?1356925472" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Theatromania’s top 13 picks in celebration of the new year</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Feature </div> </div> </div> <p>As another eventful year of Toronto theatre comes to an end, we look back fondly at the most exciting productions of 2012. Here are our top 13 picks in alphabetical order.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-related-news"> <div class="field-label">Related Posts:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/alligator-pie">Alligator Pie</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/bloodless-trial-burke-and-hare">Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare</a> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/miss-caledonia">Miss Caledonia</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/no-great-mischief">No Great Mischief</a> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/proud-play-michael-healey">Proud The Play by Michael Healey</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/speaking-tongues">Speaking In Tongues</a> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/tear-curtain">Tear The Curtain!</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/terminus">Terminus</a> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/arsonists">The Arsonists</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/normal-heart">The Normal Heart</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-poll"> <div class="field-label">Poll:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/content/which-our-top-13-2012-your-favourite">Which of our top 13 of 2012 is your favourite?</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/best-toronto-theatre-2012" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/best-toronto-theatre-2012#comments Buddies in Bad Times Canadian Stage Company Theatre Electric Company Theatre Nightwood Theatre Reviews Soulpepper Studio 180 Theatre Tarragon Theatre Thu, 27 Dec 2012 05:00:00 +0000 Lauren Gillett 268 at http://www.theatromania.ca Tear The Curtain! http://www.theatromania.ca/news/tear-curtain <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="1200" height="600" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/curtain12.jpg?1357147766" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Stage and screen collide in Electric Company’s mindbending mixture of mediums</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>An Electric Company production in association with Vancouver Arts Club Theatre<br /> Presented by Canadian Stage<br /> Written by Jonathon Young and Kevin Kerr<br /> Directed by Kim Collier</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>theme that is vividly brought to life in <a href="http://www.electriccompanytheatre.com/">Electric Company</a>‘s sexy and suspenseful film/theatre hybrid <a href="https://www.canadianstage.com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&amp;BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=F5E66014-6202-4917-9343-2756947FBFE5&amp;sessionlanguage"><em><strong>Tear The Curtain!</strong></em></a>, which opened Canadian Stage’s 2012/13 season Tuesday night at the Bluma Appel Theatre.</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image-embeds"> <div class="field-label">Images:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="1260" height="792" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/curtain14.jpg?1357148075" /> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="1200" height="600" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/curtain9.jpg?1357148107" /> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="1300" height="650" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/curtain10.jpg?1357148139" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4.5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Fri, 2012-10-12</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 2012-10-20</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/bluma-appel-theatre">Bluma Appel Theatre</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-related-news"> <div class="field-label">Related Posts:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/political-mother">Political Mother</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/arsonists">The Arsonists</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/tear-curtain" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/tear-curtain#comments Canadian Plays Canadian Stage Electric Company Theatre Reviews Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Lauren Gillett 313 at http://www.theatromania.ca