Friday, February 24, 2012
Diana Leblanc steered a legendary version of Eugene O’Neill’s tragic family drama at Stratford, and while her new production is often wrenching, it does sometimes suffer by compari…
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:30PMWednesday, February 22, 2012
Lee MacDougall’s one-off wonder provides an opportunity for four offbeat performances
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:50PMSunday, February 19, 2012
Voice and trumpet combine with Irish-born playwright’s absurdist dialogue to illuminate the human condition
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PMFriday, February 17, 2012
The experimental play that started as a long shot has become the biggest financial win in the history of Britain’s National Theatre. Now it’s helping fuel a new race to bring Briti…
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:45PMTuesday, February 14, 2012
Drama: Pilot Episode’s main character is a forensic psychologist who moves from Hogtown to Cowtown to escape her demons
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:00PMSaturday, February 11, 2012
Two ambitious new plays mine Alberta’s petroleum industry for inspiration - and its biggest corporations for expertise and money
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00AMWednesday, February 8, 2012
His production may not be as stylish as the Royal Shakespeare Company’s, but Antoni Cimolino’s staging of this sharp business-scandal drama is a substantial one
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PMMonday, February 6, 2012
Mirvish announcement of new season includes Flashdance, Wedding in Vegas and La Cage aux Folles
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:40AMThursday, February 2, 2012
Actor part of Canadian Stage’s 25th anniversary theatre season
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 11:50AMWednesday, February 1, 2012
Theodore Bikel, who at 87 has played both Captain von Trapp and Tevye, is a genuine star but what is he doing in this dated play?
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:06PMBikel, who at 87 has played both Captain von Trapp and Tevye, is a genuine star but what is he doing in this dated play?
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:06PMMonday, January 30, 2012
Efforts are being made to lure prestigious, big-budget productions - and the jobs, tourism and economic spinoffs they bring
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:04PMEfforts are being made to lure prestigious, big-budget productions - and the jobs, tourism and economic spinoffs they bring
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:04PMFriday, January 27, 2012
This is the second year in a row that the Shaw has ended a season more than a million dollars in the red
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:25PMAtom Egoyan's return to working in Toronto theatre is cause for celebration, but his choice of play is puzzling and his wife’s role is a letdown
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:45PMTuesday, January 24, 2012
Canadian premiere of Tony Kushner’s musical keenly captures the racial tensions of American society in 1963
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PMMonday, January 23, 2012
Lyricist slams former partner Andrew Lloyd Webber reality-TV search
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:04PMProduction company says show has grown too costly and large to launch in TO
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:12PMFriday, January 20, 2012
With wit and sentiment, a new play explores life inside a Korean-Canadian family and the corner store that pays their bills
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:00PMThursday, January 19, 2012
It starts off in a comic, loose way, but is soon sending shivers down your spine
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:40PMMonday, January 16, 2012
Diana Tso’s play about the Rape of Nanking needs further development to engage as theatre
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PMDiana Tso’s play about the Rape of Nanking needs further development to engage as theatre
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PMFriday, January 13, 2012
The show hasn’t quite found its flow yet but the fine performances - including Megan Follows as Penelope - are not to be missed
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:30PMAntoni Cimolino to be interviewed for job of Stratford artistic director in February
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:09PMWednesday, January 11, 2012
Stratford Shakespeare Festival general director is first contender to publicly signal he’d like the festival’s top job
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:04PMThe race is on to find a replacement for artistic director Des McAnuff
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:03PMFriday, January 6, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Theatre critic J. Kelly Nestruck’s list of what to mark on your calendar - and what to avoid
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:43PMFriday, December 30, 2011
There are times and places for O Canada. Important national events, for example. Or hockey games. Not before an American musical criticizing patriotism
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:25PMA simple love story, beautifully staged and set to enchanting tunes, makes for a first-rate musical
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00PM 
