Theatre

Tear The Curtain! written by Jonathan Young and Kevin Kerr was originally commissioned by Vancouver’s Arts Club Theatre and draws loosely from the history of the Stanley Theatre, which was originally a movie cinema and later became a live theatre house. It is hard to define what Tear The Curtain! is about because it...
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We are a part of a fantastic sister act, sings Sister Marie Clarence (Ta’rea Campbell). Sister Act comes to the Ed Mirvish Theatre for a one month run and reminds us why it’s good to be back in the habit.  It’s silly, it’s fun and it’s in the name of the Good Lord. I’d...
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The Royal Comedians is an uneven show.  László Marton’s ambitious direction is a feast for the senses through fair chunks of the show but it is peppered with stretches of dullness. The cast explodes on to the stage with searchlights and lavish costumes which made me sit up in my seat. I am not...
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I wanted to love The Crucible but for me the show didn’t really start to take off until the second act and by that point it was too late.  I wanted to feel the hysteria and anxiety bubbling under the surface in act one so the explosion in the second act makes sense.  The...
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Neil Simon is arguably one of the greatest living comedic playwrights.  His works are produced endlessly.  It is actually very difficult to do Simon well because the writing is so good that an actor or director’s misstep is glaring.  Soulpepper serves up a thoughtful evening with their production of Sunshine Boys. Sunshine Boys is...
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  Soulpepper’s production of David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow is a summer must see.  Under the expert direction of David Storch you are in for an exhilarating and entertaining journey. Speed-the-Plow takes you inside the world of the American movie business.  The wheeling and dealing, the dirty deals and the all consuming desire to make money. ...
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Backbeat is not Jersey Boys; it is not a musical rendition of a boy band making it big in the 60’s. This is a retelling of how the fab four originated, the spark that became the idea, that became the Beatles. Based on Iain Softley’s 1994 movie, the stage production focuses on the band’s...
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We’re all a little bit racist The internet is for Porn If you spend all your time looking for your purpose, you’ll let it slip by The Lower Ossington Theatre (LOT) hosts the return of Avenue Q, on stage now until August 4. The show originally planned for TV is now one of the...
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I have seen several versions of Rent and it is one of my favourite musicals so I was excited to see what Lower Ossington Theatre Company would bring to this production.  I have consistently been blown away by the extraordinary vocal talent that this company showcases and this musical is no exception.  Most of...
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