Author Nicole Fairbairn

Daniel MacIvor is one of my favorite playwrights who has won many well-deserved awards for his work, including the Governor General’s Award. Marion Bridge and You are Here are two plays that I adore, so it pains me to say that I did not care for this script and I really wasn’t a fan of the acting either.

(L to R) Amitai Marmorstein, Elizabeth Saunders & Martin Julien in Amy Lee Lavoie's Stopheart at Factory Theatre, May 4 – 26, 2013. Stopheart left me confused and ultimately a bit frustrated. The potent...

Cast of Race I am a fan of David Mamet though it does seem like he never veers off his tried and true writing formula. There is no great revelation if you have seen a few of his shows. One can predict how i...

Sam Shepard is a great writer.  With 50 published plays and a Pulitzer Prize under his belt there is no disputing that.  His characters are never run of the mill—they are usually damaged in some way.  The situa...