This ‘A’ Train Gets an A+
Weyni Mengesha is quickly becoming one of my favourite directors. Her work is fresh and exciting with bold flourishes. I read this play several years ago and wasn’t a fan. Sometimes when I read a play, it does...
Mother’s Daughter: The Final Chapter of the Queenmaker Trilogy
Mother’s Daughter is the third installment in Kate Hennig’s Queenmaker Trilogy. It follows The Last Wife and The Virgin Trial. All three plays can be viewed independently, however, it has been interesting to go...
The Phantom Of The Opera Returns to Lure Away New Audiences
There’s a lot of nostalgia when you revisit a classic production. Phantom ran for over a decade in Toronto and it was one of the first musicals my parents took me to and also part of our school music program. S...
Soulpepper Invites You to an Almighty Voice and His Wife
The character Almighty Voice is based on a real man, a Cree warrior who lived on the One Arrow Reserve. Not much is known about him. We do know that he was arrested for killing a cow. He managed to escape, wit...
Girl From The North Country Is Stylized Perfection
It’s a beautiful sad story.
In Toronto for a limited run till November 24, Girl from the North Country is a hauntingly sad but beautiful production. The beauty comes in three areas to create a masterpiece of...
