Theatre Review: La Ronde
I love the adaptation by Jason Sherman of Arthur Schnitzler’s La Ronde currently on stage at Soulpepper. So much of Schnitzler’s original was implied but Sherman’s version has a much harder edge. It is unapol...
Theatre Review: This
The Canadian Stage production of This is a unique theatrical experience. Set designer Astrid Janson, has stripped the Berkeley Street Theater down to the bones and brought it back as close as possible to i...
Theatre Review: William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying”
A tragic satire of unearthed secrets...
A mother is ill and passes, leaving her family to take of the funeral arrangements and bring the house in order. Not an over dramatic story and a quite simple plot li...
Theatre Review: Bent
Bent, Martin Sherman’s haunting 1979 play, looks at the persecution of gays in Nazi, Germany. The original London production starred Ian McKellan. This must have been risqué theater at the time, when mos...
Theatre Review: Clybourne Park
There is a reason Clybourne Park won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize. Bruce Norris’ look at race, relationships and real estate is smart, funny, and thought provoking. This piece drew me in immediately and never...
