Jillan Mueller as Alex Owens in the famous water scene. Flashdance the Musical.

Mirvish Presents: Flashdance, the Musical

Actor Sydney Morton does well at overcoming the deficits in the script and music. I grew up in the 80s and one of my favorite films was Flashdance.  It captured that time period perfectly—the fashion, the m...
Nancy Beatty, Julie Stewart, Eric Peterson and Michael Healey in Dead Metaphor. Photo Credit: Cylla von Tiedemann
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Theatre Review: Mirvish’s Dead Metaphor

Dean returns home from the war in Afghanistan, only to discover that his remarkable military skills don’t get him very far in the working world. He readjusts to non-bunker life by moving in with his increasingly agitated parents and pregnant ex-wife, then reluctantly takes the only job he can get.

The Last Confession

David Suchet as Cardinal Benelli, the Confessor. It was Sunday afternoon when a congregation of theatre goers converged on the Royal Alexandra to listen in on The Last Confession. The hushed crowd sat looki...
Arrabal, Toronto Mirvish, Panasonic Theatre ARRABAL – World Premiere 2014. Photo Credit: Cylla von Tiedemann

Arrabal Tango’s into Mirvish’s Panasonic Theatre

With additional commentary by Janelle Watkins  Arrabal's Tango dancers Soledad Buss and Juan Cupini absolutely electrify the dance floor and keep you entranced from top to bottom. Arrabal, currently on s...
Mirvish, Royal Alexandra Theatre. Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Björn Thors as Gregor. Photo: Simon Kane

Mirvish presents Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis

Set design and Björn Thors' acrobatics are some of the things that make Metamorphosis stand out. With Unnur Ösp Stefánsdóttir as Greta. Soothing music and a striking upper stage are the first things that hi...