Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles, his first full-length play, was a smash-hit when it opened in London in 2017. It was co-commissioned by the National Theatre and Fuel, an organization which works with new artists to present unusual plays that will both appeal to today’s audiences and introduce live theatre to those who have not …
You can’t deny the warmth and love that infuse the exhilarating production of The Hockey Sweater now at the National Arts Centre. Indeed, one of the strongest features of this new musical, based on a beloved Roch Carrier story, is the affection that underlies it. It’s reflected in the insightful approach of Stratford Festival …
Perhaps you havent’t seen Frank Capra’s film with Jimmy Stewart in the rôle of George Bailey,! It appears regularly on Turner classic movies (TCM) these days, and provides an excellent background to this modern morality tale of raw capitalism where goodness and self sacrifice face off against greed, ruthlessness and pure evil in the town …
Photo André Lanthier Mark Crawford and Paul Dunn in a scene from Bed and Breakfast now running at the GCTC. Photo: Andrée Lanthier The plot sounds formulaic as all get-out, doesn’t it? Two gay guys, tired of big city Toronto, move to a small town and open a bed and breakfast in an old …
Breath and Imagination is a musical, composed and written by Daniel Beaty, largely based on the life of Roland Hayes, the first African American to achieve international fame on the concert stage. Born in Georgia in 1887 on a plantation where his mother had been a slave, he …
Les expériences de Théâtre-rituel réalisées en Europe, aux États-unis et en Grande Bretagne dans les années 1960-70 ont mené la création scénique très loin. Rappelons Marat Sade de Peter Brook , le Prince Constant de, Jerzy Grotowski, les expériences du Living Théâtre (Julian Beck) , et Richard Schechner. Le travail en laboratoire et le processus …
Patrick Langston on artsfile.com Photo Leslie Schechter What happens when an existing show suddenly gets $200,000 in funding for expansion and fine-tuning? If it’s The Hockey Sweater: A Musical, very good things occur, according to the show’s co-writers Emil Sher and Jonathan Munro. The musical is an adaptation of Roch Carrier’s beloved short story about …
It’s a Wonderful Life By Philip Grecian Based on the film by Frank Capra Ottawa Little Theatre Directed by Josh Kemp If there is anyone out there unfamiliar with the story of how second-class angel Clarence Oddbody finally earned his wings, there are plenty of opportunities to inhale a dose of sentimental goo this Christmas …
An epic production filled with passion’ (Guardian) Up next in cinemas is the National Theatre’s smash-hit, five-star production of Shakespeare’s tragedy of politics, passion and power. Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo have just won the UK’s prestigious Evening Standard Theatre Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress for their performances. Caesar and his assassins are …
Le reste vous le connaissez par le cinéma (The Rest Will be Familiar to You By Cinema) de Martin Crimp. Mise en scène et traduction vers le québécois par Christian Lapointe Créé par Christian Lapointe, à partir de sa traduction de l’œuvre intégrale de Crimp adaptée du texte d’Euripide, Les Phéniciennes, ce spectacle est un …