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Chris Abraham directs [boxhead]

“This play speaks in the logic of dreams,” says Chris Abraham, commenting on his new production of Darren O’Donnell’s extraordinary play, [boxhead].

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War and Peace

BY Christopher Hoile

The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Prokofiev’s epic War and Peace is a spectacular achievement.

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Scratch

BY Gord McLaughlin

As with movies that are based on true stories, Scratch packs built-in punch.

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Wild Dogs

BY Christopher Hoile

Anne Hardcastle’s stage adaptation of Helen Humphreys' 2004 novel Wild Dogs falls into the trap of over-reverence for the source material that plagues so many adaptations.

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The crook versus the dandy

Frost/Nixon, writer Peter Morgan’s acclaimed play about the historic 1977 television interview in which British talk-show host David Frost nailed a beleaguered, post-Watergate Richard Nixon to the wall, is packed with pugnacity. Even its name suggests a title ... (3)

Famous Puppet Death Scenes

After a sold-out run in 2007, Famous Puppet Death Scenes by the Calgary-based Old Trout Puppet Workshop returns to the Young Centre for another bout of...

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Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman in Scratch

Born into an exceedingly creative family, 23-year-old Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman has already carved out a promising niche for herself in the theatre world.

Fibber

Doing yoga half-way up one of the two large, floor-to-ceiling cargo nets which comprise the set of Fibber, one actress asks another if she’s even ...

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Don Giovanni

In the COC’s current production of Don Giovanni, Robin Guarino does away with most of the directorial clichés that often burden this opera, but she ...

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Caresses

Toronto last saw Caresses in an Equity Showcase production in 2000.  If you missed it then, do try to see it now because it is one of ...

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