Oscar Wilde once wrote: “I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” What…
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Next to Normal: the must-see Broadway musical is in Toronto this week only
by Alex | Co-Editor • • 0 Comments
Where: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts (at Osgoode Subway) When: Tuesday-Saturday (26-30) at 7:30PM Tickets: $35 if you’re under 30 and join <30 DanCap; $40-65 regular admission. More information: See the Next to Normal website The best show in town this…
Shakespeare in the Park: Cozy Up to “The Winter’s Tale”
by Sam Fellin • • 0 Comments
It’s been just over two months since classes (thankfully) ended for the dedicated and tireless troopers here at U of T, but let’s face it: as much as we all look forward to some free time spent out in…
Yellow Face: Not to be Missed!
by Keely • • 1 Comment
Wednesday evening I battled the rain and sleet for a chance to see Yellow Face at Hart House Theatre followed by a Q&A with Tony-award winning writer, David Henry Hwang. I was not disappointed. The show is phenomenal. Both funny…
Alkestis: a must-see this weekend
by Alex | Co-Editor • • 1 Comment
Lauren Gillis’s masterful directorial debut, Alkestis, an adaptation of Euripedes’s play, is at once hilarious, clever, very well acted, and an extremely cohesive piece of work: it’s one of the best directed plays I’ve seen in years, made even more amazing by its novice director. Alkestis is a strange combination of tragedy, comedy, and satire, and Gillis’s production hits each of these notes marvelously and perfectly. The cast is remarkably good and pulls off these myriad moods, perfectly switching seamlessly between them in an instant.
Leonce & Lena
by winna | Featured Blogger • • 0 Comments
A delightful ensemble, wonderful banter, and comedic brilliance are just a few things I can say to describe how impressed I was with this year’s production of Leonce and Lena presented to you by the Trinity College Drama Society. Translated,…
The TCDS presents: Leonce & Lena
by Victoria • • 0 Comments
The Trinity College Dramatic Society’s fall production opens this Thursday! This rarely performed German play by Georg Büchner has been translated, adapted and directed by 4th year student Chris Pugh. Follow the adventures of angst-ridden Prince Leonce when he decides…