Category Archives: brent carver

Theatre 20: I Dreamed a Dream

Early on Thursday morning I sat in the Panasonic Theatre and watched one of my dreams come true. This was the official launch of Theatre 20, a “Toronto-based, artist-led theatre company formed to present story-driven musicals by developing Canadian works … Continue reading

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Stop Worrying Where We’re Going: Moving On From Drabinsky

I don’t know why I am so apprehensive to begin this post. Perhaps I am worried that my perceptions of events that took place in Toronto while I was blissfully unaware in an elementary school in Halifax is prime opportunity … Continue reading

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Surprise! There’s a Party! And You’re Invited!

She has been described as “effervescent,” her Party has been hailed “perfection,” and I was very lucky to chat with the very gorgeous, consistently lovely and outrageously talented Sharron Matthews on Sunday afternoon. Her career is a series of showstoppers. … Continue reading

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Gaze and Look: Seeing What We Want to See in The Elephant Man

There is a moment in Bernard Pomerance’s The Elephant Man when Dr. Frederick Treves begins to shout about the restrictive, repressing Victorian culture that has them all ensnared. While sitting in the newly renovated Bluma Appel Theatre watching the Canadian … Continue reading

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