Monthly Archives: September 2010

Blasted Will Blow You Away

michelle monteith photo by omer yukseker The story of the how the British theatre critics reviled, condemned and sought to decimate Sarah Kane’s first play Blasted in 1995, dismissing it as being “utterly without artistic merit,” and accusing her of … Continue reading

Posted in brendan healy, buddies in bad times theatre, david ferry, dylan smith, julie fox, michelle monteith, sarah kane | Leave a comment

You Are Scared

tabitha keast photo by karen braaten Toronto’s Alumnae Theatre was founded in 1919 by women graduates of the University of Toronto, at a time when Torontonians had little opportunity to see theatre of any kind. The Little Theatre Movement, as … Continue reading

Posted in alumnae theatre, alyssa quart, daniel macivor, paul hardy, tabitha keast, will o'hare | 2 Comments

Alabanza

jackie burroughs I think for most little girls growing up on the East Coast, there is something quite mythic and irresistibly alluring about Avonlea. When I was very small, before I knew the name Lucy Maud Montgomery, every Sunday evening, … Continue reading

Posted in alabanza, gemma zamprogna, jackie burroughs, lally cadeau, mag ruffman, sarah polley, zachary bennett | 1 Comment

[title of show] rocks hard with only four chairs

jayme armstrong, justin bott, shelley simester and mark allan The idea is one that a great many of us have encountered at one time or another, while working on a grade school French sketch, writing a puppet show at summer … Continue reading

Posted in angelwalk theatre, anthony bastianon, hunter bell, jayme armstrong, jeff bowen, justin bott, mark allan, shelley simester, tim french | 3 Comments
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