Local News
ICYMI: It’s still Just for Laughs!! Looks like JFL is teaming up with an Australian company in the hopes of establishing an “international circuit of comedy festivals” 481 more words
Tags » Soulpepper
Kim's Convenience: Canadian Goodness Imported by Soulpepper
Kim’s Convenience: Canadian Goodness Imported by Soulpepper
By Ross
Today, it seems, is the day for truth to come out at Kim’s Convenience, the beautifully crafted play brought to us by the award winning Canadian theatre company, Soulpepper that has literally taken over the Pershing Square Signature Center. 730 more words
#Canada150 Day 183
VideoCabaret spectacularly conjures the era of Confederation in four tragicomic one-act plays, presented in two parts.
Confederation – John A. Macdonald masterminds the deal-making that leads to the fireworks on July 1, 1867. 54 more words
Happy APPA's Day!
Appa (father in Korean) or Mr. Kim is the main character in Kim’s Convenience. It is his store and his family at the centre of the drama. 854 more words
My Canada, 123/150: Our dramatic history
To those who say Canadian history is dull, I say, yay, verily: Get thee to VideoCabaret.
Since 1985, this Toronto-based theatre company, led by playwrights Michael Hollingsworth and Deanne Taylor, have been writing and producing plays about Canada’s history: there are currently 21 of them, gathered under the umbrella name of… 687 more words
Stage: Spoon River
Based on Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology, a collection of short poems, this musical adaptation features the residents of a small town mid-west graveyard returning to share stories of their lives and deaths with curious passersby. 856 more words
Stage: Of Human Bondage
Adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s epic novel of the name name, Of Human Bondage focuses on medical student Philip Carey’s obsessive love for manipulative tea-shop waitress Mildred Rogers, and explores themes of art, class and privilege, and love. 981 more words
