The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Montreal.
Odd Stumble and Imago collaborate on a work of protest theatre that offers different perspectives against Nicolas Maduro's regime in Venezuela, mounted the day after the country's presidency became heatedly contested.
How do you transform decades of trauma and silence into a moving piece of musical storytelling? Ask Corey Payette.
A rock musical about students dealing with teenage angst and sexual curiosity, Spring Awakening found a suitable home at Moyse Hall, as this year's offering by McGill University's Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society (AUTS).
For part deux of their Legacy Series, Centaur Theatre offered up a staged reading of Schwartz's The Musical, as their two-cheek kiss to Montreal audiences.
There's a tremendous amount of talent on the Segal Centre stage right now.
If Henrick Ibsen's renowned realist drama A Doll's House had a love child with the 2002 romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama, you might end up with something a little like A Doll's House Part 2.
The Tashme Project: The Living Archives is a remarkable piece of verbatim theatre that is based on more than 60 interviews with Japanese Canadians who lived through internment in British Columbia after the bombing of Pearl Harbour.
At once an intimate story of loss and a dark comedy, Birthmark attempts to highlight a pathway to building a productive and healing relationship between the Palestinian and Jewish communities of Canada.
A Bintel Brief: This musical, comprised of vignettes, takes us on a profound journey from Old World shtetls to New World neighbourhoods of tenements houses and sweatshops.
ONCE is a perfect gem of a musical that has found a home at The Segal Centre for Performing Arts.
The Opera de Montreal opened its 39th season on September 15th, 2018 with Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in Place des Arts.
This year's Shakespeare-in-the-Park puts a modern twist on one the most well-known love stories of all time.
The 2018 Montreal Fringe Festival is almost over, but there's still time to take in a few shows this weekend.
It's that time of year again, and the Montreal Fringe Festival is in full swing.
With the sword of Damocles over her head and the fate of the Jewish people at stake, Golda pushes forward with tongue-in-cheek chutzpah and the guilt of the working mother, with her end game being to keep peace in the Middle East.
Portraying known figures onstage is an immense challenge.
Admittedly, I was not overly excited about Geordie Artistic Director, Mike Payette's choice of Jules Vern's Around the World in 80 Days.
The Quebec premiere of Ronnie Burkett's The Daisy Theatre has been gaining critical acclaim since its opening show on February 22nd at Montreal's Centaur Theatre Company.
When contemplating the idea of science fiction theatre, a vision of teenagers performing campy Star Trek cosplay comes to mind.
At a time when Disney seems to have a monopoly on fairytale musicals, both onstage and on screen, can Rogers and Barer's 1959 musical Once Upon a Mattress hold up to the likes of Frozen, Tangled, and Beauty and the Beast?
Touted as a dark comedy, True Love Lies is a bold and refreshingly candid piece that traverses every emotion in the spectrum as the surprising story of the Sawatsky family unfolds.
The Montreal theatre company, Infinitheatre, has positioned its 2017-2018 season in a beautiful nook of Notre-Dame-de-Grace, partnering with the artist-run, non-profit, community center Espace Knox, and establishing the beautiful and historic Kensington Presbyterian Church as its primary venue for t
The touring production of Les Miserables has officially opened in Montreal at Place Des Arts, coming from its highly praised, two-and-a-half year run on Broadway.
The viewing experience is akin to sitting at an uncomfortable dinner party where the hosts make racist, ableist comments and fight bitterly with one another as you sit for 90 minutes, unable to say anything or leave.
The Baklawa Recipe is an emotional portrayal of finding ones voice and discovering what it means to be a woman in a rapidly changing world.
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The Secret Chord: A Leonard Cohen Experience Segal Centre for Performing Arts (10/05-10/25) |
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It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken Segal Centre for Performing Arts (5/09-5/30) |
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THE SOUND OF DOGS Imago Theatre (10/01-10/10) |
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HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis – Asad Mecci & Colin Mochrie Live in Saint John Imperial Theatre (11/21-11/21) |
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Come From Away Segal Centre for Performing Arts (11/22-12/13) |
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Hester Street Segal Centre for Performing Arts (6/16-6/27) |
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Pilobolus The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts (10/23-10/23) |
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It Came from Outer Space Segal Centre for Performing Arts (2/14-3/07) |
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Doja Cat Centre Bell (11/27-11/27) |
