Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Canadian Stage
by Ilana Lucas - Jul 19, 2025
What did our critic think of ROMEO AND JULIET at Canadian Stage?The romantic tragedy and big emotions of Shakespeare’s famous tale of star-crossed lovers are difficult to successfully present in an age of irony. This is especially true in outdoor summer theatre, where the atmosphere lends itself more to a fun romp than heartbreak. But a tale of intractable families who nurture their hatred over everything else should feel sadly immediate regardless of where it’s performed.
ROMEO & JULIET Comes to High Park This Summer
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2025
Canadian Stage has announced the details of this year's Dream in High Park production – the Bard's most touching and romantic tragedy – ROMEO & JULIET, on stage in the High Park Amphitheatre.
Review: ROSMERSHOLM at Streetcar Crowsnest
by Ilana Lucas - Sep 20, 2024
It couldn’t be clearer why Chris Abraham decided now was the time to stage this play about the challenge that a former pastor and the former caregiver to his late wife pose to a sitting conservative governor’s platform on the eve of a pivotal vote.
And that, paradoxically, might be the problem.
Review: BAD ROADS at Streetcar Crowsnest
by Ilana Lucas - Nov 14, 2023
It's a fascinating, disturbing work with a powerhouse cast, literally unsettling: never completely relaxing into a style or structure, it stretches deep into the monstrous before snapping back to remind us that the high and low road often originate from the same place.
Soulpepper Presents Anton Chekhov's THE SEAGULL Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 9, 2023
A story of unrequited love, creative jealousy, guns and vodka. This spring, Soulpepper Theatre Company brings Anton Chekhov's timeless tragicomedy The Seagull to the stage as part of Act I of their 2023 season.
Review: POST-DEMOCRACY at Tarragon Theatre
by Ilana Lucas - Nov 20, 2022
Moscovitch’s POST-DEMOCRACY, a new, tight one-hour drama at Tarragon Theatre, bares the seedy, nepotistic underbelly of the glistening penthouse. The bleak hour is gleefully biting in its criticism of a class invulnerable to consequence. However, it bites off a little more than it can chew in addressing the issues implied by its portentous title.