All posts in theatre
Theatrical trigger warnings and culpability
I recently had an article come to my attention, discussing London theatre company The Donmar Warehouse and their decision to begin listing warnings for potentially triggering content in their performances. […]
Pioneering legacy- Remembering Girish Karnad
On June 10th, revered Indian playwright, actor, and director Girish Karnad passed away. Leaving behind a monumental legacy as a pioneering artist of the 60s and onwards, Karnad has been […]
In fair Verona, on unceded territory- Romeo and Juliet and land acknowledgements
I recently attended a performance of Romeo and Juliet at the National Theatre School in Montréal. It was the end of semester performance for the acting students concluding their second […]
Shades of Hope- The Colour Purple at Neptune Theatre
Right now in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Canadian major theatre premiere of The Colour Purple is taking audiences by storm at Neptune Theatre. I had heard as much from several […]
“The Horrifically Real Virtuality”: Where B-Movies Come To Life
I am welcomed by looming tentacles and a crashed UFO at the top of the stairs of The Phi Centre in Montréal. Looking around at the walls, I see a […]
The Cost Of Keeping The Ghost Lights On – Theatres In Jeopardy
The squeaky wheel gets the grease. This adage is even more true when the resounding squeak is emitted by a three-storey high wheel constructed from painstakingly carved ebony and lush […]
World Theatre Day 2019- Carlos Celdrán’s Message
Happy (Belated) World Theatre Day! May the masks of sock and buskin protect all prosceniums and no curtain call be met with thrown produce. While it may seem like a […]
