Theatre

James Long, co-artistic director of Theatre Replacement, discovers of an old tattered suitcase in his alleyway on east 14th avenue.

Clark and I Somewhere in Connecticut Photo: Shannon Mendes

Wow – it's supercool to enter the Roundhouse by the train exhibit and use that area as the lobby.  I love it!  However, another audience member said it was a problem since there were no public bathrooms... (A small price to pay, I think.) 

Awkward dance sequences - void of sound and fury signifying nothing

Witnessing has its costs, its collateral damage. Artists run the risk of vicarious traumatization, but being forced to look is a far different act than forcing a look. This distinction is made between a present-day Métis journalist, Angeline, and the 19th Century photographer, Edward Curtis.

The Edward Curtis Project

In a published conversation included in the program for Theatre at UBC’s production of Romeo and Juliet, director Catriona Leger uses the word “fun” four times.

Is that Sister Lawrence in the back? Megs Chenosky and Jameson Parker with Barbara Kozicki doing some fire dance behind them. Photo Tim Matheson

I suspect that all reviews for anything created by Kendra Fanconi begin in a similar fashion: by acknowledging her vision and achievements.

Ryan Wilkie is an arsonist with nothing to burn; from Nix photo by Trudie Lee
With Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe, members of Catalyst Theatre display their considerable talent for physical theatre by interpreting the life-story of the famous American man-of-letters.  
Catalyst Theatre's Nevermore

Written by Lebanese-born Quebecois playwright Wajdi Mouawad, Scorched is a play of epic proportions that explores the roots of cyclical violence. 

Scorched poster, Theatre Inconnu

I’m at a loss to describe White Cabin, which is part of this year’s PuSh Festival.

White Cabin

There is in London a tourist trap called the London Dungeon. Amongst its most prized exhibits is something called the Jack the Ripper Experience.

Jerk

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