Stage Door Reviews
Alice in Wonderland
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by Fiona Sauder, with music by Landon Doak & Victor Pokinko. directed by Sue Miner
Bad Hats Theatre, presented by Soulpepper, Toronto
streaming April 3-18 2021
Caterpillar: The question is, ’Who are you?'”
The two Alice...
An Acorn
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written by Caridad Svich, directed by Kendra Jones
impel Theatre, Toronto
streaming March 13-April 3 2021
“This story begins one morning at 9 AM.
When it seemed as if a certain part of the world changed forever”
The...
Brick Bros. Circus
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written by Ann Powell, David Powell & Sharon Weisbaum, directed by Sharon Weisbaum
Puppetmongers Theatre, Toronto
streaming March 10-24, 2021
“You have seen bricks in walls. You have seen bricks in bookshelves. Now see bricks...
21 Black Futures, Season 3
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conceived by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu
Obsidian Theatre Company, Toronto
streaming from February 26, 2021
“You cannot make me regret this rage” (Cavities)
The 21 short plays are presented in the form of three “seasons” of seven...
21 Black Futures, Season 2
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conceived by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu
Obsidian Theatre Company, Toronto
streaming from February 19, 2021
“I’m not special because I’m Black. I’m special because I’m me” (Special)
The Obsidian Theatre Company’s video play anthology...
21 Black Futures, Season 1
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conceived by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu
Obsidian Theatre Company, Toronto
streaming from February 12, 2021
“What is my authentic voice?” (The Death News)
Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu, Artistic Director of the Obsidian Theatre Company,...
2020: The Year in Review
For theatre lovers 2020 will go down as the first year in living memory that theatres across the globe closed their doors because of a world-wide disaster. Even without a pandemic 2020 was a sad year since Canada lost such a high number of performers...
The Little Prince
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written and directed by Anne Marie Mortensen
Little Prince Productions, The Baby Grand, Kingston
December 3-13, 2020
Fox: “One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye”
Kingston should...
acts of faith
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by David Yee, directed by Nina Lee Aquino
Factory Theatre, Toronto
streaming November 19-29, 2020
“For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad” (Luke...
A Poe Cabaret
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by Tom Allen & Lori Gemmell
Tom Allen & Freinds, Community Studio Theatre, Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Burlington
November 8, 2020
“There were musicians, there was Beauty, there was wine. All these and security were...
Instant Theatre
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by Spontaneous Theatre, Here For Now Open-Air Theatre Festival, the Bruce Hotel, Stratford
July 18-September 4, 2020;
Revival House, Stratford
October 15, 22, November 5, 12, & 19, 2020;
May 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2021
“Life...
The Meeting
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by Jeff Stetson, directed by Rosemary Doyle
Theatre Kingston, Kingston
September 30-October 18, 2020
Malcolm: “We’re all pawns"
I felt extremely lucky to have caught the third last performance of The Meeting staged by...
Wild Magic
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by Greg Frewin
Greg Frewin Theatre, 5781 Ellen Avenue, Niagara Falls
May 2005-March 17, 2020;
July 30, 2020-December 19, 2020;
May 10, 2021, booking to November 9, 2021
“He deals cards to find the answer
The...