As You Like It
REVIEW: With a little help from the Fab Four, Theatre Calgary’s As You Like It shines
This is a great production for anyone, whether or not they’re a Beatles/Shakespeare superfan. You couldn’t ask for a more accessible Shakespearean play, and the music is a perfect fit for the story.
iPhoto caption: From top left: The Seagull (Soulpepper), Hypothetical Baby (The Howland Company), As You Like It, a radical retelling (Crow's/Mirvish), Letters from Max (Necessary Angel), Maanomaa, My Brother (Canadian Stage/Blue Bird), Monster (Factory), Maggie (Theatre Aquarius), Casey and Diana (Stratford Festival), The Master Plan (Crow's). All photos except Casey and Diana by Dahlia Katz; Casey and Diana photo by Cylla von Tiedemann.
Our favourite theatre productions of 2023, in Toronto and beyond
These shows have stood the test of at least a few weeks, if not several months. Their pleasures are not transitory, but mature and long-lasting. We think of them often.
iPhoto caption: Bren Eastcott and Paolo Santalucia as Rosalind and Orlando in As You Like It. Original photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: As You Like It at Canadian Stage’s Dream in High Park
While two hours isn’t exactly a short play, this production is frivolous and fun: the perfect way to spend an evening in the park.
This Season at Crow’s, There’s Something for Everyone
Some pieces in Crow's upcoming season are live only, some are digital only, and some are available in whichever form you’d prefer: this season at Crow’s is here to address “the now,” wherever audiences may choose to listen.