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REVIEW: shaniqua in abstraction at Crow’s Theatre blends razor-sharp humour with biting cultural critique

This play is such a delight to watch, and I would definitely go again. I live for this quality of performance, and I’m looking forward to how this play will continue to inspire Black Canadian theatre to come.

By Aisha Lesley Bentham / Apr 18, 2024
iPhoto caption: Headshot by Dahlia Katz, background courtesy of Soulpepper Theatre

Soulpepper digs into Nigerian history with Canadian premiere of Inua Ellams’ Three Sisters

“I started to wonder what it is that I'm interested in saying. How do I see the world? What is my voice for? And the first thing that came to mind was African stories,” says actor Amaka Umeh.

By Fiona Raye Clarke / Feb 29, 2024
iPhoto caption: Philip Akin at home. Photo by Dahlia Katz.

Spotlight: Philip Akin

“I don't know why it is being placed on Black people to change minds,” says Akin. “I ain't here to pick your intellectual cotton.”

Written by Fiona Raye Clarke, Photography by Dahlia Katz / Oct 25, 2023
Man kneeling on stage looking up into spotlight in ragged clothes, surrounded by several people standing and kneeling around him, arms extended into the air. iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz

REVIEW: Of the Sea at Obsidian Theatre/Tapestry Opera/TO Live

Of The Sea  is more than just refreshing — the production is critical to creating change in the Canadian operatic world.

By Tessa Maki / Mar 30, 2023