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iPhoto caption: Headshot of David Yee by Dahlia Katz.

Speaking in Draft: David Yee

In this first instalment of Speaking in Draft, staff writer Nathaniel Hanula-James interviews award-winning playwright David Yee about his devotion to chasing unanswerable questions.

By Nathaniel Hanula-James / Feb 6, 2024
The cast headshots for Nikki Shaffeeullah's A Poem for Rabia, set to premiere at Tarragon Theatre. From top left, clockwise: Nikki Shaffeeullah, Adele Noronha, Michelle Mohammed, Jay Northcott, Anand Rajaram, and Virgilia Griffith. iPhoto caption: From top left, clockwise: Nikki Shaffeeullah, Adele Noronha, Michelle Mohammed, Jay Northcott, Anand Rajaram, and Virgilia Griffith.

Tarragon Theatre Announces A Poem for Rabia Cast

Award-winning theatre and film artist Nikki Shaffeeullah’s play A Poem for Rabia will make its debut in a Tarragon Theatre production in association with Nightwood Theatre and Undercurrent Creations.

By Jessica Watson / Aug 25, 2023
Jeremy Smith sits atop a massive volume of Shakespeare's completed works. He wears a yoda t-shirt with a green button-down, jeans, and red Converse sneakers. His arm is raised as though speaking dramtically. Around him is a cluttered stage: books, figurines, a chartreuse velvet iPhoto caption: Jeremy Smith and Tom Lillington in Driftwood Theatre's Living With Shakespeare. Original image by Dahlia Katz.

REVIEW: Living With Shakespeare at Driftwood Theatre

Living With Shakespeare is a deeply intimate exploration of Smith’s life and work, using Shakespeare’s words to bring to life some of his most personal, exciting, and challenging experiences.

By Jessica Watson / Aug 24, 2023
Alex Bulmer (left) and Alexia Vassos (right) stand glancing at each other slightly - Vassos looks over her left shoulder, her right arm outstretched as though leaning on a wall. Blumer ears dark glasses. Behind them is a faded image of Christine Horne in front of a tree which is only faintly visible. Translucent bark appears through the image, giving Horne a tree-like quality. iPhoto caption: (left to right) Alex Bulmer, Christine Horne, and Alexia Vassos in Richard Three. Original images by Mike McPhaden.

‘Two Perspectives on Disability’: In Conversation with Richard Three at Shakespeare in the Ruff

“There’s a need for [Richard Three] because there’s so little work in this country that centres two disabled people at its core," Bulmer said.

By Alethea Bakogeorge / Aug 10, 2023