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Diego Matamoros and Charlotte Dennis in Job at Coal Mine Theatre. iPhoto caption: Photo by Elana Emer.

REVIEW: Coal Mine Theatre’s Job is terrifyingly evocative and layered with suspense

Playwright Max Wolf Friedlich unpacks tensions around age, gender, politics, race, and class, painting a truthful yet unflattering portrait of the world we live in today.

By Gus Lederman / Apr 30, 2025
The cast of Flex. Photo by Elana Emer. iPhoto caption: The cast of Flex. Photo by Elana Emer.

REVIEW: Flex delivers a stirring portrait of ambition, girlhood, and loyalty

The train is only as strong as its weakest link — and in Flex, every player on and offstage pulls with heart, grit, wit, and charm.

By Krystal Abrigo / Apr 27, 2025
Jake Epstein as Frank and Isabella Esler as Alice in Life After. iPhoto caption: Pictured (L to R): Jake Epstein as Frank, Isabella Esler as Alice. Photo by Michael Cooper.

REVIEW: Britta Johnson’s Life After shimmers in large-scale Mirvish transfer

The show’s tender excavation of grief’s ambiguities hasn’t lost any power in its journey to a bigger house; in fact, it’s clearer than ever.

By Liam Donovan / Apr 23, 2025
Kevin Matthew Wong watches a projected video of his grandmother. iPhoto caption: Photo by Jae Yang.

REVIEW: Tarragon’s wonderful Benevolence reflects on diaspora, community, and place

Playwright-performer Kevin Matthew Wong’s script is heartfelt, conversational, and at times poetic, moving effortlessly between heavier moments of grief and lighter moments of joy and humour.

By Charlotte Lilley / Apr 21, 2025