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a witch in algiers iPhoto caption: Promotional image from The Tempest: A Witch in Algiers at Shakespeare in the Ruff. Photo courtesy of Shakespeare in the Ruff.

REVIEW: The Tempest: A Witch in Algiers brings new meaning to a classic tale

You may think you know the story of The Tempest, Shakespeare’s shipwrecked saga about wizards, spirits, and nobility on a remote island. But in The Tempest: A Witch in Algiers, playwright Makram Ayache invites new consideration of canonized characters,

By Aisling Murphy / Aug 31, 2024
something rotten iPhoto caption: Starr Domingue and Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane in Something Rotten! at the Stratford Festival. Production stills by David Hou.

Yes, those standing ovations at Something Rotten! are real — just ask Portia and Bea

Two mid-show standing ovations? Really? Yes, really. Or so say the leading ladies of Something Rotten!. For those who’ve spent the summer living under a rock, Something Rotten! (written by...

By Aisling Murphy / Aug 31, 2024
dream in high park iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.

REVIEW: Dream in High Park offers an abridged, ethereal Hamlet

On the surface, this summer’s Hamlet is elegant and mercurial, an interesting enough experiment in what happens when you adapt Shakespeare for new sensibilities and constraints.

By Aisling Murphy / Jul 29, 2024
iPhoto caption: Photo courtesy of Guild Festival Theatre.

REVIEW: Three Men on a Bike scores summer laughs at Guild Park

On the whole, Three Men on a Bike is everything summer theatre should be — lighthearted, breezy, colourful.

By Aisling Murphy / Jul 27, 2024