When in doubt, make a numbered list. That’s at least part of the thinking behind Praxis Theatre Director of Marketing Ian Mackenzie’s recent guest post at The Next Stage theatre blog: 10 things I learned about theatre in 2008.
Quasi-cantakerous, painfully obvious, or productively blunt?
You decide.
Please check out the full list of 10 at The Next Stage, here.
The project: assemble a definitive list of Canadian theatre blogs.
Our criteria: to be included on this list, the blog must have posted at least once within the past 30 days; the blog must identify as Canadian; and it must be primarily focused on theatre. And in the interest of keeping things independent, blogs that are offshoots of larger publications (for example, the theatre section on the BlogTO website) are ineligible for inclusion on this list.
The methodology: google blog search for “canadian theatre”, call for submissions (here and here), and anecdotal experience.
The list so far:
Daniel MacIvor’s notebook – Halifax
Compass Points – Ottawa
Third Wall Blog – Ottawa
Canadian Theatre Festivals – Ontario
Time and space – Toronto
Mooney on theatre – Toronto
Obsidian Theatre – Toronto
Off the Fence – Toronto
One big umbrella – Toronto
On my knees – Toronto
Spinning/and/spinning – Toronto
SummerWorks Theatre Festival – Toronto
The TAPA blog – Toronto
Theatre is territory – Toronto
The Wrecking Ball – Toronto
Gypsy Roar – Hamilton
Grinder’s Grumblings – Wellington
Moosguts Live – Winnipeg
Geeks on Drama – Vancouver
The Next Stage – Vancouver
Otherwise – Vancouver
Vancouver on stage – Vancouver
Victoria Theatre Reviews – VictoriaUPDATE
The Red Hut
This is an ongoing project. If you know of a blog that fits the above criteria, please email us the link, or drop it in the comments section of this post. Thanks!
Canadian theatre makers and their blogs continue to shed the veneer of politeness that some say has characterized us abroad. Today, Chris Wilkinson of the Guardian UK recounts the week of that was in Canadian theatre controversy: Noise off: Oh, Canada.
The project: assemble a definitive list of Canadian theatre blogs.
Our criteria: to be included on this list, the blog must have posted at least once within the past 30 days; the blog must identify as Canadian; and it must be primarily focused on theatre. And in the interest of keeping things independent, blogs that are offshoots of larger publications (for example, the theatre section on the BlogTO website) are ineligible for inclusion on this list.
The methodology: google blog search for “canadian theatre”, call for submissions (here and here), and anecdotal experience.
The list:
Daniel MacIvor’s notebook – Halifax
Compass Points – Ottawa
Third Wall Blog – Ottawa
Canadian Theatre Festivals – Ontario
Time and space – Toronto
Mooney on theatre – Toronto
Off the Fence – Toronto
One big umbrella – Toronto
Spinning/and/spinning – Toronto
SummerWorks Blog – Toronto
The TAPA blog – Toronto
Theatre is territory – Toronto
The Wrecking Ball – Toronto
Gypsy Roar – Hamilton
Moosguts Live – Winnipeg
Geeks on Drama – Vancouver
The Next Stage – Vancouver
Vancouver on stage – Vancouver
Victoria Theatre Reviews – VictoriaUPDATE I
Grinder’s Grumblings – Wellington
On my knees – TorontoUPDATE II
Otherwise – Vancouver
Is this a definitive list? Probably not. This is an ongoing project. If you know of a blog that fits the above criteria, please email us the link, or drop it in the comments section of this post. Thanks!
Last week, we asked for help to create a definitive list of Toronto theatre blogs. Here’s what we’ve got so far:
BlogTO – Theatre
Case Study: The House at Twenty-Seven Edgedale Road
Chris Dupis
Notes from the 3Cs
Off the Fence
Spinning/and/spinning
Theatre is territory
This is a great start, but we can’t help feeling like we’re missing some. Anyone know of any other Toronto-based theatre blogs? They could be actor blogs, production blogs, company blogs, or any other kind of blog, as long as they primarily relate back to theatre.
And while we’re at it, why don’t we broaden our search to include Canadian theatre blogs: We’re now looking for all Canadian theatre blogs.
As always, please pass along any relevant links by dropping a link in the comments section below, or by sending us an email. We’ll post the revised list next week. Thank you!
