Over at his Superfluities Redux theatre blog, New York writer George Hunka has penned a damning assessment of contemporary Western theatre criticism – and a call for an end to the critical apparatus as we know it: “Given the place of the reviewing and critical community in the post-capitalist ideology that maintains journalists, the business […]
May round-up
A few selections from our May posts: Mackintosh, MacIvor, Murphy . . . Modern Western theatre is dominated by realism Don Hall on theatrical discourse Theatre history Theatre communion or revolt? Praxis Theatre special edition desktop wallpaper Theatre of joy 10 questions: Greatest hits – Volume VI New theatre blog friends Toronto theatre blogs
The future of the Canadian Stage
Now that Martin Bragg has announced he will be stepping down, who do you think should replace him as Artistic Producer of The Canadian Stage Company?
Blogging about theatre blogging
As part of their series on blogging and the arts, the good people at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival have interviewed Praxis Theatre’s Director of Marketing and resident blogger, Ian Mackenzie. Questions involve the origins of the Theatre is territory blog, Celebrity Theatre, and the role of the Internet in bridging Canada’s cultural landmass gap: […]
Walters is back with more Theatre Ideas
After a 40-day hiatus, University of North Carolina theatre professor Scott Walters has revived his popular and controversial Theatre Ideas blog. Back in early May, Walters closed the doors on his blog and expressed disappointment with the regional bickering that had begun to dominate the debate: “I have used this blog, especially during the past […]
We advertise your Fringe show – free!
Sounds impossible – and slightly suspect – we know. But here’s what we’re thinking: Send us a digital version of your 2008 Toronto Fringe Festival postcard or poster, and we’ll post it here on our blog, sometime between now and the end of the festival. Simple. We get to learn more about your show, look […]
Theatre cat is back!
Dora Award nominees – independent theatre
We’re a couple of days behind on posting this, but the 2008 Dora Award nominations for Independent Theatre are in. Here’s the full list of nominees in the independent theatre category: Outstanding new playAnusree Roy – PyaasaMichael Rubenfeld – My Fellow Creatures Beatriz Pizano – MadreMichael Hollingsworth – LaurierBrendan Gall – A Quiet PlaceOutstanding production […]
Tonight! New work by Catherine Hernandez
Please join Praxis Theatre tonight for the season finale in our series of original play readings. This month, we are pleased to present Catherine Hernandez’s Kilt Pins. WHAT: Reading of Catherine Hernandez’s Kilt PinsWHEN: Tuesday, June 10 @ 8 pm WHERE: The Lower Ossington Theatre100A Ossington Avenue (one block north of Queen St.)CAST: Pip Dwyer, […]
Intimate performance is overrated
There’s a great piece in today’s Guardian UK Theatre & Performing Arts blog about crowds and their relation to how theatre is received and understood: “We have come to think of crowds as a bad thing. They are the hordes who slow us down on our way to work; they are the volatile sports fans […]
10 questions: James Cade
1) What the fuck is going on?Don’t ask me, I’m just an actor. 2) How has UnSpun Theatre’s production of Minotaur developed since it was first performed at the 2006 Toronto Fringe Festival?Well, we had quite a few table sessions discussing the script before we headed into rehearsal. We laid the old script open to […]
Out and about
Toronto-based actor Terrence Bryant – fresh from wrapping My Fellow Creatures at Theatre Passe Muraille – gets ambushed by Praxis paparazzi. He wasn’t happy to see the press. Spotted any hot theatre talent out and aboutin your neighbourhood?Send us your starstruck theatre photos:celebrity@praxistheatre.com
A magazine about talking about new theatre
Lots of great writing going on over at Simon Ogden’s Vancouver-based The Next Stage theatre blog. Recent posts include: Female playwrights wanted The Art of the Business, Part 5: Staking out your Spot on the Web Critics are your friends. Meet your new friends Plus interviews with Vancouver theatre scenesters Michael Scholar Jr. and David […]
Toronto theatre blogs – the search continues
Last week, we asked for help to create a definitive list of Toronto theatre blogs. Here’s what we’ve got so far: BlogTO – TheatreCase Study: The House at Twenty-Seven Edgedale RoadChris DupisNotes from the 3CsOff the FenceSpinning/and/spinningTheatre is territory This is a great start, but we can’t help feeling like we’re missing some. Anyone know […]
10 questions: Michael Rubenfeld
1) What the fuck is going on?First Burma, and now the earthquake in China. Seems like the earth is trying to get rid of us humans. 2) Does your new play, My Fellow Creatures, arrive at any conclusions about “the nature of adult men who love children”?Conclusions? No. But it does ask the audience to […]