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Comedy, Dance, Music, Theatre

Pirates! Genies! Fishing! Wacky meta panto fun with A Ladd’n His Cat!

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December 17, 2016

Red Sandcastle Theatre’s Panto Players have cooked up their most meta holiday panto ever! Written by Jane A. Shields and Red Sandcastle A.D. Rosemary Doyle, A Ladd’n His Cat! opened to an enthusiastic audience at Red Sandcastle’s storefront space at Queen St. East and Logan, Toronto last night. Played out…
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Moments, Movies, Music, Theatre

A little holiday magic with some big Foley fun in delightful It’s A Wonderful Life

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December 16, 2016

Soulpepper added an extra bit of cheer to its holiday programming this year with its production of Philip Grecian’s adaptation of Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life, directed by Soulpepper Artistic Director Albert Schultz, assisted by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu, and opening to a packed house at the Bluma Appel Theatre…
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Moments, Theatre

Shattering the silence with candor, rage & humour in the powerful, political, personal SILENCED

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December 9, 2016

HERstory Counts introduced itself with a production of brave, poignant monologues written and performed by a diverse group of womyn* back in April at Red Sandcastle Theatre, promising that it was just the beginning. Now, HERstory Counts is back with its official inaugural production of SILENCED, opening last night to…
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Music

Live & Alive with Angela Saini’s uplifting, sweet sweet sounds @ The Cameron House

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December 3, 2016

Angela Saini threw a big party at The Cameron House on Thursday night—and everyone was invited! Saini launched her Live and Alive CD to a standing room only crowd in the back room of the Toronto music venue; the album went global on Friday. Singer songwriter Paul Lamarche opened,…
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Moments, Theatre

Facing death with dignity, humour & love in the thoughtful, sharply funny, moving A Better Place

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December 1, 2016

LilyRose Productions opened Ramona Baillie’s A Better Place, directed by Barbara Larose, with assistant director Ellen Green, in the Factory Theatre Studio last night. Based on a true story, A Better Place takes us on the 14-month journey of a woman faced with a devastating medical diagnosis. Stella Russo (Kris…
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Book preview: Words of passion & fury in Brenda Clews’ erotic, mythological Tidal Fury

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November 28, 2016

Artist and poet Brenda Clews will be launching her new book Tidal Fury, published by Guernica Editions on December 4 as part of Guernica’s December Delights Book Launch event at Supermarket. Part poetry, part storytelling, Tidal Fury weaves a narrative of love, obsession and power in a series of poem…
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Moments

FYI: Quote of the week has moved

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November 28, 2016

Hey all – A quick FYI to let you know that I’ve moved Quote of the week to my words with cowbell site. Drop by for a visit sometime.
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Comedy, Moments

Childhood friends grow up, lose touch & take a wacky trip out of bounds in big fun, big-hearted Playday Mayday

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November 26, 2016

Remember playing Twister, Operation, Risk? Ever have an imaginary friend, pretend you were in space, turn your hand into a firearm? When you were a kid, was there a place in your town or neighbourhood you weren’t allowed to go – a place that was out of bounds? Uncalled For…
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Moments, Theatre

Love, loss & the struggle to avoid getting beached in the poignant, funny Paradise Comics

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November 24, 2016

Filament Incubator closes its #8playsin8months season with Caitie Graham’s Paradise Comics, directed by Darwin Lyons. Graham developed Paradise Comics at the Tarragon Theatre’s Young Playwrights Unit, where she now acts as Assistant Writing Instructor. I caught the opening last night at Kensington Hall (in Kensington Market at 56C Kensington Ave.,…
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Moments

Quote of the week: Week of Nov 21, 2016

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November 21, 2016

Even if I am a girl, even if people think I can’t do it, I should not lose hope. — Malala Yousafzai
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