Month: August 2023

Much Ado about Nothing,  a play by William Shakespeare is one of his pared down comedies and though  a lighthearted play without too serious a tone  portrays reality and brings out serious issues such as male dominance and feminism. The play at Stratford was directed by Chris Abraham, a fun show and  has been an…

Shakespeare in Action  directed a play  Otîhêw for their annual, free outdoor summer production. This is a reimagining  of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Othello, which is set in a north-western factory fort along the Saskatchewan river in 1816. The story takes place at the height of imperial trading that drove colonization over sovereign Indigenous lands. Otîhêw…

PERFORMANCE REVIEW – A MIDSUMMER NIGHT ‘S DREAM             The play at High Park  A Midsummer Night’s dream by William Shakespeare was fantastical and magical as it was intended to be, incorporating the world of fairies and the supernatural world.  The stage  lighting displayed  a mosaic of colors on stained glass,  shimmering lights on capes…