REVIEW BY BRONTE LEMAIRE EDITED BY MYA HELOU When we walk in, there are already whispers from the audience members as they look over the theatre. The set, designed by Sophia Murphy, has already created an off-kilter atmosphere; we’ve been blocked from seeing the stage. A piece of thin white plastic has been stretched across the stage like a translucent wall, embryonic. It’s too tall … Continue reading ISMENIA: Life Is Experienced in Moments
REVIEW BY ANNA RYLEY EDITED BY AUDREY MCKENZIE Taking snapshots of the nameless and lifeless who co-exist amongst us, Everyday stops to consider the rich stories that surround us when we are forced to pause. I was initially hesitant as to how a play could keep an audience engaged with such a bare set, small cast and minimal action, but I needn’t have worried in … Continue reading Everyday Rewards With The Beauty of Simplicity
INTERVIEW BY EMMA PARFITT On this cold, drizzly day I met with Bronte Lemaire of Four Letter Word Theatre, Blue Jordan of CIPTA and Avi Walsh-Davis of Eleven Eleven Theatre. These student writers and directors have written the mainstage shows that these student theatre groups are bringing to the stage over the coming weeks. I brought them all together for a round-table chat about their … Continue reading Dialog Spotlight: Semester One’s Student Playwrights Chat All Things Theatre-Making
Reviewed by: Bronte Lemaire “Listen to your parents, they say. They aren’t here anymore. But I can still hear them.” Table for One is a new play written and directed by Lana Rosalea, presented by Eleven Eleven Theatre. It follows five past lives of a soul: the haunting Gretta (Akshita Benny), who repeats the word “again”; the well-acclaimed but repressed actress and writer, Grace (Lauren … Continue reading Again: Table For One’s Call To Look Back
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