Theatre

When I showed up at L’ESPACE, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Riding solo and coupled with my introverted nature, I immediately assumed the role of an observer. And I observed in awe; what I can only characterise as a melting pot of personalities, culture, language, patterns, and colours. A…

With three performances behind us and a couple of days off…

Apollo Theatre. May 15, 2022. I waited 13 years to see this play. I was not disappointed. It’s breathtaking in its audacity and nerve. Johnny “Rooster” Byron is the archetypal English anti-hero. Gypsy. Drug Dealer. Pied Piper. He lives off-grid in squalor and liquor, pays no taxes, heeds no authority. He’s revered by teens and…

Now that the 2022 Tony Awards nominations have been announced and campaigning is in full swing, as usual, I can’t get enough of it all. My obsession began in 1967 when, at age ten, I viewed the first nationally televised ceremony on ABC, which aired in a one-hour time slot…

My family and I saw the musical Hamilton in London yesterday. For me, that is years after it came out, so on that account, I do not need to write about it. But I will put down some notes anyhow, just to organise my thoughts. I find Hamilton very interesting…

Last Saturday I attended an improvised show titled “Tim Burton Improvised Musical.” It was presented by the Kinkonauts, a long-form improvisational theater troupe based in Calgary, Alberta. The performance took place at the Rose Room in Calgary’s historic neighborhood of Inglewood’s Alexandra Center and consisted of two acts; the first…