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Review: In "bol, brown boy, bol," belonging is something you practise
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (763+ words) Sesaya Arts Magazine Review: In "bol, brown boy, bol," belonging is something you practise There is a disarmingly poignant aura hovering over Nawaaz Makhani's bol, brown boy, bol. Part of it comes from the script, an autobiographical journey through the…...
Review: "You're a Good Man" in a great show, "Charlie Brown"
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (158+ words) Quinlan's costume design strikes an equally careful balance. Each character's familiar colours and silhouettes are instantly recognizable, but without ever tipping into parody. This allows the actors room to create genuine personalities, rather than simple impersonations." Yes, parts of the…...
From bromance to romance: inside the new Tragically Hip musical
2+ week, 2+ day ago (473+ words) For Ahmed Moneka and Jesse La Vercombe, their new musical It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken exists at a nexus: between exile and belonging, between 24 years ago and the present day, and between their original story and the…...
Review: In a nightmare ride-along, doctor and actor Janet Mc Mordie takes our "Vitals"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (630+ words) Sesaya Arts Magazine Review: In a nightmare ride-along, doctor and actor Janet Mc Mordie takes our "Vitals" Rosamund Small's Vitals, is now receiving a revival production featuring a gripping performance by real-world medical doctor Janet Mc Mordie. At the opening…...
Comedian Ashwyn Singh: new material + "Desi Translations" = big birthday show!
3+ week, 2+ day ago (797+ words) Sesaya Arts Magazine Comedian Ashwyn Singh: new material + "Desi Translations" = big birthday show! Forward motion has always defined Singh's path. Born in India and raised in Canada after immigrating as a teenager, he initially pursued computer science at the University…...
Daniel Maslany walks a blurred line in Andrew Kushnir's deeply personal new play, "The Division
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (833+ words) Sesaya Arts Magazine Daniel Maslany walks a blurred line in Andrew Kushnir's deeply personal new play, "The Division Some roles ask an actor to imagine another life. Others ask them to inhabit one that has already been lived. For actor,…...
Review: "Boys with Cars" dances its still-devastating dual truths
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (816+ words) Sesaya Arts Magazine Review: "Boys with Cars" dances its still-devastating dual truths Boys With Cars announces itself with the thrum of Bollywood bangers and hip'hop under creator Anita Majumdar's breathless command, then tightens its focus to a nested set of…...
Jasmine Case on playing the "strong, independent woman" Letitia in "Clyde's"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (299+ words) For actor Jasmine Case, stepping into the role of Letitia in Clyde's means navigating a space where survival, care, and creativity are as multi-layered as the sandwiches she creates in the show. Playing Letitia Case enters the" "Graduating theatre school,…...
Review: "Murder at Mosquito Cove" is a stylized, engrossing "Law and Order: Nfld."
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (614+ words) Review: "Murder at Mosquito Cove" is a stylized, engrossing "Law and Order: Nfld. Sesaya Arts Magazine Review: "Murder at Mosquito Cove" is a stylized, engrossing "Law and Order: Nfld." Theatre can carry stories across oceans and eras. Murder at Mosquito…...
Room Of Keys" reimagines the recital form and unlocks new rooms in Bluebeard's Castle"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (215+ words) A row of instruments, stretching from a toy piano to a concert grand, became the starting point for Room of Keys, a new hybrid recital play written by David James Brock and directed by Tom Diamond. At its core, the…...