Category: ART
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Kevin Bundy as Rick and Kim Horsman as Jo in As Above at Here For Now Theatre. Photo by Ann Baggley By Galen Simmons Just as trees are known to communicate with one another and share nutrients through an underground fungal network, we as humans can have a mysterious connection with those closest to us…
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The Stratford Festival’s new artistic director, Jonathan Church, has built his first season with the Festival around some less-staged Shakespeares, a brand-new musical and the return of a few Festival legends. Photo courtesy of the Stratford Festival By Galen Simmons As the Stratford Festival prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2027, incoming artistic director…
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Ballinran Entertainment signs a memorandum of understanding with Phoenix TV during a Canadian trade mission to China. From left in back are Tracy Diehl, Canadian consul general in Shanghai; Marc Miller, minister of Canadian identity and culture; and Francis Bilodeau, deputy minister of Canadian Heritage. In front are Liu Qingsheng, vice president and head of…
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Here For Now Theatre founding artistic director Fiona Mongillo. Photo by Siobhan O’Malley By Galen Simmons What makes a life meaningful, and what sort of legacy do we leave behind when our time on this planet comes to an end? Those are the questions at the heart of Here For Now Theatre’s 2027 season, which…
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Rachel Cairns in her one-woman show, Hypothetical Baby, at Here For Now Theatre in Stratford. Photo courtesy of Here For Now Theatre By Galen Simmons Rachel Cairns’ one-woman play, Hypothetical Baby, is an uncomfortable and disorganized look inside Cairns’ mind as she recounts her experience seeking out an abortion to terminate an unplanned and unwanted…
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Maev Beaty, Rosemary Dunsmore and Brianna Rodrigues in Here For Now Theatre’s 2026 production of Suzannah. Photo by Ann Baggley By Galen Simmons Here For Now Theatre’s final play of its 2026 summer season, Suzannah, is a journey into the mind of a woman losing her grasp on the present as she processes the grief…
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Rose Napoli as Rosa Priore (front left) and Graham Abbey as Giuseppe “Peppino” Priore (front right) with members of the company, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. Stratford Festival 2026. Photo by David Hou. By Galen Simmons For my money, there’s nothing quite like a well-written, well-staged family drama. There’s something I love about watching family members explore…
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From left: Cyrus Lane as Sir Henry Savile and Deborah Hay as Martie, The King James Bible Play. Stratford Festival 2026. Photo by David Hou. By Galen Simmons When it comes to writing something down and preserving a message for generations to come, language matters. And when that message forms part of the most-read book…
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From left, Michael Man as Dr. Wilson Wong, Karthik Kadam as Devan Pillay and Agnes Tong as Arabella Flynn, The Tao of the World, Stratford Festival 2026. Photo by David Hou. By Galen Simmons Complete with stylishly elegant costumes and a set that brings audiences into the heart of the daily lives of the Singaporean…
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Justin Shaw in his one-man show, Off-Island Odyssey, at the Blyth Festival. Photo by Keith Tomasek By Galen Simmons What’s the difference between home and away? It sounds like a simple question, but after seeing Justin Shaw’s Off-Island Odyssey at the Blyth Festival earlier this month and speaking with him about the show, I’m not…