Is there really such a thing as “No publicity is bad publicity”?

By guest blogger Rebecca Coleman Quite a little brou-ha-ha going on these days in T.O. The Summerworks Theatre Festival, which is an independent, juried Arts festival, is causing a big stir. Well, not the festival per se, but a show in it called The Pastor Phelps Project. Here's their media blurb: Pastor Fred Phelps and… Continue reading Is there really such a thing as “No publicity is bad publicity”?

If This is Our Youth, we’re in pretty good shape

I've been thinking quite a bit about the future of our theatre lately (as have others, it seems). I'm thinking it's probably too late to turn my generation into a legion of demanding and critical theatre fans (my generation being that of Donkey Kong, Adidas bags and Frankie Goes to Hollywood), we're all pretty much… Continue reading If This is Our Youth, we’re in pretty good shape

New on the V-list: As You Like It

Shhhh. Look, over there. Unjaded Vancouver actors in the wild. Careful now, don't frighten them off. Are they...what is that they're doing? Ohmigod...Shakespeare? In a fresh and innovative manner! And they're...loving it! Check out the future of your theatre, Vancouver. What sort of stage are we setting for them? Click here for full details on… Continue reading New on the V-list: As You Like It