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This is entirely too awesome. Melbourne Fringe entertainer Jonno Katz, who's in town performing his new not-to-be-missed piece The Spy (Click here for the gushiest review I've ever written), has announced that he will perform his 2004 pick of the Fringe winner Cactus - the Seduction... for a special one-off fund raiser for the Fringe… Continue reading Sweet news! Cactus returns for one night only! →

The Rolling Stock Theatre Society, an independent theatre company dedicated to new play development, will be holding auditions for their upcoming production of Chainmail Bikini, a one-act comedy/drama written by Peter Boychuk. The play is set in a store that sells role-playing games and features four young characters: RAVEN: Female in her late teens. A… Continue reading Audition notice – Rolling Stock Theatre Society →

Hello everyone. So, here's where I've been for the last couple of weeks. My deepest gratitude to all the wonderful guest posters who kept the machine running smoothly over here while Jackie and I were tripping around Beijing and Shanghai. This is for you... Alright, I can't fight with Flickr's slideshow anymore. Please click the… Continue reading China →

[title Of Show] Is Even a Dumpy Title Old obnoxious wife: Why is this set so dumpy? It's not a real set. Old obnoxious husband: I think it might be ironic... It says "Look! We're on Broadway with a dumpy set!" Young obnoxious girl in front of them (obviously a fan of the show): That's… Continue reading Overheard in the theatre →

By Guest Blogger J. Kelly Nestruck My name's Kelly and I'm a longtime blogger who became the theatre critic at the Globe and Mail during the winter. When Simon Ogden asked me to pen a guest post for The Next Stage while he's in China working undercover for Amnesty International, I was happy to oblige.… Continue reading Hello Vancouver →

Responding to a recent Theatre is Territory question about asking questions, Austin theatre artist and blogger Travis Bedard poses an essential one of his own, and states: We want to do Our Thing and be done. We want to be specialists in a shrinking anachronistic craft. We don't get the choice to not be evangelists.… Continue reading “What have you done to save theatre today?” →

While we on the left coast wait patiently for the official announcement of our 2008 Fringe line-up, the festival circuit has already bugun to wend its way westward. I thought we could check out the chatter on what shows got noticed by the local internet mavens in the towns that have already folded their Fringes.… Continue reading A little advance Fringe buzz… →

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Vancouver-based company Shameless Hussy are holding a car wash to raise money for their upcoming tours...swing by if you're in the Arbutus area. I'm sure they'd be happy to give your bike a wash if you want to roll that over too...

Teenage girl: I need Romeo and Juliet. But do you have any with, like, the English on one side and Shakespeare on the other? -Barnes & Noble, Union Square From my favourite website: Overheard in New York

When we talk about the value of theatre (and we do here in the theatrosphere, a lot), the heart of these conversations usually lands somewhere around the word 'experience'. As in: what experience does the theatre offer its patrons and practitioners that no other art form can provide? Ask this question of most theatre-makers and… Continue reading No sets please, we’re Canadian. →

Theatre is everywhere. Theatre is that weird and wonderful conversation you overhear in a bar, the ugly argument you catch walking by an apartment window, the rope's-end meltdown you witness on the walk to work. We give money to theatre artists to see what happens next. Simon Ogden

Rebecca over at GreyZelda Land unearthed this story about the unearthing of a code for being a healthy member of a theatre company, a code inscribed on yellowing paper buried in the personal papers of a deceased actor and found by the executrix of her estate in 2001. You may recognize the actor in question.… Continue reading Listen to Your Elders →

Is the Canadian theatre industry sexist? For your consideration: The [report's] statistics reveal that sexist theatre practice is alive and well in the new century, as men still run the majority of the “big business” theatres, taking full advantage of a large portion of public funds. Women are clearly not well represented in the triumvirate… Continue reading Female Playwrights Wanted →

Playwrights need to be out in the world, connected to it, trying to answer unanswerable questions. Julie Marie Myatt