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Review | Critique, Theatre

Montreal Fringe Festival reviews 2019

Five enjoyable Fringe shows that deliver the goods. By Byron Toben

June 12, 2019

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Tick, Tick… BOOM! marks
Rentrobuff Productions debut

New theatre company tackles Jonathan Larson’s rock opera with success. By Byron Toben

June 6, 2019

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Tableau D’Hôte’s Encore perfectly cast

A worthwhile bilingual version of Marc Prescott’s play. By Byron Toben

May 15, 2019

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Indecent a must-see
for history, music and morality

Play on censorship marks its Canadian debut at the Segal Centre. By Byron Toben

May 11, 2019

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Ever ambitious Snowglobe
Theatre stages Hamlet

A new take on Shakespeare’s most famous play at Espace Knox. By Byron Toben

May 8, 2019

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Blind Date entrances,
red clown nose and all

From a cute sketch comedy skit to a satisfying work of theatre. By Byron Toben

April 17, 2019

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Daughters of Mile End combines poignancy and humour

Labyrinth’s second production focuses on the children of Holocaust survivors. By Byron Toben

April 5, 2019

Cinema, Review | Critique

Cine Gael Irish film series,
six down, three to go

Next in line is the popular evening of Irish film shorts. By Byron Toben

March 30, 2019

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Within The Glass
breaks new ground

A gutsy drama about an embryo transplant mix-up. By Byron Toben

March 30, 2019

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Clean Slate echoes
Vagina Monologues

Theatre La Chapelle presents a successfully translated version of Table rase. By Byron Toben

March 27, 2019

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The Shoplifters
will steal your heart

The Centaur presents Morris Panych’s fast paced comedy. By Byron Toben

March 27, 2019

Cinema, Review | Critique

The desire for truth
in Never Look Away

Donnersmarck returns to his hallmark themes of repression and humanity’s need for truthfulness. By Patrick Barnard

March 23, 2019