I'm not sure when I started giving myself a break. "But who are we kidding?" friends would often say. "With the kids' schedules, work, errands, maybe sneak in a run and time for a coffee and just keeping the home relatively clean. Where do you expect me to find some me time?" But hear me out, … [Read more...]
Kinky Boots Musical Has Us Hot On Our Heels!
If you think it's hot outside, darling, then you should check out the off-the-charts sizzle on stage at Kinky Boots! The musical created by dream team Harvey Fierstein, Cyndi Lauper and Jerry Mitchell is now playing at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, in Toronto with Mirvish Productions. The story … [Read more...]
Heart Of Robin Hood Is Action-Packed Fun!
Everything about the classic tale of Robin Hood is turned upside-down in the new exhilirating theatre production, Heart of Robin Hood, now on stage at the Royal Alexandra Theatre (Toronto) until March 1st. (**note: now extended 4 more weeks in Toronto with new block of tickets available starting … [Read more...]
ARCADIA: The Challenge Of A Masterpiece
When it comes to any form of entertainment, we're always looking to get something out of it. Sometimes you want to just have frivolous fun or sometimes you want to feel your heartbeat fast. And sometimes you'd like to challenge your mind. ARCADIA is that kind of play. Tom Stoppard's witty and … [Read more...]
When Criminals Turn To Theatre For Our Country’s Good
In the 1780s ,the first fleet of British ships brought exiled criminals to Australia to set up a penal colony. Prisoners were separated from the general population in England and shipped off to form their own territory far away from their homeland. Military government was in place to oversee what … [Read more...]
Kafka’s Metamorphosis Transformed on Stage
You may have read the book in university or have seen various adaptations of the story either on screen or on stage. Metamorphosis is an interesting story that was written by Franz Kafka in 1915 about an ordinary family who has their lives completely change when their son turns into a insect. Sound … [Read more...]
Theatre Review: ONCE holds you tight and doesn’t let go.
You know those cozy do nothing kind of Sunday afternoons? When you feel like staying in your pajamas curled up with a cup of hot chocolate sitting by the fireplace and blissfully enjoy an afternoon of having nothing planned. No schedule. No hurrying... just to be calm listening to music that soothes … [Read more...]
Music Review – The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream
Even before The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream starts, you know it's going to be different, because the ubiquitous voice you hear in a theatre that normally says you need to turn off your cell says this: “You may leave your cell phones on, take pictures, tweet them, Facebook them...in fact...do … [Read more...]