Archived Theatre Features
- Second City at 50
- A look back at the comedians who have graced Second City stages in the last half-century By Timothy Neesam, CBC News
December 16, 2009
- My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding
- How a Fringe hit made it to Canada's main stage By Alison Broverman, CBC News
November 13, 2009
- 2000s Series: Setting the stage
- The decade's most significant moments in the performing arts By Martin Morrow, CBC News
November 2, 2009
- Improv Everywhere
- New York troupe takes theatre to the streets By David Common, CBC News
November 13, 2009
- Surf's up at opera
- Robert Lepage's new opera: music, puppets and a whole lot of water By CBC News
October 17, 2009
- Can't stop the rock
- Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll spotlights the Czech band that helped spark the Velvet Revolution By Martin Morrow, CBC News
September 30, 2009
- The hero's return
- John Gray and Eric Peterson revisit their iconic Canadian play, Billy Bishop Goes to War By Martin Morrow, CBC News
August 11, 2009
- Stratford bound
- World-renowned theatre fest to host show by 18-year-old wunderkind By Jessica Wong, CBC News
July 29, 2009
- She's a riot
- An e-mail interview with shock comic Sarah Silverman By Greig Dymond, CBC News
June 26, 2009
- What a drag
- Brian Bedfor gets wiggy in the Importance of Being Earnest By Martin Morrow, CBC News
June 1, 2009
- Unstoppable force
- Theatre star Yanna McIntosh braces for a busy season at Stratford By Martin Morrow
May 26, 2009
- Prince of darkness
- New play exhumes the mysterious life of Edgar Allan Poe By Martin Morrow
May 1, 2009
- Class acts
- The Shaw Festival offers a Noël Coward cornucopia with Tonight at 8:30 By Martin Morrow
April 27, 2009
- Tales from the dark side
- The one-man play Hardsell offers a scathing look at advertising By Martin Morrow
April 14, 2009
- The last angry man
- Still sputtering, comedian Lewis Black flies north By Greig Dymond
April 3, 2009
- Rhapsody in Blue
- Canadian theatre legend Robert Lepage unveils The Blue Dragon By Martin Morrow
March 30, 2009
- Young and randy
- The sexed-up musical Spring Awakening hits the stage in Toronto By Martin Morrow
March 23, 2009
- Remembering Natasha Richardson
- Images celebrating the life of the late British actress By Timothy Neesam
March 3, 2009
- Cold comforts
- The play Another Home Invasion is a startling commentary on aging and elder care By Martin Morrow
February 9, 2009
- Sins of the father
- In the gripping play East of Berlin, a young man confronts his dad's Nazi past By Martin Morrow
January 28, 2009
- 2008: Theatre
- A look back at the year on stage By Martin Morrow
December 19, 2008
- Black comedy
- A new play looks at the camaraderie between tragic poets Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton By Martin Morrow
December 1, 2008
- String theory
- Billy Twinkle is puppeteer Ronnie Burkett's witty exploration of a mid-life crisis By Martin Morrow
October 22, 2008
- Sweet music
- Singing contest winner dazzles on stage in The Sound of Music By Martin Morrow
October 16, 2008
- Hot topic
- Wajdi Mouawad discusses Scorched, his searing play about the Lebanese war By Martin Morrow
September 19, 2008
- Richard Monette: 1944-2008
- A visual tour of the life of the Canadian theatre legend By Martin Morrow
September 10, 2008
- Hail Plummer
- The Canadian acting legend discusses Caesar and his upcoming memoirs By Martin Morrow
August 6, 2008
- Not-so-simple Simon
- A wide-ranging discussion with the multi-talented Simon Callow By Martin Morrow
July 22, 2008
- Weird science
- David Cronenberg’s opera version of The Fly transports Parisian audiences By Ellen Himelfarb
July 3, 2008
- Steppe to it
- Genghis Khan meets Canada's First Nations in the dance production Tono By Martin Morrow
July 2, 2008
- By George, he did it
- Seven reasons to miss comedian George Carlin By Jason Anderson
June 23, 2008
- George Carlin: 1937-2008
- Remembering the trailblazing stand-up comic in pictures By Timothy Neesam and Martin Morrow
June 22, 2008
- Le freak c'est chic
- Former bad-boy choreographer Mark Morris explains his latest dance innovations By Martin Morrow
June 4, 2008
- Open season
- Looking ahead to Canada's summer theatre festivals By Martin Morrow
May 27, 2008
- Sketchy characters
- The touring Kids in the Hall get back to their comedy roots By Pasha Malla
May 14, 2008
- Return of the Mac
- Hitmaker Des McAnuff takes the reins at Stratford By Martin Morrow
April 23, 2008
- Uh oh, it's magic
- David Copperfield's secret backstage demands By Guy Leshinski
March 27, 2008
- Journey man
- The nomadic Tomson Highway talks about writing the first Cree opera By Matthew Hays
February 13, 2008
- Man of mystery
- A new musical does a song and dance about Harry Houdini By Matthew Hays
February 11, 2008
- From hell
- Judith Thompson's new play finds scapegoats and heroes in Iraq By Martin Morrow
January 16, 2008
- Right said, Fred
- Fred Pellerin revives the Quebec art of storytelling By Patricia Bailey
January 14, 2008
- Exits and entrances
- 2007: The year in Canadian theatre By Martin Morrow
December 18, 2007
- The odd couple
- West Bank, U.K. uses comedy to address Arab-Israeli tensions By Martin Morrow
November 29, 2007
- Hot-button drama
- Small theatres bring controversial Rachel Corrie play to Canada By Martin Morrow
November 14, 2007
- Hungry fans
- Dirty Dancing stage show caters to the film's devotees By Martin Morrow
October 30, 2007
- Lethally funny
- The Old Trout Puppet Workshop laughs in the face of death By Martin Morrow
October 24, 2007
- Homegrown hits
- Paul Ledoux proves a Canadian musical can succeed without Broadway By Martin Morrow
October 17, 2007
- Soldiers' stories
- Timely historical plays focus on Canadians at war By Martin Morrow
September 11, 2007
- Teen spirit
- High School Musical plants its upbeat message onstage By Martin Morrow
August 28, 2007
- Fringe frenzy
- Edinburgh's arts festival turns 60 By Timothy Neesam and Martin Morrow
August 23, 2007
- Bittersweet end
- Richard Monette wraps up his Stratford reign By Martin Morrow
August 22, 2007
- Keeping it real
- The Civilians deliver documentary theatre By Lauren Mechling
August 18, 2007
- Fringe magnet
- Edmonton's festival thrives at 25 By Martin Morrow
August 13, 2007
- Mountain magic
- Brian Macdonald reflects on Banff's 60-year dance legacy By Martin Morrow
July 26, 2007
- Ed Mirvish: 1914-2007
- A look at the theatre career of Canada's great impresario By Martin Morrow and Timothy Neesam
July 11, 2007
- Desperate housewife
- Margaret Atwood's play The Penelopiad twists the Odysseus myth By Martin Morrow
July 9, 2007
- Funny business
- Why do Quebecers love comedians so much? By Patricia Bailey
July 5, 2007
- William Hutt: 1920-2007
- Canada's great classical actor By Martin Morrow
June 27, 2007
- Bard in the rough
- Shakespeare goes outside in the summer By Martin Morrow
June 5, 2007
- Star material
- Toronto’s Alison Pill gets emotional in the off-Broadway drama Blackbird By Lauren Mechling
June 4, 2007
- Native empathy
- Graham Greene tackles Shakespeare's Shylock By Martin Morrow
May 23, 2007
- Soaring artist
- Copper Thunderbird paints the vivid life of Norval Morrisseau By Martin Morrow
May 17, 2007
- Holy warrior
- Tara Rosling channels Joan of Arc in the Shaw Festival's Saint Joan By Martin Morrow
April 30, 2007
- Analyze this
- A Calgary play pokes fun at Sigmund Freud By Martin Morrow
February 6, 2007
- Political theatre
- Wendy Lill's play Chimera dramatizes the stem-cell debate By Martin Morrow
January 16, 2007
- Mavor Moore,
- 1919-2006 By CBC Arts Online staff
December 21, 2006
- Winning formula
- John Mighton touches lives with math and theatre By Martin Morrow
October 24, 2006
- Gloriously bad
- Comic star Nicola Cavendish portrays the worst singer in the world By Martin Morrow
October 19, 2006
- Shout it from the rooftops
- Lawrence of Arabia plays prankster in a timely anti-war play By Martin Morrow
October 12, 2006
- Honouring the dead
- Anne Nelson talks about The Guys, the first 9/11 play By Alec Scott
September 5, 2006
- Fringe benefits
- Calgary makes up for lost time with a new fringe festival By Martin Morrow
August 11, 2006
- Colm before the storm
- One actor + four roles = Colm Feore's hectic season at Stratford By Martin Morrow
August 1, 2006
- A mother's intuition
- Stratford actress Martha Henry explores two different maternal urges By Martin Morrow
July 19, 2006
- Laugh riot
- Shaun Majumder shares his deepest thoughts from Just for Laughs in Montreal By Shaun Majumder
July 18, 2006
- The anti-Cirque du Soleil
- La Clique invades Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival By Patricia Bailey
July 17, 2006
- Harlem Shuffle
- Djanet Sears challenges Stratford's status quo By Martin Morrow
June 23, 2006
- Gag reflex
- Busting a gut with Quebec's Les Zapartistes By Patricia Bailey
May 30, 2006
- Unscripted
- Tara Rosling follows her instincts By Alec Scott
May 15, 2006
- Broadway wakes up
- The Drowsy Chaperone takes New York By Lauren Mechling
May 5, 2006
- Ironic Canadians hit Broadway
- Don McKellar on The Drowsy Chaperone By Rachel Giese
May 1, 2006
- The Lord's flair
- Staging The Lord of the Rings By Alec Scott
March 24, 2006
- Reality bites
- Documentary theatre fails to illuminate the truth By Alec Scott
March 16, 2006
- Tradition vs. transistors
- Ibsen's Hedda Gabler returns — twice By Lauren Mechling
March 9, 2006
- Boys to men
- Actor Randy Hughson enters the next stage of his career By Alec Scott
February 15, 2006
- Fellowship of the rings
- Tolkien fans get ready to rumble (again) By Alec Scott
February 2, 2006
- Stand-up Muslim
- Azhar Usman brings the halal humour By Alec Scott
January 19, 2006
- Grey power
- 2005: The year in Canadian theatre By Alec Scott
December 15, 2005
- Rock theatrics
- The rise of the jukebox musical By Alec Scott
November 21, 2005
- Back on pointe
- David Fennario's Condoville By Matthew Hays
October 27, 2005
- Born to direct
- The illustrious career of Michael Lindsay-Hogg By Alec Scott
August 2, 2005
- Strength and numbers
- Is Canadian black theatre entering a new era? By Alec Scott
July 25, 2005
- Fringe character
- A cross-country theatre odyssey By TJ Dawe
July 14, 2005
- Anne who?
- Megan Follows' challenging new role By Alec Scott
June 12, 2005
- Enter stage right
- Diary of an actor at the Stratford Festival By Laura Condlln
June 2, 2005
- The tao of Bill
- Hutt's final Stratford curtain call By Alec Scott
May 30, 2005
- Fighting words
- The enduring lessons of Journey's End By Andrew Clark
May 27, 2005
- Protest song and dance
- Winnipeg strike now a musical By Alison Gillmor
May 26, 2005
- Suddenly Susan
- Susan Coyne's emergence as one of the country's best dramatic writers By Alec Scott
May 9, 2005
- Lost in translation
- Carol Shields's Unless is adapted for the stage By Alec Scott
March 1, 2005
- This American life
- The uneasy, uncompromising Arthur Miller exits stage left By Alec Scott
February 14, 2005
- Out there
- Gay theatre artists move beyond the coming-out drama By Alec Scott
