Plastic Orchid Factory’s latest production evokes a paradoxical medley of emotions.
Author Archives: Joshua Chong
Review: In Alice in Wonderland, the curious mind wanders in wonder
Bad Hats Theatre’s adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic is a nonsensical dose of whimsical fun.
Review: Orestes gets tangled in the internet
Rick Roberts’ adaptation of Euripides’ tragedy is an ambitious but muddled foray into live digital theatre.
Review: The Ratatouille Musical has too much cheese and too little spice, but is still digestible
The recipe is a bit off for Ratatouille: The Tik Tok Musical, but the crowd-sourced show from Tik Tok should still be commended for inspiring a new generation of theatre artists.
2020 Ghost Light Theatre Awards
A roundup of the best theatre productions from 2019 and a reflection on the 2020 season so far.
How colour-conscious casting can shape Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie
Liberating Williams’s text from all-white casting can help underscore the play’s ideas of what it means to be a hopeless outsider on the fringe of American society, all while acknowledging the racial tension inherent to the subtext of the play.
Review: In these uncertain times, Hamilton is the antidote we need
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s electrifying origin story of a burgeoning new America is more vital than ever.
Review: The stars shine in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra’s stage production of Carousel
John Rando’s basic staging allows the actors’ talents to come to the forefront, but also exposes the holes in this flawed masterpiece.
2019 Ghost Light Theatre Awards
A roundup of the best theatre productions from 2019 and a reflection on the 2020 season so far.
Review: The National Ballet of Canada’s Romeo and Juliet is an adequate remount of a beloved ballet
Alexei Ratmansky’s lively interpretation lacks romance, but is chock-full of talent.
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