Dancing Queen Two enfants terribles of Toronto’s queer scene join forces for a show that, title aside, has little to do with ABBA (sorry, Mamma Mia fans). Performance artist Keith Cole choreographs Sky Gilbert’s play about the love triangle that occurs when a young buck moves to the big city and becomes acquainted with a pair of older men. Gilbert directs. Find out more »
Oil and Water The terrific Newfoundland company Artistic Fraud returns with a new production by playwright Robert Chafe and Siminovitch winner Jillian Keiley. After surviving a shipwreck, African-American sailor Lanier Phillips is welcomed by the town of St. Lawrence in this based-on-a-true-story tale of race and redemption. The tale is augmented by a boatload of a cappella gospel and folk singing. Find out more »
“This was a dark horse for the Best Picture Oscar this year. It’s a 9/11 film, but it takes a very unusual perspective on the effects of that day. A child finds a key his dead father left behind and has to figure out what it’s for. In his search, he meets others who have suffered similar losses. Stephen Daldry has a real knack for telling bittersweet stories that shun the usual Hollywood happy ending. This one would make a great double bill with Daldry’s The Reader.”
