theatre
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Confessions of a long retired theatre kid
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Like many others, I was encouraged by my parents growing up to try numerous activities to see which one “stuck.” For me, this activity happened to be theatre. Being a homeschooled kid, I began my journey acting in numerous community productions alongside productions put on by the homeschool group I was a part of (yes,…
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Les Filles du Roi débarquent à Toronto
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La culture francophone est à l’honneur à Toronto, du 2 au 12 novembre 2023, avec Les Filles du roi, une pièce originale de Sébastien Bertrand, mise en scène par Karine Ricard. Le Théâtre français de Toronto de la rue Berkeley a séduit son public avec cette interprétation moderne d’un épisode incontournable de l’histoire du Canada.…
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Toronto welcomes the Filles du Roi
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Francophone culture is in the spotlight in Toronto, from Nov. 2 to Nov. 12, 2023. Shown to the public was The Kings Daughters, an original play by Sébastien Bertrand and directed by Karine Ricard. The show transports audience members to the hold of a ship on route to New France (Canada), where six women are…
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“Hugo” vs. “The Fablemans”: It’s better when it’s personal
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Martin Scorsese and Stephen Speilberg may be the greatest directors alive. They have made some of the most influential films in cinema history. For Scorsese, films like Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980) and Goodfellas (1990) only scrape the surface of his filmography. Speilberg influenced pop culture with Jaws (1975), E.T. (1982), and the Indiana…
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Laurier’s student-run production of “High School Musical” will hit the stage this January
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This January, Laurier Musical Theatre (LMT) is putting on High School Musical––their first student-run production in over two years due to COVID-19 restrictions. During the fall term, cast members and students in LMT worked together through hours of vocals, choreography and rehearsals to prepare for the final shows, taking place on Jan. 26th, Jan. 27th…
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How the Laurier experience compares to international universities
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Laurier welcomes hundreds of exchange students every year from countries all over the world. Some have only ever experienced Canada through the lens of a textbook or a TV screen, and their exchange allows them to learn about both the subjects available at Laurier and the culture they have immersed themselves in. I was interested…
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Poona the Fuckdog is KW Little Theatre’s latest
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Poona the Fuckdog (And Other Plays for Children) is the kind of show that seems like it was written after ingesting a handful of sleeping pills with a four-pack of Red Bull.
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For the love of newspapers
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Understanding the natural attachment to newspaper indulgence
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9 to 5 fails to impress
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While watching Laurier Musical Theatre’s stage production of the play based on the 1980 film, 9 to 5, I wondered if I just didn’t like this kind of musical theatre.
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