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Cozying up to commitment
Arts

Cozying up to commitment

An evening of steamy performance art

November 14, 2011
Arsenault’s next step: Yukon
Arts

Arsenault’s next step: Yukon

Fresh off Silicone high, writer/performer heads north

December 12, 2010
Drawing out the absurdities of The Great War
Arts

Drawing out the absurdities of The Great War

VideoCabaret’s remount is a queer sight

November 7, 2010
Wicked brings down the house
Arts

Wicked brings down the house

Half-billion dollar success story blows through Toronto

November 1, 2010
Powerful performance, direction add layers to otherwise depressing journey
Arts

Powerful performance, direction add layers to otherwise depressing journey

Tragic queerness marks stark hetero drama

October 20, 2010
A Taste of Empire
Arts

A Taste of Empire

A Spam-inflected cooking show

July 15, 2010
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Queering the Shaw Festival
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Queering the Shaw Festival

Xtra takes a romp through theatre classics as summer programming gets underway

June 16, 2010
Theatre preview: Reconciliation
Arts

Theatre preview: Reconciliation

Sky Gilbert’s new tale of brotherly love

April 7, 2010
Religious ejaculation: Daniel MacIvor’s Communion opens
Arts

Religious ejaculation: Daniel MacIvor’s Communion opens

Play runs at the Tarragon Theatre through Sun, Apr 4

March 9, 2010
Buddies crammed with adventure at this year’s Rhubarb
Arts

Buddies crammed with adventure at this year’s Rhubarb

Highlights of this year’s festival, running from Feb 10-28 at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

February 10, 2010
Theatre: Cloud 9’s sexy and hilarious satire
Arts

Theatre: Cloud 9’s sexy and hilarious satire

Alisa Palmer directs wife, Ann-Marie MacDonald, in classic camp comedy

January 27, 2010
La Comunión
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La Comunión

Privilege and the suffering of others

January 14, 2010
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Courageous falls short
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Courageous falls short

Healy’s new script seems a little cowardly

January 12, 2010
Art class of hard knocks
Culture

Art class of hard knocks

Glittering, sequin-encrusted pain & happiness

December 16, 2009
My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding: Review
Arts

My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding: Review

Too cheap, too polite & yet much to celebrate

December 15, 2009
True Love Lies: Review
Arts

True Love Lies: Review

Gay, exciting chaos from playwright Brad Fraser

October 7, 2009
It’s not just funny
Arts

It’s not just funny

There is something to be afraid of in Albee’s Virginia Woolf

September 23, 2009
The tragicomedy of marriage
Arts

The tragicomedy of marriage

Noël Coward delighted in skewering monogamy

August 26, 2009
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