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6 characters

Dominic Kimberlin reviews Joe Cunningham’s production of 6 Characters in Search of an Author, which went up during On the Rocks     This was a really weird play, and happily one of my favourite kinds of weird. It’s the kind where the narrative suddenly gives way to another kind of narrative, which is commented [...]

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Lachlan Robertson reviews Dancing at Lughnasa, which went up during On the Rocks     Beth Robertson’s production of Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa was a stark, yet beautiful production that became the highlight of my On the Rocks experience. With its live music, strong cast, and a precise understanding of realism, the show was [...]

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Emily Grant sent the director of Angels in America: Millennium Approaches a few questions about her upcoming show.  Tribe Theatre: Part of the big deal with Angels in America was that it was so controversial when Millennium Approaches debuted in 1990. AIDS—one of the central themes of the show—was new and shocking then. Though AIDS is just [...]

Just As it Is: Charming, Just As It Was Before

Caterina Giammarresi reviews Just As It Is which went up earlier this year as a Freshers’ Play but went up again during the On the Rocks Festival.    Just As It Is returned to the Barron theatre after its debut there during the Freshers’ Plays as part of On the Rocks.  Written by co-director, Alice [...]