INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS
Please see below for various interviews and reviews…
INTERVIEW: YOU BETTER WATCH OUT! NOOK & CRANNY ARE COMING TO TOWN…
Back from their hit 2024 Hamilton Fringe show Nook & Cranny: Twin Detectives, this wildly funny pair are back to raise Hamilton’s Christmas spirit in this nonsense holiday comedy. I had the pleasure of a virtual interview with Devin Bateson and Justin Shaw and together, we discuss the concept for this buddy cop duo, their creative chaos and the possibilities of future adventures with Hamilton’s favourite twin detectives….
PREVIEW: “A DOLL’S HOUSE” - EXPLORING CHARACTER AND COMPLEXITIES WITH AARON JOEL CRAIG AND STEPHANIE HOPE LAWLOR
After their successful staging of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet last year, the creative minds and talents of Rook’s Theatre and Same Boat Theatre are back with another heavy hitter that seeks to challenge the hearts and confront the minds of Hamiltonian audiences.
I had the pleasure of a virtual interview with director Aaron Joel Craig and actor Stephanie Hope Lawlor, who steps into the complex role of Nora Helmer in A Doll’s House. Together, we discuss the highlights and challenges of staging Ibsen’s work, the themes and complexities of the story and their continued impact on modern audiences and more!
PREVIEW: SCIENCE FICTION, IMMORTALITY AND HEART - AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL HANNIGAN
Michael Hannigan is no stranger to the Hamilton community theatre scene. With a wealth of credits to his name alone, Hannigan now utilizes his craft as he directs the science fiction play, The Man from Earth, with Big Hearts Little Theatre Company coming to The Staircase November 7. In this interview, we discuss the inspiration for directing the show, the highlights of the rehearsal process and what the audience can expect from this intriguing science fiction premise…
REVIEW: BINBROOK LITTLE THEATRE’S “FRANKENSTEIN: THE MONSTER PLAY”
Frankenstein: The Monster Play continues to be adapted and still creates intrigue over 200 years later. The longevity of this science fiction horror story, in various mediums, proves that people are still very curious to see what happens when we follow our ambitions too far. There are plenty of details to like about Binbrook Little Theatre’s production but overall, this particular adaptation needs more spark to truly come alive…
REVIEW: BHLT’s “LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS” IS ALMOST IN FULL BLOOM…
Big Hearts Little Theatre’s Little Shop of Horrors is an ambitious gateway musical that introduces new audiences to the art form and, like Audrey II, will leave them hungry for more…
PREVIEW: ENCHANTMENT THEATRE DEBUTS IN HAMILTON…
Founders Kathleen and Darcy Welch are no strangers to creating fascinating productions. Together, they have founded Enchantment Theatre and I had the pleasure of a virtual interview with them to discuss how they started, what their plans are for the company, how to get involved and, of course, their favourite fairy tales…
SPINDLE COLLECTIVE: EMBRACING THE SPOOKY SIDE OF THEATRE
Award winning Spindle Collective entices you to embrace the scary side of creating theatre….
REVIEW: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is a wild romp of mishaps and mischief
In this clever, manic and hilarious piece of mischief theatre, Hamilton’s newest theatrical company, BIG HEARTS little theatre demonstrates all the comedic and anxiety-inducing mishaps that every theatre company loves (and dreads) simultaneously...
RAISE YOUR VOICE: AN INTERVIEW WITH RED TREE PA’S DUSTIN JODWAY
A virtual interview with Red Tree Performance Academy’s co-founder and director Dustin Jodway where we discuss the inspiration for the academy’s first fully-fledged production of Sister Act Jr., the importance of community in community theatre and the wealth of programming available from the academy itself.