INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS
Please see below for various interviews and reviews…
PREVIEW: FOR WHAT WE LABOUR - A TRUE LABOUR OF LOVE… AND FARCE
What happens when you combine mythology and farce? You get an enticing original work penned by Renata Ona, a Hamilton community theatre enthusiast, who is bringing her new work to The Staircase Studio Theatre this month. I had the pleasure of a virtual interview with Ona and we discuss her inspiration for writing For What We Labour, her writing process, the highlights and challenges of putting on an independent show in the community and what audiences can expect from this intriguing premise and its themes…
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: 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…
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...