L’Araignée is Unique Carol Sinclair Upon entering the dimly lit Firestone gallery we are met by eerie sounds from a tape recorder and the stare of a still woman in blue. It looks as though she is a piece on display among the other art. When she rises, we all follow and thus begins … Continue reading L’Araignée is Unique
Silent Party Interlude: Review
Silent Party Interlude: Review Carol Sinclair When faced with no direction in life, useless degrees and a dead end bar tending gig, a marginal alcoholic party girl tries to find more out of life and lands herself at a ten day silent meditation camp. She leaves behind her boy toy, reluctantly hands in her cell phone … Continue reading Silent Party Interlude: Review
Mr. & Mrs. Jones: History, Mystery, and Magic!
Mr. & Mrs. Jones: history, mystery and magic! Carol Sinclair Get ready, for you are about to bear witness to the final performance of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, the famous psychic illusionists (and scam artists) from New Zealand. This vaudeville inspired show jumps from the classic illusions that amazed and scared their late nineteenth … Continue reading Mr. & Mrs. Jones: History, Mystery, and Magic!
Legally Blonde The Musical- Review
Legally Blonde the Musical- Review Carol Sinclair (photo courtesy of Orpheus Musical Theatre Society) Orpheus gets in touch with their feminine side and brings Legally Blonde the Musical to the Centrepointe stage. The cast obviously had a blast and there were some definite shining stars in the bunch, but I cannot help but be disappointed … Continue reading Legally Blonde The Musical- Review
Assassinating Thomson: A Canadian Masterpiece
Assassinating Thomson: A Canadian Masterpiece Carol Sinclair What really happened to Tom Thomson? What truths have been lost because of the manipulation of our perception of an event that took place almost 100 years ago? How has being a Canadian artist changed since then? How can we see through the eyes of another? How … Continue reading Assassinating Thomson: A Canadian Masterpiece
Around Miss Julie- Review
Around Miss Julie- Review Carol Sinclair A new director (played by Miriam Cummings) has taken on the challenge of an adaptation of Strindberg’s Miss Julie, “Julie in a Snow Storm,” because of her deep connection with the lead character. Their commonalities surpass sharing a name, they both have a rich father, a raging sex … Continue reading Around Miss Julie- Review
Red Bastard- Review
Red Bastard- Review Carol Sinclair This is not a typical show, and a typical review would not do it justice. Any attempt to explain would take away the element of surprise and you will have a much fuller experience if you can enter with a clean slate and go off your own instincts instead of … Continue reading Red Bastard- Review
Happiness-Review
Happiness- Review Carol Sinclair At a seminar for HPL, sales reps Peter Barrel (Cory Thibert), a seasoned veteran and James Lemon (Tony Adams), eager to prove himself on his first day, are here to sell you Happiness. With an array of products for sale they promise to turn your life around. As the men become … Continue reading Happiness-Review
The Show Must Go On- Review
The Show Must Go On Carol Sinclair An actor fresh out of performing arts school is cast as Rumpelstiltskin in a children’s touring theatre company to perform 186 shows across the country. Hilarity ensues as he and two other actors endure hellish storms and even worse principals, hotels from horror stories, sticky children and a … Continue reading The Show Must Go On- Review
Slut (R)evolution- Review
Slut (R)evolution- Review Carol Sinclair Cameryn Moore’s one woman show explores her life as a Mormon and a monogamous lesbian while also regaling the audience about the sex-capades that have impacted her life. Jumping from past to present and back again Cameryn’s sex life becomes an open book of pain, pleasure, laughter and acceptance. Every … Continue reading Slut (R)evolution- Review
The New Ottawa Critics 