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Jason Sherman’s adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s La Ronde aims for the jugular. A frank examination of human sexual proclivities, needs and desires, this play shrinks from nothing.

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Lott Industries was begun in 1956 by parents of children with developmental disabilities. It grew to employ 1200 staff and became the biggest employer of people with developmental disabilities in the United States. However, like much of industrial America, it was hit hard by the recession.

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A fascination with royalty is nothing new. Just look at the frenzy of media attention around the Duchess of Cambridge. However, a fascination with former royalty is a little less common. Felix Pfeifle concerns himself with the Habsburgs in general and the last Crown Prince, Archduke Otto of Austria, in particular.

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The Manor directed by Shawney Cohen kicked off the 20th anniversary of Toronto’s Hot Docs Documentary film festival and it certainly is a unique choice.

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Sam Shepard’s 1980 play, True West, might be compared to Cormac McCarthy’s No Country For Old Men. Both plays explore, in part, the waning of the American West.

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We recently had the chance to sit down with Brimful of Asha stars Ravi and Asha Jain.

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If the performance I saw is any indication, Toronto theatre goers will love Race. Spontaneous, generous applause greeted each scene change. The audience audibly gasped on a couple of occasions when the dialogue became particularly offensive. It is vintage David Mamet-hard-hitting, vulgar, sexist, macho and controversial. It presents low-life lawyers fighting over the spoils [...]

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