Medusa intrigues but doesn’t entirely convince

Medusa, by Erin Shields, opened on Wednesday night at Soulpepper. It’s a really interesting piece brimming with ideas but I wasn’t completely convinced it worked. If I’d seen it at a workshop my reaction would have been very positive but also a feeling that there was still work to do. I wish I was smart enough to know what that might be!

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A whip and a big black dildo

Jeremy O. Harris’ Slave Play opened at Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre on Wednesday night.  The TL:DR version of this review is that it’s raunchy, extremely funny and rather disturbing.  The more considered version contains spoilers so you might want to stop here if you are planning to see it soon.

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