Category Archives: Toronto

CATS IN BOOTS FOR CHRISTMAS

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Burke Campbell

CATS IN BOOTS AT CHRISTMAS For the past several years, there has been a Christmas season’s pantomime at the Red Sandcastle Theatre. Each year, Jane A. Shields and Rosemary Doyle write a script, which features the recurring character of the … Continue reading →

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CHRISTMAS PANTO ROCKS SANDCASTLE

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Burke Campbell

RED SANDCASTLE launches the New Year with theatrical fireworks! A pantomime or panto is a kind of musical comedy, developed in England and performed during Christmas and New Years. Every year, Red Sandcastle Theatre premieres a newly-minted holiday pantomime. Originally, … Continue reading →

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UNHOLY FINDS A PERFECT SETTING

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Burke Campbell

UNHOLY FINDS A PERFECT SETTING AT ZOOMERHALL UNHOLY is a play about whether or not today’s women need religion. Primarily this is because most organized religions, dominated by men, have institutionalized virulent misogyny. These religions have mostly failed to promote … Continue reading →

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STONER FARCE FOR THE AGES

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Burke Campbell

Hit ‘stoner’ comedy takes off! FARCE ON A GRAND SCALE In January, 2004, the decent folk of Barrie, Ontario, had their innocence shattered. On a far-fetched tip, the police swarmed a huge building, once the site of the Molson’s brewery, … Continue reading →

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SEX AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Burke Campbell

First produced at the Stratford Festival, and written by Hannah Moscovitch, BUNNY is a play about a girl, Sorrell, nicknamed “Bunny”. Bunny grows up, discovers puberty, and takes to sex like a rabbit takes to carrots. Bunny enjoys a large … Continue reading →

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NOAH REID’S HAMLET

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Burke Campbell

Tarragon Theatre’s presentation of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is not for purists. Those looking for a standard-issue staging of the Bard will freak at this production. This show is bare bones and the stage is mostly stripped, with only a row … Continue reading →

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SMOOTH & DANGEROUS: The Voice of David Michael Moote

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Burke Campbell

In 2017, David Michael Moote auditioned for OPERUS, a newly-assembled metal band with lush, symphonic overtones. Differing from most groups, Operus is composed of highly trained musicians and they needed someone with particular skills. In Moote, they struck pure gold. … Continue reading →

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OPERUS RISING

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Burke Campbell

OPERUS could never be considered ordinary. All of its musicians are highly trained, exceptional in their individual talents. The band merges a melodic, symphonic sound with the aggressive drive of metal, embellished with soaring, often haunted vocals. Key members … Continue reading →

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SPAGHETTI HITS THE FAN

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Burke Campbell

This week, I made my first visit to The Spaghetti Variety Show, a recurring event, staged by Joel Edmiston and his comrades-in-comedy, stand-up comics and actors. The Spaghetti Variety Show is fast developing a cult following and I … Continue reading →

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NEW CULT TEXAS COMEDY

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Burke Campbell

I wrote my dark, outrageous comedy, The Lady in Shoes from Hell about 30 years ago. But it was not until I showed it to Rosemary Doyle, the Artistic Director of the Red Sandcastle Theatre, was the work … Continue reading →

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COMING UP SOON !

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Burke Campbell

Coming Up Soon — The 5th Annual 1000 Monkeys Play Writing Event – 2017 Five years ago, I arrived for the first-ever 1000 Monkeys Play Writing Event at the Red Sandcastle Theatre. Convened by the theatre’s Artistic Director, Rosemary Doyle, … Continue reading →

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A FASCINATING THRILLER PREMIERES

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Burke Campbell

(Left to right) Kyle Bailey, Alexander Thomas in Stephen Joffe’s Letters to Annabelle. Photo by John Gundy. Last night, I took in Stephen Joffe’s new play, Letters to Annabelle, at the MAY Cafe, premiering during the Fringe festival. … Continue reading →

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THE MAGIC OF PRIDE

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Burke Campbell

Pride. In Toronto, Canada. 2017. What began years ago as a small political event on Church Street has grown into one of the most massive carnivals in North America, with well over a million attendees. Historically, it’s a “gay pride”, … Continue reading →

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EVEN MORE PRIDE

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Burke Campbell

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THE ALL CAME FOR PRIDE

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Burke Campbell

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