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    Susan is a journalist, author, playwright and former senior entertainment editor at NOW. A graduate of Harvard, where she co-founded the university’s first women’s collective, Susan is a feminist activist and musician – she started Toronto’s first all-women rock band in 1978 – with a focus on violence against women. She has written two books on the subject, Pornography And The Sex Crisis and Power Surge: Sex, Violence And Pornography (both Second Story Press). Her play, the groundbreaking comedy A Fertile Imagination about two lesbians trying to have a baby, has been produced seven times across the country and she has edited Outspoken, a collection of scenes and monologues from Canadian lesbian plays (Playwrights Canada Press). She writes about film and politics and is currently NOW’s contributing books editor.

  • Sexual Misconduct Of The Middle Classes is a class act

    SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES by Hannah Moscovitch (Tarragon, 30 Bridgman). Runs to February 9. $22-$70. tarragontheatre.com. See listing. Rating: NNNNPromo materials for Hannah...
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  • TV review: Work In Progress finds humour in profound issues

    WORK IN PROGRESS (Abby McEnany and Tim Mason) premieres Sunday (December 8) at 11 pm on Crave. Rating: NNNN All hail premium cable television, streaming...
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  • The best books of 2019

    If the 2019 crop of novels demonstrates anything, it’s that veteran writers have lost none of their mojo. Atwood, Rushdie, Winterson and Donoghue all released...
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  • Every Day She Rose is an important piece of political theatre

    EVERY DAY SHE ROSE by Andrea Scott and Nick Green (Nightwood Theatre). At Buddies in Bad Times (12 Alexander). Runs to December 8. $20-$35. 416-975-8555,...
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  • Every Day She Rose is an important piece of political theatre

    EVERY DAY SHE ROSE by Andrea Scott and Nick Green (Nightwood Theatre). At Buddies in Bad Times (12 Alexander). Runs to December 8. $20-$35. 416-975-8555,...
    CultureTheatre
  • Copy That shows Jason Sherman is way out of his depth

    COPY THAT by Jason Sherman (Tarragon). At the Tarragon Theatre (30 Bridgman). To December 8. $22-$70. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. See listing. Rating: NNWas there no one...
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  • Copy That shows Jason Sherman is way out of his depth

    COPY THAT by Jason Sherman (Tarragon). At the Tarragon Theatre (30 Bridgman). To December 8. $22-$70. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. See listing. Rating: NN Was there no...
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  • Savvy The Election evokes the passion of political volunteers

    THE ELECTION by Natasha Greenblatt and Yolanda Bonnell (Theatre Passe Muraille/Common Boots/Nightwood). At TPM Mainspace (16 Ryerson). Runs to October 27. $17-$38, some pwyc. 416-504-7529,...
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  • Savvy The Election evokes the passion of political volunteers

    THE ELECTION by Natasha Greenblatt and Yolanda Bonnell (Theatre Passe Muraille/Common Boots/Nightwood). At TPM Mainspace (16 Ryerson). Runs to October 27. $17-$38, some pwyc. 416-504-7529,...
    CultureTheatre
  • Girl From The North Country is everything a musical should not be

    GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY by Conor McPherson, with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan (Mirvish). At the Royal Alexandra (260 King West). Runs to...
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  • Girl From The North Country is everything a musical should not be

    GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY by Conor McPherson, with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan (Mirvish). At the Royal Alexandra (260 King West). Runs to...
    CultureMusicals
  • Salman Rushdie talks truth and lies in American culture

    Salman Rushdie’s new novel Quichotte (Knopf, $34.95, 416 pages), his exhilarating, very contemporary take on Don Quixote, has landed on the Booker Prize short list....
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  • The Testaments confirms Margaret Atwood’s pop icon status

    MARGARET ATWOOD: IN CONVERSATION on Monday (September 16) at Bluma Appel Theatre (27 Front East). 7 pm. Sold out. stlc.com. It’s official. Margaret Atwood is...
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  • 17 must-read books for fall 2019

    The heavy hitters – writing both fiction and non-fiction – are coming out this season with works that take on climate change, sexual assault, slavery...
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  • The 14 best books to read in summer 2019

    There’s lots of intrigue, gossip and plain fun in this list of upcoming releases. But we can’t ignore those focusing on family tensions and #MeToo...
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