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Guarded Girls is a moving exploration of women in a maximum security prison
GUARDED GIRLS by Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman (Green Light Arts/Tarragon, 30 Bridgman). Runs to May 5. $29-$55. tarragontheatre.com. See listing. Rating: NNNNFour female characters and a bunch... -
Medieval book by a writer dubbed the first feminist lands at U of T
A female advisor to kings on military strategy, a believer in the prospect of peace, even at the height of a brutal civil war, a... -
A Blow In The Face has everything you need for a great show except a script
A BLOW IN THE FACE by Lisa Ryder (Bald Ego/Nightwood). At the Theatre Centre (1115 Queen West). Runs to April 14. $35, stu/srs $25. nightwoodtheatre.net.... -
Colson Whitehead is coming to Toronto to celebrate “classy trash”
COLSON WHITEHEAD as part of TIFF’s BOOKS ON FILM on Monday (March 4) at TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King West). 7 pm. $25-$35. tiff.net/books. Who... -
Play about the Oslo Accords is packed with intriguing ideas
OSLO by J.T. Rogers (Studio 180). At CAA Theatre (651 Yonge). Runs to March 3. $25-$99. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. See listing. Rating: NNNNIll say this for... -
Review: In The Misandrists, Bruce LaBruce takes aim at feminism and misses
THE MISANDRISTS (Bruce LaBruce). 91 minutes. Opens Friday (February 1) at the TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King West). See listing. Rating: NPoor Bruce LaBruce. The... -
Has #MeToo really made a difference?
The #MeToo movement surged in the fall of 2017. But it hasn’t exactly change everything. Judge it the way you’d judge Gillette’s recent ad criticizing... -
Review: Cat Person author’s debut book is full of nastiness
YOU KNOW YOU WANT THIS: CAT PERSON AND OTHER STORIES by Kristen Roupenian (Scout/Simon & Schuster), 225 pages. $32 cloth. Rating: NNNN Based on her... -
Canadian poet Al Purdy inspires songs by Jason Collett, Sarah Harmer and more
THE AL PURDY SONGBOOK (Borealis) Rating: NNNN Brian D. Johnson has some kind of intuition. He had a feeling that the 2015 benefit for poet... -
Michael Healey scores again with 1979, his take on Joe Clark’s political failures
1979 by Michael Healey (The 1979 Group). At the Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley). Runs to January 27. $20-$70. canadianstage.com, 416-368-3110. See listing. Rating: NNNPolitics...