Review: Never Mind the Music with Into the Woods
Film version of fairy-tales-retold Broadway musical keeps the characters in motion with dance and song.
Articles by Althea Wilson-Forbes
Broken River Finale Review Part 4: And the Killer Is…
All secrets were finally revealed when Broken River had its last show on Sunday, in front of a packed house. The actors really went all out, frantically trying to bring all [read on]
Broken River Review Part 3: The Three B’s – Blood.
Broken River continues to be a clever mixed bag of goodies for audiences that’ve braved the cold every Sunday for the past three weeks. Broken River Part 2 – by [read on]
Broken River Review Part 2: No! Not my brother!
A mysterious murder case, a number of suspects and two detectives putting pieces together in a completely improvised mini-series Broken River at Montreal Improv
Broken River Review: Who Killed Bruce “The Moose” Angstrom?
New Montreal Improv macabre serial Broken River gets underway pretty quickly, with a real “corpse” on stage and the unmistakable sounds of police sirens.
Murder, Mayhem, and Improv: Welcome to Broken River
Montreal Improv puts forward another serial series by the same team that introduced Wild Heart Acres.
Hector and the Search for Happiness : Psychiatric Meltdown to Joy
Hector (Simon Pegg) goes around the world to find happiness. This feel-good film will put a smile on your face.
Review of The Captive : Thriller in Pieces
Egoyan’s latest inspired by headlines but misses out on opportunities to create realism.
Review: The Trip to Italy – The Sequel Rises
Sequel featuring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon entertaining and full of vistas.
Film Review: A Most Wanted Man A Gifted Adaptation
Espionage thriller features the late-Philip Seymour Hoffman as the ultimate German intelligence officer.
Three Points for the Dream : The Late Adam Yauch’s Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot
Review of Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot, the late Adam Yauch’s documentary on aspiring NBA stars.
Steven Morris’ Labour of Love Documentary Vann “Piano Man” Walls: The Spirit of R&B
Film about Van Walls brings this iconic and important musician and producer to light.
On the Threshold of Memory: Interview with Mariah Steele of Quicksilver Dance
Quicksilver Dance’s choreographer Mariah Steele speaks about the philosophy of the group and their latest show Tempest in a Teacup.
Name Something Lost : Wild Heart Acres Episode 4 Recap
When the cast asked “Name something lost” and an audience member suggested “virginity,” Wild Heart Acres was destined for its best night ever.
Serial Improv: Wild Heart Acres Episode 3. Fight! Fight! Battle of the Sexes
In this installment, one character fights another, even though they’re both played by the same actor. How do they pull this stuff off at the Montreal Improv?
Q&A with Mike Payette: The Bridge and Black Theatre Workshop’s Discovery Series
Shauntay Grant’s The Bridge is featured at the Black Theatre Workshop’s Discovery Series. Director Mike Payette discusses the production.
Serial Improv : Wild Heart Acres Episode 2 Recap. Love on the Frontier
More side splitting melodrama with ducks, lovers lost, lovers found, and the mother-son relationship.
Review: Margie Gillis at Agora de la Danse showcases some of her best works in Florilège
Intimate retrospective traces Gillis’ path through 40 years of dance.
Improv: High Drama in the American Prairies with Wild Heart Acres
Big drama in the prairie as the gang responds to a flying machine that destroys corn, Burt’s bees, and a murderous pig.
Meet Mark Lavorato. The World of Serafim and Claire
Serafim and Clare follows two artists, a photographer and a dancer, who come together as lovers despite their different backgrounds in Quebec of the 1920s.