Review: Mizushōbai
Feisty heroine makes for great subject matter of play about a Japanese Canadian woman
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Interview with Krista Jackson Director of Nell Gwynn
The National Theatre School of Canada is proud to bring us a play by Jessica Swale that the life of Nell Gwynn, an eminent Restoration actress and mistress to King Charles [read on]
Film Review: A Simple Favor
A Simple Favor is the new thriller starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. They play two very different women who strike up an unlikely friendship after their young sons, [read on]
Festivals and Events in Montreal September 2018
September in Montreal has festivals and events for everyone.
The Baklawa Recipe Needs Some Tweaking
Play needs a few tweaks to bring out the best in an immigrant, intergenerational story.
1940: Votes for Women & Other Quebec Curios
Shortly before the end of World War I, certain groups of women were able to vote in federal elections, on the condition that they were working for the military or a male [read on]
Festivals and Events in Montreal September 2017 Edition
September in Montreal keeps the city on the move all through the fall season.
1849: The Decline and Fall of Women’s Rights & Other Quebec Curios
Quebec was the last province in a post-Confederation Canada that granted women a right to vote, in 1940 to be exact, but the story of how that happened is another story for [read on]
Yamaneika Saunders Getting Nasty with JFL
“Don’t bring your grandmother to this one, unless she’s nasty.”
Portraits: A Sunny Morning with Mariloup Wolfe
Jennifer Guillet meets up to interview actress and director Mariloup Wolfe and ends up feeling like they’ve known each other forever.
Book review: Mankind & Other Stories of Women
Sinj Karan reviews Marianne Ackerman’s new collection of short stories, “Mankind & Other Stories of Women”.
The Dressmaker: A Seamstress Scorned
Jocelyn Moorhouse’s new film depicts a love affair in an unlikely milieu – in an isolated Australian town.
Festivals and Events in Montreal in September 2016
September in Montreal keeps the city July-hot all through the fall season.
Sex in MTL: When My Pleasure is a Victim of Social Norms
Heterosexual sex is undergoing its own radical transformation.
Fierce, Feminist, and Funny: Just For Laughs Highlights 2016!
Just for Laughs impressed me this year: we are spoiled for funny ladies. There is so much talent on display that it its hard to choose who to see. The festival is hosting [read on]
1663: Ensuring New France’s Survival & Other Quebec Curios
As stated many times in the past few weeks, New France’s population was an epic fail at best. Despite Champlain’s permanent settlement, the Habitation, as well as both [read on]
Unstoppable Sisters: An Interview with Skating Polly
I thought I would never end up fan-girling for teenage girls, until I met Skating Polly.
Fringe Festival Reviews # 4: Solo Ladies in the House
Our fourth round of Fringe Festival reviews: Self Exile, The Cockwhisperer, Get Your Shuffle On, Naked Ladies, and Sitting in Chairs at the Gates of Valhalla.
Meags Fitzgerald Interview: Long Red Hair
Meags Fitzgerald talks about Long Red Hair, why she learned to draw ambidextrously, and shares 20 pieces of advice for aspiring writers.