Jennifer Hartley

As unCanadian as it may seem, I have to admit to not knowing a lot about Joni Mitchell and quite frankly felt that I wasn’t missing out on much. I was wrong, so completely wrong. Maybe I just needed the benefit of a few grey hairs and wrinkles, but after going to see This Flight Tonight, Songs [...]

Captured above: Jacob with the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Hon. Geoff Regan, P.C. M.P. Today is World Mental Health Day according to the World Health Organization, and the theme is Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World. What a great way to resurrect J and J Gibberish! This one [...]

Whenever a George F. Walker play comes to town, especially one of his new ones that I haven’t yet seen, I am positively giddy. He is one of Canada’s playwright superstars. Member of the Order of Canada and recipient of countless theatrical awards, he has written over 30 plays. Some are biting, [...]

Like many suburban and urban centres in Ontario, the city of Markham is a paradox. You have probably driven by many times and not stopped, but you should. Stuff to do Stroll down Main Street Unionville and you can still see how it once was a small, quaint English Ontarian town. The street has remained [...]

All photos by Andrew Alexander Game of Thrones, eat your heart out. Canadian Playwright Kate Hennig’s Tudor trilogy is proving to be spectacularly more satisfying that the tv show for political intrigue, suspense and thrills. Incredibly, it is all based on history. The season opener for the [...]

It is hard to believe summer is nearly over. It's time for a last-minute memory maker for you and your kids. Hop in the car and head down to Montreal for incredible food, rich culture, an awesome vibe and a plethora of things to do. There is something going on day and night to fill your mind, body [...]

Photo credit: Andrew Alexander It was symbolic that the latest Gladstone show opened on the 100th anniversary of when women got the federal vote in Canada, particularly given the play Miss Shakespeare is about girl power in Elizabethan times when there were basically no women’s rights. (I [...]

Photo credit: Lucas Saporiti You might want to label Cirque du Soleil as ‘extraordinary,’ but the reality is, that hardly does the magnificent organization justice. To be honest, I always wondered how a circus-type experience could take the world by storm . . . but Cirque certainly [...]

Photo credit: David Hou The last play of the NAC theatre season closes tomorrow. I have to say that this year, the plays in the smaller Azrieli Studio theatre have been the ones that have impressed me the most so keep a special eye out for those plays next year. The bigger productions, safer theatrical [...]

Photo credit: Jennifer Hartley This week is the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week. Yay! So much has been done to raise awareness over the years. There is absolutely no question that the discussion around mental health has increased over the last few years, even since [...]