Articles by LIam

‘Brown Butter’ Heals from the Inside Out
- News
- Review
- Uncategorized
Something is brewing at Agnes Etherington’s former home. Correction: something is rising, proofing, marinating, braising, and burning at the Agnes.

Now Hiring: Producer of SWIRLS
- Industry
- Kingston Theatre Alliance
- News
- Single Thread Theatre Co
- Spiderwebshow
Project Description: SWIRLS: a series of workshops held around Kingston as a collaborative setting for meaningful engagement to improve artists’ digital literacy and enhance their capabilities in using AR/VR as an art form. In-person and virtual workshops will bring together a wide array of artists working within different artistic disciplines. The workshops will be experiments in providing learning opportunities while creating a context that makes for creative sparks to happen. […]

Now Hiring: Associate Theatre Critic
- Industry
- Kingston Theatre Alliance
- News
The Performance Blog is a primary resource for audience members, artistic collaboration, critical dialogue, and industry contacts. Our platform consolidates events, news, artists, and organizations in the Southeastern area in an accessible and accountable manner that the region has never seen before. Led by the Editor, the writing team is looking for passionate individuals who are committed to questioning who and what criticism is FOR. Job Description The Associate Theatre […]

The Mystical Machinery of Mosher Island
- Festival
- Kick & Push Festival
- Review
WARNING: This review contains spoilers, but you can play Mosher Island first here. From the ancient events of Olympia and its outstanding legacy, to every bustling grade school recess, to the unfathomably powerful computers in everyone’s pockets these days, it’s always been apparent that humans simply adore games. Admit it! You absolutely DO got games on your phone (See meme to the right). Theatre’s strength as an artistic medium is […]

Stale Laundry – An Irked Youth’s Thoughts on Boomer Love
- Review
- Thousand Islands Playhouse
WARNING: This review contains spoilers. At the end of the day, I get it. Times have been tough, and when the going gets tough and revenue must be guaranteed, safe choices need to be made. Thousand Islands Playhouse marks its return with award-winning Vancouver playwright Michele Riml’s Sexy Laundry. The play follows the tale of a tepid night shared by a middle-aged couple that aim to fuck themselves out of […]

Now Hiring: Assistant Theatre Critic
- News
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A Statement on COVID-19
- News
In Kingston, most performances have either been cancelled or rescheduled, educational training programs have been restructured and venues have been closed until further notice. However, performers in Kingston are resilient and have adapted by moving performance and other content online.

Theatre Kingston’s “Butcher” encourages audiences to face the circumstances of their realities, despite whether or not they want to
- Review
- Theatre Kingston
Strap yourselves in for a wild ride at Butcher by Nicolas Billon, the fall installment of Theatre Kingston’s 2018/2019 season. This strong and dedicated team of Canadian theatre artists, guided by seasoned director Kathryn MacKay, succeed in bringing to life this complex narrative and the even more complex themes that come along with it. The first thing audiences see when walking into the alley space is Steve Lucas’s meticulously designed […]

In a turbulent and divisive time, The Mouse House reminds audiences that we must be kind and vulnerable with one another
- Domino Theatre
- Review
Following the successful run of A Comedy of Tenors, Domino Theatre is back with the second instalment of their season: The Mouse House, a thrilling and timely play by Canadian playwright Robert Ainsworth.

Meet Danika Lochhead, the Kingston Arts Council’s most recent Executive Director
- Interview
Danika Lochhead (pronounced Lock-heed) plays a crucial role in fostering opportunities for theatre creation and appreciation in Kingston about which not nearly enough theatre practitioners in the community know.

Meet Rosemary Doyle, Theatre Kingston’s New Artistic Director
- Interview
- Theatre Kingston
Rosemary Doyle, the incoming Artistic Director of Theatre Kingston, invited me into her office – which she recently reconfigured to make it more inviting to passersby – for this interview.

Thousand Islands Playhouse: The Canadian
- Review
- Thousand Islands Playhouse
A new Canadian farce! Playing in the Springer Theatre until August 18, The Canadian by this new whimsical physical comedy world premiered by Thousand Islands Playhouse – takes the audience through a whirlwind of events so calculated and carefully timed that they could all crumbling down upon an accidental early entrance or line fumble. Director Rob Kempson reflects upon this in his Director’s Note, equating a farce to a “complex […]