Malobi Elueme
Articles by Malobi
Creativity Gone Wild: Behind the Scenes of ‘Love? and Other Letters’
- Artist
- Interview
- Kick & Push Festival
- TK Fringe
Alina Siwy and Heiden Jacobi have the kind of creative chemistry that makes collaboration feel effortless. Siwy is currently studying Film at Queen’s with a specialization in Media and Performance Production at the Dan School of Drama and Music. She is also a writer and her newest project, Love? and Other Letters, explores the emotional complexities of loving someone else. Jacobi is a drama major, actor, photographer, lighting designer, and […]
Come Play by the Lake: ‘Sea Wall’ and ‘The Fall After Midsummer’
- Domino Theatre
- Festival
- Review
Content Warning: ‘The Fall after Midsummer’ mentions murder, violence, and discusses an emotionally abusive relationship. Although this review does not discuss these topics in depth, they are general themes in the performance.
“Theatre Reflects Our Time”: A Conversation with Kate Barker
- Artist
- Domino Theatre
- Interview
Kate Barker is not new to the role of playwright. She wrote her first plays in the 1990s, then for the next thirty years worked as a magazine writer, editor, and journalism instructor. “It is a return to my first love, theatre,” she says. In her newest play NUTZ, Barker brings Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang to their late 50s where Marcie owns a bar and Donald Trump is […]
A Walk in the Park: SPAF 2025
- Festival
- Review
- Skeleton Park Arts Festival
The best part about summertime in Kingston is there’s always something to do, and the worst part is there’s never enough time to do it all. Whether you were busy with the Princess Street Promenade or simply seeking shelter from the heatwave, you might have missed this year’s Skeleton Park Arts Festival (SPAF). If you weren’t able to make it out to McBurney Park this past weekend, we don’t want […]
Great Things Come in Threes: A Look at SPAF’s Artists
- Interview
- Skeleton Park Arts Festival
Much like many arts fests around the world, Kingston’s Skeleton Park Arts Festival (SPAF) is jam-packed with different events and activities. Of course, SPAF brings its own unique flair, and this year’s feature on the festival showcases how. Our summer theatre critics have collaborated to bring you three mini-features on an artist from each day of SPAF, highlighting some of the talented individuals who can be seen around Skeleton Park […]
‘The MaryRobin Show’ Delivers Big Laughs and Bold Moves
- Deaf Spirit Theatre
- FOLDA
- Review
From the mischievous grins on the show’s poster to the “may not be suitable for children” warning, The MaryRobin Show makes its intentions very clear: this is going to be fun. And it is! Created by Deaf artists Elizabeth Morris and Hayley Hudson, The MaryRobin Show is a lively combination of sketch comedy, visual storytelling, and improv. Morris and Hudson are longtime collaborators through Deaf Spirit Theatre, a company they […]
Reflections and Refractions: A Mirror to Creativity Without Limits
- FOLDA
- Peerless Productions
- Review
The boundaries between digital art and live performance are blurred in Peerless Productions’ Reflections and Refractions. Presented as part of the Festival of Live Digital Art (FOLDA), the show brings together sound, light, movement, and digital design in a thought-provoking production. Arriving at the Isabel Bader Centre, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but I knew it wouldn’t be traditional. That’s part of the FOLDA promise: to offer “what’s […]