Author: Lauren Allen
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#consent
Lauren shares her feelings about #consent, a local theatre piece from Sum Theatre and Heather Morrison, that has been creating space for unheard voices. #consent is a 45-minute piece made up of a collection of things — raps, poems, songs, sketches, scenes. More than that, it is a 45-minute afterplay that holds space for those…
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A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place is one of the best thrillers of the year, using family drama to create stakes that take the horror to great heights. As we sat down in the theatre to enjoy a horror movie together, a very rare occurrence, my boyfriend turns to me and says “I’ll know if it’s good if…
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Hannah Gadsby’s ‘Nanette’
Hannah Gadsby’s Netflix comedy special, ‘Nanette,’ is no joke. What starts as your average stand-up comedy routine becomes an explosive piece of performance art. If you are think comedy shows are formulaic and boring, you need to watch Nanette. Comedian Hannah Gadsby will take a big ol’ hammer and shatter that preconception in minutes. From…
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Not the Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman wasn’t exactly the greatest show. Inherent problems with the character of PT Barnum aside, the musical was weak and the story overstuffed. Plenty of critiques exist already on the new film, The Greatest Showman, especially considering it glorifies a man who famously profited off of the disabled. I wanted to talk about…