Today in Toronto: John Scott, Rez Sisters and more
John Scott There’s an apocalyptic feel to every show by this celebrated local artist. Warplanes, missiles, Napoleon, zombie bunnies—his is a bleak, nightmarish vision, but an honest and exhilarating one, too. Find out more »
Life and Times of Mackenzie King Ditch the books for a crash course in Canadian history with VideoCabaret, the company behind such gems as The Great War and Laurier. The Roaring ’20s and the Dirty ’30s form the backdrop, our wackiest PM the centrepiece, and two rum-runners and a war widow the heart of this particular lesson, subtitled The History of the Village of the Small Huts, 1918–1939 . Find out more »
Rez Sisters First Nations writer Tomson Highway borrowed heavily from barrier-busting Quebec playwright Michel Tremblay, the man behind Les Belles-Soeurs, when he wrote this 1986 play. Find out more »
