Lots going on this week! I have five performances of SmackHeaded Peter and a variety show of epic proportions… SmackHeaded Peter opened with a bang on Friday night – we had a great house and were very pleased with how well the world premiere of the play was received. There are still five chances to catch this marvellously dark and funny tale of a heroin...

Tonight’s the night that The Sad and Cautionary Tale of SmackHeaded Peter gets its world première. So we’re thrilled to have received two great shout-outs ahead of our opening. The first is from NOW Magazine who named our director Heather Davies as one of the artists to watch this year at SummerWorks based on the strength of her adaptation and direction...

Today I received my date for the Toronto Comedy Brawl semi-final – Tuesday 24th August. I’m excited and nervous – the line-up is superb: Sam Feldman, Jamie O’Connor, Julie Kim, K Trevor Wilson, Chris Wakelin, Ian MacIntyre and Veronika Swartz. Most of the other comics are friends so it will be a really fun night, but the competition is...

It’s been four weeks of intense rehearsals. And now it’s time to welcome you to the world of Thamesmead. “The Sad and Cautionary Tale of SmackHeaded Peter” opens this Friday 6th August in the Mainspace at Theatre Passe Muraille. There are only six performances (it’s the same for all of the shows in the SummerWorks Festival) – if...

Hooray! This week’s gig is at my favourite room in Toronto – Spirits in Toronto’s gay village. The delicious Jo-Anna Downey is the hostess with the mostess and Toronto’s best comedians and out-of-towners flock to perform at this great pub. Here are the deets: 9pm at Spirits – 682 Church Street at Bloor, Toronto. I often come to Spirits...

I’m a little bit over-excited. That’s because I’ve been invited to appear at my very first comedy festival as a newcomer. Woot! The festival consists of two nights of comedy – on Friday 24th September is the Rising Star Showcase with 14 comedians competing for a spot on the Gala Event on the Saturday night. Guest judges are the MC for the Gala...

SummerWorks set a challenge to all of the theatre companies performing in this year’s festival: create a video, one minute long with no more than 20 words. Our delicious assistant director Andrew McNaughton took on the task of shooting, editing and producing the video with zero budget and limited availability of cast members. These are the results: I think...