From November 2 to December 12, 2021, Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre Company and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will present the Canadian premiere of Draw Me Close, a critically acclaimed immersive experience by award-winning playwright and filmmaker Jordan Tannahill, co-produced by the NFB and the National Theatre (NT) of Great Britain. Draw Me Close is an exciting return to the stage for Soulpepper. Originally programmed in Artistic Director Weyni Mengesha’s inaugural season of programming, Draw Me Close will be the first opportunity for audiences to return to Soulpepper’s theatre since the industry shut down.
Day: October 15, 2021
Nine months after being diagnosed with a Stage 4 brain tumour — and two days after his family says he tested positive for COVID-19 — Nathanael Spitzer of Ponoka, Alta., died in hospital.
A second 4.5-magnitude earthquake in two days has rattled the Spanish island of La Palma. The two quakes were the strongest to hit the Canary Island off northwest Africa since the Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted Sept. 19. Rivers of molten rock that scientists described on Friday as “a true lava tsunami” forced the evacuation of more than 300 people late Thursday. About 7,000 people in all have had to flee since the eruption.
There’s a great divide in Dryden, Ontario’s smallest city: People needing immediate help for addictions and homelessness are being told it’ll take time to put evidence-based solutions like safe consumption sites in place. But for individuals like Shauna Pinkerton, time isn’t on their side.
Bob McDonald’s blog: Actor William Shatner’s nakedly emotional response to his sub-orbital flight is a welcome reminder of the perspective-changing potential of a trip to space.