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Last modified on Fri 12 Mar 2021 13.50 EST Producer Sonia Friedman and director Ian Rickson are to present a spring season of plays in the West End that will tackle “urgent issues integral to rebuilding our society”. The Re:Emerge season, announced on Friday, comprises dramas about structural inequality, the climate emergency and issues raised by the case of Anna Sorokin, the socialite who was found guilty of grand larceny after posing as an heiress. News of the three dramas, all written by up-and-coming playwrights and supported by Arts Council England, runs counter to any suggestions th...

The Globe and Mail Published February 8, 2021 Shayne Gray/Handout CRITIC’S PICK In one of the more unexpected turns of pandemic-era opera, Voicebox: Opera in Concert has made an impressive first step into digital production with its double bill, The Human Voice. Back in the days of live performances, Opera in Concert held a firm place in Toronto’s scene, offering in-concert performances – that pure and simple form of opera, where the singers and orchestra perform unobstructed by sets or costumes. Its double bill, available online until Feb. 19, is another pure and simple idea with gr...