Cup of Hemlock Theatre Podcast

Welcome back to the 308th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 308th episode we have an episode of “The Cup: Editorial” in which Co-Artistic Producers Ryan Borochovitz and Mackenzie Horner take a detailed look into what’s been already announced about the festival’s 2027 season — Jonathan Church’s first as Artistic Director. The readiness is all, as Mackenzie Horner and Ryan Borochovitz unpack everything from programming to casting, scheduling to bundling, and even a few unvarnished thoughts about a glistering Venetian triptych.Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeatApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeNSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAuRyan Borochovitz – Instagram: @ryanborochovitz // NEXT Mag: https://nextmag.ca/search/borochovitzFollow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatreIf you’d like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to [email protected]

Welcome back to the 307th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 307th episode we bring you a Review Roundup of Stratford Festival's 2026 season . Join Mackenzie Horner and Ryan Borochovitz as they unpack all of their thoughts about this year’s theatrical offerings, discussing pumpkin pants, undergraduate syllabi, and the managerial excellence of Antoni Cimolino.Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeatApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeNSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAuRyan Borochovitz – Instagram: @ryanborochovitz // NEXT Mag: https://nextmag.ca/search/borochovitzRead all of NEXT Magazine’s Stratford coverage from this season: - Ryan’s interview with Antoni Cimolino: https://nextmag.ca/interview-what-more-can-anybody-say-about-antoni-cimolino/ - Ryan’s review of A Midsummer Night’s Dream: https://nextmag.ca/review-youd-be-a-patched-fool-to-sleep-on-stratford-and-groundlings-a-midsummer-nights-dream/ - Ryan’s review of Guys & Dolls: https://nextmag.ca/review-stratfords-guys-and-dolls-makes-the-1950s-anything-but-black-and-white/ - Ryan’s premature recommendation of The Tempest: https://nextmag.ca/list_article/preview-12-plays-to-see-in-toronto-2026/ - Ryan’s mini-review of The Tempest: https://nextmag.ca/theatre-scenes-checking-in-with-the-rest-of-our-2026-play-recommendations/ - Ryan’s interview with Tom McCamus: https://nextmag.ca/tom-mccamus-makes-waiting-feel-fresh-at-the-stratford-festival/ - Ryan’s interview with Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman & Jovanni Sy: https://nextmag.ca/two-new-plays-at-the-stratford-festival-seek-a-language-for-responding-to-the-past/ - isi bhakhomen’s interview with Jordin Hall and Jessica B. Hill: https://nextmag.ca/interview-jordin-hall-and-jessica-b-hill-discuss-how-black-kinship-can-enrich-the-dynamics-of-othello/ - Divine Angubua’s interview with Fiona Reid and Carter Gulseth: https://nextmag.ca/interview-fiona-reid-and-carter-gulseth-share-their-earnest-thoughts-about-oscar-wildes-comedic-masterpiece/ - Lori Ossip’s interview with Geraint Wyn Davies & Ashley Dingwell: https://nextmag.ca/interview-veteran-geraint-wyn-daviesdavies-and-newcomer-ashley-dingwell-bridge-generations-in-stratfords-the-tempest/ - Lori Ossip’s interview with Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane: https://nextmag.ca/between-something-rotten-and-guys-and-dolls-olivia-sinclair-brisbane-has-her-biggest-stratford-season-yet/ - Stephen Low’s review of Saturday, Sunday, Monday: https://nextmag.ca/review-stratfords-saturday-sunday-monday-makes-the-everyday-entertaining-and-enchanting/ - Cassandra Davey’s review of The King James Bible Play: https://nextmag.ca/review-stratfords-the-king-james-bible-play-opens-the-book-on-the-words-of-the-word/ - Shunsho Ando Heng’s review of The Tao of the World: https://nextmag.ca/review-stratfords-the-tao-of-the-world-is-crazy-rich-asian-and-above-all-nuanced/ Watch the Antoni Cimolino documentary (This Above All) on CBC Gem: https://gem.cbc.ca/this-above-all-the-theatrical-life-of-antoni-cimolino Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatreIf you’d like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to [email protected]

Welcome back to the 306th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 306th episode we have a new artist interview. This particular conversation is between our Co-Artistic Producer and Keith Barker, award-winning playwright, director, dramaturg, and performer, the former artistic director of Native Earth Performing Arts, and currently Director of the Foerster Bernstein New Play Development Program at the Stratford Festival. Together these two discuss all about live horror performance, matriarchal inheritance, and planting seeds in the Studio Theatre.The Veil (co-authored by Keith Barker and Thomas Morgan Jones) is running as part of the Stratford Festival’s Meighen Forum, at the Tom Patterson Theatre’s Lazaridis Hall (111 Lakeside Dr, Stratford, ON) from October 23 to 31, 2026. Tickets can be purchased from the following link: https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/TheForum/The-Veil Raised By Women (written and performed by Keith Barker) is running at Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley St, Toronto, ON) from March 27 to April 11, 2027. Tickets can be purchased from the following link: https://www.canadianstage.com/shows-events/season/raised-by-women This interview contains SPOILERS for The Veil, enclosed between 21:10 and 49:00. If you intend to see the production, we recommend skipping over that section, or at least proceeding at your own risk.Follow Keith – Instagram: @keeferbarkerRead Ryan’s coverage of The Veil in NEXT Magazine:https://nextmag.ca/theatre-scenes-dance-divisive-receptions-and-a-query-from-beyond-the-veil/ https://nextmag.ca/theatre-scenes-tis-the-season-to-be-spooky-with-these-spine-tingling-shows/ https://nextmag.ca/theatre-scenes-our-top-10-favourite-plays-of-2025/ https://nextmag.ca/theatre-scenes-yet-another-12-shows-to-see-a-second-time-before-the-end-of-2026/ Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatreIf you’d like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to [email protected]

Welcome back to the 305th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 305th episode we bring you a Duet Review of Bootycandy, directed by Jay Northcott, co-produced by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Obsidian Theatre Company. Join Jillian Robinson and Mackenzie Horner as they examine the many facets of Sutter, applaud the synergy of a connected creative team, and recognize the power of unveiling and resisting the THEYHEARDS. Bootycandy is playing at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (12 Alexander Street, Toronto, ON) until October 17, 2026. Tickets can be purchased from the following link: https://bit.ly/4rVd63gThis review contains SPOILERS. The episode will begin with a general non-spoiler review until the [16:16] mark, followed by a more in-depth/anything goes/spoiler-rich discussion. If you intend to see the production, if it is remounted in the future, we recommend you stop watching after that point, or at least proceed at your own risk.Follow our panelists:Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeatApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeNSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAuJillian Robinson – Instagram: @jillian.robinson96 Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatreIf you’d like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to [email protected].

Welcome back to the 304th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 304th episode we bring you a Duet Review of Heaven, choreographed by Sasha Ivanochko and produced in association with The Theatre Centre. Join Jillian Robinson and Bri Clarke as they unearth the human instinct to express while exploding, explore while extinguishing all while ultimately asking the question ‘What do we owe each other?’. Heaven played in the Franco Boni Theatre at The Theatre Centre (1115 Queen St. W.) from September 29 - October 3, 2026. This review contains SPOILERS. The episode will begin with a general non-spoiler review until the [00:26:10] mark, followed by a more in-depth/anything goes/spoiler-rich discussion. If you intend to see the production, if it is remounted in the future, we recommend you stop watching after that point, or at least proceed at your own risk.Follow our panelists:Jillian Robinson – Instagram: @jillian.robinson96Bri Clarke - Instagram: @brianna_clarkee // Website: www.briclarke.ca // Email: [email protected] Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatreIf you’d like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to [email protected].