Cup of Hemlock Theatre Podcast

Cup of Hemlock Theatre
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Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based collective devoted to facilitating in-depth dialogue on the art and practice of theatre. Utilizing digital platforms to connect, showcase, and promote theatre artists, scholars, and enthusiasts from all over the map, we aim to foster community, creativity, and critical discussion.

  1. Oct 26

    308. The Cup | Looking Ahead at Stratford’s 2027 Season | Editorial

    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: @cohtheatre If you’d like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to coh.theatre.MM@gmail.com

  2. Oct 26

    307. The Cup | Stratford Festival 2026 Review Roundup

    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 coh.theatre.MM@gmail.com

  3. Oct 15

    306. The Cup | Interview with Keith Barker (The Veil; Raised by Women)

    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 coh.theatre.MM@gmail.com

  4. Oct 15

    305. The Cup | Bootcandy (Buddies & Obsidian Theatre Company)

    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 coh.theatre.MM@gmail.com.

  5. Oct 15

    304. The Cup | Heaven (The Theatre Centre)

    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: bookwithbriclarke@gmail.comFollow 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 coh.theatre.MM@gmail.com.

  6. Oct 15

    303. The Cup | To A Flame (1s1/Nightwood Theatre with Modern Times Stage Company & Why Not Theatre)

    Welcome back to the 303rd 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 303rd episode we bring you a Duet Review of To A Flame, directed & choreographed by Josette Bushell-Mingo, English to ASL translation by Dawn Jani Birley, and presented by 1s1/Nightwood Theatre in association with Modern Stage Company and Why Not Theatre at the Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre. Join Jillian Robinson and Mackenzie Horner as they recount the polished poetics, grotesque girlhood, and silent scenery inside of Father’s house. To A Flame played at Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre (877 Yonge St.) from September 22 - October 4, 2026. This review contains SPOILERS. The episode will begin with a general non-spoiler review until the [20:22] 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 coh.theatre.MM@gmail.com.

  7. Sep 21

    302. The Cup | Mama, by Tia Baum

    Welcome back to the 302nd 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 302nd episode we bring you a Duet Review of Mama, a new solo show written and performed by Tia Baum, directed by Keren Edelist. Join Ryan Borochovitz and special guest Katie Lawrence, as they discuss propulsive projections, physicist’s felines, and the disembodied manosphere.Mama made its world premiere at CineCycle (129 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON) from September 11th to 13th, 2026. You can learn more about the production from the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mama-one-womans-quest-tickets-1992004519140 This review contains many SPOILERS for Mama. It will begin with a general non-spoiler review until the [21:37] mark, followed by a more in-depth/anything goes/spoiler-rich discussion. If you intend to see the production (in a future iteration), we recommend you stop watching after that point, or at least proceed at your own risk. Follow our panelists: Katie Lawrence – Instagram: @katie_ella_lawrence Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won’t mind!]; if you enjoy his theatre thoughts, more can be found at https://nextmag.ca/search/borochovitz 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 coh.theatre.MM@gmail.com

  8. Sep 21

    301. The Cup | Walden (Icarus Theatre)

    Welcome back to the 301st 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 301st episode we bring you a Duet Review of Walden by Amy Berryman, presented in its Canadian premiere by Icarus Theatre, directed by Erik Richards and starring Charlotte Dennis, Emily Anne Corcoran, and Oshen Aoun. Join Jillian Robinson and Ryan Borochovitz as they discuss life in the woods, life beyond Earth, and fertile soil.Walden is playing at the Theatre Centre (1115 Queen St W, Toronto, ON) until September 26th, 2026. Tickets can be purchased from the following link: https://theatrecentre.org/event/walden-icarus-theatre/ This review contains many SPOILERS for Walden. It will begin with a general non-spoiler review until the [14:11] mark, followed by a more in-depth/anything goes/spoiler-rich discussion. If you intend to see the production, we recommend you stop watching after that point, or at least proceed at your own risk. Follow our panelists: Jillian Robinson – Instagram: @jillian.robinson96Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won’t mind!]; if you enjoy his theatre thoughts, more can be found at https://nextmag.ca/search/borochovitz Follow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatre If you’d like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to coh.theatre.MM@gmail.com

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Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based collective devoted to facilitating in-depth dialogue on the art and practice of theatre. Utilizing digital platforms to connect, showcase, and promote theatre artists, scholars, and enthusiasts from all over the map, we aim to foster community, creativity, and critical discussion.

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  • Creator
    Cup of Hemlock Theatre
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    308
  • Rating
    Explicit
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