Emily Anne Corcoran & Oshen Aoun in Walden | Photo by Sandro Pehar
If you have anxiety about the state of the world—social discordance, the untenable trajectory of late-stage capitalism, climate catastrophe and whatnot—playwright Amy Berryman’s Walden, presented in a Canadian premiere by Icarus Theatre, will confirm many of your fears about our near future. There is shared misery catharsis to be found here, and a reminder that, no matter what happens, we can find places to give us purpose, and that mundane human shenanigans like sibling rivalry will be still be with us through the end times. Continue Reading