REVIEWS // YERMA

THE TORONTO STAR - 3.5 / 4 STARS

"Coal Mine Theatre confidently launches the next phase of its life..."

"(Yerma) offers welcome evidence that Coal Mine’s commitment to bold texts in bold productions will continue in its new home."

"Sarah Gadon... brings (her) screen acting skills to bear in her slow-burning, psychologically intense performance. She is beautifully matched by Daren A. Herbert as her husband, John..."

THE GLOBE & MAIL

"An important reminder of the power of live theatre, Yerma is also, in Coal Mine’s case, a powerful, memorable (re)birth."

"Sarah Gadon... skilfully uses the intimacy of the space to telegraph the inner life of a woman caught in her own little box of emptiness."

"...what the (Coal Mine's) Toronto production loses in real estate it gains in a visceral immediacy..."

GoAheadSumi.com

"(Sarah Gadon) delivers a white-knuckle performance."

"Gadon... handles the demands (of her role) with seeming ease, finding layers of complexity and nuance throughout... her performance becomes mythic, almost operatic."

"Luminous onscreen, Gadon has an equally strong presence on the stage..."

OurTheatreVoice.com

"Diana Bentley directs ‘Yerma’ with confidence."

"Sarah Gadon remains riveting throughout her performance."

"Engaging and gripping... This is good theatre. See it."

THE SLOTKIN LETTER

"Both Daren A. Herbert and Sarah Gadon… are electrifying..."

"…vivid, gripping and heart-squeezing."

"...the commanding, assured directorial debut of Diana Bentley..."

NextMag.ca

“ Coal Mine Theatre rises from the ashes.”

Lightsuptoronto.ca

“...we’re hanging on to Gadon’s every word."

ISTVAN REVIEWS

“(Daren) Herbert’s John... just ripped my damn heart out."

"Diana Bentley’s staging is punchy and efficient."

"Director Diana Bentley achieves a solid naturalism, these people live and breathe outside their appearances between blackouts, tempered with an awareness of the inherent theatricality they present both as actors and as characters. And because they are close enough to touch, the effect is riveting."