In the Press
Reviews for BREAKFAST
“…astonishingly original work. Anna Chatterton and Evalyn Parry never fail to entrance and provoke…This play speaks volumes about image, loneliness, desperation and self-delusion. It is a must see.” Paula Citron, Classical 96.3 read the complete review here
“…Randoja is devastatingly wonderful as Marnie, moving from funny to heartbreaking and back again. It’s a performance you won’t easily forget….an eminently worthwhile, disturbingly different hour of theatre” Robert Crew, The Toronto Star read the complete review here
“Moment by moment, this 70-minute creation is utterly compelling….adventurers who surrender to this play about transformation will be rewarded by visceral theatre. Like an orgasm, it’s hard to describe but you know when you’ve had one…It’s a sleek, relentless ride, with emotional glue courtesy of the psycho-savvy script and Randoja’s absorbing, fearless performance.” EYE Magazine read the complete review here
“…a complex and thrilling encounter with one woman’s psyche…The Independent Aunties bring simple, evocative stories into our hearts and minds, titillating and threatening us with the joy of watching sharp, penetrating and politically empowering theatre unfold — in the kitchen.” XTRA Magazine read the compete review here
Reviews for CLEAN IRENE & DIRTY MAXINE
“There’s no one quite like Toronto’s Anna Chatterton, Evalyn Parry and Karin Randoja around at the moment. They write dark yet funny cautionary tales for our time – Edward Gorey meets Hilaire Belloc meet the Brothers Grimm.” ~ Robert Crew, THE TORONTO STAR
“Wickedly funny…great physicality, smart satire and snappy, spot on performances!” ~ Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine
“..beneath the show’s whimsy lies a subtle, satirical sting that spares no one.” ~ Eye Magazine
“You’d be hard pressed to find a better pairing of performers on stage than Parry and Chatterton.” ~ THE GLOBE & MAIL
“ …just the right mix of deadly earnestness and naughty knowingness.” ~ The Toronto Sun
“Original as sin!” ~ OTTAWA XPRESS
Review for FRANCES, MATHILDA AND TEA, and THE MYSTERIOUS SHORTS
“Black humour a la Satre’s No Exit meets the mania of Fawlty Towers..”~ Kate Penderson, NOW MAGAZINE
“…the wit is caustic and the energy youthful…” ~ Paula Citron, Classical 96.3 FM
Reviews for ROBBERS DAUGHTERS
“Part cheeky fairy tale, part postmodern history… part over-the-top comedy, Robber’s Daughters reminded us how good it is to have the Aunties in our theatre community. ” ~ Jon Kaplan, NOW Magazine
OUR COLLEAGUES SPEAK…
“The work these three artists do together is among the most original I’ve seen. A kind of artistic voodoo that’s dangerous, really funny, and brilliantly slick. They show us in extremely clever ways the madness that women are forced to live within in order to be what history has asked them to be. They are clearly rebels who have chosen a form of radical embrace of the social projections that women must live with. Their rage is finely tuned and their aim unerring. They create artistic puzzles that fascinate long after the curtain has fallen.” ~ Layne Colman, Artistic Director, Theatre Passe Muraille
“Boldly unique, witty and refreshing!” ~ Kelly Thornton, Artistic Director, Nightwood Theatre
“These are artists whose voices will make a difference to the landscape of theatre in this country” ~ Diana Bellshaw, Director of Theatre, Humber College