Toronto Life – December 2018

photographs: top

by

tanja-tiziana;

bottom courtesy of aurora winter festival

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Ontario Place transforms into a North Pole–inspired village for the

holidays, with colourful lights, a skating pond, a whimsical winter gar-

den and no shortage of Christmas magic. It’s worth braving the frigid

temperatures: attractions include a 15-metre LED light dome, a 55-metre

snow-tube slide and an interactive tour inside Santa’s workshop to see

the master craftsman at work. Plus, it’s a pretty big upgrade from

stopping to see old Saint Nick at your local mall.

A winter wonderland

HOLIDAYS | Aurora Winter Festival | Nov. 29 to Dec. 30, Ontario Place

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The Handmaid’s Tale brought dystopian

feminist fiction into the mainstream.

Now, Canadian playwright Susanna

Fournier is giving the genre a theatrical

spin. The Empire trilogy, set in an alter-

nate universe that shares our own impe-

rial, patriarchal history, is a gothic-tinged

take on sex and power struggles. Part

one, The Philosopher’s Wife, takes over

the Daniels Spectrum Aki Studio this

month with a darkly humorous tale

of a rationalist husband who tries to curb

the wild canine impulses of his spouse.

Parts two and three open next year.

A dystopian

theatre trilogy

THEATRE^ |^ The Philosopher’s Wife

Dec. 4 to 16, Daniels Spectrum

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