266. The Cup | 2025 Year in Review | Editorial

Happy New Year and welcome back to the 266th 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 266th episode we bring you a very special episode of “The Cup: Editorial” in which we kick off 2026 with a very specialepisode where we look back on the year that’spassed, the plays we loved, and the episodes weproduced. Join our Golden Trio (@jillian.robinson96,@mackenzie_horner, and @ryanborochovitz ) as theyraise their cups and give a final cheer to 2025!Here’s a list of all the episodes from 2025 that we shout out in this episode (in order of first mention). If any of them piqued your interest, give them a watch/listen: Last Year’s New Year Editorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFbj9OcwkYU She’s the Man (Screened Play): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLROdb5QKno The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Screened Play): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1suZULFP2Yg Celebrity Casting Editorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJDEtdeL5Gw Theatre, Sitcoms, and SNL Editorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFEASVrYnQ4 Doubt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlIkl3Rvzz4 Toronto Fringe Review Roundup 2025 Pt.1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtBoqIHnLCI Toronto Fringe Review Roundup 2025 Pt.2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UkeDPQXM8w Toronto Fringe Review Roundup 2025 Pt.3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w46JrYXmiP0 The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSn6aGoS9ck A Public Display of Affection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdrQ6GAxDQI Romeo Pimp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCNUqbr7sfA Born-Again Crow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wtY7LzGg0Q Shrek the Musical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdfkQKxlfy8 MONKS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O19CrIz4EL8 The Threepenny Opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uO16YDR9xU Ophis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA0ptZKOJuY Wing Chun Dance Drama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzY-bUrrSaQ Moonlight Schooner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKqMOx8IGZk Game of Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DHd3lzDt2Y The Green Line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ixPUf-PP9o tick, tick…BOOM!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdw3Az4h9mE Tatum Lee & Lizzie Moffatt Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXCtnMtu9tE Last Landscape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXrxk0HGuHw Bug: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXu3ep5ElJ4 A Christmas Carol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQg6urySq2s Invasion: Christmas Carol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmmXqrAgHfY Follow our panelists: Jillian Robinson – Instagram: @jillian.robinson96 Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeatApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeNSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu 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/borochovitzFollow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatre If you’d like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to [email protected]