The Gazette : "Berthiaume's script boldly alternates between grim, sometimes gently funny naturalism, and poetic, magical elements... [T]his is a striking, often richly imaginative play, skilfully directed by Geneviève L. Blais."— Jim Burke, 2016‑10‑14. More / Plus...

Mtl Rampage : "I cannot get enough of this type of theatre. The production is slick but not distracting, the actors are as solid as a brick house and the gaze is unflinching on the realities that they are dealing with. It is gutsy, challenging yet accessible, and deeply unforgiving work. I felt vulnerable at the end of this. It deserves to be widely seen. Talisman Theatre, I salute you." — Angela Potvin, 2016‑10‑15. More / Plus...

Westmount mag : "This play has drawn praise in Toronto and Europe. I would recommend it..."— Byron Toben, 2016‑10‑14. More / Plus...

Theatre Hub : "Maintaining its mandate of adapting contemporary French Quebec plays to the English stage (credits to translator Nadine Desrochers for preserving the lyrical quality of Berthiaume's script), Talisman Theatre is to be commended here for providing a voice for the people of the First Nations and bringing their issues front and centre... Yukonstyle succeeds in embracing and exploring relevant issues of identity, diversity, and multiculturalism. More vitally, it illustrates the impact of the national tragedy of Canada's murdered aboriginal women, blowing the whistle on a system that has failed to protect them and on a onlooking society that has left the native community to fend for itself in the most hostile and unforgiving of conditions. Above all, it ignites essential conversations on our search for roots, how we cope with loss, and our glaring need for human connection and intimacy."— Camila Fitzgibbon, 2016‑10‑14. More / Plus...

MATTV : "'Larger than life', the Yukon motto acquires a new meaning in this play by Sarah Berthiaume, who drew inspiration from real-life characters she came across during a stay in this territory where the mercury drops to -45˚C. Through raw dialogue and poetic monologues, the author expresses the resilience of sensitive characters who protect themselves first of all from themselves in this arid environment."— Sébastien Bouthiller, 2016‑10‑14. More / Plus...

Concordia Link : "Berthiaums's Yukonstyle provokes audiences by giving them a glimpse of what the harrowing final moments of Pickton's vicims might have looked like through Garin's narrative. [...] Some members of the audience cried, as the fictional scence came close to reality."— Joshua De Costa, 2016‑10‑18. More / Plus...

Un fauteuil pour l’orchestre : "Yukonstyle is a discovery, a powerful text by Quebec playwright Sarah Berthiaume, beautifully translated into English by Nadine Desrochers. A chilling text, with words articulated in the mist of an eternal winter, but which, against all odds, warms the spirits... Carried by four brilliant actors, Yukonstyle's staging merges with the photography of a film.... this English adaptation, perfectly limpid for non-English speakers, disturbs us, amuses us as much as it frightens us. The Talisman Theater company has found the perfect balance between humor, darkness and theatrical militancy, producing a strong, sensitive production."— Jean Hostache, 2016‑10‑21. More / Plus...

Sorstu.ca : "Set between three mobile home structures (skilfully designed by Lyne Paquette), Yukonstyle's story is as banal as it is true....Four actors from different backgrounds (Toronto, Dawson College in Montreal, Northern Ontario, University of Saskatchewan, Blackfoot Reserve in Southern Alberta) deliver the text with great conviction. It's immediately clear that they were well directed by Geneviève L. Blais... Yukonstyle is driven by a strong sense of survival in the face of the setbacks of sacrificed lives, a strength admirably transposed to the La Chapelle stage."— Gilles G. Lamontagne, 2016‑10‑20. More / Plus...

Bible Urbaine : "Some of Geneviève L. Blais's staging mechanisms are quite inventive... time flies by without the spectator getting bored. Nadine Desrochers' translation of Sarah Berthiaume's original text is very fluid, and Talisman Theatre's mission is a noble one: to bring French-language drama to English-speaking audiences. The four actors deliver performances in keeping with the tone, but we can't help but notice Justin Many Fingers, with his combination of stature and intensity, who seems larger than life. Rarely have we seen an actor so accurately convey such immense internal torment."— Pierre-Alexandre Buisson, 2016‑10‑23. More / Plus...