Theatre

A collection of 117 posts

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The Top 10 Toronto theatre productions of 2025

Anne of Green Gables, Red Like Fruit, The Welkin, Kim’s Convenience and Bright Star top my list of the most memorable shows of the year

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Review: all-Canadian & Juliet is cause for rejoicing

A spectacular new all-Canadian cast brings Elbows Up energy to the Max Martin musical

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Reviews: Rogers v. Rogers, The Woman in Black, Holiday! and more

Michael Healey, Chris Abraham and Crow’s have another hit on their hands, while The Woman in Black and Holiday! try to elicit screams and laughter

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Your holiday to-do list

An intimate production of Tracy Letts’ Bug, Damien Atkins’ panto villain and an improvised take on A Christmas Carol are all worth checking out

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Holiday show reviews: The Sound of Music, Narnia, Shrek, Hallmark(ish) Parody

The theatres are alive with the sound of musicals: classic, all-ages friendly, and hilariously satiric

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Two holiday-adjacent shows you can’t miss this season

Reviews of The Christmas Market, Fulfillment Centre, The Dishwashers and Spycraft

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The role that got Kristen Thomson to return to the stage

The multiple Dora Award-winning actor and writer makes her Coal Mine debut in Abe Koogler’s drama Fulfillment Centre

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Reviews: Elizabeth McGovern plays Ava Gardner, plus three indie offerings

Tick, tick... BOOM! and Predictable Holiday Rom-Com, both closing this weekend, are worth celebrating

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Reviews: The Far Side of the Moon, CHILD-ish, Doc Wuthergloom

This week’s roundup includes a verbatim show by children, the return of a Canadian classic and a ghoulishly good horror anthology

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Paid-member exclusive: Bright Star’s George Krissa

The scene-stealing star of Great Comet, Bright Star and the upcoming & Juliet discusses breaking through, making history at Hallmark and his dream roles

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Thanksgiving roundup: Bright Star, Bremen Town, The Sankofa Trilogy and Concord Floral

In which I give thanks to the rich and varied bounty of the Toronto theatre scene

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Fall openings (Part 2): Slave Play, Tell Tale Harbour, Blackbird, The Green Line, Ride the Cyclone

Here’s the second part of my openings roundup, with offerings by Canadian Stage, Mirvish, Buddies, Talk is Free and Shifting Ground Collective

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Fall openings (Part 1): MJ, Godot, Octet, The Veil, Romeo Pimp, Enormity

The Toronto theatre season is now in full swing, with offerings by Mirvish, Crow’s, Coal Mine and more

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10 theatre artists to watch this fall

Here are a few of the actors, writers and directors who will be getting applause this season

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Review: The Welkin packs a wallop

Weyni Mengesha’s powerful production of Lucy Kirkwood’s period play deserves to be seen and savoured multiple times

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Reviews: Bachelor Man, Connections

A little-known Canadian play about Chinese-Canadians in 1920s Toronto gets remounted, and a new musical set at an airport shows promise

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Bringing historic Asian-Canadian play Bachelor Man back to the stage

Veteran theatre artist Brenda Kamino co-directs and performs in Winston Kam’s play more than 30 years after she starred in the premiere

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Reviews: two indie theatre companies make their marks

The summer season winds down with strong productions of Oleanna and Pigeon!

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Shakespeare riffs x3: Tiff’ny of Athens, Heratio and Mechanically Inclined

Three late summer productions use the Bard as a jumping off point; plus: a ticket giveaway to the new Chelsea Woolley play

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Reviews: Old Times, Rainbow on Mars, SummerWorks

The summer season winds down with some Pinter, some performance art and the announcement of a new monthly sketch series

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Theatre-related reading: Bring the House Down, Theater Kid, Happy Days

I review Charlotte Runcie’s very entertaining novel about a scandal at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

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Setting the stage for great theatre

Set designers Julie Fox, Joshua Quinlan and Tim Hatley discuss transferring shows to bigger houses, West End vs. Broadway costs and the ubiquitous use of video projections

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Joseph Ziegler, plus heading Back to the Future and visiting the Hamilton Fringe

I remember the gifted actor and director, and review a disappointing movie-to-stage musical as well as three shows at the Hamilton Fringe Festival

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Great Comet soars at the Royal Alex

Chris Abraham’s hugely successful production of the Dave Malloy musical transfers to the most elegant theatre in the city, with gorgeous results

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Review: Steel Magnolias blossoms in Port Hope

Even if you know the movie, you’ll enjoy watching six of the city’s finest actors deliver some good ol’ fashioned Southern comfort