Set in 1920s Ottawa, Hannah Moscovitch’s play adds to an important conversation about gender inequity and female sexuality, writes Karen Fricker.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:39PMFrench-language company established in 1967, which has boosted its audience with English surtitles, unveils its 2018-19 season.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00PMBeatboxer Ball-Zee holds the a cappella event together, but the conceit that he’s manipulating all the others stifles the energy in show’s first half, writes Karen Fricker.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:31PMPlay about the aftermath of the Trojan War resonates in wake of the fall from grace of former artistic director Albert Schultz.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:08PMMétis director Jani Lauzon hopes to change minds about the realities of truth and reconciliation through Factory Theatre production.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00PMCasting an Indigenous and a Black actor as farmers who suppress past trauma reframes Michael Healey’s classic as a parable of colonization, writes Karen Fricker.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:45PMDespite strong performances and an adventurous production, elements of After Wrestling leave our critic perplexed.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMHannah Moscovitch’s play focuses fully on a woman’s inner life and her sexuality, anchored by a magnificently realized performance by Maev Beaty, writes Karen Fricker.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:48PMPlay by David Yee, in which two actors manipulate figurines projected on a screen, explores a Chinese mall in all its cultural, linguistic and generational diversity,
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:57PMAn intermission was axed, songs were cut, a new one was added and a Broadway hit was born. As the Canadian cast of Come From Away makes its Toronto premiere, we talk to the creators about ho…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:33AMPlay now on at CAA Theatre doesn’t look as lavish as one would hope, but fine performances and a well-paced production do justice to Mike Bartlett’s script.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:16PMSons of Anarchy's Kim Coates stars in Jerusalem, at Streetcar Crowsnest, as a countercultural folk hero who lives in a battered trailer in the forest.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:27PMPlay’s racial themes are all too relevant, and it gathers steam in the second half, writes Karen Fricker.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:50PMThere's also beauty and humour in Jackie Maxwell's staging of Stephen Karam’s play, but size of the theatre keeps audience at a distance.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:54PMNew play at Passe Muraille can’t reconcile its dramaturgical impulses or the directions in which the story heads, but the characters and their experiences are fresh and intriguing, writes …
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:36PMFive instructors offer clear solutions to help make school, and professional theatre, a safer space for young actors.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:05PMKat Sandler’s latest creation drops us into the aftermath of a police shooting and we find not only thoughtful drama but rip-roaring comedy.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AMProgress curators explain why local audiences should see work like Race Cards, Dis Merci and LOST in TRANS.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:00PMTheatre company has not yet begun search for successor to Matthew Jocelyn, who leaves in June.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:00PMGenevieve Adam’s Dark Heart has written seven rich characters whose lives are revealed to be intertwined in fascinating and often quite unexpected ways, Karen Fricker writes.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:26PMCast is superb in Jordan Tannahill’s interdisciplinary production created in response to mother’s cancer diagnosis.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:48PMLegendary ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov radiates life and wisdom in tribute to the poet Joseph Brodsky.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:24PMInsightful script and cast overcome a few implausible moments in tale of dinner party gone wrong, writes Karen Fricker.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:28PMClever staging places the audience in a more natural frame of mind, the better for lead Sheldon Elter to lead us on the chase, writes Karen Fricker.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:54AMBears, a production from Edmonton currently visiting Toronto’s Theatre Centre, pulls off the improbable task of translating a thrilling chase story to the theatre, while leaving the audien…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:33PMUnder Mac Fyfe’s direction, Bob Nasmith is pitch-perfect as the regretful character in Beckett’s 1958 monologue.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:59PMSeana McKenna’s all-out, heart-wrenching performance as Queen Lear is more than enough to recommend Graham Abbey’s production, Karen Fricker writes.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:37PMConcert and theatre piece is from Mark and Marichka Marczyk, the couple behind previous SummerWorks hit.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:32PMIn local theatre, ‘distilled, dense’ one-act shows might have a bigger edge than ever — with impatient, sophisticated audiences seen as the culprit — but some creators are holding ou…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:30PMA well-executed theatrical show with dazzling magical performances, The Illusionists will not disappoint the magic lover on your list this holiday season.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:00PMOutdoor play in Christie Pits Park is a unique holiday offering with interesting perspectives on foundational story.
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