Friday, December 15, 2017
Outdoor play in Christie Pits Park is a unique holiday offering with interesting perspectives on foundational story.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:12PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 14, 2017
It celebrates the power of the imagination and the power of theatre to make seemingly impossible happen.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:30PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 7, 2017
A 45 minute show, performed by three actors for 10 spectators, is deceptively small, writes Karen Fricker.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:04PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Sandy Cohen and Asha Jain reflect on relationships with their own grown-up kids at My Son the Waiter, A Jewish Tragedy.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:30PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Lisa Marie DiLiberto and Charles Ketchabaw get to heart of what makes communities special with touring stage show.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:30PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 3, 2017
Timely in its material, this short play for 12+ audiences skilfully navigates the risks and rewards of putting oneself on social media.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:51PM[SHARE]Friday, December 1, 2017
American Georgie, who's 42, and Irish-born Alex, who's 75, creep into the realm of stereotype.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:58PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 30, 2017
Michael Therriault's antic performance as Scrooge anchors the production, charmingly adapted by Tim Carroll.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:24PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Play about the uranium trade in Niger stirs feelings mystification, intrigue, outrage and curiosity.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:38PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Shaw Festival and Ross Petty Productions are both tackling the Dickens classic for the first time this year.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:26PM[SHARE]Friday, November 17, 2017
In trace, complex plot and shifts between times and characters rest solely on actor and musician Ho's shoulders.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:03PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 16, 2017
"It is real and it's sad and it shouldn't be that way," says Jessica Grey about the show Outside.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00PM[SHARE]In Coal Mine production, Ted Dykstra and Fiona Highet exude sad maturity as parents who have lost a child.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:39PM[SHARE]Monday, November 13, 2017
What makes this Toronto Centre for the Arts production work so well is the extent to which the actors inhabit their characters.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:12PM[SHARE]Actors' committed performances overcome challenges in Young People's Theatre production of Disney musical.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:31PM[SHARE]Sunday, November 12, 2017
Adam Lazarus invites the audience to sit in his toxic masculine world view in a play that focuses on his relationship with his daughter.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:31PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 8, 2017
This revival of Edward Albee's last major work circles the play but does not yet have it firmly in its sights.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:56PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 7, 2017
New report looks at how RISER Project and Generator help indie companies and artists get their work seen.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:30PM[SHARE]Saturday, November 4, 2017
Director Jacquie Pa Thomas and writer Michael Spence have left so much underexplored or, conversely, overstated that synthesis feels far out of reach.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:11PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Rose Napoli's writing shines and Vivien Endicott-Douglas mesmerizes as a student involved with her teacher.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:31AM[SHARE]Friday, October 27, 2017
Show weaves Evalyn Parry's and Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory's personal experiences with broader cultural context.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:04PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 25, 2017
The cast's talent and enthusiasm is undeniable, but the story is so ridiculous " and so lacking acknowledgement of its own excess " that the show is perennially on the brink of imploding und…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:32PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 24, 2017
After more than 40 years of hiding, actress playing transgender woman in Charm revealed she is trans herself.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:10PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 26, 2017
With Life After opening this week in Toronto and Trap Door in November, Johnson is being described as a singular talent.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00PM[SHARE]Friday, September 22, 2017
American playwright Will Eno gets another Toronto staging, and director Stewart Arnott and actor Christopher Stanton make it a successful if bleak one.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:57AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 21, 2017
Theatrical piece inspired by Mennonite roots and month-long trek takes up residents this weekend in St. Matthew's United Church.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:48PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 20, 2017
The performers' skills are as dazzling as ever, but women are mostly just for decoration in Volta.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:20PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 12, 2017
In their 80-seat Danforth Ave. space, Ted Dykstra and Diana Bentley aim to bring Toronto audiences 'great storytelling'.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Soulpepper on 42nd Street drew critics' praise and an audience, leaving artistic director Albert Schultz pondering another trip south.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 24, 2017
But Second City finds its sweet spot with observational comedy about relationships in Party Today (Panic Tomorrow).
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:32PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 22, 2017
The Rocky Horror Show also on festival's 2018 bill, with Donna Feore directing that and The Music Man.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:56PM[SHARE] 
