Friday, November 11, 2016
Production from novice playwright deserves praise for addressing Tamil history but needs further development.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:29PMMonday, November 7, 2016
The play explores the world of John Dee, a real-life figure who was a trusted advisor to Queen Elizabeth I.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AMSunday, November 6, 2016
Celebrated stage actor finds meaning in the eclectic collection of songs in his latest show, Walk Me to the Corner.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AMThursday, November 3, 2016
7 Fingers' ambitious combination of circus acts, monologues and food preparation doesn't always jell.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:08PMMonday, October 17, 2016
Performed by Patricia Cano at the Berkeley Street Theatre, with scripts, music, lyrics and piano accompaniment by the accomplished Tomson Highway.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:54PMSaturday, October 15, 2016
Three-act performance moves from a diner to an alleyway and a backyard, rewarding the audience of 25 with dramatic settings and thought-provoking dialogue.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:04PMThe collection of short plays by Samuel Beckett is offered as an abstract experiment, but the way the material is organized reinforces a tired gender binary — women feel, men act.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:54PMTuesday, October 11, 2016
Indie playwright Kat Sandler and media mogul Moses Znaimer find common ground staging Late Night in new theatre venue.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AMFriday, October 7, 2016
Performances are excellent, but Litmus Theatre production doesn't tell us why Huxley's story matters today.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:41PMJordan Tannahill's script, young actors' unstudied performances and beautiful staging combine for a rich experience.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:24PMThursday, October 6, 2016
A playwriting dream team, very committed actors and pioneering producers stage the story of a Harlem mob queen in T.O.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AMTuesday, October 4, 2016
Performing arts festival brings theatre, dance, film and more to Toronto.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:00PMMonday, October 3, 2016
But Michel Tremblay's 1973 play about a drag queen doesn't advance the conversation about gender roles.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:47PMCompany attempts an updated approach to some of the Michael Frayn play’s stereotypical representations.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:43AMFriday, September 30, 2016
The sprawling docu-play is great fun to watch but sometimes loses focus — it’s also curiously silent on Trudeau’s contribution to the issue.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:43PMThursday, September 22, 2016
For the first time, Rebecca Northan’s creation features same-sex pairings of performer and audience volunteer.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:07PMSaturday, September 17, 2016
Talk Is Free Theatre musical in downtown Barrie faces logistical problems but has some fine performances too.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:11PMSaturday, September 10, 2016
The theatrical cocktail here is kitchen-sink drama dosed with anarchism, acted at ever-increasing levels of intensity
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:20PMTuesday, September 6, 2016
Locked in a shipping container with the actors, the audience experiences the tension of illegal migration.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:38PMToyt Fun a Seylsman is visiting the Toronto Centre for the Arts as part of the Ashkenaz Festival.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:52AMMonday, August 22, 2016
Director Carey Perloff’s take of Ibsen play is traditional, even reverent.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00PMSunday, August 21, 2016
Olivier Kemeid's award-winning play about immigrants resonates now more than ever with Canada's new arrivals from Syria.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:41PMWednesday, August 3, 2016
Kawa Ada and Ravi Jain's paths overlap for the fourth time with their new Soulpepper show, The 39 Steps.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AMSunday, July 31, 2016
But Benedict Campbell and Corrine Koslo, while skilled character actors, don't have vocal power for lead parts.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:34PMFriday, July 29, 2016
Show is full of wow feats and gorgeous stage pictures but indulges in cultural appropriation.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:39PMMonday, July 25, 2016
Production of Strindberg play doesn't always work but kudos to Shaw for embracing this difficult material.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:59AMSaturday, July 23, 2016
Set in the 1950s, this afternoon of dialogue between a white teenager and two middle-aged black men brought the audience to its feet.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:06PMFriday, July 8, 2016
Performances could use some tweaks, but Hannah Levinson captivates as title heroine in Mirvish production.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:41PMWednesday, June 29, 2016
Upcoming closure of iconic Honest Ed's discount store forces need to move.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:19AMThursday, June 23, 2016
In edited version of Shakespeare's history plays, Graham Abbey and team give us a rich, cohesive world.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:24PMMonday, June 20, 2016
Scottish history plays put audience in cohesive, immersive world in Luminato’s 1,200-seat theatre at the Hearn.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:48AM 
