Scottish history plays put audience in cohesive, immersive world in Luminato’s 1,200-seat theatre at the Hearn.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:48AMTheatre actress known for TV's Walking Dead commands the stage as former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:28PMShow is a master class in staging, and leads Luke Humphrey and Shannon Taylor excel as play’s young lovers.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:40PMMartha Henry's confident direction, fine acting and theatre's new configuration serve Arthur Miller play well.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:45PMDonna Feore's re-choreographing of iconic 1970s show is validated here, although the material shows its age.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:06PMStratford Festival production opening May 31 was given unprecedented permission to reconceive the iconic musical.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AMAlan Dilworth forgoes naturalism in Soulpepper production of little-known Arthur Miller play.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:27PMKevin Massey's winkingly straight-faced performance and John Rapson's multiple roles balance production well.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:45PMMichelle Monteith and Soulpepper ensemble excel in this production of Wendy Wasserstein's feminist play.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:56PMSalvatore Antonio and company keep tone at right level of playfulness in very intense, very naked play.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:06PMProduction of controversial Colm Toibin play gives audience clarity but lacks texture.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:41PMAdaptation of Lewis Carroll’s tale at Shaw Festival missing a clear metaphorical take on what Alice’s journey represents.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:08PMOriginally banned for its subject matter (prostitution), Shaw’s 1893 play is elegantly updated to resonate today.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:37PMThe Other is the story of a florist who sees herself as an outsider; Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape tackles music and the experience of African diaspora.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AMProduction succeeds on multiple linguistic levels in exploring divide between those born into the deaf culture and those who enter into it.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:06PMBotticelli in the Fire and Sunday in Sodom, now on at Canadian Stage, are dark, troubling but a great deal of fun.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:03PM'Pretty boy' actor and playwright brings technological thriller to Tarragon Theatre
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:54PMReckoning demonstrates the unique work that live performance can do in bringing people together to raise awareness in the still-unfolding story of Canada’s relationship to its indigenous p…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:37PMJackie Burns leads an able cast in touring version of Tom Kitt-Brian Yorkey musical with two distinct plot lines.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:07PMJulia Lederer is a writer with a delightfully quirky voice.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:54PMClassic musical closes Young People's Theatre's 50th anniversary season.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:38PMAyad Akhtar's pay opens at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:17PMThe production at Theatre Passe Muraille touches on privilege, domestic violence, but doesn't have time to unpack them.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:17PMEverett’s emotional and intellectual presence brings us along on Oscar Wilde's torturous journey of endurance.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:52PMBritish actor has won raves playing Oscar Wilde in The Judas Kiss and he’s turning the tale into a movie.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:55PMThere's delightful chemistry between Virgilia Griffth and Marcel Stewart, but the storytelling is overcomplicated.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:06PMGein Wong’s direction and Drake's writing and performing appeal in show about queer and trans dating.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:58PMDiane D’Aquila is wonderful as the grande dame in this revival of David French Canadian classic.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:16PMSoulpepper production doesn't succeed in connecting Ontario setting with Federico Garcia Lorca's mythic realm.
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