A riff on “The Provoked Wife,” “The Millennial Malcontent” hearkens back to a form of comedy that’s far too broad for our modern, ironic tastes.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:58AMUp the Garden Path, Don't Speak and The Judas Kiss.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:30PMAny improv show that takes direction exclusively from 6 to 10-year-olds is going to be entertaining.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:59PM”The Just” is Camus’ intricate grapple with the pointlessness of terror, and while passionate and tense in parts, it leaves the audience aloof.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:27PMRoy is still arresting in play about class and gender inequity getting a remount from Theatre Passe Muraille.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:27PMLaugh at Sketchfest, enjoy the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater or see Anusree Roy's Pyaasa.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:18PMRavi Jain at Factory Theatre reminds us why David French's play is a classic.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:10PMBetroffenheit returns, Venus’ Daughter gives black history lesson and the 37th Rhubarb Festival.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:30AMTwisted comedy Mustard explores boundaries between adulthood and childhood, love and pain, fantasy and reality.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:26PMSoulpepper production is a twist on Cyrano de Bergerac in which skin colour is what keeps lovers apart.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:51AMKiss & Cry, Going Home Star and Mustard are the three shows not to miss this week.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:30AMStratford Festival vet Graham Abbey shows directorial promise in Groundling Theatre debut.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:33PMBad Dog Repertory Players allow their audience to laugh at their city out of joy, rather than cynicism.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:37PMBelgian theatre creator Valentijn Dhaenens explores famous political speeches from The Grand Inquisitor to George W. Bush.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:49PMDespite the fine theatrics of Owen Teale and Ian McElhinney, this vintage thriller doesn’t entirely make the case for its revival.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:06PMPlay expands upon story of French noblewoman Marguerite de La Rocque de Roberval who is left to fend for herself on the Isle of Demons.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:28PMFrance's Germinal is a highlight of the World Stage season; and Art of Time's take on Sgt Pepper's returns.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AMDinner party drama fueled by an awkward theme: one couple is inadvertently pregnant with the other couple's child in this new show at Tarragon Theatre.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:10PMThree indie shows at the Next Stage Theatre Festival to catch before they hit the big time.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:39PMHedda Gabler, Within the Glass and the second annual Progress Festival.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AMHuman acts in show inspired by Avatar feel like afterthoughts, swallowed by the venue and overshadowed by puppets.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:53PMCatch the best of the Fringe, revisit The Gay Heritage Project, thrill to live Avatar prequel Toruk — The First Flight
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:00AMShow uses circus to explore oppressive social conditions in the not-so-distant-future, while underlining the essence of portraying performers as humans and humans as performers.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:47PMThe king of boos is being cheered for the last time before he retires from the annual role as pantomime villain.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:30AMA touring Phantom, a mashed-up Messiah and a Cree cabaret.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AMDavid Fox is a standout as Lear, but technical aspects of this production are needlessly overblown
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00PMAs a commentary on war, Colleen Murphy's play about two traumatized young people is a bit toothless.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:14PMActresses share heartbreaking stories of abuse and rape in Yael Farber's theatrical production, on now at Harbourfront.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:00PMMale actor Kawa Ada is compelling in female role of Apsara in Anosh Irani's play, now on at Factory Theatre.
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