Stratford and other theatres are turning frequently to consultants in the wake of the #MeToo movement and the global racial reckoning sparked by the murder of George Floyd.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AMJordi Mand’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved autobiographical novel as directed by Esther Jun, begins with a delightful flourish but sags in the second half
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:30AMThinking of taking in a few shows in Festival City? The little Ontario town is more than just theatre.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AMThe riddle of Shakespeare’s dark comedy is taken to extremes but comes around to a resolution, thanks to arresting stagecraft and an excellent cast
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:30PMDirector Anand Rajaram wanted it to work for children or those who don’t know Shakespeare. “There’s a very strong cartoon esthetic to the show.”
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM“You can’t count on getting a part with this much to do, ever. So I’m just trying to enjoy this,” Barnet says.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:03PMAmaka Umeh is the festival’s first female, Black “Hamlet.” Mike Shara plays an actor in “Hamlet-911,” a “middle-aged white guy making room for the next generation of Hamlets.”
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00AMThe Toronto-based performer is taking this well-structured and entertaining hour of stand-up around the world
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:22PMHaving built a following on YouTube, the Toronto-based artist is back with a new laugh-filled, live-music how
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:34AMAudience participation, onstage cooking, and Fleetwood Mac are all on the menu in this award-winning solo show.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:44AMMurderous puppets, feral chairs and an airborne James Bond feature in this hour-long show at the Toronto Fringe Festival
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:38AMKerry Ipema and KK Apple speed through a half-dozen movies in just 60 minutes
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:11AMHighly contemporary, slightly overlong new musical weaves indelible pop melodies from Swede’s chart-topping catalogue with a reimagined take on Shakespeare into a winning result, writes Ka…
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:30PM“Kamloopa” starts out as almost slapstick comedy but turns serious as Harvey’s strong female characters embrace their identities.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:03PMThe festival has changed its lottery process to involve more BIPOC productions. And it has committed to being inclusive and accessible for both artists and patrons.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:05PMEmotionally gripping show that opened Sunday uses dazzling stagecraft and relatable characters to brilliant effect.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00PMIn Théâtre français de Toronto web series filmed at the Windsor Arms, Valmont isn’t a hero and Merteuil isn’t “the mean, mean queen.”
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:51PMIn “Too True to Be Good,” a microbe blames a patient for its illness while a physician has to choose who gets treated in “The Doctor’s Dilemma,” both part of the Shaw Festival’s …
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:33PMThe production was on hold because of the pandemic for over two years before rehearsals finally started this past April.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00AMFatuma Adar, 30, does not have formal musical training. She started creating the music for the show by recording herself singing on her mobile phone.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:00PMDavid Suzuki, and his wife and professional partner Tara Cullis, are the stars of a theatre production called “What You Won’t Do For Love,” playing at this year’s Luminato Festival.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:30PMUmeh, the first actor of colour to play the role, rivets attention in monologues that take us deeply into her character’s thoughts and feelings.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:35PM“2 Pianos 4 Hands,” based on the theatre artists’ unrealized musical dreams, is back for its sixth major Toronto run June 4.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:28PMThe show is musically strong and looks great, but large-scale dance numbers feel overextended and there’s a spark missing in central relationships.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:45PMThis much-adapted story has been given a smart and satisfying update by Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson, writes Karen Fricker.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:09PMThis year’s opening is a welcome return for a workforce that was particularly hard-hit during the pandemic.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:20PMThe company has revived its hit 1995 show, “The Cold War — Part One,” one of Michael Hollingsworth’s epic series of plays lampooning Canadian history.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:19PMThe play presents “Black women in a way that I hadn’t seen them portrayed onstage before,” says director Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:09PMThe play’s title refers to the school-to-prison pipeline, the policies and procedures that send a disproportionate number of Black students toward the criminal justice system.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:34PMSoheil Parsa is directing Beatriz Pizano in the play by Federico Garcia Lorca, about a domineering matriarch who essentially puts her five adult daughters under house arrest after the death …
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:21PM“I love this world,” says Luke Kimball, who plays Albus Potter. “Cursed Child” “takes a skill set unlike anything I’ve done,” says Fiona Reid, who plays Professor McGonagall an…
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