Card Table Artifice: Review by Robert Crew

World premiere of magic tricks show by David Ben premieres at Luminato.

Watching Glory Die well acted but says little new by Robert Crew

Judith Thompson plays an Ashley Smith-like inmate, her mother and a prison guard in play that she also wrote.

Watching Glory Die draws on sad Ashley Smith story: review by Robert Crew

What Judith Thompson has done is recreate the story through three women – Glory/Ashley, her adoptive mother, and a corrections officer named Gail.

Stars of David: review by Robert Crew

Musical fails to weave its many clever little disparate moments into a cohesive whole.

Don Quichotte redeemed by star Italian bass: review by Robert Crew

Purity of Ferruccio Furlanetto’s singing and acting make B-list opera worthwhile

‘The Road to Mecca’ light on magic, long on talk: review by Robert Crew

Athol Fugard’s The Road to Mecca is one of the great plays of the 20th century. David Storch’s production, however, falls short of doing it justice.

'Hackerlove' review: a different take on the Bradley/Chelsea Manning story by Robert Crew

'A God in Need of Help' a compelling look at the mystery of faith by Robert Crew

A God in Need of Help not only keys in on the clash of Catholicism and the new Protestantism but also adds the spice of old Gods versus the new Christianity.

‘New Amsterdam’ balances history, emotion and intellect: review by Robert Crew

New Amsterdam takes us back to July 27, 1656, and behind closed doors.

Seasick a thrilling, disturbing cautionary tale: review by Robert Crew

The Theatre Centre's new home kicks off with a compelling downer, performed by science journalist Alanna Mitchell from her book of the same name.

The Wanderers has a stellar team, so why doesn’t it work? by Robert Crew

Lungs a breath of fresh air at Tarragon Theatre: review by Robert Crew

At the core of this play is a beautifully crafted love story that is not only intensely personal but also poignantly universal.

A Beautiful View: Review by Robert Crew

Director Ross Manson drains the colour from a gem of a play about the relationship between two women.

The Sunshine Boys review: Missing heart by Robert Crew

Kenneth Welsh and Eric Peterson are currently starring and vying for laughs in a Soulpepper production of Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys.

Theatre Review: Mr. Marmalade, a play set in kindergarten classroom very adult, very dark by Robert Crew

The emotions expressed in Mr. Marmalade are a complete counterpoint to the innocent setting.

Speed-the-Plow review: A difficult Mamet revival by Robert Crew

Of all the well-known David Mamet plays, Speed-the-Plow seems to have had the fewest revivals.

The Best Brothers at Stratford: Review by Robert Crew

Daniel MacIvor's The Best Brothers is comedy at its purest at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.

Theatre Review: New play Hirsch pays tribute to an often troubled soul by Robert Crew

New play celebrates John Hirsch, one of the towering figures of Canadian theatre.

Stratford’s Wanderlust serves up poems of Robert W. Service by Robert Crew

Morris Panych's new musical based on the poems of Robert W. Service offers up Service with a smile.

The War of 1812: Rollicking, radical retelling of Canada’s history by Robert Crew

VideoCabaret retells the war on the Stratford stage in humorous, quick-fire action with richly grotesque costumes and props, always deliciously over the top.

Beauty and the Beast review: a pale imitation by Robert Crew

We need a far more experienced and technically adroit cast to put us under the spell of this shaggy-beast story.

Lots of laughs in this Night by Robert Crew

It’s been 30 years since the first Dream in High Park — performed on a bare patch of ground between two large trees in a natural, grassy amphitheatre — was mounted by Guy Sprung’s To…

La Belle et la Bête: Review by Robert Crew

La Belle et La Bête, now at the St. Lawrence Centre’s Bluma Appel Theatre as part of the Luminato festival, is visually stunning, a magical blend of technology and stagecraft. But it’s …

Soulpepper knocks it out of the park with David Storey’s Home by Robert Crew

David Storey’s Home is a magical play that’s been revived far too infrequently since it made its debut in 1970.

Bryony Lavery’s Stockholm: Review by Robert Crew

It’s hard to care about troubled couple Todd and Kali in Bryony Lavery's Stockholm, at Tarragon Extra Space until June 3.

Simply Luba simply not up to snuff: Review by Robert Crew

Veteran Canadian entertainer Luba Goy's one-woman show is not yet ready for prime time.

Dancap’s West Side Story: Review by Robert Crew

Ross Lekites as Tony and Evy Ortiz as Maria are sweetly innocent in West Side Story, at the Toronto Centre for the Arts until June 3

Review: High by Robert Crew

Kathleen Turner is in her element as she wrestles with demons in this play about addiction at the Royal Alex.

Michel Tremblay’s The Real World?: Review by Robert Crew

Michel Tremblay’s The Real World?, now playing at Tarragon Theatre Mainspace, remains a brilliant evening of theatre

Crash a play you end up admiring, but uncomfortably so: Review by Robert Crew

This one-woman show by Pamela Sinha is about the aftermath of a brutal rape shortly after a young woman moves into an apartment.

You Can’t Take It With You: Review by Robert Crew

The story of the family that has foresworn materialism should be a blizzard of eccentricity but it isn’t. What saves it is the sweetness of the love story.