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Donna Feore will once again direct and choreograph both the festival's musicals with Billy Elliot and Little Shop of Horrors.
Real-life couple Gregory Prest and Paolo Santalucia play about 20 characters in Soulpepper run of Mark Crawford's hit comedy.
Shakespeare in the Ruff joins a trend this summer of staging the Bard with women in lead roles.
Toronto opera company's creative team was invited to produce Rossini's Ricciardo e Zoraide in Pesaro, Italy.
Jukebox Hero is a musical that uses Foreigner hits to tell the story of the hard-hit town of Blaydon, Pa., that is saved with the help of a famous local rock star who comes home to stage a b…
Is it melodrama, spoof, romp, homage, experiment in onstage cinematic storytelling, exploration of male friendship, or celebration of Holmes as a fact-based hero for our fake news era? write…
Lucy May Barker and Phillip Ryan, who play Sophie and Sky in the ABBA musical now playing in Toronto, talk about their on- and off-stage relationship.
Uncut version of 1903 play, plus Brigadoon and The Ladykillers, coming to theatre fest next year.
Along with the enduring appeal of ABBA's chart-toppers and a good sequined, bell-sleeved jumpsuit, Phyllida Lloyd's production ages successfully thanks to the performances, writes Karen Fric…
Actors portray soldiers who are rehearsing the title Shakespeare play, thus the whole production is kept at a consistent ironic remove, writes Karen Fricker.
Adapted from a Saskatoon project, the SummerWorks presentation takes participants through the Trinity Bellwoods neighbourhood and through other people's stories.
With two new streams, Presentations and Labs, annual festival exposes its audiences to 'the future of performance'.
Shaw Festival production's embrace of variety of perspectives makes century-old sacrifices and struggle resonate powerfully now.
Festival's artistic director has personal affection for his parents' homeland and a beloved playwright there, Eduardo De Filippo.
Anna Leonowens' memoirs inspired a novel, which then inspired the films and musical that popularized the story. A dive into the actual facts of her life, however, reveals many things outside…
Lepage and his production company Ex-Machina say they are nixing planned presentations in Paris due to a lack of financial support. The decision comes after criticism over the lack of Indige…
Production based on the songs of Jim Steinman will begin its North American tour at the Ed Mirvish Theatre.
No need for gender-switching in As You Like It, even in a year full of that tactic, writes Carly Maga.
Shale Wagman won the prestigious Prix de Lausanne this year, which brought offers from around the world.
Darkness flees this production after the first scene, but the comedy that comes after doesn't entirely succeed, writes Carly Maga.
Finding a talented local with a resumé full of inclusion and collaboration does much to help theatre company move forward and address past criticism, writes Carly Maga.
A new version of the musical about a town devastated by the decline of northeastern England's shipbuilding industry and the looming closure of the Swan Hunter shipyard is coming in early 201…
