You know and love him from “Kim’s Convenience” and “Run the Burbs” and this past week, Andrew Phung got together some of his most funny friends for the Comedy is Art Festival. Performing a side-splitting set of improv comedy, Andrew Phung and Friends: A Night of Improv left the audience in stitches. The vibes for…
Immerse yourself in the peace of the pastoral with Handel’s most popular dramatic work Acis and Galatea. The beginning of Opera Atelier’s landmark 40th season, this stunning production is a joyous delight for all ages. Helmed by Oper Atelier’s Co-Artistic Director’s Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, Acis and Galatea is a mythological, romantic epic…
“You only have one story” and Lucy Barton is ready to tell hers. My Name is Lucy Barton, written by Elizabeth Strout and adapted for the stage by Rona Munro, is a harrowing tale of Lucy’s fight for her life, both as a child and as an adult spending nine weeks in the hospital. Maev…
My second day at Next Stage Festival was just as thrilling and eventful as the first. I saw the other two shows being offered in the Chamber at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, which are This Feels Like The End and The Noose. Two remarkably different stories, both told in their own unique styles; this…
Rosa Laborde is an actress, screenwriter, director, and playwright whose work is coming to the stage once again with the World Premiere of Interior Design at Tarragon Theatre. We chat about her writing process, where she got her inspiration for the play, and where life's messes come from. Rosa Laborde Photo by Dahlia Katz Could…
The Toronto Fringe Festival’s Next Stage Festival is back for its 17th year, and once again this year they have 6 exciting shows on offer. All 6 shows take place at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, with four of them in the main Chamber space, and the other two in the Cabaret space. On its…
So much theatre, so little time! Thankfully, so far this list isn’t very long, but I’ll update it as I hear about more exciting things! In the GTA Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold – Art of Time Ensemble Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold reimagines Igor Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat in a new libretto by poet…
The 2024/25 season is in full swing, with many of our favourite theatres coming to life again! October is shaping up to be another busy month with plenty of festivals and season openers to attend! 13 Plays about ADHD All At The Same Time – Circlesnake Productions 13 Plays About ADHD All At The Same…
Theatre Passe Muraille's mainstage season continues with The Flin Flon Cowboy, created by Ken Harrower, Erin Brandenburg, Johnny Myrm Spence and The Flin Flon Cowboy Collective. A look at the life of Ken Harrower through country music, The Flin Flon Cowboy is sure to delight! I got to send both Erin and Ken some questions…
Think humans are the only species who love Shakespeare? Think again! There are goblins currently roaming around Toronto, in search of a theatre space where they can put on their favourite of the Bard’s works: Macbeth. Kragva, Wug, and Moog are bringing their passion and prowess to the stage in this hilarious partially-improvised retelling of…
A View from the Box 