Live performance comes in many different forms, all of which can be found in our amazing city of Toronto. Since June of 2022, I’ve been attending the live performances of The Annex Singers at Grace Church-on-the-Hill to hear their incredible choral concerts. Each performance I’ve attended has left my blown away by the artistry of…
I’ve always wondered why dinner theatre gets a bad rap; you get a meal and entertainment all under one roof, what’s to complain about? Yet dinner theatre always seems to have this stigma hanging around it; a quick online search will tell you plenty about how it was thought of even during its popularity boom…
This month, two plays are opening up which are based on novels by two brilliant Canadian authors: Fifteen Dogs at Crow’s Theatre and Fall on Your Knees at Canadian Stage. These productions follow closely on the heels of the National Ballet’s production of MADADDAM, based on the trilogy of the same name by Margaret Atwood.…
Hello dear reader, and welcome back to Thursday Theatre Thoughts! I’ve certainly missed having the time to write these more conversational posts about theatre to share with you. With the New Year in full swing and theatres around the city opening back up after a break for the Holidays, your favourite friendly indie theatre critic…
The theatre scene in Toronto is abundant, overflowing with impressive works of all kinds in theatres all over the city, but one of the things that I love the most is the variety of voices which are currently being amplified in the theatre community. With diversity and inclusivity at the heart of this evolution, the…
Toronto certainly has some of the most beautiful and interesting theatre spaces around; the more that I attend, the more impressed I am by what the city has to offer. However, site-specific theatre offers a unique opportunity for immersive, interactive experiences that can shed different light on a work. After seeing The Good Thief last…
When I initially started actively writing here in Toronto back in April, I had the idea to talk about masking policies but at the time I had thought that the issue wasn’t very topical any longer. Most companies had their policies in place (wear a mask and show proof of vaccination at the door). As…
As we leap into this chilly month of October, I realize that I have been actively reviewing theatre in Toronto for six months. While I was already familiar with several of the theatres in the city, I’ve been invited to several new spaces. It’s such a delight to experience theatre in new places and see…
With several theatre companies across the city opening their 2022/23 seasons and other companies like the Stratford and Shaw Festivals announcing their 2023 seasons, it’s a very exciting time to be a theatre patron. Many companies are doing a great deal of world premieres and specially commissioned works which offer new and unique perspectives on…
"From the start it has been the theatre's business to entertain people ... it needs no other passport than fun." -Bertolt Brecht A Short Organum for the Theatre (1949) "When you come into the theater, you have to be willing to say, "We're all here to undergo a communion, to find out what the hell is…
A View from the Box 