Looking to spice up your love life? So were Suburban Toronto’s legal power-couple Paul and Linda when they decided to have a threesome. This last-ditch effort to save their marriage turns into quite a different evening as their guests, some expected, others not so much, begin to arrive. Written by Jane Cooper Ford and directed…
Are you ready to face your fears, face your future, face forward, and face the music? Then The R.A.V.E. Institute is ready for you, too! Get ready to get your sweat on as you dance your way towards transcendence and (hopefully) the upload. Devised by DJ Me Time (a.k.a. the Founder), R.A.V.E. will lift your…
The echo of the courtyard of the Aga Khan Museum allows the call to prayer which signals the beginning of The Caged Bird Sings to reverberate up into the heavens. It draws our eyes upward towards a clear blue sky; though as in the cave, the sun can no longer be seen as the story…
Bashir Lada is a pretty unique name...isn’t it? Unfortunately for the main character in Zahida Rahemtulla’s The Wrong Bashir, he is NOT the Bashir they’re looking for. Closing out Crow’s Theatre’s banner 40th season, The Wrong Bashir is a family-driven comedy of mistaken identity, love, and familial sacrifice. Directed by Paolo Santalucia, The Wrong Bashir…
Cleo has thought up seven methods by which she could kill Kylie Jenner, a so-called “self-made” billionaire. It isn’t until she starts to tweet about it that things get extra complicated. seven methods of killing kylie jenner, written by Jasmine Lee-Jones and directed by Jay Northcott, is a scrutinizing look at fame, the internet, and…
Hedda Gabler wants a life of beauty and desire, no matter what, or whom, stands in her way. The Coal Mine Theatre is bringing Ibsen’s classic to life in their final production of their ninth season. Expertly adapted by Liisa Repo-Martell and directed by Moya O’Connell, Hedda Gabler is a thrilling drama that’ll keep you…
Waiting for the TTC, particularly in the middle of the night, certainly can make you feel like you’re stuck in one of Samuel Beckett’s plays. Peter N. Bailey’s Tyson’s Song takes this feeling to the next level with his thought-provoking story about two friends on the brink of a new phase of their lives. As…
A secluded chalet high in the French Alps becomes occupied by a newlywed couple, what could go wrong? According to Robert Thomas’ Trap for a Lonely Man, the answer is plenty! Directed by Kevin Shaver, this production of Thomas’ genre-defining work confounds and delights with a twisty plot that’ll keep you guessing. Jamie Sherman, Makenzie…
In the lobby outside of the Franco Boni Theatre there’s a quote projected onto the wall: “What you are about to see is not wholly inaccurate. But close.” Rose Napoli, author and star of Mad Madge, sets up our expectations for her play perfectly in two brief sentences. Mad Madge explores the extraordinary life of…
Imagine having ideas and plans so big that you simply knew you couldn’t fit them into a single lifetime. What’s a billionaire like Walt Disney to do but freeze his own head in hopes of one day being revived in time to help save the world. Lucas Hnath’s A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay…
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