The next world premiere from Factory Theatre’s season is The Waltz, written by Marie Beath Badian and directed by Nina Lee Aquino. A sequel to her 2018 work Prairie Nurse, audiences now get to experience the next generation as they talk about their parents, the past, and how that’s shaping their lives in the present.…
Tarragon Theatre is continuing it’s innovative and engaging 2022/23 season with the World Premiere of My Sister’s Rage, written and directed by the incredible Yolanda Bonnell. Produced in association with Studio 180 Theatre and TO Live, My Sister’s Rage looks at the strength, love, and loss experienced by a multi-generational indigenous family. Tackling poignant and…
Opera Atelier is making their triumphant return to the Elgin Theatre with their production of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Originally written for a girl’s school performance in 1689, Dido and Aeneas is given a new, magnificent life in this production, directed by Marshall Pynkoski and conducted by David Fallis. Featuring artists from the Atelier Ballet, Tafelmusik, the Nathaniel…
With fall in full swing, what’s better than getting cozy in an Irish Pub, grabbing a pint of Guinness, and listening to an amazing actor spin a harrowing tale of the brutal underbelly of Irish society? I can’t think of a better way to spend a day! And that’s exactly what you’ll get with Fly…
Crow’s Theatre’s new mainstage production is the much-anticipated Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.” Crow’s was set to stage this show back in 2020, but unfortunately had to have the production postponed until this year, and is now a collaboration with Modern Times Stage Company and directed by Rouvan Silogix who is now their artistic…
The first production in Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s 2022/23 season is the breathtaking The First Stone written by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and directed by Yvette Nolan. Depicting the struggles of the Ugandan people during the height of the Lord’s Resistance Army, The First Stone masterfully tackles this heartbreaking topic while leaving you with a feeling of hope for…
Eldritch Theatre is launching its first full season of productions with the Pucking Fuppet Co’s The Family Crow: A Murder Mystery. Having successfully toured the show to several festivals throughout the summer, actor Adam Francois Proulx and director Byron Laviolette bring their delightful show home to Toronto with a run at the Red Sandcastle Theatre.…
September 30th marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and so it was a perfect day to open Civilized at the Red Sandcastle Theatre. Sitting in a packed house with an audience predominantly donning orange shirts, you could tell that the performance was going to be special. Civilized certainly brings forward the Truth aspect…
Canadian Stage is kicking off their mainstage 2022/23 season with Olivier Choinière’s Public Enemy. Adapted by Bobby Theodore and directed by Brendan Healy, Public Enemy uniquely explores humanity via family dinners and the chaos they inevitably create. Starring masters of their craft and brilliant newcomers, Public Enemy is unlike anything I’ve experienced and it is…
Ins Choi brings his insightful new play Bad Parent home to Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre to start its rolling world premiere. Bad Parent, directed by Meg Roe, takes a hard look at the lives of Norah and Charles after the birth of their son, Mountain. Through the use of frequent moments of direct address, Norah and…
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