Hallowe’en would not be complete without a trip to the most spooky theatre in town for a ghoulish tale or two from our favourite necormancer and magician Doc Wuthergloom. This year, he’s taking audiences on a harrowing journey full of ghouls, goblins, and a kapre (oh my!) with Doc Wuthergloom’s Here There Be Monsters. Full…
An unexpected meeting with blue invitations, lovers scorned and seeking closure, murders most foul...what better material for a musical?!? Love You To Death: A New Canadian Musical, directed by Caitlin Turner, certainly thinks so and they’ve created a twisty tale of love, deceit, heartbreak, and sabotage. With memorable characters, catchy songs, and a well-built story,…
East Coast music and imagination are on stage at the whimsical Winter Garden Theatre in Terra Bruce Productions’ The Wild Rovers. Using the music of Irish-Canadian band The Irish Rovers and bringing to life the magic of their television show, The Wild Rovers is a wild trip into a fairy tale world where anything can…
Toronto Fringe is back with its Next Stage Festival; similar to Fringe, it’s short form works which are now in their next stage of development. This year’s festival is their sixteenth year giving artists another opportunity to showcase their works and their talents on the Toronto Fringe stage. The whole festival takes place at Buddies…
What would it feel like if everyone you’d ever loved in your life met a gruesome fate? Cliff Cardinal explores this and more in the mythical (Everyone I Love Has) A Terrible Fate (Befall Them). Directed by Karin Randoja, this entrancing solo show invites the audience on a journey thought the life of our storyteller…
Ding-ding! Canadian Stage is back for another round of incredible theatre with their 23/24 season debut, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog. Masterfully directed by Tawiah M’Carthy, Topdog/Underdog is heavyweight hard-hitting story about two brothers, with unfortunate historical names, struggling through hard times. With an engaging script, stellar performances, and the constant pull of the inevitability of the…
Buddies in Bad Time’s 45th season is off to an impressive start with daniel jelani ellis’ speaking of sneaking. This dynamic ninety minute solo show combines Jamaican mythology and folklore with modern characters. Produced in association with Obsidian Theatre Company and directed and dramaturged by d’bi.young anitafrika, speaking of sneaking is an enchanting tale woven…
A slice of Peterborough’s history is on display at what is currently known as the Peterborough Alternative and Continuing Education facility downtown. Once the site of PCVS (Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School), PACE is host to Give ‘Em Hell, a play by Peterborough native Madeline Brown and directed by Aaron Jan, and is a co-production…
The boardroom of the Waterfront Toronto office along the shoreline of Lake Ontario certainly saw its fair share of action and drama when Google subsidiary Sidewalk Labs came to town in 2017. It’s the perfect setting for Michael Healey’s play The Master Plan, based on the Book “Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy” written by…
Factory Theatre is launching its 2023/2024 season with a remount of The Waltz by Mary Beath Badian. This time, Factory is the first stop in a tri-city tour of this production. It features last year’s stellar cast of Ericka Leobrera and Anthony Perpuse, who bring all of their charm and vivacity to their roles once…
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