When was the last time you grabbed a stone or two walking along the beach or on a hike? Jani Lauzon has been collecting stones her whole life, and with them the stories they hold about our Earth. Her solo show Prophecy Fog is a transformative tale about life, the stories we tell, and which…
Hop on the Greyhound and take a trip into the Rockies of creator and performer Tiffany Thomas’ mind with The Rocky Mountain Special. A delightful mix of original songs and storytelling make The Rocky Mountain Special a one-of-a-kind journey. So grab your bag and your guitar, and a spare scuba tank if you’ve got one,…
The picturesque forest around Evergreen Brickworks is currently the backdrop for one of the most moving performance experiences I’ve ever encountered. Grief and loss are something we all unfortunately must undergo at some point in our lives; it’s one of the things that unites us all as humans. Walk With Me While I Remember You…
Generations collide in the world premiere of Nikki Shaffeeullah’s A Poem for Rabia. Produced in association with Nightwood Theatre and Undercurrent Creations, and co-directed by Clare Preuss and Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, A Poem for Rabia is a stunningly beautiful story about three generations of women, their struggles, and their triumphs. A stellar cast (including the…
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…
Walter Borden is here to rock our worlds, and change our perspectives, with his solo show The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time. Dealing with everything from legacy to memory and how we pass all of that on, Borden’s incredible work is a moving, thought-provoking look at our lives and how we choose to stitch them…
What’s left of you once you’ve lost everything? Simon Stephens’ Sea Wall delves into that and more in this powerful solo show on right now at Assembly Theatre. Produced in association with One Four One Collective and directed by Belinda Cornish, Sea Wall tells the gripping story of one man’s life and how quickly everything…
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 opera scene in Toronto has been graced with several world premieres over the past year or so, and Unsettled Score’s Canoe is the latest in this impressive group. Canoe’s Libretto and story was written by Dr. Spy Dénommé-Welch, as well as being co-composed by Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan. Produced in collaboration with Native Earth…
A View from the Box 