Beyond the Box – March 2023

There are so many cool things happening this month which I unfortunately won’t be able to make it to. If you check out any of these productions, leave me a comment with your own review! AT THE BEGINNING OF TIME - Centaur Theatre Centaur Theatre announces At the Beginning of Time, an autobiographical story of…

Factory Theatre’s “You Can’t Get There From Here Volume 3: A Nightmare on Bathurst Street”

Factory Theatre is back with another season of their audio-drama podcast You Can’t Get There From Here. This year, it features four spooky stories written by award-winning Canadian playwrights Monica Garrido, Catherine Hernandez, Elvira Kurt and Aurora Stewart de Peña all of which are directed by Factory Theatre’s Artistic Director Mel Hague. Unique to this…

Tarragon Theatre’s “Redbone Coonhound”

Tarragon Theatre is currently hosting the second leg of Redbone Coonhound’s rolling world premiere. Having been commissioned and initially presented by the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver, now it’s Toronto’s turn to experience this innovative and compelling work before it moves on to Imago Theatre in Montreal. Written by Amy Lee Lavoie and Omari Newton,…

Coal Mine Theatre’s “YERMA”

The Coal Mine Theatre’s triumphant return to the Toronto theatre scene has finally come to fruition this week with the opening of their new space, and their production of YERMA. Written by Simon Stone (after Frederick Garcia Lorca) and marking the directing debut of Coal Mine Theatre’s co-founder Diana Bentley, along with the stage debut…

Springworks Festival’s “Tapashta”

The Spring Works Festival, located in Stratford, Ontario, is currently offering a short works project entitled Tapashta. The Michif word for “renew,” all of the works in this eleven episode series are focused on this concept, a perfect way to celebrate the world reopening as well as this beautiful spring season! Tapashta is entirely online,…