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…
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…
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 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…
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…
When afternoon coffee and pastries turns into more of an interrogation, Ilsa finds herself irrevocably trapped in a battle between her well-hidden past and newly-minted present. Deborah Shaw’s her. explores this dilemma in which Ilsa finds herself on two spring afternoons in 1954 Toronto. Directed by David Agro and starring Shaw, her. is a pointed…
It’s gearing up to be an exciting fall, and hopefully my Beyond the Box post will be kept short this month! With a more liberal schedule I’m hoping to attend lots of performances as companies get their 2023/24 seasons off the ground. Fall for Dance North* Toronto’s premier international dance festival, will bring its diverse…
A View from the Box 