I love an overture. Truly, the little amuse bouche of a musical’s score before you see the full production makes the first viewing all the more intriguing, and subsequent listens feel warm and friendly. Though they went out of fashion long before I was born, I do so love an overture. And I know the…
Toronto Toronto Sketchfest TOsketchfest is carefully curated to showcase the most exciting comedic voices from across North America. The 2026 festival features its largest lineup to date, presenting over 70 high-energy showcases by more than 75 comedy troupes, spanning contemporary sketch comedy, drag, storytelling, musical comedy, and clown.The festival also proudly presents the 9th annual…
The Surrogate – Here For Now Theatre in Association with Crow’s Theatre, House and Body, and b current Performing Arts From award-winning author, Mohsin Zaidi (A Dutiful Boy), comes a gripping debut drama that explodes the notions of contemporary parenthood. Jake and Sameer have spent years preparing for this moment—the birth of their first child.…
Sam and Jake are so excited to become fathers...just not in the state of Louisiana. Nothing has gone according to plan and this latest hospital visit in New Orleans is making both of them uneasy. Mohsin Zaidi’s masterfully crafted The Surrogate, deftly directed by Christopher Manousos, takes audiences on a deep dive into the journey…
What do you do when your programming falls through? You put on the Bard of Avon, that’s who! Ronnie Burkett’s revival of Little Willy combines all of the silliness and irreverence I’ve come to expect from a Daisy Theatre show with the words and wisdom of William Shakespeare. Definitely for adult audiences only, Little Willy…
Are you ready for the wedding of the year? ARC is back with their upcoming production of Sam Holcroft’s A Mirror. Jonelle Gunderson is taking on the role of Mei/Bride in this intriguing production. We get to talk about her history with ARC, her roles on the big screen, and what audiences can expect from…
How well do you really know your neighbours? In the small town where I grew up, I would have answered that I knew my neighbours pretty well, especially when I was younger and us kids would all play together outside when the weather was nice. But now that I live in a big city, I…
“How do you feel today?” A simple sounding question, yet one which we never truly ask in full because the answer will be more difficult than we’re usually willing to express. Solomon Goudsward’s How To Feel looks at the complexities of our emotional lives through the eyes of a down-on-his-luck young man and his close…
Come in from the cold to the Red Sandcastle Theatre for a hot night of debauchery, dirty deeds, and death. Eldritch Theatre’s Night at the Grand Guignol, written and directed by Eldritch’s Artistic Director Eric Woolfe, revives a piece of theatrical history with its own unique twist. Fraught with feverish fables, feisty femmes fatale, and…
Have you ever wondered what it’d be like to attend a seance? UnSpun Theatre’s The Haunting gives audiences a chance to do just that. But you won’t be surrounded by strangers, this is the most intimate of performances: 1 on 1. Creator and performer Shira Leuchter has kindly answered my questions about The Haunting, how…
A View from the Box 