MOonhORsE Dance Theatre is bringing its 45th edition of Older and Reckless to the stage at the Harbourfront Centre. A joyous celebration of art, dance, and moving your body at ALL ages, it’s no wonder that Older and Reckless has become such a staple here in Toronto. This year’s program is powerful, vivacious, and entrancing,…
Breaking and Entering Theatre is making its debut in the Toronto theatre scene with Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley. Directed by Dora Award winner Stewart Arnott, this bold, site-specific production is one for the history books! Being performed at the Church of the Holy Trinity in the heart of downtown, Doubt is truly…
Hart House Theatre is welcoming patrons back for their 2022/23 season with Three Sisters Adapted and directed by Paolo Santalucia. A collaborative effort with The Howland Company, Three Sisters gives Chekhov’s classic new life on the Hart House stage. Tackling issues of life, love, and loss in a true Chekhovian mix of comedy and philosophy,…
The next world premiere from Factory Theatre’s season is The Waltz, written by Marie Beath Badian and directed by Nina Lee Aquino. A sequel to her 2018 work Prairie Nurse, audiences now get to experience the next generation as they talk about their parents, the past, and how that’s shaping their lives in the present.…
The Red Sandcastle Theatre is looking extra spooky this weekend as they house their Halloween tradition Doc Wuthergloom’s Dollhouse of Deadly Sins. Created by Artistic Director Eric Woolfe and starring Doctor Pretorious Wuthergloom and Paula Schultz, Dollhouse of Deadly Sins is wickedly witty evening full of marvellous magic and paranormal puppetry you’ll want to make…
The theatre scene in Toronto is abundant, overflowing with impressive works of all kinds in theatres all over the city, but one of the things that I love the most is the variety of voices which are currently being amplified in the theatre community. With diversity and inclusivity at the heart of this evolution, the…
Tarragon Theatre is continuing it’s innovative and engaging 2022/23 season with the World Premiere of My Sister’s Rage, written and directed by the incredible Yolanda Bonnell. Produced in association with Studio 180 Theatre and TO Live, My Sister’s Rage looks at the strength, love, and loss experienced by a multi-generational indigenous family. Tackling poignant and…
Soulpepper’s latest offering is The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale, being presented in association with Outside the March and Red Light District theatre companies. The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale is created and performed by Haley McGee and based on the real events of her life. It chronicles her financial struggles after moving to the UK, and how anything…
Opera Atelier is making their triumphant return to the Elgin Theatre with their production of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Originally written for a girl’s school performance in 1689, Dido and Aeneas is given a new, magnificent life in this production, directed by Marshall Pynkoski and conducted by David Fallis. Featuring artists from the Atelier Ballet, Tafelmusik, the Nathaniel…
Toronto certainly has some of the most beautiful and interesting theatre spaces around; the more that I attend, the more impressed I am by what the city has to offer. However, site-specific theatre offers a unique opportunity for immersive, interactive experiences that can shed different light on a work. After seeing The Good Thief last…
A View from the Box 