The Studio Space at Crow’s theatre has been transformed into a Victorian Museum gallery for Lloyd Suh’s The Chinese Lady. Directed by Marjorie Chan (Artistic Director at Theatre Passe Muraille), The Chinese Lady tells the true story of Afong Moy, the first Chinese woman to ever immigrate to the United States, and the vast societal…
If you’re obsessed with true crime podcasts and documentaries, or a fan of “Only Murders in the Building” (like me), True Crime is the play for you! Created by Troquil Campbell and Chris Abraham, in collaboration with Julian Brown, True Crime delves into the life of the infamous conman Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter aka Clark Rockefeller…
Theatre Smith-Gilmour is conjuring up the mythical tales set down by Ovid in the Guloien Theatre at Streetcar Crow’s Nest with their production of Metamorphoses 2023. Directed by Michele Smith, this awe-inspiring production tells stories of change: from the wrath of the gods to the deeds of spurned mortals, Metamorphoses 2023 brings its audience along…
Streetcar Crow’s Nest’s Guloin theatre has been transformed into the streets and parks of Toronto for their production of Fifteen Dogs. Adapted and directed by Marie Farsi and based on the novel of the same name by André Alexis, Fifteen Dogs was everything I had hoped it would be and then some. Featuring phenomenal actors…
Since their season announcement, I’ve been looking forward to seeing Red Velvet at Crow’s Theatre and it certainly did not disappoint. Written by Lolita Chakrabarti and directed by Cherissa Richards, Red Velvet looks at the astounding career of Ira Aldridge, the first Black man to play Othello in London. Featuring an absolutely stellar cast, Red…
Crow’s Theatre’s new mainstage production is the much-anticipated Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.” Crow’s was set to stage this show back in 2020, but unfortunately had to have the production postponed until this year, and is now a collaboration with Modern Times Stage Company and directed by Rouvan Silogix who is now their artistic…
As we leap into this chilly month of October, I realize that I have been actively reviewing theatre in Toronto for six months. While I was already familiar with several of the theatres in the city, I’ve been invited to several new spaces. It’s such a delight to experience theatre in new places and see…
Crow’s Theatre is opening their 2022/23 season with a magnificent production of Chekov’s Uncle Vanya. With a new adaptation by Liisa Repo-Martell and directed by Crow’s Artistic Director Chris Abraham, this dynamic duo has created a theatrical experience unlike anything I’ve seen at Crow’s thus far. Performed in the round by some of the greatest…
A View from the Box 