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Feature: Ilana Lucas Picks the Top Toronto Theatre of 2024
by Ilana Lucas - Jan 1, 2025

What did our critic have to say about Toronto's Top Theatre of 2024?

Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Soulpepper
by Ilana Lucas - Nov 8, 2024

Schreck’s script, a hit in New York that made its way to Broadway in 2019, is extremely accessible and sprightly in its deconstruction of the mythic text.

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME to Make Canadian Premiere this Fall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 19, 2024

The Canadian Premiere of Heidi Schreck’s WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME will be presented at Soulpepper’s Michael Young Theatre this fall. The play allows audiences to explore the dynamic relationship between individuals and the foundational principles of their country. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Soulpepper
by Ilana Lucas - Jun 24, 2024

Tennessee Williams’ sprawling classic about what happens when the unstoppable force, fading, fluttering Southern belle Blanche DuBois (Amy Rutherford), meets the immovable object of her brother-in-law, pragmatic, animalistic Stanley Kowalski (Mac Fyfe) proves a night of searing theatre, with Weyni Mengesha’s effectively musical direction providing an electric backdrop for a simmering contest of wills.

Soulpepper Theatre to Present A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 23, 2024

Soulpepper Theatre brings Tennessee Williams' classic A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE to the stage this summer. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

A STRANGE LOOP, KIM'S CONVENIENCE & More Set for Soulpepper Theatre 24/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 9, 2024

​Soulpepper Theatre has unveiled its 2024-25 season featuring 8 shows. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

FIFTEEN DOGS Comes to The Segal Centre for Performing Arts This Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 21, 2024

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts will present a stage adaptation of the Giller® Prize-winning novel Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis.

Studio 180 Theatre Reveals Mark McGrinder as New Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2023

 Studio 180 Theatre has announced the appointment of company co-founder, theatre artist and director Mark McGrinder as Studio 180's new Artistic Director.

Review: PUBLIC ENEMY at Canadian Stage
by Ilana Lucas - Sep 28, 2022

Canadian Stage’s PUBLIC ENEMY is a modern dining-room drama where opinions are loudly aired and ignored. Effectively staged by Brendan Healy, with an impressive cast inhabiting its dysfunctional but believable characters, it’s like watching a conversation by your most frustrating group of relatives.

Canadian Stage Announces Extension of PUBLIC ENEMY
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2022

Kicking off a bold and ambitious 22.23 season this fall at the Berkeley Street Theatre, Canadian Stage presents the English-language premiere of Siminovitch Prize winner Olivier Choinière's blistering and provocative PUBLIC ENEMY, in a new translation commissioned by the company from Bobby Theodore. 

Canadian Stage's 2022/23 Season Kicks Off With Siminovitch Prize-Winner Olivier Choinière's PUBLIC ENEMY in September
by Stephi Wild - Aug 10, 2022

Kicking off the 2022/23 season this fall at the Berkeley Street Theatre, Canadian Stage will present the English-language premiere of Siminovitch Prize winner Olivier Choinière's blistering and provocative PUBLIC ENEMY, in a new translation commissioned by the company from Bobby Theodore. 

Firehall Arts Centre & The Search Party Present The World Premiere Of THE AMARYLLIS
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2020

The Firehall Arts Centre and The Search Party presents the world premiere of The Amaryllis from Thursday, November 12 to Sunday, November 22, 2020. 

Nominations for the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 8, 2020

At an online media announcement - pre-taped in front of Meridian Hall with physically distanced protocols in place - streamed June 8 on the Dora Awards YouTube channel, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 243 nominations for the 41st annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards.

Nightwood Theatre to Present a Livestream Reading of ALL THE LITTLE ANIMALS I HAVE EATEN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2020

Nightwood Theatre has released the following statement regarding their livestreamed reading of All the Little Animals I Have Eaten.

Nightwood Theatre Presents ALL THE LITTLE ANIMALS I HAVE EATEN
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 6, 2020

Nightwood Theatre is pleased to announce its production of All the Little Animals I Have Eaten by Karen Hines, running March 24-April 12, 2020.

Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Soulpepper Theatre?
by Paul Smith - Sep 30, 2019

A Streetcar Named Desire recently opened at Soulpepper Theatre. Read what critics had to say!

BWW Review: A Solid STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Soulpepper
by Louis Train - Sep 29, 2019

Weyni Mengesha's new production of the Tennessee Williams classic is a solid undertaking, a technically precise, error-free interpretation of a story we know well. 

Playwrights Guild Of Canada Announces The 2019 Tom Hendry Awards Short Lists
by Julie Musbach - Sep 24, 2019

Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) announces the short lists for its 2019 Tom Hendry Awards. The short lists for the Carol Bolt Award, the RBC Emerging Playwright Award, the Robert Beardsley Award, the Sharon Enkin Plays For Young People Award, as well as the Stage West Comedy & Musical Awards have been released by their respective juries.

The Cultch to Present EAST VAN PANTO: SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARVES
by BWW News Desk - Nov 29, 2017

The Cultch will present Theatre Replacement's East Van Panto: Snow White & the Seven Dwarves at the York Theatre from Today, November 29, 2017 to Saturday, January 6, 2018.

The Cultch to Present EAST VAN PANTO: SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARVES
by BWW News Desk - Sep 29, 2017

The Cultch will present Theatre Replacement's East Van Panto: Snow White & the Seven Dwarves at the York Theatre from Wednesday, November 29, 2017 to Saturday, January 6, 2018.