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Canadian Stage Records Surplus of $289,749

Canadian Stage has eliminated a 37-year deficit for the 2023-24 season, marking a significant financial milestone for the renowned arts organization. Learn more!
Cast Announced for Canadian Stage's THE WIZARD OF OZ

With the holidays right around the corner, Canadian Stage has just announced complete casting and creative team details for the next chapter of Ross Petty’s beloved holiday Panto – THE WIZARD OF OZ: THE TOTO-LY AWESOME FAMILY MUSICAL. Find out who will star in the show here!
Saul Rubinek Returns to the Stage in PLAYING SHYLOCK

At the Berkeley Street Theatre in October, Canadian Stage will present a cultural icon making his triumphant return to the theatre, when stage and screen actor Saul Rubinek takes on a tour-de-force role in the World Premiere of PLAYING SHYLOCK.  
Maev Beaty Leads the Canadian Premiere of I AM LUCY BARTON

Maev Beaty stars in I AM LUCY BARTON, based on Elizabeth Strout's best-selling book.
Canadian Stage Kicks Off 2024-25 Season With Toronto Premiere Of 1939

Canadian Stage will kick off the 24.25 season with the Toronto Premiere of Jani Lauzon and Kaitlyn Riordan's celebrated play 1939, on stage September 15th to October 6th at the Berkeley Street Theatre. 
The Dream in High Park Returns This July with Qasim Khan as HAMLET

This annual event returns this July with a new production of one of Shakespeare’s definitive tragedies, HAMLET, on stage under the stars from July 21st to September 1st.
SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD & More Nominated for 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts revealed the 228 nominations for the 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards. See the full list!
Canadian Stage Sets 2024-25 Season Featuring Toronto and Canadian Premieres & More

Canadian Stage has unveiled its 24.25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Daniel Maclvor and Louis Pitre Join Canadian Premiere of THE INHERITANCE: PARTS 1 & 2

 Canadian Stage will present the Canadian premiere of the celebrated award-winner THE INHERITANCE: PARTS 1 & 2, running March 22 – April 14.
UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE Comes to Berkeley Street Theatre in February

In February, Canadian Stage will present a virtuosic new work from the internationally acclaimed creators of MOUTHPIECE, Quote Unquote Collective. UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE runs February 13th – February 25th at the Berkeley Street Theatre. 
Preconceptions Of Neurodivergency Are Shattered In THE SHADOW WHOSE PREY THE HUNTER BECOMES At Canadian Stage

Preconceptions of neurodivergency are shattered in The Shadow Whose Prey The Hunter Becomes - on stage January 18th. Canadian Stage presents the 2022 Ibsen Award winning Back to Back Theatre in the new year.
Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young Return To Canadian Stage This December With ASSEMBLY HALL

This December, Canadian Stage will welcome - and be a co-commissioner of – internationally acclaimed performance company Kidd Pivot's highly anticipated new work ASSEMBLY HALL, on stage December 6 – 9 at the Bluma Appel Theatre.
El Centro Cultural Del Bosque Recibe DramaFest 2023 Con Las Obras Costes Hundidos Y Extravíos Sexuales De La Clase Social Media

El Centro Cultural del Bosque recibe DramaFest 2023 con las obras 'Costes hundidos' y 'Extravíos sexuales de la clase social media'. Descubre el festival internacional de teatro contemporáneo en México dedicado a la colaboración e intercambio cultural.
Red Sky Performance Returns to Canada Stage in November

Following a sold-out and critically acclaimed run of MIIGIS: UNDERWATER PANTHER in the 22.23 season, Red Sky Performance returns to Canadian Stage this November, with RED SKY AT NIGHT, on stage for four performances from November 3rd through 5th for an already SOLD-OUT run at the Berkeley Street Theatre.
Canadian Stage to Present the Canadian Premiere of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY in November

Don't miss the Canadian premiere of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at Canadian Stage. Experience the critically acclaimed play that traces the history of the Lehman Brothers, running from November 14-26.
Pony World Theatre Presents The World Premiere Of HOTDISH

Pony World Theatre presents the world premiere production of Hotdish, written by local playwright Brendan Healy and directed by Seattle's exciting and up-and-coming director Charlotte Peters.
Internationally Celebrated Choreographer Akram Khan Returns To Canadian Stage With JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED

In October, Canadian Stage lights up the Bluma stage welcoming internationally acclaimed dancer/choreographer Akram Khan for the fourth time, with JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED.
Canadian Stage Kicks Off 2023-24 Season Will TOPDOG/UNDERDOG

Kicking off a sweeping and ambitious 23.24 season this fall, Canadian Stage has announced casting and production details for their Berkeley Street Theatre season opener, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, on stage at the Berkeley from September 22 – October 8.
2023 Marks 40 Years of Dream in High Park

This summer, Canadian Stage celebrates 40 magical years of Dream in High Park by bringing back one of Shakespeare's most beloved plays, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.  The first play ever presented in the High Park amphitheatre in 1983, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM has long been associated with the time-held tradition of Shakespeare under the stars.
Canadian Stage Announces Thrilling 2023-24 Season Featuring THE INHERITANCE And More

Nearing the end of the company’s first full season since 2019 - a season that saw audiences eagerly returning to the joy and thrill of live theatre, bringing back pre-pandemic subscription levels, full houses, and sold-out shows – Canadian Stage has announced an ambitious 23.24 season defined by thrilling and urgently relevant contemporary theatre and performance work from Canada and around the world.

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