Joelle Peters’ Niizh is a brand-new coming-of-age love story that honours Indigenous Identity
Interview with Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) award-winning playwright and actor Joelle Peters about her world-premiere play NIIZH
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Stage Centre Productions’ CAMILLE takes on the man’s world of 19th-century Paris
“With a stellar design team and talented cast, director O’Neal has developed a thought-provoking production…” Review of Neil Bartlett’s CAMILLE
Mime and “Metamorphoses 2023”: Director Michele Smith breaks down Theatre Smith-Gilmour’s bold new Ovid adaptation
“For Theatre Smith-Gilmour, Metamorphoses is our return to the source. We’re creating our own contemporary theatre of illusion and magic…” Interview with Michele Smith, METAMORPHOSES 2023
Ellora Patnaik: The multifaceted artist and animal rights advocate takes the Shaw Festival stage in Why Not Theatre’s Mahabharata
“The production will be ‘visually stunning and a delight to the ear’.” Ellora Patnaik on Why Not Theatre’s MAHABHARATA
Inside “Anahita’s Republic”: Actor Sama Mousavi in conversation with SesayArts
“The story is about women’s life in Iran, the freedom they don’t have and their fight for change.” Interview with Sama Mousavi, ANAHITA’S REPUBLIC
Inside the Howland Company’s PRODIGAL: Shauna Thompson in conversation with SesayArts
“The theme of forgiveness is what I find most intriguing about this piece.” Interview with Shauna Thompson about Howland Company’s PROGICAL
Toronto Irish Players navigates the dark waters of ‘The Seafarer’ with wit, humanity and grace
“McPherson has imbued each man with a distinctive personality, and the show’s all-male ensemble realizes each of them.” Review of Conor McPherson’s “The Seafarer” by Toronto Irish Players
Found in translation: Soulpepper’s ENGLISH probes the limits of language to find humour, warmth and wisdom
“Mining the rich vein of humour that lies beneath the learning of language, the talented cast bring laugh-out-loud life to pronunciation exercises, vocabulary recall games, and staged student conversations…” Review of Sanaz Toossi’s ENGLISH
Scott Wentworth discusses King Lear – Shakespeare BASH’d-style – with SesayArts
“Playing Lear is incredibly challenging and maybe that’s why it’s so attractive to actors.” Interview with Scott Wentworth about performing King Lear
Fiona Mongillo of GIRLS & BOYS, in conversation with SesayArts
Our interview with the star of “Girls & Boys”, Here For Now Theatre’s Fiona Mongillo