Theatre Big Stuff at Crow’s Theatre: Matt Baram and Naomi Sniekus dig deep, with laughs along the wayNovember 8, 2024 Dandelion Theatre’s “Timon of Athens” is deliciously immersive and eerily timelyNovember 7, 2024 Review: What the Constitution should mean to us: Heidi Schreck’s acclaimed play arrives in CanadaNovember 6, 2024 Review: Inventive “Dead Broke” doesn’t cheap out on the chillsNovember 4, 2024 Review: “Playing Shylock” . . . and pushing us to be better audiencesNovember 4, 2024 Elena Belyea on crafting solitude, AI, and 90s nostalgia in “I Don’t Even Miss You”October 30, 2024 Anita Majumdar on navigating friendship, the complexities of midlife and Toronto living in Rosa Laborde’s new play “Interior Design”October 25, 2024 “If Your Roots Are Intact, No One Can Shake You”: Tawiah M’Carthy on directing new work, “Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold”October 19, 2024 Jasmine Case embraces youth, imagination, and the unexpected in “This Feels Like the End”October 16, 2024 John D. Huston’s “Civilized” confronts the truth about residential school and Canada’s colonial pastOctober 13, 2024 Review: “Wonderful Joe” celebrates wonder in a world of lossOctober 10, 2024 Review: “Goblin: Macbeth” gleefully celebrates the magic of theatreOctober 7, 2024 “The easy answer is engagement”: Craig Lauzon on comedy, satire and cultural authenticity in “The Thanksgiving Play”October 3, 2024 Review: Alumnae’s “Low Pay? Don’t Pay!” pays out big laughsOctober 1, 2024 Review: “SAMCA” is a haunting exploration of womanhood, motherhood and mythologySeptember 30, 2024 Review: All’s NOT well – “1939” shows Truth and prods ReconciliationSeptember 26, 2024 Fear of wolves and respect for tradition inform David Danzon’s Mukashi, MukashiSeptember 18, 2024 Review: “Infinite Life” meditates on our pain and prescribes connectionSeptember 17, 2024 Rebecca Gibian translates and directs “How to Survive in the Wild”September 16, 2024 Nestor Lozano Jr’s Tink brings new dimensions to a reimagined classic, Wendy and Peter PanSeptember 15, 2024 Jesse Gervais debuts role of Jules Tonnere in The DivinersSeptember 13, 2024 Beau Dixon is Peter Mortensgaard in Crow’s Theatre’s RosmersholmSeptember 10, 2024 Review: Fierce’s odd couple push each other – and the audienceSeptember 9, 2024 Review: Transcendent “Salesman in China” closes the sale brilliantlySeptember 5, 2024 Review: For the raw “Girls Unwanted”, fearless audiences wantedSeptember 3, 2024 Manik Arora’s “Animalia” adapts Chekov’s “The Bear” as an allegory set in TorontoAugust 22, 2024 Briana Brown’s deeply personal Christmastown receives its world premiere at Capitol Theatre Port HopeAugust 17, 2024 Icarus Theatre’s Constellations explores the infinite possibilities of love and timeAugust 16, 2024 Helen Juvonen brings Isle of Demons, based on the true survival story of Marguerite de La Roque, to TorontoAugust 10, 2024 New play “Growing Up Regent” receives world premiere at SummerWorksAugust 3, 2024 Unleashing the magic (and science) of bubbles: Gazillion Bubble Show arrives in TorontoJuly 29, 2024 Review: Backbeat of grief powers a sensational Hamlet remix July 29, 2024 A new take on grief: Beck Lloyd shines as Ophelia in Jessica Carmichael’s HamletJuly 29, 2024 Pedal-powered laughs make “Three Men on a Bike” an easy rideJuly 25, 2024 Director Julie Tomaino bares all about the Capitol Theatre’s “The Full Monty”July 13, 2024 Thaumatrope Theatre returns with a new, sporty 2000s “Much Ado About Nothing”July 13, 2024 There’s something for everyone at the 2024 Toronto Fringe FestivalJuly 13, 2024 Shakura Dickson’s Stella Kowalski simmers with heat and heartJuly 1, 2024 “The Caged Bird Sings” in the Aga Khan Museum courtyardJune 14, 2024 Rawums (:) defies gravity with puppets, people and music at WeeFestivalJune 4, 2024 Haley McGee explores life’s pivotal moments in new solo showMay 31, 2024 50 years on, “Fresh Ideas in Puppetry” from Puppetmongers TheatreMay 31, 2024 This play’s the thing: Raoul Bhaneja does Hamlet (solo)May 23, 2024 Emily Dix’s vision has made “The Rear Window” a new classicMay 20, 2024 How love conquered the “First Métis Man of Odesa”May 10, 2024 13 years later, Cliff Cardinal’s “Huff” still blows the house downApril 28, 2024 Can “Tyson’s Song” inspire new “conversations amongst Black men”?April 26, 2024 See a new production of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”April 25, 2024 “Woking Phoenix” is like comfort food at an unpretentious, authentic restaurantApril 23, 2024 Katherine Cullen’s unusual role in “Death of Walt Disney”April 20, 2024 “shaniqua in abstraction”? More. Many. Magnificent.April 17, 2024 Jadyn Nasato embodies complexity and courage in “Four Minutes Twelve Seconds”April 16, 2024 What good comes of “Things We Lost in the Fire”April 16, 2024 Demented delight awaits in “The House at Poe Corner”April 14, 2024 Rose Napoli’s “Mad Madge” is the OG 17th-century influencerApril 8, 2024 “The Inheritance”: A sprawling, stunning saga of love, loss, legacyApril 6, 2024 Disturbing “Fiji” smears sweet romance on a crust of consentApril 1, 2024 Frances Končan gives voices to “Women of the Fur Trade”March 31, 2024 No mystery here: Clue is an incredibly fun showMarch 20, 2024 “Dana H” makes us voyeurs on the road from hellMarch 17, 2024 You’re the life of “Mrs. Krishnan’s Party”March 15, 2024 “Three Sisters” feels important and immediate, and lingers long after the curtainMarch 14, 2024 Charlie Petch explains why “No One’s Special at the Hot Dog Cart”March 13, 2024 “Dead Elephants” challenges us to become something elseMarch 11, 2024 Riotously funny La Bête wraps big questions inside bigger laughsMarch 10, 2024 Actor Richard Lam: AI, art and Talk is Free Theatre’s La Bête are “very connected”– and very timelyFebruary 29, 2024 Obdurate and heart-rending, L’Amour Telle une Cathédrale Ensevelie explores the migrant experienceFebruary 26, 2024 Ingrid Hansen’s Epidermis Circus: puppetry that’s more than skin deepFebruary 21, 2024 Soulpepper’s “De Profundis” is a testament to Oscar Wilde’s legacy and a masterpiece in its own rightFebruary 21, 2024 Genre-defying “Universal Child Care” packs a poignant wallopFebruary 19, 2024 Coal Mine Theatre’s Dion is a rousing new rock operaFebruary 13, 2024 Bard-tender Eric Woolfe mixes hilarity with horror in “Macbeth – A Tale told by an Idiot”February 11, 2024 Playwright David Yee discusses winning the 2023 Siminovitch PrizeFebruary 9, 2024 Down will come baby: ARC’s “Rockabye” is more than just a fierce, funny takedown of celebrityJanuary 30, 2024 Kate Martin on Shakespeare BASH’d’s nuanced and timely The Two Noble KinsmenJanuary 23, 2024 Canadian Stage’s “The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes” puts us in the crosshairsJanuary 21, 2024 Migraaaants: Siavash Shabanpour’s 5-year journey brings the journeys of refugees to the Toronto stageJanuary 20, 2024 Whimsical and moving, Slava’s Snowshow takes Elgin Theatre audiences by stormDecember 27, 2023 Intimate, immersive and inspired: “A Christmas Carol” haunts the Campbell House MuseumDecember 24, 2023 Don’t be late! Make time for Bad Hats’ Alice in Wonderland this holiday season.December 20, 2023 Veylan’s latest production gives voice to the VoicelessDecember 19, 2023 John D. Huston delivers his one-man A Christmas Carol as Dickens “intended it to be experienced”December 18, 2023 Justine Christensen returns to The Three Ships Collective’s immersive, amazing “A Christmas Carol”December 10, 2023 Four years ago, Rachel Cairns went to the doctor to get an abortion. Now she’s given birth to her first play, Hypothetical BabyDecember 8, 2023 Psychotic jack-in-the-box or liar’s roller coaster: choose your own Factory Theatre thrill ride this holiday seasonNovember 28, 2023 Seana McKenna travels from Stratford to Crow’s – on Bad RoadsNovember 25, 2023 Piercing the Prophecy Fog, Jani Lauzon shows us profound clarity and connectionNovember 18, 2023 Maev Beaty on love, language and connection in Necessary Angel’s “Letters from Max, a ritual”November 12, 2023 “The Last Strongman” is Mighty Mike’s theatrical feat of strengthNovember 11, 2023 Andrea Donaldson and Nightwood Theatre punch their way into a new era and exciting new spaceNovember 4, 2023 In a welcome act of fearless overreaching, Dandelion Theatre & Apothecary Theatre re-shape Doctor Faustus for our timesOctober 28, 2023 (As I watched Cliff Cardinal’s latest show) A Terrible Uncertainty (overcame me)October 25, 2023 How playwright Kat Sandler found a Wildwoman (three, actually) beneath a Disney fairytaleOctober 24, 2023 Keith Brown is Absolute Magic: Come see for yourselfOctober 9, 2023 Ruth Goodwin on the acclaimed and affecting “Heroes of the Fourth Turning”October 6, 2023 When he wrote hit “The Master Plan” for Crow’s Theatre, playwright Michael Healey didn’t have oneOctober 1, 2023 Marcus Nance breathes new life into The Creature in “Frankenstein Revived”September 17, 2023 Peterborough native Madeleine Brown returns to “Give ‘em Hell” . . . right where her tale of student activism went downSeptember 15, 2023 Soul-stirring theatre: Shaw Festival’s The Amen Corner explores the intersection of heaven, home and heartAugust 25, 2023 Georgia Findlay of GFT’s The Drowning Girls: the Journey of an Emerging ActorAugust 23, 2023 “This is a love story”: Shakespeare in Action’s otîhêw re-imagines Shakespeare’s OthelloAugust 14, 2023 Riot King’s “Suddenly Last Summer” is an atmospheric and resonant slow burn that grabs hold . . . and won’t let go August 12, 2023 Steven Hao – Breathing new life into Puck at the Dream in High ParkAugust 11, 2023 Dawn Jani Birley reinvents the iconic Lady Macbeth in the deaf-led Lady M (Margaret)August 9, 2023 Gislina Patterson’s “i am your spaniel”: how “stale memories” became the one-of-a-kind drag performance Shakespeare lectureAugust 8, 2023 Unraveling the Mystery: A chat with Monica Dottor, mastermind director of County Stage’s ‘The 39 Steps’August 4, 2023 Soulpepper’s King Gilgamesh & The Man of the Wild: These Buds are for you August 3, 2023 Triple threat Celeste Catena’s journey into the arts brings her to Stratford Festival’s A Wrinkle in Time and RentAugust 2, 2023 Matteo Esposito is “Sorting It Out” and bringing autism awareness to the New York stageJuly 28, 2023 The obscure brilliance of Stratford Festival’s Much Ado About NothingJuly 21, 2023 Alicia Plummer takes the stage as Alice in Wonderland at Guild Festival TheatreJuly 14, 2023 Take the trip of a lifetime with Ottawa’s production of Around the World in 80 DaysJuly 13, 2023 Our (Updated) Toronto Fringe Festival 2023 Recommendation Round UpJuly 12, 2023 Causes and “The Effect”: Aviva Armour-Ostroff on Coal Mine Theatre’s newest productionJuly 9, 2023 Chantal Lim’s ancient dialect is dying! What – and who – will keep it alive? July 6, 2023 Ginette Mohr invites families to “Catch Me in the Kitchen” at the Fringe Festival(s), in audiobooks, and in printJuly 3, 2023 Ronnie Marmo brings his acclaimed solo show to CanadaJune 19, 2023 Perceptual Archaeology teaches “How to Travel Blind” – and spectate with insightJune 13, 2023 Sizwe Banzi is Dead . . . yet SO alive on the Soulpepper stageJune 9, 2023 Astrid Van Wieren takes the stage in world premiere of “Inge(new) – In search of a musical”May 24, 2023 Echoing Crest: Karine Gaulin’s artistic journey and the delight of creating for all agesMay 23, 2023 Angelica Alejandro is Annette in the comedy, “God of Carnage”May 22, 2023 Moya O’Connell makes a magnetic turn in “The Sound Inside”May 17, 2023 Lisa Marie DiLiberto wants you to know the amazing JUNIOR festival is for EVERYONE!May 15, 2023 1 man + 25 years + 100 minutes ÷ 5 W’s + 1 H: Boom X at Crow’s is more than the sum of its parts May 14, 2023 Bone Cage won’t let go – even after you depart the Assembly TheatreMay 14, 2023 The Chinese Lady holds up an unflinching mirror – and dares us to look past itMay 11, 2023 “A Number” marks an unsettling and auspicious debut for That Theatre Company April 26, 2023 Pamela Mala Sinha centres Bengali immigrants and created family in Necessary Angel’s “New”April 25, 2023 Soulpepper’s ‘The Seagull’ takes flight in a post-modern blend of magic and absurdityApril 22, 2023 Talented cast shines in Alumnae Theatre’s “String of Pearls”April 21, 2023 Friendship and Fluorescence: David di Giovanni and Amanda Cordner discuss their electric new show at Buddies in Bad TimesApril 17, 2023 Joelle Peters’ Niizh is a brand-new coming-of-age love story that honours Indigenous IdentityApril 14, 2023 Stage Centre Productions’ CAMILLE takes on the man’s world of 19th-century ParisMarch 27, 2023 Mime and “Metamorphoses 2023”: Director Michele Smith breaks down Theatre Smith-Gilmour’s bold new Ovid adaptationMarch 25, 2023 Ellora Patnaik: The multifaceted artist and animal rights advocate takes the Shaw Festival stage in Why Not Theatre’s MahabharataMarch 20, 2023 Inside “Anahita’s Republic”: Actor Sama Mousavi in conversation with SesayArtsMarch 16, 2023 Inside the Howland Company’s PRODIGAL: Shauna Thompson in conversation with SesayArtsMarch 4, 2023 Toronto Irish Players navigates the dark waters of ‘The Seafarer’ with wit, humanity and graceFebruary 25, 2023 Found in translation: Soulpepper’s ENGLISH probes the limits of language to find humour, warmth and wisdomFebruary 20, 2023 Scott Wentworth discusses King Lear – Shakespeare BASH’d-style – with SesayArtsFebruary 6, 2023 Fiona Mongillo of GIRLS & BOYS, in conversation with SesayArts January 30, 2023 A Chekhovian family reunion: Alumnae Theatre’s ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’January 28, 2023 Crow’s FIFTEEN DOGS leaves guest reviewer Apricot with plenty to chew onJanuary 25, 2023 ARC’s tight, talky MARTYR provokes, confounds and won’t let goJanuary 20, 2023 Tracey Flye, Director of holiday panto PETER’S FINAL FLIGHT, in conversation with SesayArtsDecember 18, 2022 An unsung Lobby Hero: Strong performances in Icarus Theatre production deserve a wide audienceDecember 12, 2022 Welcome to “Miriam’s World”: SesayArts in conversation with Naomi JayeDecember 8, 2022 The Shaw Festival’s “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” sparkles and satisfiesDecember 5, 2022 Red Velvet’s tale of Black actor Ira Aldridge confronts “life out there, on our stage, in here”November 28, 2022 Requiem for a Gumshoe: SesayArts in conversation with award-winning creator and star Eric WoolfeNovember 24, 2022 SesayArts in conversation with Sheronna Osbourne & Troy Crossfield about their new play NINETY FOURNovember 20, 2022 In Canadian Stage’s Choir Boy, an exceptional ensemble delivers songs and substanceNovember 16, 2022 SesayArts in conversation with Hallie Seline about Howland Company’s new adaptation of THREE SISTERSNovember 6, 2022 Factory Theatre’s The Waltz is a sweet yet substantial pas-de-deuxNovember 4, 2022 Intimate yet vast, B&E Theatre’s immersive DOUBT compels and confoundsOctober 31, 2022 The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale: Formula has never been so unexpected and delightfulOctober 25, 2022 Now prowling at Crow’s Theatre: a tough, magnetic Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooOctober 21, 2022 Actor Rong Fu enters “The Year of the Cello” with SesayArts MagazineOctober 16, 2022 At Canadian Stage, we have seen the Public Enemy. It is us. Run.October 3, 2022 Ins Choi’s Bad Parent delivers big laughs but demands effort. Just like parenting.September 28, 2022 Bottling the human condition: Crow’s Theatre choreographs an immersive Uncle VanyaSeptember 17, 2022 “I Love the Smell of Gasoline”: Creator-performer Claren Grosz tells SesayArts whySeptember 16, 2022 Creativity loves constraint: Real Canaan Theatre mounts a sparse, brilliantly modern Merchant of VeniceSeptember 13, 2022 Diving into Pool (No Water): A conversation with Persephone Productions co-artistic directors Leila Ghaemi & Rebecca GibianSeptember 10, 2022 Soulpepper’s Electrifying Queen Goneril and apocalyptic King Lear create a conversation worth havingSeptember 5, 2022 “Community is the antidote to perfectionism”: Creator Gillian Clark unpacks the immersive Trojan Girls and the Outhouse of AtreusAugust 21, 2022 As he likes it: Director Anand Rajaram shares his inspirations and aspirations for the return of Shakespeare at High ParkAugust 6, 2022 Amanda Cordner directs the new comedy “Get a Dog”, a timeless take on the true price of wealthJuly 8, 2022 Will King’s new comedy “Dead Broke” explores the high cost of living for nothingJuly 5, 2022 From demon barber to angelic outreach: Actor Noah Beemer discusses TIFT’s immersive “Sweeney Todd” and his work with Beyond MelodiesJune 9, 2022 Soulpepper & Native Earth’s Where the Blood Mixes: An overwhelmingly alive, full-sensory tour de forceJune 5, 2022 Storytelling meets sketch meets secrets: Tamlynn Bryson talks “Bedwetter” June 3, 2022 Friendship takes centre stage at this year’s WeeFestival with Cheri Maracle’s “The Friendship Star”May 26, 2022 IS GOD IS: An audacious act of creation splashed unapologetically across the stageMay 15, 2022 Theatre Passe Muraille’s #BeyondTO festival brings Paul David Power’s acclaimed CRIPPLED to TorontoApril 30, 2022 In Soulpepper’s Pipeline, an exceptional cast bring a wicked problem to vivid emotional life April 17, 2022 “Blood has been running like a ferocious river“: Indrit Kasapi discusses the genesis and relevance of new digital work TOKAApril 16, 2022 Nautanki Bazaar’s An IMM-Permanent Resident finds humour — and heart – beneath the absurdity of Canada’s immigration processApril 4, 2022 Daniel Brooks’ “Other People”: the thrill of detecting a theatrical exoplanetMarch 29, 2022 Expanded “Iphigenia and the Furies (on Taurean Land)” delivers a virtual knockout punchFebruary 25, 2022 Stories of a Dish offers belly laughs and food for thoughtJanuary 29, 2022 The Toronto Fringe is not only “Saving Wonderland” – it’s saving the experience of theatre over Zoom January 28, 2022 Authenticity, career, and virtual panto Alice in Winterland: A Q&A with Kimberly-Ann TruongDecember 16, 2021 Catching up with Kelsey Verzotti: A Christmas Carol, The Antipodes, and Sidebiz StudioDecember 10, 2021 Velvet Wells wants to make YOUR wishes come true at the PrimeTime Festival show Djinn JointNovember 19, 2021 Amie Enriquez is taking her solo show, Lightweight to the United Solo™ Festival in New York CityOctober 1, 2021 Cheyenne Scott and Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster illuminate new show The Home Project, which asks where – or what – is ‘home’?September 25, 2021 From the ashes of Langston Hughes rises Jordan Laffrenier’s A New Black PoetAugust 27, 2021 Festival Players of Prince Edward County’s ‘Six Feet Festival’ offers an ecelectic, safe return to live performance this summerAugust 12, 2021 Upside-down and perfectly of this pandemic moment: Mirvish’s presentation of “Blindness” enthrallsAugust 7, 2021 “Drama does come with the territory”: Tarragon Theatre’s Andrea Vagianos on the LMJH Award and the challenges of live theatre right nowAugust 4, 2021 Backstage, outdoors and center stage at the Shaw Festival with Artist Gabriella Sundar SinghJuly 31, 2021 Time Limits Dropped on Easter Sunday dazzles with digital brilliance at the 2021 Toronto Fringe FestivalJuly 26, 2021 More Fringe-y, diverse and interactive – it’s Toronto’s 2021 Digital Fringe Festival!July 24, 2021 The PlayMe Podcast of Jordi Mand’s Between the Sheets is a pandemic silver liningMay 31, 2021 Louise Pitre’s film “On the Rocks” is a revealing portrait of the artist’s lifeMay 22, 2021 Miriam Fernandes brings global experiences to her new role at Why Not TheatreMay 15, 2021 Natasha Mumba has Faith in Factory Theatre’s ACTS OF FAITH, created specially for digital performanceNovember 18, 2020 “Yellow Bellies The Audio Drama” captivates – and inspires us to resistOctober 4, 2020 Becoming Lucretia: Bahia Watson conjures a feisty teen caregiver in audio drama METAMORPHOSISAugust 18, 2020 Susanna Fournier wants to know how you are feeling during this pandemicJuly 30, 2020 Herbie Barnes and TO Live’s The Arts Squad bring the imaginative world of acting to kidsJuly 11, 2020 The future of art has arrived at Luminato Festival TorontoJune 11, 2020 Vincent Deiulis whets our appetite for delayed WWI drama GODS LIKE USMay 15, 2020 “We have to call it what it is.”: Natasha Adiyana Morris’ “The Negroes Are Congregating” prompts discussion of anti-Black racismMarch 10, 2020 ARC’s OIL gushes with knockout performances and viscous ideasMarch 9, 2020 Ma-Anne Dionisio brings her knack for playing strong women to LADY SUNRISEMarch 4, 2020 Off-Mirvish’s Us/Them needs to be experienced . . . and consider taking the kids.March 2, 2020 East Side Players’ “Disgraced” delivers 90 taut, thought-provoking minutesFebruary 28, 2020 Alexandra Montagnese unpacks the collaborative, genre-defying BRAIN STORMFebruary 27, 2020 YPT’s JUNGLE BOOK: “fascinating, fun and fast-moving”February 27, 2020 No more bit parts for BIT PLAYAS’s Kris Siddiqi and Nigel Downer!February 24, 2020 Kendra Jones directs a “physically poetic” interpretation of “Watching Glory Die”February 19, 2020 Vital and moving Secret Life of a Mother confounds, yet coheresFebruary 10, 2020 You’ll Totally Like the Second City’s latest showFebruary 9, 2020 TfT and Bruno Verdoni share a Lesson in ForgettingFebruary 3, 2020 Clear, accessible and female-centric: Shakespeare BASH’d takes on CYMBELINEFebruary 1, 2020 5 For Your Consideration: PROGRESS Festival, 5th EditionJanuary 30, 2020 Tamara Podemski feels “blessed to be here” in Native Earth’s This Is How We Got HereJanuary 29, 2020 Exceptional performances make Alumnae Theatre’s latest production truly “Bountiful”January 25, 2020 The Solitudes’ Lara Arabian on how eight women’s stories become a singularly affecting experienceJanuary 16, 2020 Tita Jokes and 49th Day showcase the stories of fierce femalesJanuary 13, 2020 Kat Letwin is there “and, good lord, so are the ghosts” at Three Ships Collective’s immersive A Christmas CarolDecember 2, 2019 “Between Riverside and Crazy” arrives at the Coal Mine ~ review by Sylvie WebbNovember 30, 2019 “Trout Stanley”: Looking for Love . . . and a Lake by Sylvie WebbOctober 27, 2019 Christina Tannous is a Bald Soprano “seriously unlike any other”October 24, 2019 THE GOOD THIEF is a good story well told by Fly on the Wall’s David MackettOctober 20, 2019 Outside the March’s Amy Keating unspools her views on Annie Baker’s THE FLICKOctober 13, 2019 “Hilot Means Healer”: The Intersection Between Magic and Reality by Sylvie WebbOctober 12, 2019 “We are in desperate need of dialoguing about our desire”: Leah Doz plays Stella in Soulpepper’s “A Streetcar Named Desire”October 8, 2019 “together…, there is truth to be found within this piece”: Andrea Cabeza on SOL, LUNA & STELLA at CaminosOctober 2, 2019 No Foreigners: In Search for Cultural Identity at the Mall by Sylvie WebbSeptember 23, 2019 More immersive and stranger still: Daniele Bartolini on The Stranger 2.0September 22, 2019 Diana Bentley on KNIVES IN HENS, “a great contemporary play about a young woman who is fierce…and wild”September 16, 2019 Kids say the darndest things: Sunny Drake’s CHILD-ISH at SummerWorksAugust 8, 2019 50 years later, a new “Rochdale Project”: Director Nina Lee Aquino on mounting David Yee’s new play at SummerWorksAugust 7, 2019 The Expanse’s Cara Gee returns to the stage in Soulpepper’s Fool for LoveJuly 30, 2019 25 years in, the course of true love has run smooth for Driftwood TheatreJuly 27, 2019 Life…or theatre? Shaina Silver-Baird on “Charlotte: A Tricoloured Play with Music”July 13, 2019 NEWS PLAY plays with expectations, challenging brains, funny bones . . . and even heartsJuly 8, 2019 Kirk Dunn’s “The Knitting Pilgrim” arrives after a 15-year inter-faith journeyJuly 6, 2019 Spencer Litzinger creates a buzz in BOY vs. FLY at the FringeJuly 3, 2019 Andrea Mapili and Byron Abalos’ THROUGH THE BAMBOO is a cross-cultural epic for young and oldJuly 2, 2019 Rick Miller re-connects and re-energizes as host of the 40th anniversary Dora AwardsJune 19, 2019 Jennifer McEwen plumbs new depths with “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea”May 21, 2019 Deborah Drakeford plays mom and mentor in Kyanite Theatre’s “And So It Goes”May 9, 2019 Today’s youth activists will see themselves in Jeff Ho’s “Antigone: 方” at YPTMay 1, 2019 Not too good to be true: Cliff Cardinal talks his “admirably twisted” new playApril 23, 2019 As They Like It: Lesley Robertson and Olivia Croft on Shakespeare BASH’d’s latestApril 13, 2019 The Quotable Sayak: “‘Under the Stairs’ is full of heart, comedy, energy, and complicated real-world issues”April 10, 2019 Finding the “underlying heartbeat”: Frank Cox O’Connell talks Wedding at Aulis and his other Soulpepper workApril 1, 2019 The Second City blow things up real good in their new revue “Walking on Bombshells”March 30, 2019 “Blue Stockings” offers a moving look at the travails of the Girton GirlsMarch 26, 2019 Moze Mossanen’s “You Are Here”: an inspiring trip from Gander to BroadwayMarch 24, 2019 Personal becomes political in Lianna Makuch’s BLOOD OF OUR SOILMarch 5, 2019 YPT’s The 26 Letter Dance is not for you, adults – and that’s a good thingMarch 3, 2019 Millennial job seekers retreat to advance in Hart House Theatre’s RETREATFebruary 25, 2019 Arlen Aguayo Stewart talks ARC’s “Human Animals”February 17, 2019 Crafting art from loss with Shira Leuchter and Michaela WashburnFebruary 6, 2019 E.B. Smith and Catherine Rainville on the enduring debate about OTHELLOFebruary 1, 2019 Kate Ross on the “beautiful and accessible” WWI drama MARY’S WEDDINGJanuary 28, 2019 Ellen Denny and the “Wonder” of Harriet Brooks’ life and legacyJanuary 18, 2019 Saga Collectif’s Iphigenia and the Furies surprises and movesJanuary 15, 2019 Marie Barlizo’s “Lucky” explores the model minority mythJanuary 12, 2019 Atmospheric and atypical: it’s "A Christmas Carol" at Campbell House MuseumDecember 16, 2018 "Theatre that explores the extremes of the human condition": SesayArts in conversation with Christopher Morris on "The Runner"November 29, 2018 The second time's a charm for Sheila Ingabire-Isaro's return to TfT's Les Zinspirés 7November 27, 2018 Rachel Aberle cracks The Code on Nice Guy SyndromeNovember 25, 2018 Life goes on: Director Meg Roe's Shaw-Festival production of "Middletown" lives again at Crow'sNovember 19, 2018 "Both funny and messy, like life": Sarah Kitz on directing Ellie Moon's "What I call her"November 18, 2018 A legend for a new generation: Diana Tso's "The Monkey Queen" premieres at The Theatre CentreNovember 15, 2018 "Escaped Alone" at Soulpepper: A taut, spare production that fascinatesNovember 5, 2018 George F. Walker's new 'Her Inside Life' probes the perceptions and realities of mental illnessOctober 28, 2018 David Eden finds joy within melancholy in Toronto Irish Players' season opener, 'Dancing at Lughnasa'October 24, 2018 The Toronto premiere of The Wolves, directed by Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster, is a gamechangerOctober 18, 2018 What’s love got to do with it? Karine Ricard on TfT’s new production of a Marivaux classicOctober 16, 2018 Scarborough Players 60th season kicks off with raucous, well-oiled chaos, "Noises Off"October 8, 2018 Alumnae Theatre's new season opens with a walk on the Wilde sideSeptember 25, 2018 Time ticks on . . . and Nicole Power doesn't miss a beat in Soulpepper's 'Sisters' & CBC's 'Kim's Convenience'September 9, 2018 Enjoyed 'Come From Away'? Meet Kevin Tuerff, the real 'Kevin T' who inspired a global kindness movementSeptember 8, 2018 Canadian Stage's 'We Are Story' celebrates Toronto's diverse voices and viewsAugust 16, 2018 Stage dramedy meets TV ‘series finale’ in "Inch of Your Life: The Last Bit"July 24, 2018 Cry Woolf: The time for Katrina Darychuk's "Orlando" is nowJuly 22, 2018 Liza Balkan's "Out the Window" prompts questions about policing, perspectives and the implications of otheringJune 22, 2018 At Luminato, Yolanda Bonnell's bug will crawl beneath your skin, burrow into your psycheJune 20, 2018 Rachel Jones is in the belly of La Bête and its still-timely meditation on artJune 4, 2018 WeeFestival of arts is big on ideas and long on benefitsMay 9, 2018 Theatre meets TV sitcom in The Theatre Circuit’s Inch Of Your Life TrilogyMay 8, 2018 "Salmon Girl is a sweet closure to a solid season"May 6, 2018 "If you are a teen, Selfie should top your May MUST-SEE list!"May 1, 2018 Transcending language and time: Michael Man on Shakespeare BASH'D's Measure for MeasureApril 25, 2018 Ngozi Paul is "all about love" – and until April 29, lots of information, too!April 25, 2018 The Quotable Sayak: "Seeing Risky Phil is a risk worth taking!"April 17, 2018 Don't have a cow: Jiv Parasram's Take d Milk, Nah? is back!April 10, 2018 Playfully defying categorization with fu-GEN’s Mixie and the HalfbreedsApril 8, 2018 Soulpepper's Animal Farm: 'this production has been designed to force you to think'March 19, 2018 TPM's The Drawer Boy – A powerful story about the power of storiesMarch 10, 2018 There's gravity beneath the gore: Hart House Theatre unleashes Shakespeare's Titus AndronicusMarch 3, 2018 One Run Leads to Another: YPT's baby hit is back!February 18, 2018 "I wanted to change the power dynamic": SesayArts in Conversation with Selina Thompson on her barrier-breaking Race CardsFebruary 3, 2018 Salem is a state of mind in Hart House Theatre's The CrucibleJanuary 23, 2018 Krystin Pellerin & Eponine Lee make a welcome return to Soulpepper's A Christmas CarolDecember 15, 2017 No lie! Torrent Productions is bringing Pinocchio to panto-landDecember 10, 2017 Bad Hats Theatre's Peter Pan celebrates the freedom of childhood & the art of playDecember 7, 2017 Théâtre français de Toronto’s Les Zinspirés: 6 degrés de séparation connects us allNovember 30, 2017 Ravi Jain's Salt-Water Moon is bare, bold and beautifulOctober 23, 2017 Guswenta Gathering brings Indigenous artists to Soulpepper in cross-cultural, multi-arts collaborationOctober 19, 2017 Logic meets ingenuity in immersive The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeOctober 18, 2017 A Sharron Matthews cabaret for kids? Unapologetically…yes!October 9, 2017 Jiv Parasram's "Take d Milk, Nah?" went from blizzard banter to buzzworthy showOctober 5, 2017 "Without an audience, performance doesn't exist." SesayArts in conversation with Bea PizanoOctober 4, 2017 Actor on the Rise: Joseph Zita makes his Soulpepper debut in world premiere of Picture ThisSeptember 14, 2017 Amelia Sargisson is helping "set Shakespeare free" in SiHP's King Lear and Twelfth NightJuly 25, 2017 Shakespeare in High Park's gender-swapping King Lear: Worth jumping through hoops forJuly 15, 2017 Take off for the Lowville Festival, eh: Second City comedy contributes to a distinctly Canadian experienceMay 25, 2017 "Munschtime! is a must-see": The Quotable SayakMay 8, 2017 Multi-talented Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster epitomizes role balance, on and off stageApril 17, 2017 "I'm curious to see what you make of all this": Dalal Badr illuminates the "enigmatic" and densely-layered KissApril 4, 2017 "It's all a big, beautiful embrace": Hailey Gillis comes back home to Spoon RiverApril 3, 2017 Half Full provides teens the means to go from spectators to change agentsMarch 29, 2017 Anita Majumdar's Boys With Cars will drive teens toward questions and curiosityMarch 20, 2017 If "fortune favours the bold," then it is beaming at Steffi DiDomenicantonio!February 26, 2017 The Quotable Sayak: "Trust me, you’re going to want to see this!"February 23, 2017 Talking shop with Kim's Convenience's Jean Yoon and Paul Sun-Hyung LeeFebruary 22, 2017 Scenes from a Tree offers a multiarts theatre experience to toddlersFebruary 14, 2017 The Quotable Sayak: “Soulpepper’s A Christmas Carol may be the best version you’ll ever see!”December 1, 2016 Les Zinspirés: cinq sur cinq demystifies theatre for youthNovember 12, 2016 Asha brims eternal with Soulpepper’s first-ever Diwali FestivalOctober 25, 2016 Patricia Cano delivers in The (Post) Mistress! ~ Arpita GhosalOctober 16, 2016 Ellora Patnaik shines doubly bright in Shakespeare in the Ruff’s Romeo and Juliet ~ Arpita GhosalAugust 31, 2016 Welcome back, “tiny, perfect” Lowville FestivalJuly 15, 2016 The Quotable Sayak: “Grab your blue-suede shoes and dance over to All Shook Up”June 30, 2016 Celebrate Asian Heritage with Soulpepper’s Tiger Bamboo this weekend ~ Arpita GhosalMay 26, 2016 The Quotable Sayak: “YPT’s The Wizard of Oz is over–and beyond–the rainbow!”April 30, 2016 City Youth Academy will be in high gear when school’s out for the summer ~ Arpita GhosalMarch 25, 2016 “A lot of my work is to figure out balance!”: Sarah Wilson in Soulpepper’s riotous Jitters ~ Arpita GhosalMarch 21, 2016 The Quotable Sayak: This March Break, Goodnight Moon is a heck of a lot of fun!March 14, 2016 The Quotable Sayak on Mistatim: “The captivating story is impeccable”February 18, 2016 Paula-Jean Prudat shines in the “captivating and luminous” Moonlodge ~ Arpita GhosalFebruary 11, 2016 Twelve Different, Complicated, Real, and Angry Men ~ Natalie DewanFebruary 5, 2016 Paula-Jean Prudat’s escape to a wonderland in Twelfth Night is “both familiar and strange” ~ Arpita GhosalFebruary 1, 2016 Visiting Soulpepper’s Christmas Shops ~ Natalie DewanDecember 29, 2015 The Quotable Sayak: “If you miss Soulpepper’s A Christmas Carol, you’ll regret it!”December 19, 2015 Soulpepper Family Festival is on–and “you have to go!” ~ Arpita GhosalDecember 14, 2015 The Quotable Sayak: “Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang is THE holiday show for YOU”December 1, 2015 SesayArts in Conversation with Leslie Dala: Julie is “a stunning 21st century setting of a landmark 19th century play”November 22, 2015 Les Zinspirés “gives youth a voice”: SesayArts in Conversation with Guy MignaultNovember 20, 2015 The Quotable Sayak: “If you can snag tickets…do so IMMEDIATELY!” ~ Sayak S-GOctober 20, 2015 Allen MacInnis discusses the inspiration, intensity–and impact–of YPT as it celebrates 50 years ~ Arpita GhosalOctober 6, 2015 These Young Ruffians are not “strictly Shakespeare” — by Sayani S-G and Arpita GhosalAugust 18, 2015 SesayArts in Conversation: Gemini-Award-winning Sarah Murphy-Dyson on teachers, tiaras and Truman CapoteMay 8, 2015 Multilayered Emily’s Piano: Evocative and ResonantApril 24, 2015 The Art of The Heart of Robin Hood by Sayani S-GMarch 20, 2015 No lie: Hugo Bélanger’s Pinocchio is a marvel of ingenuityMarch 16, 2015 SesayArts in Conversation with John Van Burek, director of The Sound of Cracking BonesFebruary 22, 2015 Why drama classes? So many reasons!November 30, 2014 SesayArts in Conversation with Pierre Simpson: Les Zinspirés–”waiting in the wings is a wild ride about to burst forth in 3D!”October 25, 2014 SesayArts in Conversation with Jeff Miller: The Enduring Relevance of To Kill a Mockingbird (…plus some thoughts on the Fool!)October 18, 2014 SesayArts in Conversation: Josée Duranleau, Artiste ExtraordinaireOctober 1, 2014 Actor Sunday Muse: More Than Just a Pretty VoiceOctober 1, 2014 Actor Emilio Vieira dreaming it and doing it in two completely different Shakespeare worldsAugust 7, 2014 Anusree Roy’s Sultans of the Street: No simple matterMay 6, 2014 A Suite Fit for a KingApril 19, 2014 SesayArts in Conversation: Andrew Burashko, Artistic Director, Art of Time EnsembleApril 9, 2014 HERE the Wild Things are!March 10, 2014 “Have you a ruffian…?” Then Shakespeare in the Ruff wants a word with you.February 13, 2014 Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedIn
