Theatre Alexander Thomas goes back to the future in TIFT’s “For Both Resting and Breeding”Arpita GhosalJanuary 16, 2025 Adam Paolozza’s “Last Landscape”: a meditation on nature, loss, and hopeArpita GhosalJanuary 15, 2025 Review: Soulpepper’s delightful “Alligator Pie” revels in creativity and imaginationArpita GhosalDecember 17, 2024 Review: This is one Funeral that bears repeatingArpita GhosalDecember 16, 2024 “There’s No ‘I Didn’t Get It’,” challenge “Craze” playwrights Rouvan Silogix and Rafeh MahmudArpita GhosalDecember 10, 2024 Lia Luz: The Filipina Rapunzel bringing her magic to the stage at Capitol Theatre Port HopeArpita GhosalDecember 9, 2024 Catherine Maleikova brings home wonder and whimsy in the new Toronto-inspired “Unbelievably Believable”Arpita GhosalDecember 8, 2024 Denim and Pythia combine drag and theatre in divine new “Oraculum” at BuddiesArpita GhosalDecember 5, 2024 Review: Wren Theatre’s “Little Women” stirs with powerful performancesArpita GhosalDecember 3, 2024 Review: Step into the no-holds-barred frenzy of “The Bidding War” at Crow’s TheatreArpita GhosalDecember 2, 2024 Transforming tradition: Ryan G. Hinds brings new life to “A Christmas Carol” at Shaw FestivalArpita GhosalDecember 1, 2024 Big Stuff at Crow’s Theatre: Matt Baram and Naomi Sniekus dig deep, with laughs along the wayArpita GhosalNovember 8, 2024 Dandelion Theatre’s “Timon of Athens” is deliciously immersive and eerily timelyArpita GhosalNovember 7, 2024 Review: What the Constitution should mean to us: Heidi Schreck’s acclaimed play arrives in CanadaArpita GhosalNovember 6, 2024 Review: Inventive “Dead Broke” doesn’t cheap out on the chillsScott SneddonNovember 4, 2024 Review: “Playing Shylock” . . . and pushing us to be better audiencesScott SneddonNovember 4, 2024 Elena Belyea on crafting solitude, AI, and 90s nostalgia in “I Don’t Even Miss You”Arpita GhosalOctober 30, 2024 Anita Majumdar on navigating friendship, the complexities of midlife and Toronto living in Rosa Laborde’s new play “Interior Design”Arpita GhosalOctober 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”Arpita GhosalOctober 19, 2024 Jasmine Case embraces youth, imagination, and the unexpected in “This Feels Like the End”Arpita GhosalOctober 16, 2024 John D. Huston’s “Civilized” confronts the truth about residential school and Canada’s colonial pastArpita GhosalOctober 13, 2024 Review: “Wonderful Joe” celebrates wonder in a world of lossScott SneddonOctober 10, 2024 Review: “Goblin: Macbeth” gleefully celebrates the magic of theatreScott SneddonOctober 7, 2024 “The easy answer is engagement”: Craig Lauzon on comedy, satire and cultural authenticity in “The Thanksgiving Play”Arpita GhosalOctober 3, 2024 Review: Alumnae’s “Low Pay? Don’t Pay!” pays out big laughsScott SneddonOctober 1, 2024 Review: “SAMCA” is a haunting exploration of womanhood, motherhood and mythologyArpita GhosalSeptember 30, 2024 Review: All’s NOT well – “1939” shows Truth and prods ReconciliationScott SneddonSeptember 26, 2024 Fear of wolves and respect for tradition inform David Danzon’s Mukashi, MukashiDenise AlbeanuSeptember 18, 2024 Review: “Infinite Life” meditates on our pain and prescribes connectionScott SneddonSeptember 17, 2024 Rebecca Gibian translates and directs “How to Survive in the Wild”Arpita GhosalSeptember 16, 2024 Nestor Lozano Jr’s Tink brings new dimensions to a reimagined classic, Wendy and Peter PanArpita GhosalSeptember 15, 2024 Jesse Gervais debuts role of Jules Tonnere in The DivinersArpita GhosalSeptember 13, 2024 Beau Dixon is Peter Mortensgaard in Crow’s Theatre’s RosmersholmArpita GhosalSeptember 10, 2024 Review: Fierce’s odd couple push each other – and the audienceScott SneddonSeptember 9, 2024 Review: Transcendent “Salesman in China” closes the sale brilliantlyScott SneddonSeptember 5, 2024 Review: For the raw “Girls Unwanted”, fearless audiences wantedScott SneddonSeptember 3, 2024 Manik Arora’s “Animalia” adapts Chekov’s “The Bear” as an allegory set in TorontoArpita GhosalAugust 22, 2024 Briana Brown’s deeply personal Christmastown receives its world premiere at Capitol Theatre Port HopeArpita GhosalAugust 17, 2024 Icarus Theatre’s Constellations explores the infinite possibilities of love and timeArpita GhosalAugust 16, 2024 Helen Juvonen brings Isle of Demons, based on the true survival story of Marguerite de La Roque, to TorontoArpita GhosalAugust 10, 2024 New play “Growing Up Regent” receives world premiere at SummerWorksArpita GhosalAugust 3, 2024 Unleashing the magic (and science) of bubbles: Gazillion Bubble Show arrives in TorontoArpita GhosalJuly 29, 2024 Review: Backbeat of grief powers a sensational Hamlet remix Scott SneddonJuly 29, 2024 A new take on grief: Beck Lloyd shines as Ophelia in Jessica Carmichael’s HamletArpita GhosalJuly 29, 2024 Pedal-powered laughs make “Three Men on a Bike” an easy rideScott SneddonJuly 25, 2024 Director Julie Tomaino bares all about the Capitol Theatre’s “The Full Monty”Arpita GhosalJuly 13, 2024 Thaumatrope Theatre returns with a new, sporty 2000s “Much Ado About Nothing”Arpita GhosalJuly 13, 2024 There’s something for everyone at the 2024 Toronto Fringe FestivalArpita Ghosal and Scott SneddonJuly 13, 2024 Shakura Dickson’s Stella Kowalski simmers with heat and heartArpita GhosalJuly 1, 2024 “The Caged Bird Sings” in the Aga Khan Museum courtyardArpita GhosalJune 14, 2024 Rawums (:) defies gravity with puppets, people and music at WeeFestivalArpita GhosalJune 4, 2024 Haley McGee explores life’s pivotal moments in new solo showArpita GhosalMay 31, 2024 50 years on, “Fresh Ideas in Puppetry” from Puppetmongers TheatreArpita GhosalMay 31, 2024 This play’s the thing: Raoul Bhaneja does Hamlet (solo)Arpita GhosalMay 23, 2024 Emily Dix’s vision has made “The Rear Window” a new classicArpita GhosalMay 20, 2024 How love conquered the “First Métis Man of Odesa”Arpita GhosalMay 10, 2024 13 years later, Cliff Cardinal’s “Huff” still blows the house downArpita GhosalApril 28, 2024 Can “Tyson’s Song” inspire new “conversations amongst Black men”?Arpita GhosalApril 26, 2024 See a new production of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”Arpita GhosalApril 25, 2024 “Woking Phoenix” is like comfort food at an unpretentious, authentic restaurantScott SneddonApril 23, 2024 Katherine Cullen’s unusual role in “Death of Walt Disney”Arpita GhosalApril 20, 2024 “shaniqua in abstraction”? More. Many. Magnificent.Scott SneddonApril 17, 2024 Jadyn Nasato embodies complexity and courage in “Four Minutes Twelve Seconds”Arpita GhosalApril 16, 2024 What good comes of “Things We Lost in the Fire”Arpita GhosalApril 16, 2024 Demented delight awaits in “The House at Poe Corner”Scott SneddonApril 14, 2024 Rose Napoli’s “Mad Madge” is the OG 17th-century influencerArpita GhosalApril 8, 2024 “The Inheritance”: A sprawling, stunning saga of love, loss, legacyScott SneddonApril 6, 2024 Disturbing “Fiji” smears sweet romance on a crust of consentScott SneddonApril 1, 2024 Frances Končan gives voices to “Women of the Fur Trade”Arpita GhosalMarch 31, 2024 No mystery here: Clue is an incredibly fun showArpita GhosalMarch 20, 2024 “Dana H” makes us voyeurs on the road from hellScott SneddonMarch 17, 2024 You’re the life of “Mrs. Krishnan’s Party”Scott SneddonMarch 15, 2024 “Three Sisters” feels important and immediate, and lingers long after the curtainArpita GhosalMarch 14, 2024 Charlie Petch explains why “No One’s Special at the Hot Dog Cart”Arpita GhosalMarch 13, 2024 “Dead Elephants” challenges us to become something elseScott SneddonMarch 11, 2024 Riotously funny La Bête wraps big questions inside bigger laughsScott SneddonMarch 10, 2024 Actor Richard Lam: AI, art and Talk is Free Theatre’s La Bête are “very connected”– and very timelyArpita GhosalFebruary 29, 2024 Obdurate and heart-rending, L’Amour Telle une Cathédrale Ensevelie explores the migrant experienceScott SneddonFebruary 26, 2024 Ingrid Hansen’s Epidermis Circus: puppetry that’s more than skin deepArpita GhosalFebruary 21, 2024 Soulpepper’s “De Profundis” is a testament to Oscar Wilde’s legacy and a masterpiece in its own rightArpita GhosalFebruary 21, 2024 Genre-defying “Universal Child Care” packs a poignant wallopScott SneddonFebruary 19, 2024 Coal Mine Theatre’s Dion is a rousing new rock operaArpita GhosalFebruary 13, 2024 Bard-tender Eric Woolfe mixes hilarity with horror in “Macbeth – A Tale told by an Idiot”Scott SneddonFebruary 11, 2024 Playwright David Yee discusses winning the 2023 Siminovitch PrizeArpita GhosalFebruary 9, 2024 Down will come baby: ARC’s “Rockabye” is more than just a fierce, funny takedown of celebrityScott SneddonJanuary 30, 2024 Kate Martin on Shakespeare BASH’d’s nuanced and timely The Two Noble KinsmenArpita GhosalJanuary 23, 2024 Canadian Stage’s “The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes” puts us in the crosshairsScott SneddonJanuary 21, 2024 Migraaaants: Siavash Shabanpour’s 5-year journey brings the journeys of refugees to the Toronto stageArpita GhosalJanuary 20, 2024 Whimsical and moving, Slava’s Snowshow takes Elgin Theatre audiences by stormScott SneddonDecember 27, 2023 Intimate, immersive and inspired: “A Christmas Carol” haunts the Campbell House MuseumScott SneddonDecember 24, 2023 Don’t be late! Make time for Bad Hats’ Alice in Wonderland this holiday season.Scott SneddonDecember 20, 2023 Veylan’s latest production gives voice to the VoicelessArpita GhosalDecember 19, 2023 John D. Huston delivers his one-man A Christmas Carol as Dickens “intended it to be experienced”Arpita GhosalDecember 18, 2023 Justine Christensen returns to The Three Ships Collective’s immersive, amazing “A Christmas Carol”Arpita GhosalDecember 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 BabyArpita GhosalDecember 8, 2023 Psychotic jack-in-the-box or liar’s roller coaster: choose your own Factory Theatre thrill ride this holiday seasonScott SneddonNovember 28, 2023 Seana McKenna travels from Stratford to Crow’s – on Bad RoadsArpita GhosalNovember 25, 2023 Piercing the Prophecy Fog, Jani Lauzon shows us profound clarity and connectionScott SneddonNovember 18, 2023 Maev Beaty on love, language and connection in Necessary Angel’s “Letters from Max, a ritual”Arpita GhosalNovember 12, 2023 “The Last Strongman” is Mighty Mike’s theatrical feat of strengthArpita GhosalNovember 11, 2023 Andrea Donaldson and Nightwood Theatre punch their way into a new era and exciting new spaceArpita GhosalNovember 4, 2023 In a welcome act of fearless overreaching, Dandelion Theatre & Apothecary Theatre re-shape Doctor Faustus for our timesScott SneddonOctober 28, 2023 (As I watched Cliff Cardinal’s latest show) A Terrible Uncertainty (overcame me)Scott SneddonOctober 25, 2023 How playwright Kat Sandler found a Wildwoman (three, actually) beneath a Disney fairytaleArpita GhosalOctober 24, 2023 Keith Brown is Absolute Magic: Come see for yourselfArpita GhosalOctober 9, 2023 Ruth Goodwin on the acclaimed and affecting “Heroes of the Fourth Turning”Arpita GhosalOctober 6, 2023 When he wrote hit “The Master Plan” for Crow’s Theatre, playwright Michael Healey didn’t have oneScott SneddonOctober 1, 2023 Marcus Nance breathes new life into The Creature in “Frankenstein Revived”Arpita GhosalSeptember 17, 2023 Peterborough native Madeleine Brown returns to “Give ‘em Hell” . . . right where her tale of student activism went downArpita GhosalSeptember 15, 2023 Soul-stirring theatre: Shaw Festival’s The Amen Corner explores the intersection of heaven, home and heartScott SneddonAugust 25, 2023 Georgia Findlay of GFT’s The Drowning Girls: the Journey of an Emerging ActorArpita GhosalAugust 23, 2023 “This is a love story”: Shakespeare in Action’s otîhêw re-imagines Shakespeare’s OthelloScott SneddonAugust 14, 2023 Riot King’s “Suddenly Last Summer” is an atmospheric and resonant slow burn that grabs hold . . . and won’t let go Arpita GhosalAugust 12, 2023 Steven Hao – Breathing new life into Puck at the Dream in High ParkArpita GhosalAugust 11, 2023 Dawn Jani Birley reinvents the iconic Lady Macbeth in the deaf-led Lady M (Margaret)Denise AlbeanuAugust 9, 2023 Gislina Patterson’s “i am your spaniel”: how “stale memories” became the one-of-a-kind drag performance Shakespeare lectureDenise AlbeanuAugust 8, 2023 Unraveling the Mystery: A chat with Monica Dottor, mastermind director of County Stage’s ‘The 39 Steps’Arpita GhosalAugust 4, 2023 Soulpepper’s King Gilgamesh & The Man of the Wild: These Buds are for you Scott SneddonAugust 3, 2023 Triple threat Celeste Catena’s journey into the arts brings her to Stratford Festival’s A Wrinkle in Time and RentArpita GhosalAugust 2, 2023 Matteo Esposito is “Sorting It Out” and bringing autism awareness to the New York stageArpita GhosalJuly 28, 2023 The obscure brilliance of Stratford Festival’s Much Ado About NothingOlivia DeSouzaJuly 21, 2023 Alicia Plummer takes the stage as Alice in Wonderland at Guild Festival TheatreArpita GhosalJuly 14, 2023 Take the trip of a lifetime with Ottawa’s production of Around the World in 80 DaysOlivia DeSouzaJuly 13, 2023 Our (Updated) Toronto Fringe Festival 2023 Recommendation Round UpSesayArts TeamJuly 12, 2023 Causes and “The Effect”: Aviva Armour-Ostroff on Coal Mine Theatre’s newest productionArpita GhosalJuly 9, 2023 Chantal Lim’s ancient dialect is dying! What – and who – will keep it alive? Arpita GhosalJuly 6, 2023 Ginette Mohr invites families to “Catch Me in the Kitchen” at the Fringe Festival(s), in audiobooks, and in printArpita GhosalJuly 3, 2023 Ronnie Marmo brings his acclaimed solo show to CanadaArpita GhosalJune 19, 2023 Perceptual Archaeology teaches “How to Travel Blind” – and spectate with insightScott SneddonJune 13, 2023 Sizwe Banzi is Dead . . . yet SO alive on the Soulpepper stageScott SneddonJune 9, 2023 Astrid Van Wieren takes the stage in world premiere of “Inge(new) – In search of a musical”Arpita GhosalMay 24, 2023 Echoing Crest: Karine Gaulin’s artistic journey and the delight of creating for all agesArpita GhosalMay 23, 2023 Angelica Alejandro is Annette in the comedy, “God of Carnage”Arpita GhosalMay 22, 2023 Moya O’Connell makes a magnetic turn in “The Sound Inside”Arpita GhosalMay 17, 2023 Lisa Marie DiLiberto wants you to know the amazing JUNIOR festival is for EVERYONE!Arpita GhosalMay 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 Scott SneddonMay 14, 2023 Bone Cage won’t let go – even after you depart the Assembly TheatreArpita GhosalMay 14, 2023 The Chinese Lady holds up an unflinching mirror – and dares us to look past itScott SneddonMay 11, 2023 “A Number” marks an unsettling and auspicious debut for That Theatre Company Scott SneddonApril 26, 2023 Pamela Mala Sinha centres Bengali immigrants and created family in Necessary Angel’s “New”Arpita GhosalApril 25, 2023 Soulpepper’s ‘The Seagull’ takes flight in a post-modern blend of magic and absurdityScott SneddonApril 22, 2023 Talented cast shines in Alumnae Theatre’s “String of Pearls”Arpita GhosalApril 21, 2023 Friendship and Fluorescence: David di Giovanni and Amanda Cordner discuss their electric new show at Buddies in Bad TimesArpita GhosalApril 17, 2023 Joelle Peters’ Niizh is a brand-new coming-of-age love story that honours Indigenous IdentityArpita GhosalApril 14, 2023 Stage Centre Productions’ CAMILLE takes on the man’s world of 19th-century ParisArpita GhosalMarch 27, 2023 Mime and “Metamorphoses 2023”: Director Michele Smith breaks down Theatre Smith-Gilmour’s bold new Ovid adaptationArpita GhosalMarch 25, 2023 Ellora Patnaik: The multifaceted artist and animal rights advocate takes the Shaw Festival stage in Why Not Theatre’s MahabharataArpita GhosalMarch 20, 2023 Inside “Anahita’s Republic”: Actor Sama Mousavi in conversation with SesayArtsArpita GhosalMarch 16, 2023 Inside the Howland Company’s PRODIGAL: Shauna Thompson in conversation with SesayArtsArpita GhosalMarch 4, 2023 Toronto Irish Players navigates the dark waters of ‘The Seafarer’ with wit, humanity and graceArpita GhosalFebruary 25, 2023 Found in translation: Soulpepper’s ENGLISH probes the limits of language to find humour, warmth and wisdomScott SneddonFebruary 20, 2023 Scott Wentworth discusses King Lear – Shakespeare BASH’d-style – with SesayArtsArpita GhosalFebruary 6, 2023 Fiona Mongillo of GIRLS & BOYS, in conversation with SesayArts Arpita GhosalJanuary 30, 2023 A Chekhovian family reunion: Alumnae Theatre’s ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’Arpita GhosalJanuary 28, 2023 Crow’s FIFTEEN DOGS leaves guest reviewer Apricot with plenty to chew onApricot, as told to Scott SneddonJanuary 25, 2023 ARC’s tight, talky MARTYR provokes, confounds and won’t let goScott SneddonJanuary 20, 2023 Tracey Flye, Director of holiday panto PETER’S FINAL FLIGHT, in conversation with SesayArtsArpita GhosalDecember 18, 2022 An unsung Lobby Hero: Strong performances in Icarus Theatre production deserve a wide audienceScott SneddonDecember 12, 2022 Welcome to “Miriam’s World”: SesayArts in conversation with Naomi JayeArpita GhosalDecember 8, 2022 The Shaw Festival’s “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” sparkles and satisfiesArpita GhosalDecember 5, 2022 Red Velvet’s tale of Black actor Ira Aldridge confronts “life out there, on our stage, in here”Scott SneddonNovember 28, 2022 Requiem for a Gumshoe: SesayArts in conversation with award-winning creator and star Eric WoolfeArpita GhosalNovember 24, 2022 SesayArts in conversation with Sheronna Osbourne & Troy Crossfield about their new play NINETY FOURArpita GhosalNovember 20, 2022 In Canadian Stage’s Choir Boy, an exceptional ensemble delivers songs and substanceArpita GhosalNovember 16, 2022 SesayArts in conversation with Hallie Seline about Howland Company’s new adaptation of THREE SISTERSArpita GhosalNovember 6, 2022 Factory Theatre’s The Waltz is a sweet yet substantial pas-de-deuxArpita GhosalNovember 4, 2022 Intimate yet vast, B&E Theatre’s immersive DOUBT compels and confoundsArpita GhosalOctober 31, 2022 The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale: Formula has never been so unexpected and delightfulArpita GhosalOctober 25, 2022 Now prowling at Crow’s Theatre: a tough, magnetic Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooScott SneddonOctober 21, 2022 Actor Rong Fu enters “The Year of the Cello” with SesayArts MagazineArpita GhosalOctober 16, 2022 At Canadian Stage, we have seen the Public Enemy. It is us. Run.Scott SneddonOctober 3, 2022 Ins Choi’s Bad Parent delivers big laughs but demands effort. Just like parenting.Scott SneddonSeptember 28, 2022 Bottling the human condition: Crow’s Theatre choreographs an immersive Uncle VanyaScott SneddonSeptember 17, 2022 “I Love the Smell of Gasoline”: Creator-performer Claren Grosz tells SesayArts whyArpita GhosalSeptember 16, 2022 Creativity loves constraint: Real Canaan Theatre mounts a sparse, brilliantly modern Merchant of VeniceArpita GhosalSeptember 13, 2022 Diving into Pool (No Water): A conversation with Persephone Productions co-artistic directors Leila Ghaemi & Rebecca GibianArpita GhosalSeptember 10, 2022 Soulpepper’s Electrifying Queen Goneril and apocalyptic King Lear create a conversation worth havingScott SneddonSeptember 5, 2022 “Community is the antidote to perfectionism”: Creator Gillian Clark unpacks the immersive Trojan Girls and the Outhouse of AtreusArpita GhosalAugust 21, 2022 As he likes it: Director Anand Rajaram shares his inspirations and aspirations for the return of Shakespeare at High ParkArpita GhosalAugust 6, 2022 Amanda Cordner directs the new comedy “Get a Dog”, a timeless take on the true price of wealthArpita GhosalJuly 8, 2022 Will King’s new comedy “Dead Broke” explores the high cost of living for nothingArpita GhosalJuly 5, 2022 From demon barber to angelic outreach: Actor Noah Beemer discusses TIFT’s immersive “Sweeney Todd” and his work with Beyond MelodiesArpita GhosalJune 9, 2022 Soulpepper & Native Earth’s Where the Blood Mixes: An overwhelmingly alive, full-sensory tour de forceScott SneddonJune 5, 2022 Storytelling meets sketch meets secrets: Tamlynn Bryson talks “Bedwetter” Arpita GhosalJune 3, 2022 Friendship takes centre stage at this year’s WeeFestival with Cheri Maracle’s “The Friendship Star”Arpita GhosalMay 26, 2022 IS GOD IS: An audacious act of creation splashed unapologetically across the stageScott SneddonMay 15, 2022 Theatre Passe Muraille’s #BeyondTO festival brings Paul David Power’s acclaimed CRIPPLED to TorontoArpita GhosalApril 30, 2022 In Soulpepper’s Pipeline, an exceptional cast bring a wicked problem to vivid emotional life Scott SneddonApril 17, 2022 “Blood has been running like a ferocious river“: Indrit Kasapi discusses the genesis and relevance of new digital work TOKAArpita GhosalApril 16, 2022 Nautanki Bazaar’s An IMM-Permanent Resident finds humour — and heart – beneath the absurdity of Canada’s immigration processArpita GhosalApril 4, 2022 Daniel Brooks’ “Other People”: the thrill of detecting a theatrical exoplanetScott SneddonMarch 29, 2022 Expanded “Iphigenia and the Furies (on Taurean Land)” delivers a virtual knockout punchScott SneddonFebruary 25, 2022 Stories of a Dish offers belly laughs and food for thoughtArpita GhosalJanuary 29, 2022 The Toronto Fringe is not only “Saving Wonderland” – it’s saving the experience of theatre over Zoom Scott SneddonJanuary 28, 2022 Authenticity, career, and virtual panto Alice in Winterland: A Q&A with Kimberly-Ann TruongArpita GhosalDecember 16, 2021 Catching up with Kelsey Verzotti: A Christmas Carol, The Antipodes, and Sidebiz StudioArpita GhosalDecember 10, 2021 Velvet Wells wants to make YOUR wishes come true at the PrimeTime Festival show Djinn JointArpita GhosalNovember 19, 2021 Amie Enriquez is taking her solo show, Lightweight to the United Solo™ Festival in New York CityArpita GhosalOctober 1, 2021 Cheyenne Scott and Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster illuminate new show The Home Project, which asks where – or what – is ‘home’?Arpita GhosalSeptember 25, 2021 From the ashes of Langston Hughes rises Jordan Laffrenier’s A New Black PoetArpita GhosalAugust 27, 2021 Festival Players of Prince Edward County’s ‘Six Feet Festival’ offers an ecelectic, safe return to live performance this summerArpita GhosalAugust 12, 2021 Upside-down and perfectly of this pandemic moment: Mirvish’s presentation of “Blindness” enthrallsScott SneddonAugust 7, 2021 “Drama does come with the territory”: Tarragon Theatre’s Andrea Vagianos on the LMJH Award and the challenges of live theatre right nowArpita GhosalAugust 4, 2021 Backstage, outdoors and center stage at the Shaw Festival with Artist Gabriella Sundar SinghArpita GhosalJuly 31, 2021 Time Limits Dropped on Easter Sunday dazzles with digital brilliance at the 2021 Toronto Fringe FestivalScott SneddonJuly 26, 2021 More Fringe-y, diverse and interactive – it’s Toronto’s 2021 Digital Fringe Festival!Arpita GhosalJuly 24, 2021 The PlayMe Podcast of Jordi Mand’s Between the Sheets is a pandemic silver liningArpita GhosalMay 31, 2021 Louise Pitre’s film “On the Rocks” is a revealing portrait of the artist’s lifeArpita GhosalMay 22, 2021 Miriam Fernandes brings global experiences to her new role at Why Not TheatreArpita GhosalMay 15, 2021 Natasha Mumba has Faith in Factory Theatre’s ACTS OF FAITH, created specially for digital performanceArpita GhosalNovember 18, 2020 “Yellow Bellies The Audio Drama” captivates – and inspires us to resistScott SneddonOctober 4, 2020 Becoming Lucretia: Bahia Watson conjures a feisty teen caregiver in audio drama METAMORPHOSISArpita GhosalAugust 18, 2020 Susanna Fournier wants to know how you are feeling during this pandemicTamara von EstorffJuly 30, 2020 Herbie Barnes and TO Live’s The Arts Squad bring the imaginative world of acting to kidsArpita GhosalJuly 11, 2020 The future of art has arrived at Luminato Festival TorontoArpita GhosalJune 11, 2020 Vincent Deiulis whets our appetite for delayed WWI drama GODS LIKE USArpita GhosalMay 15, 2020 “We have to call it what it is.”: Natasha Adiyana Morris’ “The Negroes Are Congregating” prompts discussion of anti-Black racismArpita GhosalMarch 10, 2020 ARC’s OIL gushes with knockout performances and viscous ideasScott SneddonMarch 9, 2020 Ma-Anne Dionisio brings her knack for playing strong women to LADY SUNRISEArpita GhosalMarch 4, 2020 Off-Mirvish’s Us/Them needs to be experienced . . . and consider taking the kids.Scott SneddonMarch 2, 2020 East Side Players’ “Disgraced” delivers 90 taut, thought-provoking minutesScott SneddonFebruary 28, 2020 Alexandra Montagnese unpacks the collaborative, genre-defying BRAIN STORMArpita GhosalFebruary 27, 2020 YPT’s JUNGLE BOOK: “fascinating, fun and fast-moving”SayakFebruary 27, 2020 No more bit parts for BIT PLAYAS’s Kris Siddiqi and Nigel Downer!Arpita GhosalFebruary 24, 2020 Kendra Jones directs a “physically poetic” interpretation of “Watching Glory Die”Arpita GhosalFebruary 19, 2020 Vital and moving Secret Life of a Mother confounds, yet coheresScott SneddonFebruary 10, 2020 You’ll Totally Like the Second City’s latest showScott SneddonFebruary 9, 2020 TfT and Bruno Verdoni share a Lesson in ForgettingArpita GhosalFebruary 3, 2020 Clear, accessible and female-centric: Shakespeare BASH’d takes on CYMBELINEArpita GhosalFebruary 1, 2020 5 For Your Consideration: PROGRESS Festival, 5th EditionScott SneddonJanuary 30, 2020 Tamara Podemski feels “blessed to be here” in Native Earth’s This Is How We Got HereArpita GhosalJanuary 29, 2020 Exceptional performances make Alumnae Theatre’s latest production truly “Bountiful”Scott SneddonJanuary 25, 2020 The Solitudes’ Lara Arabian on how eight women’s stories become a singularly affecting experienceArpita GhosalJanuary 16, 2020 Tita Jokes and 49th Day showcase the stories of fierce femalesArpita Ghosal and Scott SneddonJanuary 13, 2020 Kat Letwin is there “and, good lord, so are the ghosts” at Three Ships Collective’s immersive A Christmas CarolArpita GhosalDecember 2, 2019 “Between Riverside and Crazy” arrives at the Coal Mine ~ review by Sylvie WebbArpita GhosalNovember 30, 2019 “Trout Stanley”: Looking for Love . . . and a Lake by Sylvie WebbArpita GhosalOctober 27, 2019 Christina Tannous is a Bald Soprano “seriously unlike any other”Arpita GhosalOctober 24, 2019 THE GOOD THIEF is a good story well told by Fly on the Wall’s David MackettArpita GhosalOctober 20, 2019 Outside the March’s Amy Keating unspools her views on Annie Baker’s THE FLICKArpita GhosalOctober 13, 2019 “Hilot Means Healer”: The Intersection Between Magic and Reality by Sylvie WebbArpita GhosalOctober 12, 2019 “We are in desperate need of dialoguing about our desire”: Leah Doz plays Stella in Soulpepper’s “A Streetcar Named Desire”Arpita GhosalOctober 8, 2019 “together…, there is truth to be found within this piece”: Andrea Cabeza on SOL, LUNA & STELLA at CaminosArpita GhosalOctober 2, 2019 No Foreigners: In Search for Cultural Identity at the Mall by Sylvie WebbArpita GhosalSeptember 23, 2019 More immersive and stranger still: Daniele Bartolini on The Stranger 2.0Arpita GhosalSeptember 22, 2019 Diana Bentley on KNIVES IN HENS, “a great contemporary play about a young woman who is fierce…and wild”Arpita GhosalSeptember 16, 2019 Kids say the darndest things: Sunny Drake’s CHILD-ISH at SummerWorksArpita GhosalAugust 8, 2019 50 years later, a new “Rochdale Project”: Director Nina Lee Aquino on mounting David Yee’s new play at SummerWorksArpita GhosalAugust 7, 2019 The Expanse’s Cara Gee returns to the stage in Soulpepper’s Fool for LoveScott SneddonJuly 30, 2019 25 years in, the course of true love has run smooth for Driftwood TheatreArpita GhosalJuly 27, 2019 Life…or theatre? Shaina Silver-Baird on “Charlotte: A Tricoloured Play with Music”Arpita GhosalJuly 13, 2019 NEWS PLAY plays with expectations, challenging brains, funny bones . . . and even heartsScott SneddonJuly 8, 2019 Kirk Dunn’s “The Knitting Pilgrim” arrives after a 15-year inter-faith journeyArpita GhosalJuly 6, 2019 Spencer Litzinger creates a buzz in BOY vs. FLY at the FringeArpita GhosalJuly 3, 2019 Andrea Mapili and Byron Abalos’ THROUGH THE BAMBOO is a cross-cultural epic for young and oldArpita GhosalJuly 2, 2019 Rick Miller re-connects and re-energizes as host of the 40th anniversary Dora AwardsArpita GhosalJune 19, 2019 Jennifer McEwen plumbs new depths with “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea”Arpita GhosalMay 21, 2019 Deborah Drakeford plays mom and mentor in Kyanite Theatre’s “And So It Goes”Arpita GhosalMay 9, 2019 Today’s youth activists will see themselves in Jeff Ho’s “Antigone: 方” at YPTArpita GhosalMay 1, 2019 Not too good to be true: Cliff Cardinal talks his “admirably twisted” new playArpita GhosalApril 23, 2019 As They Like It: Lesley Robertson and Olivia Croft on Shakespeare BASH’d’s latestArpita GhosalApril 13, 2019 The Quotable Sayak: “‘Under the Stairs’ is full of heart, comedy, energy, and complicated real-world issues”SayakApril 10, 2019 Finding the “underlying heartbeat”: Frank Cox O’Connell talks Wedding at Aulis and his other Soulpepper workScott SneddonApril 1, 2019 The Second City blow things up real good in their new revue “Walking on Bombshells”Scott SneddonMarch 30, 2019 “Blue Stockings” offers a moving look at the travails of the Girton GirlsArpita GhosalMarch 26, 2019 Moze Mossanen’s “You Are Here”: an inspiring trip from Gander to BroadwayArpita GhosalMarch 24, 2019 Personal becomes political in Lianna Makuch’s BLOOD OF OUR SOILArpita GhosalMarch 5, 2019 YPT’s The 26 Letter Dance is not for you, adults – and that’s a good thingScott SneddonMarch 3, 2019 Millennial job seekers retreat to advance in Hart House Theatre’s RETREATArpita GhosalFebruary 25, 2019 Arlen Aguayo Stewart talks ARC’s “Human Animals”Arpita GhosalFebruary 17, 2019 Crafting art from loss with Shira Leuchter and Michaela WashburnArpita GhosalFebruary 6, 2019 E.B. Smith and Catherine Rainville on the enduring debate about OTHELLOArpita GhosalFebruary 1, 2019 Kate Ross on the “beautiful and accessible” WWI drama MARY’S WEDDINGArpita GhosalJanuary 28, 2019 Ellen Denny and the “Wonder” of Harriet Brooks’ life and legacyArpita GhosalJanuary 18, 2019 Saga Collectif’s Iphigenia and the Furies surprises and movesScott SneddonJanuary 15, 2019 Marie Barlizo’s “Lucky” explores the model minority mythArpita GhosalJanuary 12, 2019 Atmospheric and atypical: it’s "A Christmas Carol" at Campbell House MuseumArpita GhosalDecember 16, 2018 "Theatre that explores the extremes of the human condition": SesayArts in conversation with Christopher Morris on "The Runner"Arpita GhosalNovember 29, 2018 The second time's a charm for Sheila Ingabire-Isaro's return to TfT's Les Zinspirés 7Arpita GhosalNovember 27, 2018 Rachel Aberle cracks The Code on Nice Guy SyndromeArpita GhosalNovember 25, 2018 Life goes on: Director Meg Roe's Shaw-Festival production of "Middletown" lives again at Crow'sArpita GhosalNovember 19, 2018 "Both funny and messy, like life": Sarah Kitz on directing Ellie Moon's "What I call her"Arpita GhosalNovember 18, 2018 A legend for a new generation: Diana Tso's "The Monkey Queen" premieres at The Theatre CentreArpita GhosalNovember 15, 2018 "Escaped Alone" at Soulpepper: A taut, spare production that fascinatesScott SneddonNovember 5, 2018 George F. Walker's new 'Her Inside Life' probes the perceptions and realities of mental illnessArpita GhosalOctober 28, 2018 David Eden finds joy within melancholy in Toronto Irish Players' season opener, 'Dancing at Lughnasa'Arpita GhosalOctober 24, 2018 The Toronto premiere of The Wolves, directed by Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster, is a gamechangerArpita GhosalOctober 18, 2018 What’s love got to do with it? Karine Ricard on TfT’s new production of a Marivaux classicArpita GhosalOctober 16, 2018 Scarborough Players 60th season kicks off with raucous, well-oiled chaos, "Noises Off"Arpita GhosalOctober 8, 2018 Alumnae Theatre's new season opens with a walk on the Wilde sideArpita GhosalSeptember 25, 2018 Time ticks on . . . and Nicole Power doesn't miss a beat in Soulpepper's 'Sisters' & CBC's 'Kim's Convenience'Arpita GhosalSeptember 9, 2018 Enjoyed 'Come From Away'? Meet Kevin Tuerff, the real 'Kevin T' who inspired a global kindness movementArpita GhosalSeptember 8, 2018 Canadian Stage's 'We Are Story' celebrates Toronto's diverse voices and viewsArpita GhosalAugust 16, 2018 Stage dramedy meets TV ‘series finale’ in "Inch of Your Life: The Last Bit"Scott SneddonJuly 24, 2018 Cry Woolf: The time for Katrina Darychuk's "Orlando" is nowArpita GhosalJuly 22, 2018 Liza Balkan's "Out the Window" prompts questions about policing, perspectives and the implications of otheringArpita GhosalJune 22, 2018 At Luminato, Yolanda Bonnell's bug will crawl beneath your skin, burrow into your psycheArpita GhosalJune 20, 2018 Rachel Jones is in the belly of La Bête and its still-timely meditation on artArpita GhosalJune 4, 2018 WeeFestival of arts is big on ideas and long on benefitsArpita GhosalMay 9, 2018 Theatre meets TV sitcom in The Theatre Circuit’s Inch Of Your Life TrilogyArpita GhosalMay 8, 2018 "Salmon Girl is a sweet closure to a solid season"SayakMay 6, 2018 "If you are a teen, Selfie should top your May MUST-SEE list!"SayakMay 1, 2018 Transcending language and time: Michael Man on Shakespeare BASH'D's Measure for MeasureArpita GhosalApril 25, 2018 Ngozi Paul is "all about love" – and until April 29, lots of information, too!Arpita GhosalApril 25, 2018 The Quotable Sayak: "Seeing Risky Phil is a risk worth taking!"SayakApril 17, 2018 Don't have a cow: Jiv Parasram's Take d Milk, Nah? is back!Arpita GhosalApril 10, 2018 Playfully defying categorization with fu-GEN’s Mixie and the HalfbreedsScott SneddonApril 8, 2018 Soulpepper's Animal Farm: 'this production has been designed to force you to think'Scott SneddonMarch 19, 2018 TPM's The Drawer Boy – A powerful story about the power of storiesScott SneddonMarch 10, 2018 There's gravity beneath the gore: Hart House Theatre unleashes Shakespeare's Titus AndronicusArpita GhosalMarch 3, 2018 One Run Leads to Another: YPT's baby hit is back!Arpita GhosalFebruary 18, 2018 "I wanted to change the power dynamic": SesayArts in Conversation with Selina Thompson on her barrier-breaking Race CardsArpita GhosalFebruary 3, 2018 Salem is a state of mind in Hart House Theatre's The CrucibleArpita GhosalJanuary 23, 2018 Krystin Pellerin & Eponine Lee make a welcome return to Soulpepper's A Christmas CarolArpita GhosalDecember 15, 2017 No lie! Torrent Productions is bringing Pinocchio to panto-landArpita GhosalDecember 10, 2017 Bad Hats Theatre's Peter Pan celebrates the freedom of childhood & the art of playArpita GhosalDecember 7, 2017 Théâtre français de Toronto’s Les Zinspirés: 6 degrés de séparation connects us allArpita GhosalNovember 30, 2017 Ravi Jain's Salt-Water Moon is bare, bold and beautifulArpita GhosalOctober 23, 2017 Guswenta Gathering brings Indigenous artists to Soulpepper in cross-cultural, multi-arts collaborationArpita GhosalOctober 19, 2017 Logic meets ingenuity in immersive The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeScott SneddonOctober 18, 2017 A Sharron Matthews cabaret for kids? Unapologetically…yes!Arpita GhosalOctober 9, 2017 Jiv Parasram's "Take d Milk, Nah?" went from blizzard banter to buzzworthy showArpita GhosalOctober 5, 2017 "Without an audience, performance doesn't exist." SesayArts in conversation with Bea PizanoArpita GhosalOctober 4, 2017 Actor on the Rise: Joseph Zita makes his Soulpepper debut in world premiere of Picture ThisArpita GhosalSeptember 14, 2017 Amelia Sargisson is helping "set Shakespeare free" in SiHP's King Lear and Twelfth NightArpita GhosalJuly 25, 2017 Shakespeare in High Park's gender-swapping King Lear: Worth jumping through hoops forScott SneddonJuly 15, 2017 Take off for the Lowville Festival, eh: Second City comedy contributes to a distinctly Canadian experienceArpita GhosalMay 25, 2017 "Munschtime! is a must-see": The Quotable SayakSayakMay 8, 2017 Multi-talented Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster epitomizes role balance, on and off stageArpita GhosalApril 17, 2017 "I'm curious to see what you make of all this": Dalal Badr illuminates the "enigmatic" and densely-layered KissArpita GhosalApril 4, 2017 "It's all a big, beautiful embrace": Hailey Gillis comes back home to Spoon RiverArpita GhosalApril 3, 2017 Half Full provides teens the means to go from spectators to change agentsArpita GhosalMarch 29, 2017 Anita Majumdar's Boys With Cars will drive teens toward questions and curiosityArpita GhosalMarch 20, 2017 If "fortune favours the bold," then it is beaming at Steffi DiDomenicantonio!Arpita GhosalFebruary 26, 2017 The Quotable Sayak: "Trust me, you’re going to want to see this!"SayakFebruary 23, 2017 Talking shop with Kim's Convenience's Jean Yoon and Paul Sun-Hyung LeeArpita GhosalFebruary 22, 2017 Scenes from a Tree offers a multiarts theatre experience to toddlersArpita GhosalFebruary 14, 2017 The Quotable Sayak: “Soulpepper’s A Christmas Carol may be the best version you’ll ever see!”Scott SneddonDecember 1, 2016 Les Zinspirés: cinq sur cinq demystifies theatre for youthScott SneddonNovember 12, 2016 Asha brims eternal with Soulpepper’s first-ever Diwali FestivalScott SneddonOctober 25, 2016 Patricia Cano delivers in The (Post) Mistress! ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonOctober 16, 2016 Ellora Patnaik shines doubly bright in Shakespeare in the Ruff’s Romeo and Juliet ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonAugust 31, 2016 Welcome back, “tiny, perfect” Lowville FestivalArpita GhosalJuly 15, 2016 The Quotable Sayak: “Grab your blue-suede shoes and dance over to All Shook Up”Scott SneddonJune 30, 2016 Celebrate Asian Heritage with Soulpepper’s Tiger Bamboo this weekend ~ Arpita GhosalArpita GhosalMay 26, 2016 The Quotable Sayak: “YPT’s The Wizard of Oz is over–and beyond–the rainbow!”Scott SneddonApril 30, 2016 City Youth Academy will be in high gear when school’s out for the summer ~ Arpita GhosalArpita GhosalMarch 25, 2016 “A lot of my work is to figure out balance!”: Sarah Wilson in Soulpepper’s riotous Jitters ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonMarch 21, 2016 The Quotable Sayak: This March Break, Goodnight Moon is a heck of a lot of fun!Scott SneddonMarch 14, 2016 The Quotable Sayak on Mistatim: “The captivating story is impeccable”Scott SneddonFebruary 18, 2016 Paula-Jean Prudat shines in the “captivating and luminous” Moonlodge ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonFebruary 11, 2016 Twelve Different, Complicated, Real, and Angry Men ~ Natalie DewanScott SneddonFebruary 5, 2016 Paula-Jean Prudat’s escape to a wonderland in Twelfth Night is “both familiar and strange” ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonFebruary 1, 2016 Visiting Soulpepper’s Christmas Shops ~ Natalie DewanScott SneddonDecember 29, 2015 The Quotable Sayak: “If you miss Soulpepper’s A Christmas Carol, you’ll regret it!”Scott SneddonDecember 19, 2015 Soulpepper Family Festival is on–and “you have to go!” ~ Arpita GhosalArpita GhosalDecember 14, 2015 The Quotable Sayak: “Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang is THE holiday show for YOU”Scott SneddonDecember 1, 2015 SesayArts in Conversation with Leslie Dala: Julie is “a stunning 21st century setting of a landmark 19th century play”Scott SneddonNovember 22, 2015 Les Zinspirés “gives youth a voice”: SesayArts in Conversation with Guy MignaultScott SneddonNovember 20, 2015 The Quotable Sayak: “If you can snag tickets…do so IMMEDIATELY!” ~ Sayak S-GScott SneddonOctober 20, 2015 Allen MacInnis discusses the inspiration, intensity–and impact–of YPT as it celebrates 50 years ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonOctober 6, 2015 These Young Ruffians are not “strictly Shakespeare” — by Sayani S-G and Arpita GhosalScott SneddonAugust 18, 2015 SesayArts in Conversation: Gemini-Award-winning Sarah Murphy-Dyson on teachers, tiaras and Truman CapoteScott SneddonMay 8, 2015 Multilayered Emily’s Piano: Evocative and ResonantScott SneddonApril 24, 2015 The Art of The Heart of Robin Hood by Sayani S-GScott SneddonMarch 20, 2015 No lie: Hugo Bélanger’s Pinocchio is a marvel of ingenuityScott SneddonMarch 16, 2015 SesayArts in Conversation with John Van Burek, director of The Sound of Cracking BonesScott SneddonFebruary 22, 2015 Why drama classes? So many reasons!Arpita GhosalNovember 30, 2014 SesayArts in Conversation with Pierre Simpson: Les Zinspirés–”waiting in the wings is a wild ride about to burst forth in 3D!”Arpita GhosalOctober 25, 2014 SesayArts in Conversation with Jeff Miller: The Enduring Relevance of To Kill a Mockingbird (…plus some thoughts on the Fool!)Arpita GhosalOctober 18, 2014 SesayArts in Conversation: Josée Duranleau, Artiste ExtraordinaireArpita GhosalOctober 1, 2014 Actor Sunday Muse: More Than Just a Pretty VoiceArpita GhosalOctober 1, 2014 Actor Emilio Vieira dreaming it and doing it in two completely different Shakespeare worldsArpita GhosalAugust 7, 2014 Anusree Roy’s Sultans of the Street: No simple matterArpita GhosalMay 6, 2014 A Suite Fit for a KingArpita GhosalApril 19, 2014 SesayArts in Conversation: Andrew Burashko, Artistic Director, Art of Time EnsembleArpita GhosalApril 9, 2014 HERE the Wild Things are!Arpita GhosalMarch 10, 2014 “Have you a ruffian…?” Then Shakespeare in the Ruff wants a word with you.Arpita GhosalFebruary 13, 2014 Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedIn
