Talk Is Free Theatre Reveals 2025/26 Season Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 18, 2025
Talk Is Free Theatre Artistic Producer Arkady Spivak revealed the Barrie-based company's 23rd season with full line-ups in Barrie, in Toronto, and activities on all seven continents of the world–examining all the ways we treat legacy.
Nominations Announced For The 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Awards
by Joshua Wright - May 28, 2025
The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) has announced nominations for the 45th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation. The Awards will be presented on Monday, June 30 at Toronto’s Meridian Hall.
TIFT Further Extends The Remount Of COCK In Toronto
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2025
Talk Is Free Theatre will be further extending their remount of Cock in Toronto this April. The play, which TIFT first produced in Barrie in early 2024, enjoyed a sold-out run in Toronto in January. Learn more!
Cast Set For ROBERTO ZUCCO At Buddies In Bad Times Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2024
Ted Witzel, Artistic Director of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, has announced the cast and creative team for the opening show of the company's 46th season, Roberto Zucco by Bernard-Marie Koltès translated by Martin Crimp.
Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at the Stratford Festival is Fresh and Fun
by Lauren Gienow - Jun 22, 2023
If you heard riotous laughter emanating from the Festival Theatre in Stratford on Friday evening, you may already know that MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING has officially opened at the Stratford Festival. The Shakespearean production directed by Chris Abraham, with additional text by Erin Shields, and starring Maev Beaty and Graham Abbey, boasts hilarious comedy from beginning to end. The cast fed off the energy of the audience on Friday night in such a way that this opening night felt particularly wild and special.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Comes to the Stratford Festival in June
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2023
With a series of hit classic comedies under his belt at Stratford, Chris Abraham is bringing one of Shakespeare’s finest, Much Ado About Nothing, to vivid life at the Festival Theatre. This beloved romantic comedy, featuring Graham Abbey and Maev Beaty, starts previews today.
Molière's THE MISER is Now on Stage in Stratford
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2022
Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino directs Colm Feore in the title role of Molière's delightful satire, The Miser, beginning previews in the Festival Theatre on Tuesday, August 9, in the year of Molière's 400th birthday.
Stratford Festival Announces 2022 Casting
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2022
February marks a new beginning at the Stratford Festival with members of the 2022 acting company set to start rehearsals. Over the coming months, these dynamic artists will immerse themselves in 10 extraordinary productions and lead the Festival into the post-pandemic future.
Crow's Theatre Announces Casting Of Kristen Thomson And Eric Peterson
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2021
Today, Crow's Theatre Artistic Director Chris Abraham and Executive Director Sherrie Johnson announced the casts for two Crow's Theatre Productions this season that include Kristen Johnson, Ahmed Moneka, Ali Kazmi, Craig Lauzon, and Eric Peterson.
BRIGHT LIGHTS Written and Directed by Kat Sandler to Stream in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 19, 2021
Streaming online to screens around the globe for one-night-only on April 10, 2021 is the razor-sharp farce Bright Lights, written and directed by Dora Award winner Kat Sandler. Performed by celebrated Canadian artists, this exclusive reading is part of Dinner à la Art, a new project from TIFT.
Stratford Festival Announces Casting For 2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 17, 2019
With the new Tom Patterson Theatre taking shape on the banks of the Avon River, the Stratford Festival is thrilled to announce key casting as it builds the acting company for its monumental 2020 season.
BIRDS OF A KIND Enters Previews Ahead Of August Premiere
by Julie Musbach - Jul 31, 2019
Birds of a Kind, Wajdi Mouawad's award-winning play about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is now in previews before its official English-language première on Wednesday, August 14, at the Festival's Studio Theatre. This gripping production is directed by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino who brought the book that inspired the play to Mouawad.