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Review: WAITING FOR GODOT at Coal Mine Theatre
by Ilana Lucas - Sep 25, 2025

Coal Mine’s dedication to text and its intimate quarters mean that you don’t need to shell out for Broadway to get closer to Godot.

WAITING FOR GODOT Comes To The Coal Mine Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2025

​​​​​​​COAL MINE THEATRE will return for their 11th season this September with Nobel Prize-winning Playwright Samuel Beckett's existential masterpiece, WAITING FOR GODOT. 

EUREKA DAY and More Set for Coal Mine Theatre 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2025

Toronto's COAL MINE THEATRE has unveiled its 2025/26 season.  The season gets underway in September with Samuel Beckett's absurdist masterpiece, WAITING FOR GODOT. See the full lineup here!

Daniel Maclvor and Louis Pitre Join Canadian Premiere of THE INHERITANCE: PARTS 1 & 2
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2024

 Canadian Stage will present the Canadian premiere of the celebrated award-winner THE INHERITANCE: PARTS 1 & 2, running March 22 – April 14.

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre to Celebrate 45th Anniversary Season with Exciting Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 1, 2023

Get the scoop on Buddies in Bad Times Theatre's highly anticipated 45th anniversary season, featuring a vibrant lineup of LGBTQ+ theatre productions and events. From groundbreaking performances to thought-provoking stories, this season promises to captivate audiences. Book your tickets now and be part of the celebration!

Interview: Peter Krantz, Jesse Dwyre, & George Masswohl on OUTLAW at The Rose Studio
by Team BWW - Jul 6, 2023

BroadwayWorld caught up with Peter Krantz, Jesse Dwyre, and George Masswohl to talk about bringing this show to Brampton ahead of opening night!

Review: NETWORK Opens the Citadel Theatre's 2022-2023 Season
by Sarah Dussome - Sep 25, 2022

The 1976 satire film comes to life on stage.

Casting Announced For Famous Courtroom Drama A FEW GOOD MEN In St. Jacobs
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 12, 2020

Can audiences 'handle the truth?' That is the pivotal question at the centre of the famed legal drama A Few Good Men, which opens the highly-anticipated 2020 Season at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse. The hit play about military corruption and the quest for justice will be on stage for three weeks only from March 4 to March 22.

BWW Review: Complex Themes and Sharp Dialogue Make for a Cutting Production of KNIVES IN HENS
by Isabella Perrone - Sep 27, 2019

The examination of existence, language, and self is nothing new within the walls of a theatre, but KNIVES IN HENS manages to expand on all these themes a?" and then some a?" using straightforward and highly effective text in this new production of the 1995 David Harrower play.

Coal Mine Theatre Kicks off Season Six with KNIVES IN HENS
by Julie Musbach - Aug 27, 2019

COAL MINE THEATRE kicks off its powerhouse Season Six with a tremendous modern Scottish classic. A slight departure from its regular programming, the world-renowned KNIVES IN HENS by David Harrower takes the audience on a sensual journey into the world of a young woman grappling to find her freedom and power through language.

Coal Mine Theatre Announces Its Sixth Season
by Julie Musbach - Jul 31, 2019

COAL MINE THEATRE, Toronto's Off-Off Broadview Theatre, has just announced its extraordinary Season Six. THE COAL MINE will stage four critically acclaimed, and Toronto premiere productions in 2019/2020, all presented in their singular and intimate eighty-seat theatre in the east end of Toronto. 

Electric Company Theatre Presents the World Premiere of THE FULL LIGHT OF DAY
by Stephi Wild - Nov 23, 2018

Electric Company Theatre presents the world premiere of Daniel Brooks' groundbreaking new work, The Full Light of Day, directed by Kim Collier, from January 7-12, 2019 at the Vancouver Playhouse.

BWW Review: Powerhouse Performances Deliver a Riveting LEAR
by Taylor Long - Jan 14, 2018

I'll start by saying that LEAR was one of the most powerful theatrical experiences I've ever had. Led by a cast of Shakespeare professionals, with vast Stratford Festival experience, Groundling Theatre's production is a polished, compelling piece of theatre. Dropping 'King' from the title, LEAR explores the play with a female in power - entrapping us with the familiarity of a female monarch. Every aspect of Graham Abbey's production, designed by Peter Hartwell, serves a contemporary emphasis, seducing a modern audience to deeply feel and deeply connect with the humanity that can often feel very distant in Shakespearean drama.

Groundling Theatre Company Returns To The Stage With LEAR; Tickets on Sale Now
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2017

Graham Abbey, Groundling Theatre Company's founder and artistic director, today announced the theatre company's next production is William Shakespeare's LEAR, starring Seana McKenna in the title role.

BWW Review: THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III at SHAW FESTIVAL
by Michael Rabice - Jun 19, 2017

McCAMUS IS BRILLIANT AS KING GEORGE III Mental illness in the 18h Century, aka madness, was as in some respects as poorly understood and accepted then as it is today. Being a monarch would imply that the best care would be at your disposal, but when the malady is unknown, even King George III of England suffered with the illness and often moreso with the treatment. Alan Bennett's 1991 play THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III is being given a lavishly detailed production at the Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake. George may be best known as the monarch who lost control of the American colonies in 1776, but he was dealt a worse fate, suffering from Acute Intermittent Porphyria. This disease, which was uncharted at the time, caused periods of confusion, psychosis with unintelligible speech, horrible abdominal pain and itchiness. His production of a blue colored urine was the first medical sign that something was amiss with the King.

Artistic Director Tim Carroll to Make Shaw Festival Debut Helming SAINT JOAN
by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2017

When the Shaw Festival's 2017 production of Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan begins previews on May 3 at the Festival Theatre, it marks two milestones for Artistic Director Tim Carroll - a Shaw Festival directorial debut and his first undertaking of a work by the Festival's namesake. His production joins the tradition of earlier presentations of Saint Joan by former artistic directors Christopher Newton and Jackie Maxwell in 1981 and 2007, respectively.

THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III to Bring Barmy Politics to Shaw Festival Next Week
by BWW News Desk - Apr 6, 2017

Equal parts political comedy and biographical drama, Alan Bennett's The Madness of George III explores the dangerous consequences when a king who loses control of his body, words and mind in the midst of his rule. The Madness of George III debuts at The Shaw's Royal George Theatre on April 11.

Shaw Festival's A.D. Tim Carroll Announces Casting for 2017 Season
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2016

The Shaw Festival proudly announces casting for Artistic Director Tim Carroll's first season. The Shaw's 2017 ensemble is a mix of new faces and Festival favourites - each actor ready to entertain and excite audiences in this season's 11 productions.

Black Comedy THE DANCE OF DEATH Begins Previews Tomorrow at Shaw Festival
by BWW News Desk - Jul 13, 2016

THE DANCE OF DEATH, August Strindberg's groundbreaking play in a new version by renowned Irish playwright Conor McPherson, begins previews on July 13 at the Shaw Festival's Studio Theatre.

Shaw Festival Extends ENGAGED and A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 22, 2016

Both Engaged and A Woman of No Importance have been delighting preview audiences in advance of their openings this weekend. Having already extended both productions earlier this year, the Shaw Festival continues to respond to audience demand by adding another seven performances to the 2016 season. Also, a new block of tickets for the sell-out of the 2016 season The Dance of Death is now on sale.