See photos as David Mirvish and The Company Theatre, one of Toronto's most acclaimed independent theatre companies, present the Canadian premiere of the acclaimed Australian family drama, Things I Know to be True, written by Andrew Bovell and directed by Philip Riccio.
A groundbreaking adaptation of Commander Chris Hadfield's internationally bestselling children's book, The Darkest Dark, is set to take flight at Young People's Theatre (YPT) this February. In this highly anticipated world premiere, director Jim Millan (Broadway's record-breaking The Illusionists), writer Ian MacIntyre (The Beaverton, Degrassi: Next Class) and world renowned illusionist David Ben weave multi-media and magic in an out-of-this-world theatrical experience.
We regularly use “cockroach” as dehumanizing language for the Other in an attempt to justify their oppression or extermination. That’s the central metaphor of Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho)’s Cockroach, a scathingly funny screed that pits a wisecracking insect against the ghost of Shakespeare in a fight for the identity of a Chinese immigrant to Canada.
After a successful High Performance Rodeo: Spring Edition, One Yellow Rabbit (OYR) is thrilled to present the world premiere of the all-new play Guilt, created and performed by Diane Flacks and directed by Alisa Palmer.
Artistic Director Andrea Donaldson and Managing Director Naz Afsahi have announced Nightwood Theatre's 2022/23 season – a vibrant celebration of liveness, centering the creator-performer and featuring urgent perspectives shared in fresh new formats.
After their critically acclaimed film-theatre hybrid february: a love story (featured on CBC q, streamed on STRATFEST@HOME, 2021) Sudden Spark Collective is back with another heartwarming tale for pandemic-weary hearts.
Enter the dreamscape - a lush, abstract world that transcends the stage. As live theatre makes its grand return, Stardust Space will debut a show that contemplates and reflects upon what the future of theatre can mean to them.
Mike Payette, Artistic Director of Tarragon Theatre and Managing Director Andrea Vagianos are excited to announce the world premiere of Three Women of Swatow. The play written by Chloé Hung runs in Tarragon's Extraspace April 19 - May 15, 2022 (opening April 27) and is available Chez Vous and on-demand with digital recording from May 4 - 15, 2022.
Mike Payette, Artistic Director of Tarragon Theatre and Managing Director Andrea Vagianos have announced the long awaited world premiere of Light.
Alan Dilworth, Artistic Director of Necessary Angel Theatre Company, has announced the 2022 Necessary Angel Theatre Company Artistic Residency program, with Dian Marie Bridge, Deanna H. Choi, and Michaela Washburn as 2022 Resident Artists.
The world is not the same as it was when radio host Ismaila Alfa was first commissioned to write a play for Prairie Theatre Exchange. The global pandemic and the murder of George Floyd changed the world. What has not changed is Alfa's need to explain the world to his daughters.
Equal parts Bugs Bunny and Guillermo del Toro, THE SLAUGHTER BROTHERS DIME CIRCUS - A RADIO FANTASY is a meta-theatrical reflection on the nature of power and revenge. A highly theatrical blend of low-end carnival, violent vaudeville, clowns with issues, and insectoid horror, elevated by original music by Sullivan and Matthew Reid that can best be described as the unholy spawn of ironic German cabaret, swampy rhythm and blues, and carnival music of the damned.
Toronto-based sound designer Deanna H. Choi is the recipient of the 2020 Pauline McGibbon Award. The announcement was made this morning during the news conference announcing the nominations for the Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which was held online through the Dora Awards YouTube channel.
LET'S RUN AWAY is a deeply personal look into the life of a man through what his late birth mother wrote about him in her memoir; the premise is simple enough, but it's the layers and puzzles scattered throughout the interactions between mother and son that make the story so intriguing.
The world premiere of one of the biggest stories in the history of South Western Ontario, the story of Jumbo the elephant's fateful final performance, opens the Blyth Festival's 45th Season.
In a new production of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, director Jackie Maxwell guides a 13-person cast through the highs and lows of the Weston family during a family tragedy. In Maxwell and the ensembles' capable hands, Tracy Letts's delicate balance of comedy and cruelty is presented as fully as possible.
Exquisitely told in a stunning blend of documentary theatre, striking visual projections and choreography, Grace is a searing piece that ignites a discussion on the failures and limitations of the legal system. "There was no justice, there was just a legal outcome." In the wake of a young woman's disclosure of childhood sexual assault, a family presses charges. A true story about survival, hope, and the pursuit of justice at a time when provability still usurps truth in our courtrooms.
Exquisitely told in a stunning blend of documentary theatre, striking visual projections and choreography, Grace is a searing piece that ignites a discussion on the failures and limitations of the legal system. "There was no justice, there was just a legal outcome." In the wake of a young woman's disclosure of childhood sexual assault, a family presses charges. A true story about survival, hope, and the pursuit of justice at a time when provability still usurps truth in our courtrooms.
In a world struggling to find connection, how strange that we're brought together in one place to witness the beautiful love and ultimate separation of a family, in an oddly comforting way...To say the least, this is a beautiful story. And one that might be hard to hear. Playwright Tara Beagan does not shy away from the challenging topics, baring a lifetime of pain in just over two hours.
The stories surrounding the rebellion that helped build the very Canada we know today culminate in 1837: The Farmers' Revolt, a great Canadian mythology wrapped in comedy, music, magic, and action that opens at the Blyth Festival on Aug. 1.
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