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Kliffer Entertainment and Golden Ages Productions presents the world premiere, make that 18 world premieres, of ONE NIGHT ONLY: THE GREATEST MUSICAL NEVER WRITTEN where a completely new musical comedy is created each and every night by a cast of Toronto's greatest improvisers and sketch comedy performers.

Kliffer Entertainment and Golden Ages Productions presents the world premiere, make that 18 world premieres, of ONE NIGHT ONLY: THE GREATEST MUSICAL NEVER WRITTEN where a completely new musical comedy is created each and every night by a cast of Toronto's greatest improvisers and sketch comedy performers.

Kliffer Entertainment and Golden Ages Productions presents the world premiere, make that 18 world premieres, of ONE NIGHT ONLY: THE GREATEST MUSICAL NEVER WRITTEN where a completely new musical comedy is created each and every night by a cast of Toronto's greatest improvisers and sketch comedy performers.

Talk Is Free Theatre has announced principal casting and creative teams for the first three productions of the current season. Some of Canada's most renowned artists are scheduled to appear, with additional casting announcements expected to follow at a later date.

Talk Is Free Theatre has announced principal casting and creative teams for the first three productions of the current season. Some of Canada's most renowned artists are scheduled to appear, with additional casting announcements expected to follow at a later date.

Theatre @ York presents a new imagining of Theatre Rusticle's critically-acclaimed The Stronger Variations, inspired by Swedish playwright August Strindberg's 1889 playette, The Stronger. Theatre Rusticle's artistic director Allyson McMackon directs the production, running November 10 to 16 in the Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre at York University.

After a triumphant fundraising performance of The Producers for the Actors' Fund in 2010, Talk Is Free Theatre (TIFT) followed up with a fundraising, concert performance of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The performance was held on Sunday, February 10 at 8PM at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Historic Distillery District in Toronto and raised over 30k! Scroll below for photos from the event!

Theatre @ York presents a sparkling new adaptation of The Knight of the Burning Pestle, a hilarious parody by 17th century playwright Francis Beaumont, re-imagined for contemporary audiences by director Timothy Askew. Lavish period costumes, romance, treachery and sword-fighting lay siege to York University's Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre tonight, January 20 to 26.

Theatre @ York presents a sparkling new adaptation of The Knight of the Burning Pestle, a hilarious parody by 17th century playwright Francis Beaumont, re-imagined for contemporary audiences by director Timothy Askew. Lavish period costumes, romance, treachery and sword-fighting lay siege to York University's Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre January 20 to 26.

Tarragon Theatre announces its 11-play, 2012-2013 season of contemporary plays, including a mini-festival of new works by Hannah Moscovitch; a Tarragon writing debut from David Yee; returning artists David S. Young and Asha and Ravi Jain; and work from Melody A. Johnson, John Mighton, Michel Nadeau and Morris Panych.

Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) and the Department of Theatre in York University's Faculty of Fine Arts have established a formal internship program to provide undergraduate students with hands-on experience in arts administration in a professional setting.

ELIZABETH AND EDWARD By Aubrey Hampton makes its world premiere April 2-19, 2009 Part Pageant, Part Burlesque! A new play by Gorilla Theatre founder Aubrey Hampton, Elizabeth and Edward romps through Elizabethan England and beyond. Marlowe, Bacon, and the man we call 'Shakespeare' meet Queen Elizabeth I, Edward DeVere - and even Chaplin, Freud and Mark Twain!

ELIZABETH AND EDWARD By Aubrey Hampton makes its world premiere April 2-19, 2009 Part Pageant, Part Burlesque! A new play by Gorilla Theatre founder Aubrey Hampton, Elizabeth and Edward romps through Elizabethan England and beyond. Marlowe, Bacon, and the man we call 'Shakespeare' meet Queen Elizabeth I, Edward DeVere - and even Chaplin, Freud and Mark Twain!

Soulpepper Theatre has chosen to wrap up their 2007 season with an effervescent production of Noel Coward's comedy Blithe Spirit. You could hardly ask for a more perfect production. * * * * * (out of 5)

CanStage's Urinetown and the resident Canadian production of Hairspray led the Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations, with 10 and 8 respectively