The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Toronto.
When the musical OH, WHAT A LOVELY WAR! premiered in London, in the 1960s, World War One was relatively fresh in the minds of the audience, most having either lived through it or being the child of someone who had.
Factory Theatre's LADY SUNRISE, directed by Nina Lee Aquino, tells the story of a group of vastly different diasporic Asian-Canadian women living in Vancouver.
Emotive, demanding dance pairs gorgeously with booming percussion in Red Sky Performance's AF, presented by Canadian Stage.
The music industry is a looming part of popular culture, and we so often hear its success stories a?' on the radio, in biographical novels and films, through documentaries, and more.
In several comedy clubs around the city, audiences would be quick to turn on a comedian once the material starts to bring race and immigration into the mix.
Scottee is working class.
It's definitely a cliché, but the adage 'sometimes less is more,' holds true.
As a frequent theatre-goer, there are certain shows you look back on and go, 'wow, I really sat through that?' Unfortunately, LESSONS IN FORGETTING is one of those shows.
Have you ever seen a figure that no one else could see? Have you ever heard a voice that no one else could hear? Have you ever felt a presence that no one else could feel? If so, or if you simply believe that ghosts walk among us, THE GHOST PROJECT is the show for you.
If a production is successful, it will draw you into the world it has created and for a while, allow you to lose yourself in the story unfolding on stage.
It's time to escape Toronto's urban jungle for a real one, and this journey is one for the entire family to take together.
HAMILTON has proven its lasting power in the five years since it debuted on Broadway, and after landing in several international locations, the mega-hit musical about America's ten-dollar founding father has crossed the border.
SECRET LIFE OF A MOTHER is a simple, sweet, agonising, and intimate work of autobiographical theatre by some of Toronto's best theatre talent.
The Canadian Opera Company's HANSEL AND GRETEL, directed by Joel Ivany, is a spectacularly detailed production; unfortunately, the sheer amount of things happening at every moment overwhelms the gorgeous music and talented cast.
In the opening scene of THIS WAS THE WORLD, on now at Tarragon Theatre, a law professor (R.
The theatre shook with applause for Jully Black last night as she opened the musical CAROLINE, OR CHANGE at the Winter Garden Theatre.
It might not be the most gut-busting show from the company, but The Second City's new romance-themed show is still a fun, funny, and healthier alternative to stuffing your face with chocolates this Valentines Day.
Lucius is an exuberant, charismatic serial killer who claims to have found God while incarcerated.
MARJORIE PRIME is set some 30 years in the future, after scientists have invented Primes, charmingly lifelike holographic representations of dead people you can buy to keep you company after a loss.
The Canadian Opera Company's remount of THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, last performed in 2015, is a visually striking and pitch-perfect adaptation of one of opera's most well-known works.
Theatre Passe Muraille kicks off 2020 with an Arabic-language double-bill.
England's first female regent is often forgotten and relatively unknown, but in Soulpepper's remount of MOTHER'S DAUGHTER, Queen Mary gets her moment in the sun - whether she wants it or not.
There's never been a shortage of movies-turned-stage musicals, but where many achieve to go beyond their inspirations, LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is a show that stays true to what makes the cult-classic film so beloved a?' and in doing so, is just as relevant and timely in 2020 as the movie was in 2
SWEAT is a work of social realism, that controversial genre of fiction, film, and drama that tries to be romance and documentary all in one.
It's one of the most well-known musicals, but THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA continues to surprise, featuring a stellar cast, design, and dozens of special effects that all add up to a massive spectacle of a show.
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The Importance of Being Earnest Stratford Festival (5/19-10/23) PHOTOS |
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Hypothetical Baby Here For Now Theatre (9/02-9/13) PHOTOS |
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LABOUR The Theatre Centre (9/10-9/12) |
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Mt. Joy RBC Amphitheatre (9/21-9/21) |
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Not Dead Yet! - John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50 The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres (10/02-10/02) |
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Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed Comedy Tour 2026 The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres (10/23-10/23) |
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Heist Theatre Aquarius (4/28-5/15) |
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SHADOWS AND LIGHT Flato Markham Theatre (2/06-2/06) |
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DIE TONIGHT, LIVE FOREVER or THE NOSFERATU PRINCIPLE Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (3/10-3/27) |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Stratford Festival (5/01-9/26) PHOTOS |
