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Toronto Theater Reviews

The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Toronto.

Review: 'Driving Miss Daisy'

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — February 7, 2008

Encore Entertainment's loving revival of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize winner 'Driving Miss Daisy' proves a crowd-pleaser with Toronto audiences.

Review: 'Criminals in Love'

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — January 18, 2008

Hart House Theatre's production accentuates the laughs and touches only lightly on the play's social commentary, which is perhaps the best approach for this piece.

Review: 'Twelve Angry Men' National Tour

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — January 11, 2008

Roundabout Theatre Company's touring edition of their acclaimed 2004 Broadway revival is a potent ensemble drama not to be missed.

Soulpepper Theatre's 'Blithe Spirit'

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — November 15, 2007

Soulpepper Theatre has chosen to wrap up their 2007 season with an effervescent production of Noel Coward's comedy Blithe Spirit.

Review: Mid Life! The Crisis Musical

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — September 29, 2007

The problems of middle-age could hardly be considered substantial enough for a musical revue, but in this day and age of recycled movies and recycled pop-song catalogues attention must be paid any show that offers an original score and some entertainingly clever lyrics.

Review: The Pillowman

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — September 28, 2007

Martin McDonagh's disturbing play is given a frighteningly intense production by Canadian Stage Company.

Review: The Winslow Boy

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — September 28, 2007

The Village players offer a fine production of Terrence Rattigan's 1936 play.

Review: Funny Business

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — September 18, 2007

Office politics, Industrial shows, TV Reality shows and corporate team building exercises are just some of the targets in Funny Business, a new musical that attracted great acclaim earlier this summer at The Fringe Festival.

Review: As Thousands Cheer

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — September 12, 2007

Toronto's Civic Light opera Company offers Canadian premiere of Irving Berlin & Moss Hart's depression era revue.

Review: All in the Timing

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — September 8, 2007

Timing a bit off: Mississauga Players offer sextet of one-act comedies.

Mack and Mabel

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — June 29, 2007

The Shaw Festival offers the Canadian premiere of the troubled Jerry Herman-Michael Stewart musical.

Our Town

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — June 29, 2007

Soulpepper's Dora award winning production is remounted for a most welcome extended run.

Evil Dead the Musical

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — June 29, 2007

Great cast and energetic production make this return engagment a hit.

Camelot

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — June 29, 2007

CAMELOT SHOWING ITS AGE Theatre Review by Mark Andrew Lawrence * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5)

Company Theatre's 'Marion Bridge'

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — May 11, 2007

Vivid characterizations coupled with an effective minimalist staging cuts right to the heart of Daniel MacIvor's funny, touching play, Marion Bridge.

Nightwood Theatre's 'Crave'

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — May 11, 2007

What can be said about a play that is both hauntingly audacious and boringly pretentious all at once? Nightwood theatre's enigmatic production of Sarah Kane's play Crave is the sort of production that will alienate some and fascinate others, but it achieves one of the main objectives of good art: i

Stage Centre Productions' Amadeus

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — May 11, 2007

Stage Centre Productons finsihes their 30th anniversary season with beautifully staged AMADEUS.

Review: BLOOD BROTHERS

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — May 2, 2007

Toronto's Encore Entertainment presents a minimalist staging of Willy Russell's popular musical.

Review: THE MERRY WIDOW

by Mark Andrew Lawrence — April 29, 2007

Bright and bubbly, sly and smart, this Toronto Operetta Theatre production is loaded with heart! * * * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5)

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