The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Toronto.
Within the larger space of Buddies in Bad Times’ Chamber, set designer Jung-Hye Kim’s constrained, small box of a playing space looks like it could be either a present or a trap, a Kinder Egg of theatre housing Vanessa Sears’ luminous solo performance.
Meredith Mullen is a strong singer and a charming storyteller, and we had a very nice evening watching her solo show “AmeriCanadian” and the improv set that preceded it at Beer Beer, the Saturday comedy night at SOCAP Comedy.
The god Krishna (a dryly funny Neil D’Souza) asks this of one side of an all-consuming inter-family war, cousins against cousins, in the second half of Why Not Theatre’s two-part production of MAHABHARATA, the Sanskrit epic of fate, death, and cycles of violence, now presented by Canadian Stage
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
In Caleigh Crow’s THERE IS VIOLENCE AND THERE IS RIGHTEOUS VIOLENCE AND THERE IS DEATH OR, THE BORN-AGAIN CROW at Buddies in Bad Times, rage is the thing with feathers.
From Harmony House in Hunter River, PEI, Mike Ross and a troupe of island musicians bring the story behind Don McLean's iconic song 'American Pie'.
Rosamund Small’s obsessive refrain as her anxieties take hold provides a jolt as potent as the latte you might be drinking at PERFORMANCE REVIEW, an Outside the March site-specific production at Morning Parade Coffee Bar.
What did our critic think of TRIDENT MOON at Streetcar Crowsnest?
The extremely snowy night I saw THE WOLF IN THE VOICE, an exploration by three professional singers into the joys and pitfalls of a life spent nursing the soulful but capricious vocal instrument, I had spent all day rehearsing my trusty soprano for a choral performance of my own, a live-scored film
Seeing a fully staged new operatic production in an environment as airy and luxurious as the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is a treat in itself.
The COC’s 2025 production of this masterpiece seamlessly blends performance practice tradition with a contemporary perspective on the story’s timeless themes.
On July 13, 1985, history was made with the first ever global concert taking place simultaneously in London's Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's John F.
Fifteen Dogs was adapted for the stage and directed by Marie Farsi.
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It’s a treat and a half; I can earnestly say: If you miss out on Cirque, you will be désolé.
Whether ORACULUM effectively navigates the space between drag show and narrative is up for debate, but Drag Race fans will likely enjoy themselves at the cheeky, irreverent show.
Discover CRAZE at Tarragon Theatre, a co-production with Modern Times Stage Company.
What did our critic think of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre?
If the 2020s have occasionally uncomfortably reminded you of the 1920s, you’re not alone.
Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus, a Second City comedy duo who are also married in real life, present a funny and meaningful meditation about what our things mean to us in BIG STUFF, using anecdotes and gentle audience participation to commune over the items we just can’t bring ourselves to toss.
One of the world's most beloved musicals returns to Toronto for a long term stay into the Spring of 2025.
Schreck’s script, a hit in New York that made its way to Broadway in 2019, is extremely accessible and sprightly in its deconstruction of the mythic text.
Opera Atelier’s production of G.
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The Second City Toronto: Mainstage Comedy 92nd Revue The Second City (8/18-10/04) |
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LABOUR The Theatre Centre (9/10-9/12) |
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HYPROV: The Hypnosis & Improv Comedy Experience – Live in Ottawa NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE - SOUTHAM HALL (11/12-11/12) |
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Othello Stratford Festival (5/22-9/27) PHOTOS |
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All's Well Theatre Aquarius (1/27-2/13) |
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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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Raised by Women Canadian Stage (3/27-4/11) |
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Experience HYPROV: The Ultimate Live Comedy & Hypnosis Show Roy Thomson Hall (11/06-11/06) |
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An Evening of Hypnosis & Improv with Asad Mecci & Colin Mochrie Kingston Grand Theatre (11/10-11/10) |
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BE MORE CHILL Terminal Theatre (2/02-2/20) |
