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Director Jordan Laffrenier Will Return to Canadian Stage to Helm WINE IN THE WILDERNESS
Canadian Stage will present the Canadian premiere of Alice Childress's WINE IN THE WILDERNESS, directed by Jordan Laffrenier, featuring Mazin Elsadig and Virgilia Griffith in Toronto.
New George F. Walker Play GETTING TO NORMAL to Premiere in Toronto
World On Fire Theatre Collective will present the premiere of GETTING TO NORMAL, a new play written and directed by George F.
Shaw Festival Names Ryan deSouza Music Director as Paul Sportelli Retires
Paul Sportelli will step down as Shaw Festival Music Director after 28 years, with longtime Associate Music Director Ryan deSouza set to succeed him in the role.
BOOTYCANDY at Buddies in Bad Times and Obsidian Theatre Cast Revealed
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Obsidian Theatre Company have announced the cast and creative team for the Canadian premiere of BOOTYCANDY, directed by Jay Northcott, in Toronto.
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Why Not International Travel Award To Distribute $250K To 30 Independent Artists In Canada
As Why Not Theatre approaches its 20th anniversary, to be celebrated in 2027, the company is deeply proud to announce the details of the newly created WHY NOT INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AWARD, a one-time initiative that will see the company distribute $250,000 to 30 independent theatre artists from acr
AMÉLIE to Make Toronto Premiere at Aki Studio Theatre
Shifting Ground Collective will stage the Toronto premiere of AMÉLIE at the Aki Studio Theatre, featuring a live orchestra and an ensemble of emerging Canadian musical theatre artists.
WALDEN by Amy Berryman to Open at Icarus Theatre This September
Icarus Theatre will present the Canadian premiere of WALDEN, following its Off-Broadway run, at The Theatre Centre's BMO Incubator in Toronto with a cast led by Charlotte Dennis and Oshen Aoun.
LEFT OF CENTRE FESTIVAL Returns After Decade-Long Hiatus This Weekend
IT Productions will bring back the LEFT OF CENTRE Festival at Harmony United Church Hall in Brantford, featuring local performers, artisan vendors, and two world premiere one act plays by Rick Butts.
Martha Graham Dance Company to Present 2026-27 Season and Global Tour
Martha Graham Dance Company will present masterworks, new commissions, and Lamentation Variations while touring the US, Canada, England, Spain, Mexico, and China.
Native Earth Performing Arts 44th Season to Feature HAUNTED and More
Native Earth Performing Arts will present seven works exploring connection and belonging, including the Canadian premiere of HAUNTED and the return of the Weesageechak Begins to Dance festival.
COSÌ FAN TUTTE to Return to Canadian Opera Company Stage This Fall
Atom Egoyan's production of Mozart's Così fan tutte will return to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, featuring Lauren Fagan, Martina Myskohlid and Laurence Kilsby.
SON OF A PREACHERMAN by Ins Choi to Play Toronto This Fall
Pacific Theatre will bring Ins Choi's award-winning solo show SON OF A PREACHERMAN to Toronto's Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, following stops in Ottawa ahead of Vancouver and Kamloops dates.
TO A FLAME by Erin Shields to Open Nightwood Theatre's Season
Nightwood Theatre's 47th season will kick off this September with the world premiere of To a Flame.
Review: SLEUTH AND ONE FOR THE POT at SHAW FESTIVAL
An embarrassment of artistic riches has yet again convened in Niagara on the Lake for this season’s Shaw Festival.
WHO'S GONNA PUSH YOUR WHEELCHAIR? to Play Toronto's Sweet Action Theatre
Karin Fekko will bring her solo show about disability, dating, and family estrangement to Toronto's Sweet Action Theatre following a cross-country Fringe tour of her previous work, Multiple Neurosis.
SPRING AWAKENING Play to Open Soulpepper's 2026/27 Season
Soulpepper's 2026/27 season will begin this September with Paolo Santalucia's first production as Artistic Director: a new staging and adaptation of Spring Awakening.
Review: THE GREAT GATSBY at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre
THE GREAT GATSBY is most definitely not your high school lit class.
PRE-EXISTING CONDITION to Open Coal Mine Theatre's Season
Coal Mine Theatre will present the Canadian premiere of Marin Ireland's PRE-EXISTING CONDITION, directed by Linda Kash, featuring Amy Rutherford, Lindsay Leese, Diana Bentley, and Philip Riccio.
THE KING JAMES BIBLE PLAY World Premiere is Coming to Stratford Festival
The King James Bible Play, a new exploration of the creation of the King James Bible, will make its world première at the Stratford Festival this season.
LOVE (MANIPULATED) to Premiere at Vancouver Fringe Festival
Gordon Woolvett's new comedy about a divorcing director and producer fighting to tell their version of an affair on film will play the Vancouver Fringe Festival.
RUTAS Festival to Return to Toronto With Seven International Works
Aluna Theatre's RUTAS International Festival of Performance will bring seven projects to three Toronto venues, featuring artists and collaborations from nine countries across the Americas.
A NEW WORK IN PROGRESS to Have World Premiere at Shaw Festival
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins makes his Shaw Festival directing debut with a workshop presentation reimagining the Cinderella story at the Court House Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
LA TRAVIATA to Return to Canadian Opera Company This Spring
Kathryn Lewek and Lucia Cesaroni will share the role of Violetta as the Canadian Opera Company brings Verdi's LA TRAVIATA back to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
Stratford Festival's Meighen Forum Sets August Lineup
Stratford Festival's Meighen Forum will continue its 2026 season this August with an expansive lineup of discussions, interviews and special events, including Global Theatre Week, Readers and Writers Week, plus more.
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HARMONY OF THE WORLD Meridian Arts Centre (3/06-3/06) |
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All's Well Theatre Aquarius (1/27-2/13) |
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Experience HYPROV: The Ultimate Live Comedy & Hypnosis Show Roy Thomson Hall (11/06-11/06) |
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Tuesdays With Morrie Marsh Street Centre (9/22-9/26) |
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Wine in the Wilderness Canadian Stage (9/19-10/04) |
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Fred Penner: The Hero In You Young People's Theatre (3/06-3/20) |
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Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey Guild Festival Theatre (8/06-8/23) |
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The Hobbit Stratford Festival (4/21-10/23) PHOTOS |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Theatre Aquarius (11/18-12/20) |