TORONTO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 10

What did our critic think of BLACKBIRD at United Hope Church? Of course, there’s a lot to gasp about in Talk Is Free Theatre’s production of BLACKBIRD, an incredibly intimate staging of Scottish playwright David Harrower’s 2005 drama about a tense confrontation, years after the fact, between a

Canadian recording artists Amanda Kind and James Downham - known together as Amanda & James - take the stage at the Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts in Kitchener.

Directed by renowned Canadian theatre director Richard Greenblatt and starring Diane Flacks, Blair Williams, Charlotte Dennis and Devin Lee, Spycraft is a two-act espionage thriller that has its world premiere Oct 30-Nov 30, 2025 in a 26-performance Ontario tour, with seven shows at The Theatre Cent

This production is comfort food without being boring and sure to appeal to opera lovers and Romeo & Juliette lovers of all ages, stages and walks of life.

A powerful exploration of the natural world through music, featuring work by Sarah Kirkland Snider, R.

SOME LIKE IT HOT will make its Canadian premiere at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre this winter.

Native Earth Performing Arts will present the 38th edition of Weesageechak Begins to Dance, its annual festival celebrating new and in-development works by Indigenous artists from across Turtle Island and beyond.

Tarragon Theatre will kick off the 2025/26 Extraspace season with the Toronto Premiere of CHILD-ish, A Tarragon Theatre Production in Association with The CHILD-ish Collective.

Bright Star, the Toronto premiere of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s Broadway musical, is now on stage at the CAA Theatre.

A new kind of holiday classic, THE CHRISTMAS MARKET is a radical and deeply felt story set against the shimmering bustle of a snowy holiday market.

Roy Thomson Hall will present Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in Concert March 20–21, 2026, featuring a live symphony orchestra performing John Williams’ iconic score alongside the full film on a 40-foot screen.

Cultural icon and bestselling author Fran Lebowitz will appear at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on May 8, 2026.

Opera Atelier will present Mozart’s The Magic Flute at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre from October 15–19, 2025, featuring soprano Rainelle Krause in her company debut as the Queen of the Night.

The Siminovitch Prize, Canada's most valuable theatre award, revealed a shortlist of four exceptional mid-career artists who are expanding the possibilities of the art form.

Join comedian Eli Pasic at the Canadian Music Centre in Toronto for his one-man musical comedy, The Exorcist: An Operetta! Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

Massey Hall will present the return of highly acclaimed singer-songwriter Matt Andersen for his fourth headline performance on the Allan Slaight Stage at Massey Hall.

Soundstreams will present a free, four-concert TD Encounters program for the season ahead.

The Stratford Festival has announced the appointment of Jonathan Church as Artistic Director.

Bright Star, the Toronto premiere of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s Broadway musical, begins performances tonight at the CAA Theatre.

Roy Thomson Hall has announced three Spring 2026 concerts: the Peking Acrobats (April 10), violin legend Itzhak Perlman (April 20), and piano virtuoso Hayato Sumino (May 2).

WE WILL ROCK YOU, the international hit musical that features and celebrates the iconic music of Queen and has been seen by over 20 million people in 28 countries, is returning to Toronto.

​Massey Hall will present the return of New Year's Eve Comedy Extravaganza, one of the most highly anticipated shows of the holiday season.

It’s the eve of Jackson’s Dangerous tour, which is spiralling out of control as he demands more technology and works his dancers to the bone, searching for an elusive perfection that will top anything he’s ever done before while scandal and rumours swirl around him.

This New Year's Eve, the romance, drama, and grandeur of opera's greatest hits will return to Roy Thomson Hall for a one-of-a-kind concert event at COC.

Coal Mine’s dedication to text and its intimate quarters mean that you don’t need to shell out for Broadway to get closer to Godot.