TORONTO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 272

Nina Lee Aquino, Artistic Director of the Factory Theatre describes their 2015/2016 Naked Season as 'pure theatrical encounters between the audience, the actor, the text, and the empty space that we all temporarily share'.

 In their fortieth anniversary season, the Toronto Irish Players present their first production of a work by the witty Oscar Wilde: the 1895 comedic gem, An Ideal Husband.

Casting is announced and rehearsals are underway for the world premiere of Wormwood by actor and acclaimed playwright Andrew Kushnir (Small Axe, The Middle Place, The Gay Heritage Project) in his first play for Tarragon Theatre.

Toronto, ON -- Join Oliver & Bonacini and Ben McNally for an exclusive evening with world-renowned author Donna Hay today, Oct.

David Mirvish is pleased to present Pulitzer Prize-nominee Theresa Rebeck's comedy SEMINAR, a sparkling cocktail of ambition, power and lust-and one with an unexpected kick.

A moving and vital adaptation of Kerry Kennedy's book, this chamber production of Ariel Dorfman's play SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER: VOICES FROM BEYOND THE DARK details the true stories of a variety of human rights defenders.

Irish Stage Company's inaugural production brings Marie Jones' multi-award winning worldwide hit STONES IN HIS POCKETS to Toronto's Alumnae Studio Theatre, Nov.

Theatre francais de Toronto is thrilled to present the fourth edition of their original and highly popular series Les Zinspires.

YPT's 'A Wonder-Filled Evening" Gala set to gather celebrated actors and showcase the best of the multi-award winning company Young People's Theatre (YPT) is turning 50! For five decades YPT has entertained, engaged and created magical experiences for children.

The “Barbra Question” can often plague theatre companies when the idea of producing a Funny Girl musical is brought up.

The 6th Annual TORONTO RUSSIAN FILM FESTIVAL (TRFF) is proud to announce this year's lineup focusing on the films of Alexey Serebryakov, returning to Innis Town Hall at the University of Toronto, this weekend, October 16-18, 2015.

The Dunfield Theatre Cambridge continues its 2015 Season with one of Canada's most popular and longest running musicals.

Canadian Stage and Soundstreams are proud to present the North American premiere of internationally-acclaimed and multiple award-winning composer Philippe Boesmans's chamber opera Julie, a contemporary English-lyric adaptation of August Strindberg's classic 19th century drama Miss Julie.

THE BACCHANAL is the new Halloween tradition created by Toronto's 'Atomic Bomb inside your Heart' and award-­winning choreographer Pastel Supernova.

Tarragon Theatre remounts AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, a huge critical and popular success for the theatre last year.

Starvox Entertainment and John Yonover/Revonoy Productions today announced the casting and creative details for Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale, written by and starring Twisted Sister front man Dee Snider.

BroadwayWorld has exclusive details on what productions Artistic Director Adam Brazier is bringing to the Charlottetown Festival next year.

Tarragon Theatre presents a remount of AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, a huge critical and popular success for the theatre last year.

Total Betty Productions and Random Hero Entertainment are pleased to present Hocus Pocus - A live, satirical reading of the cult classic.

Nominations have now opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015.

Young People's Theatre (YPT) has been overwhelmed by public response to the musical, Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang, announcing today the run would be extended due to demand.

Native Earth Performing Arts is proud to present HUFF written and performed by the award-winning Cree playwright Cliff Cardinal.

Burl's Creek Event Grounds recently announced the fall lineup and plans for closing day celebrations of the OK Today Barn Fair.

After last year's explosive success, FireWorks is back with three original, full-length plays developed at Alumnae Theatre: Divine Wrecks by Chloe Whitehorn, Cottage Radio by Taylor Marie Graham, and Radical by Charles Hayter.

The Board of Directors of Theatre francais de Toronto (TfT), headed by Michael Davenport, announced today that Guy Mignault would retire from his position as artistic director in June 2016 after a term of 19 exceptional years as the head of the company.