Review: BLACKBIRD at United Hope Church
by Ilana Lucas - October 13, 2025
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 man w...
Talk Is Free Theatre Reveals 2025/26 Season Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - June 17, 2025
Talk Is Free Theatre Artistic Producer Arkady Spivak revealed the Barrie-based company's 23rd season with full line-ups in Barrie, in Toronto, and activities on all seven continents of the world–examining all the ways we treat legacy....
THE FROGS Extends Run in Barrie
by Stephi Wild - June 04, 2025
Talk is Free Theatre Artistic Producer Arkady Spivak announced that their production of the Stephen Sondheim musical, The Frogs, will extend its run in Barrie thanks to popular demand....
Nominations Announced For The 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Awards
by Joshua Wright - May 28, 2025
The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) has announced nominations for the 45th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation. The Awards will be presented on Monday, June 30 at Toronto’s Meridian Hall....
The Shaw's Spiegeltent Returns for One Last Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2025
The Spiegeltent will return to the Shaw Festival grounds for one last summer. Brought over from Belgium by The Shaw in 2023, the Spiegeltent has since become the Festival’s home for distinctive and one-of-a-kind entertainment. Learn more!...