Review: YOU, ALWAYS at Canadian Stage
by Ilana Lucas - February 18, 2026
Erin Shields’ beautiful YOU, ALWAYS, directed by Andrea Donaldson at Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre, is a kaleidoscopic, fragmented look at all moments of a sibling relationship, from childhood to maturity and everything in between....
Review: MISCHIEF at Tarragon Theatre
by Ilana Lucas - February 03, 2026
The fish leads a more exciting life when it jumps out of the water to visit mischief on the birds. That’s what Emily (Nicole Joy-Fraser), a 288-year-old spirit, tells Brooke (Lisa Nasson), a young Mi’kmaq woman who Emily feels is treading water instead of emerging from it....
Review: OPHIS at The Great Hall
by Samantha Wu - January 13, 2026
TranscenDance Project is starting off the new year by offering an invitation into the unknown with a remount of their intoxicating interactive production of Ophis. Taking over the multifple rooms and floors of The Great Hall, audience members are invited to don a mask and follow along as dancers tel...
Past Shows
"From Opera to Broadway" at the Porchside Festival
Jul 30 – Jul 31, 2024
From Opera to Broadway, this Canadian tenor can sing it all! Joined by Anne Barnshaw on piano, now Collingwood local, Craig Ashton will serenade you...
"The Tracks" at the Porchside Festival
Jul 29
In this witty story, featuring the original songs of singer/songwriter Kale Penny, worlds collide when a street corner busker encounters a classical violinist who finds...
"Girls Like Them" at the Porchside Festival
Jul 27 – Jul 28, 2024
Experience Collingwood’s exceptional local talent unleashed in the electrifying new show “Girls Like Them,” showcasing the timeless music of Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly...
"Maria Branje" at the Porchside Festival
Jul 25 – Jul 26, 2024
Local jazz singer Maria Branje and her friends love to perform great jazz music! They wowed audiences at the festival last year, so we invited...
"The Fugitives" at the Porchside Festival
Jul 23 – Jul 24, 2024
The Fugitives are an acoustic folk-roots group headed by songwriters Adrian Glynn and Brendan McLeod. They’re joined by banjo player Chris Suen (Viper Central) and...
"Boomerang" at the Porchside Festival
Jul 21 – Jul 22, 2024
Experience vintage classics from a golden era of soul/R&B music. This eight-piece horn band will have you on your feet, celebrating songs that inspired generations...
"Infinite Joy" at the Porchside Festival
Jul 20
Infinite Joy mingles flavours of calypso, classical, reggae, musical theatre and jazz in this melodical retrospective. Highlighting some of the formative moments in the performer’s...
"Where Were You in 72?" at the Porchside Festival
Jul 18 – Jul 19, 2024
Take a trip with us. It’s a joyride! This fantastic band is made up of 3 voices, 2 guitars, 1 ukulele and a set of...
"Sultans of String" at the Porchside Festival
Jul 16 – Jul 17, 2024
Chris McKhool and Kevin Laliberté from Sultans of String invite you to join them for an intimate and playful concert reflecting the relationship between the...
"Kaleb Hikele" at the Porchside Festival
Jul 14
Kaleb Hikele, best known as The Sun Harmonic, hits the road on a solo tour with his brand new album “My Mind Is Like a...
"Freddie's Freeloaders" at the Porchside Festival
Jul 11 – Jul 12, 2024
Kitchener’s Fred Smith along with his old pals from the hood, bring “Freddie’s Freeloaders” to Collingwood’s Porchside Festival. Sharing the stage with Tom Nagy –...
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