Upcoming Shows
From Pleiades Theatre comes the world premiere of Karma by Aksam Alyousef, on stage at Theatre Passe Muraille from May 2 to 17. The show...
by Ilana Lucas - April 24, 2026
Anyone who’s spent ten minutes online in the past decade knows that we live in an age of anger and polarization when it comes to the issues and identities we hold dear. Stories abound about families who can no longer speak to each other or even share a meal, with jagged cracks in the foundations o...
by Keira Grant - April 17, 2026
Opera Atelier’s 2025-2026 production of Claude Debussy’s Pelléas and Mélisande is a departure from the company’s production modus operandi that will leave a lasting impression on audiences and signal a new era of innovation for Opera Atelier....
by Ilana Lucas - April 17, 2026
In Jen Silverman’s The Moors, the slightly deranged love child of the Brontës, Waiting For Godot, and Six, Emilie the governess (Blessing Adedijo) arrives at a manor amidst the titular plains to find that nothing is quite as she expected. Branwell, her supposed employer and warmhearted correspond...
by Ilana Lucas - March 24, 2026
When it comes to adaptations of French playwright Edmond Rostand’s romantic tragedy Cyrano de Bergerac, you can take your pick of the nose....
by Ilana Lucas - March 06, 2026
What did our critic think of THE NEIGHBOURS at Tarragon Theatre?...
by Ilana Lucas - March 05, 2026
Bad Dog Theatre’s new improv show at Factory Theatre revolves around a storyteller who shares three short stories from their lives about what it means to be a person in Toronto. After each tale, the team of improvisers serves up a set of improv based on—or, at least, tangentially related—to ob...
by Ilana Lucas - March 05, 2026
Master puppeteer Ronnie Burkett brings the beautiful handcrafted marionettes of the Daisy Theatre to Canadian Stage’s Berkeley St. location for a run of LITTLE WILLY, an anarchic riff off Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in the same vein as 2022’s Little Dickens....
by Ilana Lucas - February 25, 2026
I grew up with Robert Munsch stories. If you grew up in Canada, it’s likely you did, too—or you’ve read them to your children, or grandchildren. ...
by Ilana Lucas - February 25, 2026
Many of us have, at some point in our lives, operated on the basic assumptions that our chosen communities, particularly those aligned by basic ideology, had our best interests at heart and would look out for each other. ...
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....
Past Shows
All That She Wrote is a new musical with book, music, and lyrics by Annika Tupper, directed by Ally Chozik and choreographed by Mara Turenne....
Apothecary features a story where women come together to create a supportive community within a mystical sanctuary. In this unique setting, Lady and Tilly strive...
Ctrl Alt Delete: An Alphabetical Musical explores a whimsical scenario where the English language must cut its workforce of 26 letters down to 19. Seven...
Killy Willy is a musical-comedy that follows Willy, a captive killer whale yearning for freedom. As the wild whales rally to confront the looming threat...
People Suck is a musical that humorously critiques the flaws of humanity through a song cycle that tackles the various ways people can be difficult...
Potato Potato is a new musical by Emma Golden that explores the complexities of identity against the backdrop of a politically induced potato famine in...
Reborn is a gripping musical that follows an aspiring actress who lands her dream role in a cult horror film, only to find herself facing...
The Iron Mask transforms Alexandre Dumas' classic tale into a vibrant Prohibition-era musical set in 1920s Toronto. In a world where jazz and bootleg liquor...
Have you ever told a lie? How bad was it? And how far would you go to keep it a secret? Tom Moran’s critically acclaimed, award-winning...
Country music and Queer Crip Love. Freedom and Fetishes. Consent and Accountability. A rebel outlaw bursts out of institutional confines on the prairies to find...
The Parliament of PoetsApollo calls the poets of nations East and West to assemble on the moon to consult on the meaning of modern life....
Coexistence among the Muslim, Jewish and Christian Inhabitants of 12th century Seville are threatened by forces all around as the Caliphate struggles to maintain its...
Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged...
Recuperating from a broken leg, photojournalist L.B. Jefferies (Tristan Claxton) spends his days cooped up in his NYC apartment, watching his neighbours through the rear...
After taking a job at the Rogers Call Center during the Holiday Season, Leila – a newcomer to Canada – is inspired to learn all...
Set forty years before the events of Beckett’s seminal play and inspired by this significant work, LET’S GO! follows the journey of Gogo and Didi:...
Condo development in High Park will leave its furry inhabitants homeless. If he can get sober, raccoon Detective Dick will expose corruption and save High...
SECRETS OF A BLACK BOY follows five young black Toronto men that come together for one last domino game at their community centre that's on...
Written by Adam Seybold Directed by Alan Dilworth Starring Maev Beaty & Cyrus Lane DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARD WINNER FOR OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY (INDEPENDENT CATEGORY)...
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