Opera Atelier specializes in 17th- and 18th-century works, and Co-Artistic Directors Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg are highly adept at bringing them to life with fidelity to the conventions of the time. Impressively, they manage to do this in a way that never feels tone deaf to mo…
Prophetess is a rabbit hole kind of tale, one that's a chaotic descent into madness. Playing now at the Tarragon Theatre until November 1 2026, this dynamic production is written by Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho) and directed/dramaturged by Mike Payette. Prophetess is the kind of show that is ripe for theatre …
The Canadian Opera Company’s remount of its 2014 production of Cosí Fan Tutte, originally directed by Atom Egoyan, brings to bear all of the performance and creative excellence for which the COC is known. However, in the post- #MeToo era, and amidst the Cornell 7 scandal, this 236-year-old work h…
Booty Candy is perfect for 2026. It has just the right blend of hilarity and hyperbole to take your mind off current events and just enough home truths to give a voice to the shared pain, fear and rage of all of us whose very existence is subversive during these turbulent times. At a time when pla…
Multi-Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys lends her soulful and iconic tunes to Hell's Kitchen on stage now at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, directed by Patrick Willingham and Oskar Eustis (artistic director) with book by Kristoffer Diaz. This moving coming-of-age story features the the…
WALDEN is more successful in its exploration of family dynamics than as a work of speculative fiction. However, Icarus Theatre’s production at The Theatre Centre, directed by Erik Richards, still takes off for an engaging 90 minutes of theatre.…
Canadian Opera Company’s season opener La Traviata pulls out all the stops and sets an extremely high bar for the rest of its 26-27 offerings. My companion has been coming to the opera with me for many years, and she was blown away, proclaiming this as one of her all-time faves. “A triumph,” s…
Spring Awakening at Soulpepper Theatre is a well-executed and expertly-crafted sensory delight (though the dark themes this play tackles are far from delightful) that offers an intense, almost cinematic theatre-going experience.…
The Shaw Festival seems to be having a small tribute festival to Shaffer brothers as it is presenting two of their known pieces this season. The dark mystery SLEUTH by Anthony Shaffer is now playing to great acclaim at the Court House Theatre and more recently and the comic drama AMADEUS by Sir Pe…
An embarrassment of artistic riches has yet again convened in Niagara on the Lake for this season’s Shaw Festival. Two very different plays are given world class productions sharing many of the same talents. Last week I attended Anthony Shaffer’s psychological thriller SLEUTH at the intima…
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Snacey is a snake who has not been the kindest and fears no one will show up to her birthday party. When her past behaviour slithers back to haunt her, Snacey must shed her evil ways and grow into a new version of herself.
A movement-based operatic epic about beauty, nature, humanity, and destruction, based on the novel by Herman Melville.
A musical about the unknown figures behind history's greatest disasters, described as toe-tapping and knee-slapping.
Galen Easton is the most hated man in Canada. It doesn't help that there's a CEO Killer on the loose. Galen needs to improve his public image fast. He'll try by making a TV sitcom about how hard it is to run a grocery store: Galen's Grocer
The 37th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival returns July 2 - 13, 2025 with over 100 shows in 22 venues across the city. Tickets and passes are on sale now at www.fringetoronto.com. The Toronto Fringe is Ontario’s largest performance festival and will include three dance shows, five...
The 37th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival will take place from July 2 to 13, 2025, in its new hub at Soulpepper Theatre in the Historic Distillery District. This year, the festival will feature over 75 performances across five venues, including the Michael Young Theatre and Tank...
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, takes inspiration from the music of Billy Joel and Elton John to transcend audiences into a world of passion and dance. Breakaway Entertainment’s newest production, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, is a tale of betrayal and redemption...
Four bereavement group friends meet via EtherWebb on Easter Sunday, and embark on an unexpected and mystical virtual adventure of memory, revelation and closure.
Mangoes from the Valley is currently playing On Demand at the Toronto Fringe Festival. Inspired by the migrant experiences of Venezuelan women in Trinidad and Tobago, this one woman performance takes an intimate look into a young womans reliving of a night she desperately wants...
Think faded eighties pink and prom meets Princess Leia and Chewy. This hilarious parody mash-up of the classic Star Wars characters with the archetypal characters and iconic detention of The Breakfast Club will bring you to laughter and send you on a trip down memory lane with...
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Raised by Women Canadian Stage (3/27-4/11) |
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All's Well Crow's Theatre (11/24-12/27) |
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Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Bluma Appel Theatre (11/06-11/22) |
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HYPROV: The Hypnosis & Improv Comedy Experience – Live in Ottawa NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE - SOUTHAM HALL (11/12-11/12) |
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Fred Penner: The Hero in You Ada Slaight Stage, Young People's Theatre (3/06-3/20) |
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PREDICTABLE HOLIDAY ROM-COM: THE MUSICAL Terminal Theatre (12/17-1/03) |
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BE MORE CHILL Terminal Theatre (2/02-2/20) |
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SYMPHONY UNDER THE STARS Collingwood Music Festival (7/11-7/11) |
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A Very Merry Magic Show Wychwood Theatre (12/19-12/23) |
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The Roll Players Comedy Bar Danforth (6/30-12/29) |
