Theatre

Musical Review – Tarragon Theatre & The Musical Stage Company/After the Rain: A New Canadian Musical

Review of a wonderful piece of music theatre that absolutely deserves a shelf life.

Two Interesting Plays That Close On June 8 – Comfort Food (Crow’s Theatre) and Clue LIVE ON STAGE! (Mirvish Season)

Two worthy plays that close on June 8.

Mahabharata and A Strange Loop lead the way in 2025 Toronto Theatre Critics Awards

Toronto, ON – The Canadian premiere of the groundbreaking musical A Strange Loop and a bold new retelling of Mahabharata are the big winners in the 2025 Toronto Theatre Critics Awards (TTCA), each scooping up three prizes. The Soulpepper Theatre, Musical Stage Company, Crow’s Theatre, and TO Live production of Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop won awards for best production of […]

Theatre Review – Theatre Centre/Game of Life (Elephant and Lucy AI), created by bluemouth inc.

Review of a deeply moving multi disciplinary performance created by a revered collective.

Theatre Review – Native Earth & Buddies in Bad Times/The Born-Again Crow, written by Caleigh Crow, directed by Jessica Carmichael, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, closes Mar. 29.

A review of an impressive award-winning play with strong Indigenous roots.

Theatre Review – Soulpepper/Fool for Love by Sam Shepard

Posted on July 19, 2019, updated on August 2, 2019 by pcitron

Soulpepper has given Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love an electrifying production.

Theatre Review – Blyth Festival 2019/Jumbo by Sean Dixon

Posted on July 12, 2019, updated on August 2, 2019 by pcitron

The kindest thing to say about the Blyth Festival’s world premiere of Jumbo is that the play is not ready for prime time. Yet it should have worked, given the talent behind the project such as accomplished writer Sean Dixon and talented director Gil Garratt. I suspect that a lot of time was spent on […]

Theatre Review – Blyth Festival 2019/Cakewalk by Colleen Curran

Posted on July 11, 2019, updated on July 24, 2019 by pcitron

Apparently, Cakewalk by Colleen Curran, which premiered at the Blyth Festival in 1984, and was remounted in 1986, has been one of the company’s most requested revivals. I actually saw both those shows and remember them fondly, so Curran’s zany comedy redux was welcome news. Happily, I can report that this 2019 production is right […]

Theatre Review – 4th Line Theatre/Bloom: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Fable by Beau Dixon

Posted on July 5, 2019, updated on July 24, 2019 by pcitron

4th Line Theatre’s latest production, Bloom: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Fable, is another entertaining evening from this most enterprising of summer festivals. The piece is filled with music and dance as it traces the journey of a small town rock band from nothingness to near greatness to oblivion again. Perhaps the story is a bit […]

Theatre Review – Factory Theatre & Obsidian Theatre/Angélique by Lorena Gale

Posted on April 7, 2019, updated on April 12, 2019 by pcitron

The touring production of Lorena Gale’s Angélique (1995) is a class act. Originally presented by Montreal’s Black Theatre Workshop and Tableau D’Hôte, the classic play is performed with both earnestness and imagination. It has taken over two decades for this important play to make it to Toronto, but given the excellence of the production, the […]