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 – Factory Theatre/Trout Stanley by Claudia Dey.

Posted on October 27, 2019, updated on November 1, 2019 by pcitron

Regarded as a Canadian classic, Claudia Dey’s Trout Stanley is a wild ride into the improbable world of the Duchame sisters.

Theatre Review – Obsidian Theatre/Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu

Posted on October 26, 2019, updated on November 6, 2019 by pcitron

A searing, tense-filled look at American race relations and the hopeless lives of young Black men.

Theatre Review – Théâtre français de Toronto/La Cantatrice chauve (The Bald Soprano) by Eugène Ionesco

Posted on October 24, 2019, updated on October 31, 2019 by pcitron

A brilliant production that breathes fresh life into a French classic.

Theatre Review – Soulpepper/Almighty Voice and His Wife by Daniel David Moses

Posted on October 21, 2019, updated on November 6, 2019 by pcitron

An important Canadian classic that looks at the impact of White colonization from an Indigenous point of view. Both beautiful and satiric at the same time.

Theatre Review – Crow’s Theatre & Eclipse Theatre Company/ Ghost Quartet, music, lyrics and text by Dave Malloy

Posted on October 13, 2019, updated on October 19, 2019 by pcitron

A surreal song cycle that deals with love and death, and is not to be missed as a theatrical experience.