Fringe Festival Fringe reviews: Do You Think You're Better Than Me?, Hymns and Hearse and more In which comedy newcomers Zoe Marin and Rebecca Ablack impress me greatly with their smart, witty and clear POV
Fringe Festival Fringe reviews: The Will of a Woman, The Man with the Golden Heart, and more In the first of my Fringe reports, I weigh in on three of the most-anticipated shows of the festival, including one that's completely sold out
Fringe Festival Fringe, following careers and being grateful for Canadian comedy In which I reflect on Fringes past and present, discuss following artists' careers over decades and express my gratitude for Colin Mochrie's professionalism
Out-of-town Theatre Seasons of Love Reviews of Stratford's Rent, Spamalot and Richard II; No Save Points gets extended; and R.U.R. A Torrent of Light impresses North American critics
Theatre Dealing with criticism In which I explain why I haven't kept up with every theatre opening, and discuss comments about my "mean-spirited" reviewing
Pride Toronto Pride Month shows Bookmark this roundup of day-by-day Pride events, including drag, comedy, cabaret, theatre, burlesque, opera, trivia and more
Theatre Dora Awards 2023 nominations: snubs and surprises Red Velvet, Uncle Vanya, Alice in Wonderland and First Métis Man of Odesa received lots of Dora love, while The Seagull, Indecent and other worthy shows got shut out
Theatre Daniel Brooks: farewell to a titan No one who knew him or saw his work was unaffected by his artistic integrity and his broad, expansive view of humanity
Theatre Reviews: BOOM X, The Sound Inside, Shirley Valentine, The Rage of Narcissus and more Rick Miller's Gen X show, two tales about storytelling and yet another great Deborah Drakeford performance are among this week's must-see offerings; plus the winners of the 5th Jon Kaplan Legacy Fund Awards
Theatre Reviews: The Chinese Lady, Bone Cage and theatre bars and cafés Lloyd Suh's play about historical figure Afong Moy and Catherine Banks's play about working-class Nova Scotians both deal with people stuck in literal and metaphorical cages
Theatre Review: New is a completely absorbing tale about "new" Canadians Pamela Mala Sinha's play about Indian immigrants living in a 70s apartment complex in Winnipeg is one of the best new Canadian plays to debut this season
Film Reviews: Opera onstage and loosely adapted for film Benjamin Millepied's Carmen makes an intriguing movie, while Verdi's Macbeth for the COC is bloody good theatre; plus a Seagull extension giveaway
Theatre Stoic moms, guilt-ridden dads and Cirque du Soleil: this week in Toronto theatre Reviews of Maggie: A New Musical, Niizh, Paint Me This House of Love, A Number and Kooza, plus a new Sam Shepard biography giveaway
Theatre Three new plays grapple with friendship and identity, while Harry Potter play announces closing date Reviews of Body So Fluorescent, Maanomaa, My Brother and Vierge
Theatre Reviews: The Seagull and Never the Last Daniel Brooks's staging of Simon Stephens's adaptation for Soulpepper is one of the finest and most affecting productions of the year
Theatre Reviews: The Hooves Belonged to the Deer, Love You Wrong Time Young artists Makram Ayache, Deanna H. Choi and Maddie Bautista explore culture and sexuality with boldness and irreverence
TV and streaming Review: Schmigadoon Season 2 is a marvellous musicals mashup The second season of the Apple TV+ series draws from 60s and 70s shows like Chicago, Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, Hair, Pippin and Annie
Theatre Of the Sea enchants, Bluebeard surprises, Metamorphoses meanders: this week in Toronto theatre Also included is a call for applications for the IBPOC Critics Lab, why there was no room for Room on Broadway and a contest for Theatre Passe Muraille's Never the Last
Theatre Reviews: The Land Acknowledgement and Anahita's Republic A second look at Cliff Cardinal's groundbreaking monologue, plus a bold new play set in Iran, the Jon Kaplan Legacy Fund Awards deadline and a Cirque du Soleil show ticket giveaway
Theatre 10 Toronto shows to see this spring From radical takes on classics to a love story set against COVID and the brutal war in Ukraine, here are some must-see shows this season
Out-of-town Theatre Review: Mahabharata soars at Shaw Festival and gets ready to tour Eight years in the making, Ravi Jain and Miriam Fernandes's adaptation of the 4000-year-old Sanskrit poem is a remarkable multidisciplinary achievement
Theatre Under-the-table workers, glam rockers and eco explorers: this week in Toronto theatre Review roundup includes Behind the Moon, Rock of Ages, I Love the Smell of Gasoline, The Yellow Wallpaper and Fairview
Theatre news Mirvish season mounts Six in the 6ix, and Come From Away returns to the Rock Mirvish's main subscription season includes seven musicals, while the most successful show in Canadian history makes a comeback
Theatre A bold new family drama and three iconic singers: this week in Toronto theatre Reviews of Paolo Santalucia's Prodigal, the diva-fest Billie, Sarah, and Ella and The Darkest Dark
