Review: In “bol, brown boy, bol,” belonging is something you practise
“The play follows the actor’s life from childhood to adulthood, tracing how the pressure to belong gradually becomes a habit of self-erasure.” ~ ~ Alessandro Stracuzzi
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Review: Creepy “cicadas” burrows deep in Tarragon’s startling eco-thriller
“This play is a mystery that operates on geological, civilizational, and human-familial scales simultaneously, and she never lets one overwhelm the others.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Review: Of mice, men, and mixed motifs in Teesri Duniya’s “Behind the Moon”
“This latest production at Teesri Duniya’s Rangshala Studio offers a glimpse into intersections of the personal and the political in the diasporic dining industry. ” ~ Liuba de Armas
Review: “take rimbaud” is one hell of an experience
“Directed with élan by Buddies Artistic Director ted witzel, take rimbaud takes place in a liminal space that straddles 2014 Toronto, 1871 France, and artistic hell.” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Announcing the laureates of the 2026 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards
“Through the Eyes of God” leads 2026 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards
Review: In a nightmare ride-along, doctor and actor Janet McMordie takes our “Vitals”
“The play asks what happens when society’s most urgent helpers, responders like Anna, are left without help for themselves first” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Review: “How to Catch Creation” catches fire in one of the best shows of the year
“Director Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu has assembled a company firing on all cylinders to deliver one of the finest, funniest and most thematically rich productions of the year.” Scott Sneddon
“12 Litres 8800 Steps” – Interdisciplinary Creation: Where Does One Start?
“Interdisciplinary creation takes time: a lot of time – and a team, like this one, that you can trust with your life.” ~ Anita La Selva
Review: Brilliant and gimmicky by design, it’s “Dance Nation”
“This engrossing theatrical experience has more than one interesting and important thing to say about ambition, bodies, and the capabilities and selves that girls shed to become themselves.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Review: “Knife’s” timely, vulnerable take on male friendship cuts deep
“Knife cuts deep. Men, especially, will leave with questions that linger after the lights come up.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Review: “Bonnes Bonnes” is an emotionally charged and spicy reckoning with Asian identity
“Ultimately, the refusal to settle into a single ideological position becomes the production’s driving force.” ~ Paria Azarmehan
Daniel Maslany walks a blurred line in Andrew Kushnir’s deeply personal new play, “The Division”
“This play is not a history lesson. It engages with history to bring it into the now in a really powerful and immediate way.” ~ Daniel Maslany