Theatre Review: King Theatre Company’s “A Christmas Carol” is spirited and specialArpita GhosalDecember 17, 2025Review: “Ruby and the Reindeer” makes true holiday magicScott SneddonDecember 16, 2025Review: “Rogers v Rogers” is a satisfying satiric “fire hose”Scott SneddonDecember 13, 2025Review: King Black Box’s “Bug” is a squirming, haunting triumphArpita GhosalDecember 10, 2025Review: “Moonlight Schooner” is a hauntingly beautiful look at the Black male experienceArpita GhosalDecember 5, 2025Review: Startling “Public Consumption” is Octet’s sleazy little siblingScott SneddonDecember 1, 2025Reviews: Christmas at Shaw is a time to be transformedScott SneddonNovember 27, 2025Review: Strong performances, tough questions make “Spycraft” a thrilling yarnScott SneddonNovember 25, 2025Review: Tarragon etches a linguistic diagram of love under pressureArpita GhosalNovember 24, 2025Amy Rutherford’s life-inspired “Reproduktion” premieres at Here For NowArpita GhosalNovember 22, 2025Review: “The Christmas Market” is an unexpected, thoughtful gift of perspectiveScott SneddonNovember 17, 2025High-school confidential: two old friends bring “Orchid” to the stageArpita GhosalNovember 12, 2025Review: Icarus Theatre’s DNA burrows itself in the mindArpita GhosalNovember 11, 2025Review: The advice you need before you get YOUR “Comeuppance”Scott SneddonNovember 11, 2025Review: It’s thrillingly cold on “The Far Side of the Moon”Scott SneddonNovember 4, 2025Sunny Drake on the Toronto premiere of CHILD-ishArpita GhosalOctober 29, 2025Review: “The Play That Goes Wrong” gets it remarkably rightArpita GhosalOctober 28, 2025Review: Wren Theatre plants a powerful, provocative seed of “Doubt”Scott SneddonOctober 23, 2025Review: “Goblin: Oedipus” is a silly, shrewd, timely theatrical masterclassScott SneddonOctober 23, 2025Review: “Bremen Town” is a moving meditation on growing oldArpita GhosalOctober 13, 2025Review: No simple answers in TIFT’s “Blackbird”Arpita GhosalOctober 8, 2025Review: Schlock, talk and cock make for searing “Slave Play”Scott SneddonOctober 7, 2025Steven Hao on Pucker’s debut with bold new “Concord Floral”Arpita GhosalOctober 4, 2025Review: “Public Enemy” challenges us to look in the mirrorScott SneddonSeptember 28, 2025Emily Paterson’s award-winning BUTCH/FEMME launches Theatre Passe Muraille’s new seasonArpita GhosalSeptember 26, 2025Review: Painful “Romeo Pimp” is an urgent call to actionArpita GhosalSeptember 24, 2025Review: If you value your life and loved ones, you dare not see “The Veil”Scott SneddonSeptember 23, 2025Alexander Thomas and Ted Dykstra open Coal Mine Theatre’s new season with “Waiting for Godot”Arpita GhosalSeptember 21, 2025Review: The Welkin’s 12 angry women … and one brutal truthScott SneddonSeptember 20, 2025Ahmed Moneka marks ten-year milestone with revival of “King Gilgamesh” and new film at TIFFArpita GhosalSeptember 18, 2025Vivien Endicott-Douglas’ enormous challenge in “Enormity, Girl, and the Earthquake in Her Lungs”Arpita GhosalSeptember 15, 2025Review: The Renaissance of “Bachelor Man” at Tarragon TheatreArpita GhosalSeptember 9, 2025Review: Stratford’s excellent epic “Ransacking Troy” turns mythology inside outScott SneddonSeptember 8, 2025Review: Stratford’s fragmentary, fascinating “The Art of War”Scott SneddonSeptember 4, 2025Review: Here for Now Theatre presents Canadian premiere of “Apples in Winter” Arpita GhosalAugust 31, 2025Peter Pasyk on directing new production of Pinter’s “Old Times” at SoulpepperArpita GhosalAugust 24, 2025Crossroads Theatre’s Summer in the Park festival is back, bigger than ever – and still freeArpita GhosalAugust 20, 2025Review: “Rainbow On Mars” opens new ways of seeingArpita GhosalAugust 19, 2025Christine Horne and Nathaniel Hanula-James on their timely take on Timon: “Tiff’ny of Athens”Arpita GhosalAugust 18, 2025Review: “Heratio” finds new life and laughs in the wake of Hamlet’s carnageScott SneddonAugust 14, 2025Ashley Naomi’s new play receives second staged reading at SummerWorksArpita GhosalAugust 9, 2025“Summer theatre is the happiest place in the world”: Lindsey Middleton is at the County StageArpita GhosalAugust 7, 2025Review: The Shaw’s “Gnit” is a cheeky, g-nomadic, and meta thought-provokerArpita GhosalJuly 31, 2025Review: Stratford Festival’s “Sense and Sensibility” is a lively, loving homage to Jane Austen – with a modern twistArpita GhosalJuly 28, 2025Review: In a sleek makeover at The Shaw, “Major Barbara” becomes urgent modern theatreScott SneddonJuly 24, 2025Review: The Shaw’s “Wait Until Dark” is a noirish, edge of your seat thrillerArpita GhosalJuly 22, 2025Sébastien Heins on the high-wire joy of Guild Festival Theatre’s “The 39 Steps”Arpita GhosalJuly 18, 2025“Dancing on the edge of the cliff of life”: Dan Mousseau finds Mercutio in Romeo & JulietArpita GhosalJuly 17, 2025“Amazing people coping with the simple, inevitable events of life”: Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster directs “Steel Magnolias” in Port HopeArpita GhosalJuly 16, 2025Review: Stratford Festival’s compelling split-screen exploration of the impossible truth and challenge Of “Forgiveness”Scott SneddonJuly 14, 2025Reviews: Sesaya Arts is at the 2025 Toronto Fringe FestivalArpita Ghosal and Scott SneddonJuly 9, 2025Unbearable questions and an ethic of care drive Banafsheh Hassani’s new play “Regarding Antigone”Arpita GhosalJuly 2, 2025A father, a file, a new Fringe show: The uplifting story of “Things My Dad Kept”Guest PostJune 25, 2025Review: “HANS: My Life in Fairy Tales” honours beloved storyteller and his imaginationArpita GhosalJune 21, 2025Review: Luminato’s hypnotic “An Oak Tree” bends and transforms perspectiveScott SneddonJune 17, 2025Review: Shaw Festival’s final trip to Narnia is minimalist and safeArpita GhosalJune 16, 2025Review: Shaw farce “Tons of Money” is tons of funnyScott SneddonJune 14, 2025Review: Shaw Festival’s “Dear Liar” is a compelling dance of ego and imaginationScott SneddonJune 12, 2025Review: “Nigamon/Tunai” at Luminato – a transformative ceremony of resistance and reverenceArpita GhosalJune 10, 2025Jake Planinc on staging a Canadian classic and bringing Matchstick’s new production of “Leaving Home” to TorontoArpita GhosalJune 9, 2025Reviews: Three fascinating Stratford Festival productions to scratch your Shakespeare itchScott SneddonJune 6, 2025Review: Stratford’s extraordinary new “Anne of Green Gables” will make you glad to be alive in this worldScott SneddonJune 4, 2025Review: In a darkened theatre, he chews on the challenge of “Red like Fruit”Scott SneddonJune 2, 2025Review: Wren Theatre strips it down for a sensational “Dangerous Liaisons”Scott SneddonMay 30, 2025Review: Here to challenge urban Toronto audiences, it’s “Tales of an Urban Indian”Scott SneddonMay 27, 2025Zorana Sadiq’s new play “Comfort Food” is inspired by the love language of cookingArpita GhosalMay 19, 2025Colleen Furlan on the wonder of becoming Alice in WonderlandArpita GhosalMay 17, 2025Oren Safdie’s new play “Beyond Ken Dryden” explores the personal and cultural impact of a hockey heroArpita GhosalMay 16, 2025Review: Life Sucks. Or does it? Outliers Theatre Collective’s new production leans into the questionArpita GhosalMay 11, 2025“Mahabharata” and “A Strange Loop” lead 2025 Toronto Theatre Critics AwardsArpita GhosalMay 9, 2025Angola Murdoch’s soaring memoir “Twist of Fate” alights in TorontoArpita GhosalMay 8, 2025Review: New “Takwahiminana” blends memory, movement, and multicultural identityArpita GhosalMay 8, 2025Review: In the dark heart of the fairy forest, YPT’s “Wicked Nix” makes magicScott SneddonMay 6, 2025Anita La Selva brings “bold and daring” steampunk verve to “The Threepenny Opera”Arpita GhosalMay 4, 2025Review: “FLEX”s amazing ensemble, killer set deliver nothing but netScott SneddonMay 3, 2025Sanskruti Marathe and Davinder Malhi’s new play “The Roof Is Leaking” centers Punjabi mothersArpita GhosalMay 1, 2025Review: Vanessa Sears captivates in powerful one-woman “Shedding a Skin”Arpita GhosalMay 1, 2025Balancing Act Canada: Advocating for artist parents and caregiversAlejandra JimenezApril 29, 2025Charlotte Dennis confronts tech, trauma, and identity In JOBArpita GhosalApril 22, 2025Review: A deaf theatre company’s unique and moving “Little Prince”Alejandra JimenezApril 15, 2025Review: King Theatre Company’s “ART” explores friendship, ego, and the value of artArpita GhosalApril 15, 2025Opera meets epic: Meher Pavri sings the Gita in “Mahabharata”Arpita GhosalApril 9, 2025Review: Riot King’s “Red” asks insistently, “What do you see?”Scott SneddonApril 3, 2025“Red Death” gets radical in bold new stage experienceArpita GhosalApril 2, 2025Love theatre or not, the ensemble-driven “Irish Pub Play” deliversArpita GhosalApril 1, 2025Playwright Caleigh Crow explores “righteous violence” in The Born-Again CrowAlejandra JimenezMarch 22, 2025Review: “Trident Moon” is harrowing history delivered with excruciating intimacyScott SneddonMarch 17, 2025The power of PlayME, Laura Mullin and Chris Tolley’s popular podcastArpita GhosalMarch 11, 2025TO Sketchfest’s Dave Barclay explains his show . . . and his baby-naming adviceGuest ContributorMarch 6, 2025Bea Labikova on the innovation and inclusivity of the “Women From Space” festivalArpita GhosalMarch 3, 2025Playwright Gillian Clark is crafting magic and hope in “Adventures”Arpita GhosalFebruary 19, 2025The Road to Production: “Hypothetical Baby” by Rachel CairnsGuest ContributorFebruary 17, 2025Vivian Chong’s Blind Dates Illuminates Connection, Love, and the Art of Being SeenArpita GhosalFebruary 13, 2025Louise Lambert on the raw, unflinching truth of “People, Places & Things”Arpita GhosalFebruary 11, 2025Review: Soulpepper’s new revival of “Kim’s Convenience” is a heartwarming hugArpita GhosalFebruary 10, 2025Julia Nish-Lapidus confronts Shakespeare’s “Merchant” with conviction and complexityArpita GhosalFebruary 7, 2025“It matters to the people who have fought to be seen” – Jan Smith is unforgettable in “Dinner With The Duchess”Arpita GhosalJanuary 30, 2025Eric Woolfe on puppets, magic, and the haunting return of Billy WuthergloomArpita GhosalJanuary 28, 2025Review: Alumnae Theatre’s “Other Desert Cities” emphasizes family, love and truthArpita GhosalJanuary 27, 2025Review: TIFT’s “Cock”, an in-your-face production at surprising new venueScott SneddonJanuary 27, 2025Review: “Winter Solstice” is a creepily clever, compelling, timely warningScott SneddonJanuary 21, 2025Alexander Thomas goes back to the future in TIFT’s “For Both Resting and Breeding”Arpita GhosalJanuary 16, 2025Adam Paolozza’s “Last Landscape”: a meditation on nature, loss, and hopeArpita GhosalJanuary 15, 2025Review: Soulpepper’s delightful “Alligator Pie” revels in creativity and imaginationArpita GhosalDecember 17, 2024Review: This is one Funeral that bears repeatingArpita GhosalDecember 16, 2024“There’s No ‘I Didn’t Get It’,” challenge “Craze” playwrights Rouvan Silogix and Rafeh MahmudArpita GhosalDecember 10, 2024Lia Luz: The Filipina Rapunzel bringing her magic to the stage at Capitol Theatre Port HopeArpita GhosalDecember 9, 2024Catherine Maleikova brings home wonder and whimsy in the new Toronto-inspired “Unbelievably Believable”Arpita GhosalDecember 8, 2024Denim and Pythia combine drag and theatre in divine new “Oraculum” at BuddiesArpita GhosalDecember 5, 2024Review: Wren Theatre’s “Little Women” stirs with powerful performancesArpita GhosalDecember 3, 2024Review: Step into the no-holds-barred frenzy of “The Bidding War” at Crow’s TheatreArpita GhosalDecember 2, 2024Transforming tradition: Ryan G. Hinds brings new life to “A Christmas Carol” at Shaw FestivalArpita GhosalDecember 1, 2024Big Stuff at Crow’s Theatre: Matt Baram and Naomi Sniekus dig deep, with laughs along the wayArpita GhosalNovember 8, 2024Dandelion Theatre’s “Timon of Athens” is deliciously immersive and eerily timelyArpita GhosalNovember 7, 2024Review: What the Constitution should mean to us: Heidi Schreck’s acclaimed play arrives in CanadaArpita GhosalNovember 6, 2024Review: Inventive “Dead Broke” doesn’t cheap out on the chillsScott SneddonNovember 4, 2024Review: “Playing Shylock” . . . and pushing us to be better audiencesScott SneddonNovember 4, 2024Elena Belyea on crafting solitude, AI, and 90s nostalgia in “I Don’t Even Miss You”Arpita GhosalOctober 30, 2024Anita Majumdar on navigating friendship, the complexities of midlife and Toronto living in Rosa Laborde’s new play “Interior Design”Arpita GhosalOctober 25, 2024“If Your Roots Are Intact, No One Can Shake You”: Tawiah M’Carthy on directing new work, “Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold”Arpita GhosalOctober 19, 2024Jasmine Case embraces youth, imagination, and the unexpected in “This Feels Like the End”Arpita GhosalOctober 16, 2024John D. Huston’s “Civilized” confronts the truth about residential school and Canada’s colonial pastArpita GhosalOctober 13, 2024Review: “Wonderful Joe” celebrates wonder in a world of lossScott SneddonOctober 10, 2024Review: “Goblin: Macbeth” gleefully celebrates the magic of theatreScott SneddonOctober 7, 2024“The easy answer is engagement”: Craig Lauzon on comedy, satire and cultural authenticity in “The Thanksgiving Play”Arpita GhosalOctober 3, 2024Review: Alumnae’s “Low Pay? Don’t Pay!” pays out big laughsScott SneddonOctober 1, 2024Review: “SAMCA” is a haunting exploration of womanhood, motherhood and mythologyArpita GhosalSeptember 30, 2024Review: All’s NOT well – “1939” shows Truth and prods ReconciliationScott SneddonSeptember 26, 2024Fear of wolves and respect for tradition inform David Danzon’s Mukashi, MukashiDenise AlbeanuSeptember 18, 2024Review: “Infinite Life” meditates on our pain and prescribes connectionScott SneddonSeptember 17, 2024Rebecca Gibian translates and directs “How to Survive in the Wild”Arpita GhosalSeptember 16, 2024Nestor Lozano Jr’s Tink brings new dimensions to a reimagined classic, Wendy and Peter PanArpita GhosalSeptember 15, 2024Jesse Gervais debuts role of Jules Tonnere in The DivinersArpita GhosalSeptember 13, 2024Beau Dixon is Peter Mortensgaard in Crow’s Theatre’s RosmersholmArpita GhosalSeptember 10, 2024Review: Fierce’s odd couple push each other – and the audienceScott SneddonSeptember 9, 2024Review: Transcendent “Salesman in China” closes the sale brilliantlyScott SneddonSeptember 5, 2024Review: For the raw “Girls Unwanted”, fearless audiences wantedScott SneddonSeptember 3, 2024Manik Arora’s “Animalia” adapts Chekov’s “The Bear” as an allegory set in TorontoArpita GhosalAugust 22, 2024Briana Brown’s deeply personal Christmastown receives its world premiere at Capitol Theatre Port HopeArpita GhosalAugust 17, 2024Icarus Theatre’s Constellations explores the infinite possibilities of love and timeArpita GhosalAugust 16, 2024Helen Juvonen brings Isle of Demons, based on the true survival story of Marguerite de La Roque, to TorontoArpita GhosalAugust 10, 2024New play “Growing Up Regent” receives world premiere at SummerWorksArpita GhosalAugust 3, 2024Unleashing the magic (and science) of bubbles: Gazillion Bubble Show arrives in TorontoArpita GhosalJuly 29, 2024Review: Backbeat of grief powers a sensational Hamlet remix Scott SneddonJuly 29, 2024A new take on grief: Beck Lloyd shines as Ophelia in Jessica Carmichael’s HamletArpita GhosalJuly 29, 2024Pedal-powered laughs make “Three Men on a Bike” an easy rideScott SneddonJuly 25, 2024Director Julie Tomaino bares all about the Capitol Theatre’s “The Full Monty”Arpita GhosalJuly 13, 2024Thaumatrope Theatre returns with a new, sporty 2000s “Much Ado About Nothing”Arpita GhosalJuly 13, 2024There’s something for everyone at the 2024 Toronto Fringe FestivalArpita Ghosal and Scott SneddonJuly 13, 2024Shakura Dickson’s Stella Kowalski simmers with heat and heartArpita GhosalJuly 1, 2024“The Caged Bird Sings” in the Aga Khan Museum courtyardArpita GhosalJune 14, 2024Rawums (:) defies gravity with puppets, people and music at WeeFestivalArpita GhosalJune 4, 2024Haley McGee explores life’s pivotal moments in new solo showArpita GhosalMay 31, 202450 years on, “Fresh Ideas in Puppetry” from Puppetmongers TheatreArpita GhosalMay 31, 2024This play’s the thing: Raoul Bhaneja does Hamlet (solo)Arpita GhosalMay 23, 2024Emily Dix’s vision has made “The Rear Window” a new classicArpita GhosalMay 20, 2024How love conquered the “First Métis Man of Odesa”Arpita GhosalMay 10, 202413 years later, Cliff Cardinal’s “Huff” still blows the house downArpita GhosalApril 28, 2024Can “Tyson’s Song” inspire new “conversations amongst Black men”?Arpita GhosalApril 26, 2024See a new production of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”Arpita GhosalApril 25, 2024“Woking Phoenix” is like comfort food at an unpretentious, authentic restaurantScott SneddonApril 23, 2024Katherine Cullen’s unusual role in “Death of Walt Disney”Arpita GhosalApril 20, 2024“shaniqua in abstraction”? More. Many. Magnificent.Scott SneddonApril 17, 2024Jadyn Nasato embodies complexity and courage in “Four Minutes Twelve Seconds”Arpita GhosalApril 16, 2024What good comes of “Things We Lost in the Fire”Arpita GhosalApril 16, 2024Demented delight awaits in “The House at Poe Corner”Scott SneddonApril 14, 2024Rose Napoli’s “Mad Madge” is the OG 17th-century influencerArpita GhosalApril 8, 2024“The Inheritance”: A sprawling, stunning saga of love, loss, legacyScott SneddonApril 6, 2024Disturbing “Fiji” smears sweet romance on a crust of consentScott SneddonApril 1, 2024Frances Končan gives voices to “Women of the Fur Trade”Arpita GhosalMarch 31, 2024No mystery here: Clue is an incredibly fun showArpita GhosalMarch 20, 2024“Dana H” makes us voyeurs on the road from hellScott SneddonMarch 17, 2024You’re the life of “Mrs. Krishnan’s Party”Scott SneddonMarch 15, 2024“Three Sisters” feels important and immediate, and lingers long after the curtainArpita GhosalMarch 14, 2024Charlie Petch explains why “No One’s Special at the Hot Dog Cart”Arpita GhosalMarch 13, 2024“Dead Elephants” challenges us to become something elseScott SneddonMarch 11, 2024Riotously funny La Bête wraps big questions inside bigger laughsScott SneddonMarch 10, 2024Actor Richard Lam: AI, art and Talk is Free Theatre’s La Bête are “very connected”– and very timelyArpita GhosalFebruary 29, 2024Obdurate and heart-rending, L’Amour Telle une Cathédrale Ensevelie explores the migrant experienceScott SneddonFebruary 26, 2024Ingrid Hansen’s Epidermis Circus: puppetry that’s more than skin deepArpita GhosalFebruary 21, 2024Soulpepper’s “De Profundis” is a testament to Oscar Wilde’s legacy and a masterpiece in its own rightArpita GhosalFebruary 21, 2024Genre-defying “Universal Child Care” packs a poignant wallopScott SneddonFebruary 19, 2024Coal Mine Theatre’s Dion is a rousing new rock operaArpita GhosalFebruary 13, 2024Bard-tender Eric Woolfe mixes hilarity with horror in “Macbeth – A Tale told by an Idiot”Scott SneddonFebruary 11, 2024Playwright David Yee discusses winning the 2023 Siminovitch PrizeArpita GhosalFebruary 9, 2024Down will come baby: ARC’s “Rockabye” is more than just a fierce, funny takedown of celebrityScott SneddonJanuary 30, 2024Kate Martin on Shakespeare BASH’d’s nuanced and timely The Two Noble KinsmenArpita GhosalJanuary 23, 2024Canadian Stage’s “The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes” puts us in the crosshairsScott SneddonJanuary 21, 2024Migraaaants: Siavash Shabanpour’s 5-year journey brings the journeys of refugees to the Toronto stageArpita GhosalJanuary 20, 2024Whimsical and moving, Slava’s Snowshow takes Elgin Theatre audiences by stormScott SneddonDecember 27, 2023Intimate, immersive and inspired: “A Christmas Carol” haunts the Campbell House MuseumScott SneddonDecember 24, 2023Don’t be late! Make time for Bad Hats’ Alice in Wonderland this holiday season.Scott SneddonDecember 20, 2023Veylan’s latest production gives voice to the VoicelessArpita GhosalDecember 19, 2023John D. Huston delivers his one-man A Christmas Carol as Dickens “intended it to be experienced”Arpita GhosalDecember 18, 2023Justine Christensen returns to The Three Ships Collective’s immersive, amazing “A Christmas Carol”Arpita GhosalDecember 10, 2023Four years ago, Rachel Cairns went to the doctor to get an abortion. Now she’s given birth to her first play, Hypothetical BabyArpita GhosalDecember 8, 2023Psychotic jack-in-the-box or liar’s roller coaster: choose your own Factory Theatre thrill ride this holiday seasonScott SneddonNovember 28, 2023 Seana McKenna travels from Stratford to Crow’s – on Bad RoadsArpita GhosalNovember 25, 2023Piercing the Prophecy Fog, Jani Lauzon shows us profound clarity and connectionScott SneddonNovember 18, 2023Maev Beaty on love, language and connection in Necessary Angel’s “Letters from Max, a ritual”Arpita GhosalNovember 12, 2023“The Last Strongman” is Mighty Mike’s theatrical feat of strengthArpita GhosalNovember 11, 2023Andrea Donaldson and Nightwood Theatre punch their way into a new era and exciting new spaceArpita GhosalNovember 4, 2023In a welcome act of fearless overreaching, Dandelion Theatre & Apothecary Theatre re-shape Doctor Faustus for our timesScott SneddonOctober 28, 2023(As I watched Cliff Cardinal’s latest show) A Terrible Uncertainty (overcame me)Scott SneddonOctober 25, 2023How playwright Kat Sandler found a Wildwoman (three, actually) beneath a Disney fairytaleArpita GhosalOctober 24, 2023Keith Brown is Absolute Magic: Come see for yourselfArpita GhosalOctober 9, 2023Ruth Goodwin on the acclaimed and affecting “Heroes of the Fourth Turning”Arpita GhosalOctober 6, 2023When he wrote hit “The Master Plan” for Crow’s Theatre, playwright Michael Healey didn’t have oneScott SneddonOctober 1, 2023Marcus Nance breathes new life into The Creature in “Frankenstein Revived”Arpita GhosalSeptember 17, 2023Peterborough native Madeleine Brown returns to “Give ‘em Hell” . . . right where her tale of student activism went downArpita GhosalSeptember 15, 2023Soul-stirring theatre: Shaw Festival’s The Amen Corner explores the intersection of heaven, home and heartScott SneddonAugust 25, 2023Georgia Findlay of GFT’s The Drowning Girls: the Journey of an Emerging ActorArpita GhosalAugust 23, 2023“This is a love story”: Shakespeare in Action’s otîhêw re-imagines Shakespeare’s OthelloScott SneddonAugust 14, 2023Riot King’s “Suddenly Last Summer” is an atmospheric and resonant slow burn that grabs hold . . . and won’t let go Arpita GhosalAugust 12, 2023Steven Hao – Breathing new life into Puck at the Dream in High ParkArpita GhosalAugust 11, 2023Dawn Jani Birley reinvents the iconic Lady Macbeth in the deaf-led Lady M (Margaret)Denise AlbeanuAugust 9, 2023Gislina Patterson’s “i am your spaniel”: how “stale memories” became the one-of-a-kind drag performance Shakespeare lectureDenise AlbeanuAugust 8, 2023Unraveling the Mystery: A chat with Monica Dottor, mastermind director of County Stage’s ‘The 39 Steps’Arpita GhosalAugust 4, 2023Soulpepper’s King Gilgamesh & The Man of the Wild: These Buds are for you Scott SneddonAugust 3, 2023Triple threat Celeste Catena’s journey into the arts brings her to Stratford Festival’s A Wrinkle in Time and RentArpita GhosalAugust 2, 2023Matteo Esposito is “Sorting It Out” and bringing autism awareness to the New York stageArpita GhosalJuly 28, 2023The obscure brilliance of Stratford Festival’s Much Ado About NothingOlivia DeSouzaJuly 21, 2023Alicia Plummer takes the stage as Alice in Wonderland at Guild Festival TheatreArpita GhosalJuly 14, 2023Take the trip of a lifetime with Ottawa’s production of Around the World in 80 DaysOlivia DeSouzaJuly 13, 2023Our (Updated) Toronto Fringe Festival 2023 Recommendation Round UpSesayArts TeamJuly 12, 2023Causes and “The Effect”: Aviva Armour-Ostroff on Coal Mine Theatre’s newest productionArpita GhosalJuly 9, 2023Chantal Lim’s ancient dialect is dying! What – and who – will keep it alive? Arpita GhosalJuly 6, 2023Ginette Mohr invites families to “Catch Me in the Kitchen” at the Fringe Festival(s), in audiobooks, and in printArpita GhosalJuly 3, 2023Ronnie Marmo brings his acclaimed solo show to CanadaArpita GhosalJune 19, 2023Perceptual Archaeology teaches “How to Travel Blind” – and spectate with insightScott SneddonJune 13, 2023Sizwe Banzi is Dead . . . yet SO alive on the Soulpepper stageScott SneddonJune 9, 2023Astrid Van Wieren takes the stage in world premiere of “Inge(new) – In search of a musical”Arpita GhosalMay 24, 2023Echoing Crest: Karine Gaulin’s artistic journey and the delight of creating for all agesArpita GhosalMay 23, 2023Angelica Alejandro is Annette in the comedy, “God of Carnage”Arpita GhosalMay 22, 2023Moya O’Connell makes a magnetic turn in “The Sound Inside”Arpita GhosalMay 17, 2023Lisa Marie DiLiberto wants you to know the amazing JUNIOR festival is for EVERYONE!Arpita GhosalMay 15, 20231 man + 25 years + 100 minutes ÷ 5 W’s + 1 H: Boom X at Crow’s is more than the sum of its parts Scott SneddonMay 14, 2023Bone Cage won’t let go – even after you depart the Assembly TheatreArpita GhosalMay 14, 2023The Chinese Lady holds up an unflinching mirror – and dares us to look past itScott SneddonMay 11, 2023“A Number” marks an unsettling and auspicious debut for That Theatre Company Scott SneddonApril 26, 2023Pamela Mala Sinha centres Bengali immigrants and created family in Necessary Angel’s “New”Arpita GhosalApril 25, 2023Soulpepper’s ‘The Seagull’ takes flight in a post-modern blend of magic and absurdityScott SneddonApril 22, 2023Talented cast shines in Alumnae Theatre’s “String of Pearls”Arpita GhosalApril 21, 2023Friendship and Fluorescence: David di Giovanni and Amanda Cordner discuss their electric new show at Buddies in Bad TimesArpita GhosalApril 17, 2023Joelle Peters’ Niizh is a brand-new coming-of-age love story that honours Indigenous IdentityArpita GhosalApril 14, 2023Stage Centre Productions’ CAMILLE takes on the man’s world of 19th-century ParisArpita GhosalMarch 27, 2023Mime and “Metamorphoses 2023”: Director Michele Smith breaks down Theatre Smith-Gilmour’s bold new Ovid adaptationArpita GhosalMarch 25, 2023Ellora Patnaik: The multifaceted artist and animal rights advocate takes the Shaw Festival stage in Why Not Theatre’s MahabharataArpita GhosalMarch 20, 2023Inside “Anahita’s Republic”: Actor Sama Mousavi in conversation with SesayArtsArpita GhosalMarch 16, 2023Inside the Howland Company’s PRODIGAL: Shauna Thompson in conversation with SesayArtsArpita GhosalMarch 4, 2023Toronto Irish Players navigates the dark waters of ‘The Seafarer’ with wit, humanity and graceArpita GhosalFebruary 25, 2023Found in translation: Soulpepper’s ENGLISH probes the limits of language to find humour, warmth and wisdomScott SneddonFebruary 20, 2023Scott Wentworth discusses King Lear – Shakespeare BASH’d-style – with SesayArtsArpita GhosalFebruary 6, 2023Fiona Mongillo of GIRLS & BOYS, in conversation with SesayArts Arpita GhosalJanuary 30, 2023A Chekhovian family reunion: Alumnae Theatre’s ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’Arpita GhosalJanuary 28, 2023Crow’s FIFTEEN DOGS leaves guest reviewer Apricot with plenty to chew onApricot, as told to Scott SneddonJanuary 25, 2023ARC’s tight, talky MARTYR provokes, confounds and won’t let goScott SneddonJanuary 20, 2023Tracey Flye, Director of holiday panto PETER’S FINAL FLIGHT, in conversation with SesayArtsArpita GhosalDecember 18, 2022An unsung Lobby Hero: Strong performances in Icarus Theatre production deserve a wide audienceScott SneddonDecember 12, 2022Welcome to “Miriam’s World”: Sesaya Arts in conversation with Naomi JayeArpita GhosalDecember 8, 2022The Shaw Festival’s “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” sparkles and satisfiesArpita GhosalDecember 5, 2022Red Velvet’s tale of Black actor Ira Aldridge confronts “life out there, on our stage, in here”Scott SneddonNovember 28, 2022Requiem for a Gumshoe: SesayArts in conversation with award-winning creator and star Eric WoolfeArpita GhosalNovember 24, 2022SesayArts in conversation with Sheronna Osbourne & Troy Crossfield about their new play NINETY FOURArpita GhosalNovember 20, 2022In Canadian Stage’s Choir Boy, an exceptional ensemble delivers songs and substanceArpita GhosalNovember 16, 2022SesayArts in conversation with Hallie Seline about Howland Company’s new adaptation of THREE SISTERSArpita GhosalNovember 6, 2022Factory Theatre’s The Waltz is a sweet yet substantial pas-de-deuxArpita GhosalNovember 4, 2022Intimate yet vast, B&E Theatre’s immersive DOUBT compels and confoundsArpita GhosalOctober 31, 2022The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale: Formula has never been so unexpected and delightfulArpita GhosalOctober 25, 2022Now prowling at Crow’s Theatre: a tough, magnetic Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooScott SneddonOctober 21, 2022Actor Rong Fu enters “The Year of the Cello” with SesayArts MagazineArpita GhosalOctober 16, 2022At Canadian Stage, we have seen the Public Enemy. It is us. Run.Scott SneddonOctober 3, 2022Ins Choi’s Bad Parent delivers big laughs but demands effort. Just like parenting.Scott SneddonSeptember 28, 2022Bottling the human condition: Crow’s Theatre choreographs an immersive Uncle VanyaScott SneddonSeptember 17, 2022“I Love the Smell of Gasoline”: Creator-performer Claren Grosz tells SesayArts whyArpita GhosalSeptember 16, 2022Creativity loves constraint: Real Canaan Theatre mounts a sparse, brilliantly modern Merchant of VeniceArpita GhosalSeptember 13, 2022Diving into Pool (No Water): A conversation with Persephone Productions co-artistic directors Leila Ghaemi & Rebecca GibianArpita GhosalSeptember 10, 2022Soulpepper’s Electrifying Queen Goneril and apocalyptic King Lear create a conversation worth havingScott SneddonSeptember 5, 2022“Community is the antidote to perfectionism”: Creator Gillian Clark unpacks the immersive Trojan Girls and the Outhouse of AtreusArpita GhosalAugust 21, 2022As he likes it: Director Anand Rajaram shares his inspirations and aspirations for the return of Shakespeare at High ParkArpita GhosalAugust 6, 2022Amanda Cordner directs the new comedy “Get a Dog”, a timeless take on the true price of wealthArpita GhosalJuly 8, 2022Will King’s new comedy “Dead Broke” explores the high cost of living for nothingArpita GhosalJuly 5, 2022From demon barber to angelic outreach: Actor Noah Beemer discusses TIFT’s immersive “Sweeney Todd” and his work with Beyond MelodiesArpita GhosalJune 9, 2022Soulpepper & Native Earth’s Where the Blood Mixes: An overwhelmingly alive, full-sensory tour de forceScott SneddonJune 5, 2022Storytelling meets sketch meets secrets: Tamlynn Bryson talks “Bedwetter” Arpita GhosalJune 3, 2022Friendship takes centre stage at this year’s WeeFestival with Cheri Maracle’s “The Friendship Star”Arpita GhosalMay 26, 2022IS GOD IS: An audacious act of creation splashed unapologetically across the stageScott SneddonMay 15, 2022Theatre Passe Muraille’s #BeyondTO festival brings Paul David Power’s acclaimed CRIPPLED to TorontoArpita GhosalApril 30, 2022In Soulpepper’s Pipeline, an exceptional cast bring a wicked problem to vivid emotional life Scott SneddonApril 17, 2022“Blood has been running like a ferocious river“: Indrit Kasapi discusses the genesis and relevance of new digital work TOKAArpita GhosalApril 16, 2022Nautanki Bazaar’s An IMM-Permanent Resident finds humour — and heart – beneath the absurdity of Canada’s immigration processArpita GhosalApril 4, 2022Daniel Brooks’ “Other People”: the thrill of detecting a theatrical exoplanetScott SneddonMarch 29, 2022Expanded “Iphigenia and the Furies (on Taurean Land)” delivers a virtual knockout punchScott SneddonFebruary 25, 2022Stories of a Dish offers belly laughs and food for thoughtArpita GhosalJanuary 29, 2022The Toronto Fringe is not only “Saving Wonderland” – it’s saving the experience of theatre over Zoom Scott SneddonJanuary 28, 2022Authenticity, career, and virtual panto Alice in Winterland: A Q&A with Kimberly-Ann TruongArpita GhosalDecember 16, 2021Catching up with Kelsey Verzotti: A Christmas Carol, The Antipodes, and Sidebiz StudioArpita GhosalDecember 10, 2021Velvet Wells wants to make YOUR wishes come true at the PrimeTime Festival show Djinn JointArpita GhosalNovember 19, 2021Amie Enriquez is taking her solo show, Lightweight to the United Solo™ Festival in New York CityArpita GhosalOctober 1, 2021Cheyenne Scott and Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster illuminate new show The Home Project, which asks where – or what – is ‘home’?Arpita GhosalSeptember 25, 2021From the ashes of Langston Hughes rises Jordan Laffrenier’s A New Black PoetArpita GhosalAugust 27, 2021Festival Players of Prince Edward County’s ‘Six Feet Festival’ offers an ecelectic, safe return to live performance this summerArpita GhosalAugust 12, 2021Upside-down and perfectly of this pandemic moment: Mirvish’s presentation of “Blindness” enthrallsScott SneddonAugust 7, 2021“Drama does come with the territory”: Tarragon Theatre’s Andrea Vagianos on the LMJH Award and the challenges of live theatre right nowArpita GhosalAugust 4, 2021Backstage, outdoors and center stage at the Shaw Festival with Artist Gabriella Sundar SinghArpita GhosalJuly 31, 2021Time Limits Dropped on Easter Sunday dazzles with digital brilliance at the 2021 Toronto Fringe FestivalScott SneddonJuly 26, 2021More Fringe-y, diverse and interactive – it’s Toronto’s 2021 Digital Fringe Festival!Arpita GhosalJuly 24, 2021The PlayMe Podcast of Jordi Mand’s Between the Sheets is a pandemic silver liningArpita GhosalMay 31, 2021Louise Pitre’s film “On the Rocks” is a revealing portrait of the artist’s lifeArpita GhosalMay 22, 2021Miriam Fernandes brings global experiences to her new role at Why Not TheatreArpita GhosalMay 15, 2021Natasha Mumba has Faith in Factory Theatre’s ACTS OF FAITH, created specially for digital performanceArpita GhosalNovember 18, 2020“Yellow Bellies The Audio Drama” captivates – and inspires us to resistScott SneddonOctober 4, 2020Becoming Lucretia: Bahia Watson conjures a feisty teen caregiver in audio drama METAMORPHOSISArpita GhosalAugust 18, 2020Susanna Fournier wants to know how you are feeling during this pandemicTamara von EstorffJuly 30, 2020Herbie Barnes and TO Live’s The Arts Squad bring the imaginative world of acting to kidsArpita GhosalJuly 11, 2020The future of art has arrived at Luminato Festival TorontoArpita GhosalJune 11, 2020Vincent Deiulis whets our appetite for delayed WWI drama GODS LIKE USArpita GhosalMay 15, 2020“We have to call it what it is.”: Natasha Adiyana Morris’ “The Negroes Are Congregating” prompts discussion of anti-Black racismArpita GhosalMarch 10, 2020ARC’s OIL gushes with knockout performances and viscous ideasScott SneddonMarch 9, 2020Ma-Anne Dionisio brings her knack for playing strong women to LADY SUNRISEArpita GhosalMarch 4, 2020Off-Mirvish’s Us/Them needs to be experienced . . . and consider taking the kids.Scott SneddonMarch 2, 2020East Side Players’ “Disgraced” delivers 90 taut, thought-provoking minutesScott SneddonFebruary 28, 2020Alexandra Montagnese unpacks the collaborative, genre-defying BRAIN STORMArpita GhosalFebruary 27, 2020YPT’s JUNGLE BOOK: “fascinating, fun and fast-moving”SayakFebruary 27, 2020No more bit parts for BIT PLAYAS’s Kris Siddiqi and Nigel Downer!Arpita GhosalFebruary 24, 2020Kendra Jones directs a “physically poetic” interpretation of “Watching Glory Die”Arpita GhosalFebruary 19, 2020Vital and moving Secret Life of a Mother confounds, yet coheresScott SneddonFebruary 10, 2020You’ll Totally Like the Second City’s latest showScott SneddonFebruary 9, 2020TfT and Bruno Verdoni share a Lesson in ForgettingArpita GhosalFebruary 3, 2020Clear, accessible and female-centric: Shakespeare BASH’d takes on CYMBELINEArpita GhosalFebruary 1, 20205 For Your Consideration: PROGRESS Festival, 5th EditionScott SneddonJanuary 30, 2020Tamara Podemski feels “blessed to be here” in Native Earth’s This Is How We Got HereArpita GhosalJanuary 29, 2020Exceptional performances make Alumnae Theatre’s latest production truly “Bountiful”Scott SneddonJanuary 25, 2020The Solitudes’ Lara Arabian on how eight women’s stories become a singularly affecting experienceArpita GhosalJanuary 16, 2020Tita Jokes and 49th Day showcase the stories of fierce femalesArpita Ghosal and Scott SneddonJanuary 13, 2020Kat Letwin is there “and, good lord, so are the ghosts” at Three Ships Collective’s immersive A Christmas CarolArpita GhosalDecember 2, 2019“Between Riverside and Crazy” arrives at the Coal Mine ~ review by Sylvie WebbArpita GhosalNovember 30, 2019“Trout Stanley”: Looking for Love . . . and a Lake by Sylvie WebbArpita GhosalOctober 27, 2019Christina Tannous is a Bald Soprano “seriously unlike any other”Arpita GhosalOctober 24, 2019THE GOOD THIEF is a good story well told by Fly on the Wall’s David MackettArpita GhosalOctober 20, 2019Outside the March’s Amy Keating unspools her views on Annie Baker’s THE FLICKArpita GhosalOctober 13, 2019“Hilot Means Healer”: The Intersection Between Magic and Reality by Sylvie WebbArpita GhosalOctober 12, 2019“We are in desperate need of dialoguing about our desire”: Leah Doz plays Stella in Soulpepper’s “A Streetcar Named Desire”Arpita GhosalOctober 8, 2019“together…, there is truth to be found within this piece”: Andrea Cabeza on SOL, LUNA & STELLA at CaminosArpita GhosalOctober 2, 2019No Foreigners: In Search for Cultural Identity at the Mall by Sylvie WebbArpita GhosalSeptember 23, 2019More immersive and stranger still: Daniele Bartolini on The Stranger 2.0Arpita GhosalSeptember 22, 2019Diana Bentley on KNIVES IN HENS, “a great contemporary play about a young woman who is fierce…and wild”Arpita GhosalSeptember 16, 2019Kids say the darndest things: Sunny Drake’s CHILD-ISH at SummerWorksArpita GhosalAugust 8, 201950 years later, a new “Rochdale Project”: Director Nina Lee Aquino on mounting David Yee’s new play at SummerWorksArpita GhosalAugust 7, 2019The Expanse’s Cara Gee returns to the stage in Soulpepper’s Fool for LoveScott SneddonJuly 30, 201925 years in, the course of true love has run smooth for Driftwood TheatreArpita GhosalJuly 27, 2019Life…or theatre? Shaina Silver-Baird on “Charlotte: A Tricoloured Play with Music”Arpita GhosalJuly 13, 2019NEWS PLAY plays with expectations, challenging brains, funny bones . . . and even heartsScott SneddonJuly 8, 2019Kirk Dunn’s “The Knitting Pilgrim” arrives after a 15-year inter-faith journeyArpita GhosalJuly 6, 2019Spencer Litzinger creates a buzz in BOY vs. FLY at the FringeArpita GhosalJuly 3, 2019Andrea Mapili and Byron Abalos’ THROUGH THE BAMBOO is a cross-cultural epic for young and oldArpita GhosalJuly 2, 2019Rick Miller re-connects and re-energizes as host of the 40th anniversary Dora AwardsArpita GhosalJune 19, 2019Jennifer McEwen plumbs new depths with “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea”Arpita GhosalMay 21, 2019Deborah Drakeford plays mom and mentor in Kyanite Theatre’s “And So It Goes”Arpita GhosalMay 9, 2019Today’s youth activists will see themselves in Jeff Ho’s “Antigone: 方” at YPTArpita GhosalMay 1, 2019Not too good to be true: Cliff Cardinal talks his “admirably twisted” new playArpita GhosalApril 23, 2019As They Like It: Lesley Robertson and Olivia Croft on Shakespeare BASH’d’s latestArpita GhosalApril 13, 2019The Quotable Sayak: “‘Under the Stairs’ is full of heart, comedy, energy, and complicated real-world issues”SayakApril 10, 2019Finding the “underlying heartbeat”: Frank Cox O’Connell talks Wedding at Aulis and his other Soulpepper workScott SneddonApril 1, 2019The Second City blow things up real good in their new revue “Walking on Bombshells”Scott SneddonMarch 30, 2019“Blue Stockings” offers a moving look at the travails of the Girton GirlsArpita GhosalMarch 26, 2019Moze Mossanen’s “You Are Here”: an inspiring trip from Gander to BroadwayArpita GhosalMarch 24, 2019Personal becomes political in Lianna Makuch’s BLOOD OF OUR SOILArpita GhosalMarch 5, 2019YPT’s The 26 Letter Dance is not for you, adults – and that’s a good thingScott SneddonMarch 3, 2019Millennial job seekers retreat to advance in Hart House Theatre’s RETREATArpita GhosalFebruary 25, 2019Arlen Aguayo Stewart talks ARC’s “Human Animals”Arpita GhosalFebruary 17, 2019Crafting art from loss with Shira Leuchter and Michaela WashburnArpita GhosalFebruary 6, 2019E.B. Smith and Catherine Rainville on the enduring debate about OTHELLOArpita GhosalFebruary 1, 2019Kate Ross on the “beautiful and accessible” WWI drama MARY’S WEDDINGArpita GhosalJanuary 28, 2019Ellen Denny and the “Wonder” of Harriet Brooks’ life and legacyArpita GhosalJanuary 18, 2019Saga Collectif’s Iphigenia and the Furies surprises and movesScott SneddonJanuary 15, 2019Marie Barlizo’s “Lucky” explores the model minority mythArpita GhosalJanuary 12, 2019Atmospheric and atypical: it’s "A Christmas Carol" at Campbell House MuseumArpita GhosalDecember 16, 2018"Theatre that explores the extremes of the human condition": SesayArts in conversation with Christopher Morris on "The Runner"Arpita GhosalNovember 29, 2018The second time's a charm for Sheila Ingabire-Isaro's return to TfT's Les Zinspirés 7Arpita GhosalNovember 27, 2018Rachel Aberle cracks The Code on Nice Guy SyndromeArpita GhosalNovember 25, 2018Life goes on: Director Meg Roe's Shaw-Festival production of "Middletown" lives again at Crow'sArpita GhosalNovember 19, 2018"Both funny and messy, like life": Sarah Kitz on directing Ellie Moon's "What I call her"Arpita GhosalNovember 18, 2018A legend for a new generation: Diana Tso's "The Monkey Queen" premieres at The Theatre CentreArpita GhosalNovember 15, 2018"Escaped Alone" at Soulpepper: A taut, spare production that fascinatesScott SneddonNovember 5, 2018George F. Walker's new 'Her Inside Life' probes the perceptions and realities of mental illnessArpita GhosalOctober 28, 2018David Eden finds joy within melancholy in Toronto Irish Players' season opener, 'Dancing at Lughnasa'Arpita GhosalOctober 24, 2018The Toronto premiere of The Wolves, directed by Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster, is a gamechangerArpita GhosalOctober 18, 2018What’s love got to do with it? Karine Ricard on TfT’s new production of a Marivaux classicArpita GhosalOctober 16, 2018Scarborough Players 60th season kicks off with raucous, well-oiled chaos, "Noises Off"Arpita GhosalOctober 8, 2018Alumnae Theatre's new season opens with a walk on the Wilde sideArpita GhosalSeptember 25, 2018Time ticks on . . . and Nicole Power doesn't miss a beat in Soulpepper's 'Sisters' & CBC's 'Kim's Convenience'Arpita GhosalSeptember 9, 2018Enjoyed 'Come From Away'? Meet Kevin Tuerff, the real 'Kevin T' who inspired a global kindness movementArpita GhosalSeptember 8, 2018Canadian Stage's 'We Are Story' celebrates Toronto's diverse voices and viewsArpita GhosalAugust 16, 2018Stage dramedy meets TV ‘series finale’ in "Inch of Your Life: The Last Bit"Scott SneddonJuly 24, 2018Cry Woolf: The time for Katrina Darychuk's "Orlando" is nowArpita GhosalJuly 22, 2018Liza Balkan's "Out the Window" prompts questions about policing, perspectives and the implications of otheringArpita GhosalJune 22, 2018At Luminato, Yolanda Bonnell's bug will crawl beneath your skin, burrow into your psycheArpita GhosalJune 20, 2018Rachel Jones is in the belly of La Bête and its still-timely meditation on artArpita GhosalJune 4, 2018WeeFestival of arts is big on ideas and long on benefitsArpita GhosalMay 9, 2018Theatre meets TV sitcom in The Theatre Circuit’s Inch Of Your Life TrilogyArpita GhosalMay 8, 2018"Salmon Girl is a sweet closure to a solid season"SayakMay 6, 2018"If you are a teen, Selfie should top your May MUST-SEE list!"SayakMay 1, 2018Transcending language and time: Michael Man on Shakespeare BASH'D's Measure for MeasureArpita GhosalApril 25, 2018Ngozi Paul is "all about love" – and until April 29, lots of information, too!Arpita GhosalApril 25, 2018The Quotable Sayak: "Seeing Risky Phil is a risk worth taking!"SayakApril 17, 2018Don't have a cow: Jiv Parasram's Take d Milk, Nah? is back!Arpita GhosalApril 10, 2018Playfully defying categorization with fu-GEN’s Mixie and the HalfbreedsScott SneddonApril 8, 2018Soulpepper's Animal Farm: 'this production has been designed to force you to think'Scott SneddonMarch 19, 2018TPM's The Drawer Boy – A powerful story about the power of storiesScott SneddonMarch 10, 2018There's gravity beneath the gore: Hart House Theatre unleashes Shakespeare's Titus AndronicusArpita GhosalMarch 3, 2018One Run Leads to Another: YPT's baby hit is back!Arpita GhosalFebruary 18, 2018"I wanted to change the power dynamic": SesayArts in Conversation with Selina Thompson on her barrier-breaking Race CardsArpita GhosalFebruary 3, 2018Salem is a state of mind in Hart House Theatre's The CrucibleArpita GhosalJanuary 23, 2018Krystin Pellerin & Eponine Lee make a welcome return to Soulpepper's A Christmas CarolArpita GhosalDecember 15, 2017No lie! Torrent Productions is bringing Pinocchio to panto-landArpita GhosalDecember 10, 2017Bad Hats Theatre's Peter Pan celebrates the freedom of childhood & the art of playArpita GhosalDecember 7, 2017Théâtre français de Toronto’s Les Zinspirés: 6 degrés de séparation connects us allArpita GhosalNovember 30, 2017Ravi Jain’s “Salt-Water Moon” is bare, bold and beautifulArpita GhosalOctober 23, 2017Guswenta Gathering brings Indigenous artists to Soulpepper in cross-cultural, multi-arts collaborationArpita GhosalOctober 19, 2017Logic meets ingenuity in immersive The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeScott SneddonOctober 18, 2017A Sharron Matthews cabaret for kids? Unapologetically…yes!Arpita GhosalOctober 9, 2017Jiv Parasram's "Take d Milk, Nah?" went from blizzard banter to buzzworthy showArpita GhosalOctober 5, 2017"Without an audience, performance doesn't exist." SesayArts in conversation with Bea PizanoArpita GhosalOctober 4, 2017Actor on the Rise: Joseph Zita makes his Soulpepper debut in world premiere of Picture ThisArpita GhosalSeptember 14, 2017Amelia Sargisson is helping "set Shakespeare free" in SiHP's King Lear and Twelfth NightArpita GhosalJuly 25, 2017Shakespeare in High Park's gender-swapping King Lear: Worth jumping through hoops forScott SneddonJuly 15, 2017Take off for the Lowville Festival, eh: Second City comedy contributes to a distinctly Canadian experienceArpita GhosalMay 25, 2017"Munschtime! is a must-see": The Quotable SayakSayakMay 8, 2017Multi-talented Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster epitomizes role balance, on and off stageArpita GhosalApril 17, 2017"I'm curious to see what you make of all this": Dalal Badr illuminates the "enigmatic" and densely-layered KissArpita GhosalApril 4, 2017"It's all a big, beautiful embrace": Hailey Gillis comes back home to Spoon RiverArpita GhosalApril 3, 2017Half Full provides teens the means to go from spectators to change agentsArpita GhosalMarch 29, 2017Anita Majumdar's Boys With Cars will drive teens toward questions and curiosityArpita GhosalMarch 20, 2017If "fortune favours the bold," then it is beaming at Steffi DiDomenicantonio!Arpita GhosalFebruary 26, 2017The Quotable Sayak: "Trust me, you’re going to want to see this!"SayakFebruary 23, 2017Talking shop with Kim's Convenience's Jean Yoon and Paul Sun-Hyung LeeArpita GhosalFebruary 22, 2017Scenes from a Tree offers a multiarts theatre experience to toddlersArpita GhosalFebruary 14, 2017The Quotable Sayak: “Soulpepper’s A Christmas Carol may be the best version you’ll ever see!”Scott SneddonDecember 1, 2016Les Zinspirés: cinq sur cinq demystifies theatre for youthScott SneddonNovember 12, 2016Asha brims eternal with Soulpepper’s first-ever Diwali FestivalScott SneddonOctober 25, 2016Patricia Cano delivers in The (Post) Mistress! ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonOctober 16, 2016Ellora Patnaik shines doubly bright in Shakespeare in the Ruff’s Romeo and Juliet ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonAugust 31, 2016Welcome back, “tiny, perfect” Lowville FestivalArpita GhosalJuly 15, 2016The Quotable Sayak: “Grab your blue-suede shoes and dance over to All Shook Up”Scott SneddonJune 30, 2016Celebrate Asian Heritage with Soulpepper’s Tiger Bamboo this weekend ~ Arpita GhosalArpita GhosalMay 26, 2016The Quotable Sayak: “YPT’s The Wizard of Oz is over–and beyond–the rainbow!”Scott SneddonApril 30, 2016City Youth Academy will be in high gear when school’s out for the summer ~ Arpita GhosalArpita GhosalMarch 25, 2016“A lot of my work is to figure out balance!”: Sarah Wilson in Soulpepper’s riotous Jitters ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonMarch 21, 2016The Quotable Sayak: This March Break, Goodnight Moon is a heck of a lot of fun!Scott SneddonMarch 14, 2016The Quotable Sayak on Mistatim: “The captivating story is impeccable”Scott SneddonFebruary 18, 2016Paula-Jean Prudat shines in the “captivating and luminous” Moonlodge ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonFebruary 11, 2016Twelve Different, Complicated, Real, and Angry Men ~ Natalie DewanScott SneddonFebruary 5, 2016Paula-Jean Prudat’s escape to a wonderland in Twelfth Night is “both familiar and strange” ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonFebruary 1, 2016Visiting Soulpepper’s Christmas Shops ~ Natalie DewanScott SneddonDecember 29, 2015The Quotable Sayak: “If you miss Soulpepper’s A Christmas Carol, you’ll regret it!”Scott SneddonDecember 19, 2015Soulpepper Family Festival is on–and “you have to go!” ~ Arpita GhosalArpita GhosalDecember 14, 2015The Quotable Sayak: “Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang is THE holiday show for YOU”Scott SneddonDecember 1, 2015SesayArts in Conversation with Leslie Dala: Julie is “a stunning 21st century setting of a landmark 19th century play”Scott SneddonNovember 22, 2015Les Zinspirés “gives youth a voice”: SesayArts in Conversation with Guy MignaultScott SneddonNovember 20, 2015The Quotable Sayak: “If you can snag tickets…do so IMMEDIATELY!” ~ Sayak S-GScott SneddonOctober 20, 2015Allen MacInnis discusses the inspiration, intensity–and impact–of YPT as it celebrates 50 years ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonOctober 6, 2015These Young Ruffians are not “strictly Shakespeare” — by Sayani S-G and Arpita GhosalScott SneddonAugust 18, 2015SesayArts in Conversation: Gemini-Award-winning Sarah Murphy-Dyson on teachers, tiaras and Truman CapoteScott SneddonMay 8, 2015Multilayered Emily’s Piano: Evocative and ResonantScott SneddonApril 24, 2015The Art of The Heart of Robin Hood by Sayani S-GScott SneddonMarch 20, 2015No lie: Hugo Bélanger’s Pinocchio is a marvel of ingenuityScott SneddonMarch 16, 2015SesayArts in Conversation with John Van Burek, director of The Sound of Cracking BonesScott SneddonFebruary 22, 2015Why drama classes? So many reasons!Arpita GhosalNovember 30, 2014SesayArts in Conversation with Pierre Simpson: Les Zinspirés–”waiting in the wings is a wild ride about to burst forth in 3D!”Arpita GhosalOctober 25, 2014SesayArts in Conversation with Jeff Miller: The Enduring Relevance of To Kill a Mockingbird (…plus some thoughts on the Fool!)Arpita GhosalOctober 18, 2014SesayArts in Conversation: Josée Duranleau, Artiste ExtraordinaireArpita GhosalOctober 1, 2014Actor Sunday Muse: More Than Just a Pretty VoiceArpita GhosalOctober 1, 2014Actor Emilio Vieira dreaming it and doing it in two completely different Shakespeare worldsArpita GhosalAugust 7, 2014Anusree Roy’s Sultans of the Street: No simple matterArpita GhosalMay 6, 2014A Suite Fit for a KingArpita GhosalApril 19, 2014SesayArts in Conversation: Andrew Burashko, Artistic Director, Art of Time EnsembleArpita GhosalApril 9, 2014HERE the Wild Things are!Arpita GhosalMarch 10, 2014“Have you a ruffian…?” Then Shakespeare in the Ruff wants a word with you.Arpita GhosalFebruary 13, 2014
