Public Enemy at Canadian Stage
Public Enemy is rigorously conceived and endlessly entrancing.
Beautiful Renegades at The Theatre Centre (Peggy Baker Dance Projects)
Beautiful Renegades is a reminder that the legendary work created at 15 Dance Lab was anything but inevitable.
The 2022 Dora Mavor Moore Awards
This Monday at the Elgin Theatre, the annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards — which celebrate makers of dance, theatre, and opera in Toronto — were handed out. It was the first in-person ceremony since 2019.
The Shape of Home: Songs in Search of Al Purdy at Crow’s Theatre (a Festival Players Production)
The Shape of Home is a Purdy damn perfect theatrical experience.
Uncle Vanya at Crow’s Theatre
Traditional approaches to Uncle Vanya don’t get much better than this.
Who's Afraid of Titus? at Titus-on-the-Run Productions
Who’s Afraid of Titus? is an adrenaline-laced exploration of theatrical fear by way of non-stop violence.
Bas-Sheve at the Ashkenaz Festival
Bas-Sheve is the first Yiddish opera to be performed in Canada.
Trojan Girls & The Outhouse of Atreus at Factory Theatre/Outside the March
Trojan Girls & The Outhouse of Atreus embraces the beautiful imperfections of live performance.
Fear & Greed at Tanz im August (Berlin)
Some hazy memories of Frédérick Gravel’s solo dance-theatre piece Fear & Greed — a love letter to vulnerability, by way of physical exertion.
Detroit at Coal Mine Theatre
Director Jill Harper brings Detroit’s physical world to fairly vivid life.
King Henry Five at Driftwood Theatre
King Henry Five is a tremendously accessible way to experience three of Shakespeare’s best plays.
9428 at the 2022 Toronto Fringe (Goussan Theatre Company)
9428 is a visually striking play about a child.
The Crack of Doom! (Or: How I Learned to Love the Meteor) (Bain&Bernard)
The Crack of Doom! is not shy about where it’s going.
An Evening with Devon & Jackie at the 2022 Toronto Fringe (Devon & Jackie)
An Evening with Devon & Jackie is a super tight two-person sketch show by Devon Henderson and Jackie Twomey.
A Small Part of the Whole Story at the 2022 Toronto Fringe (TellPeople)
A Small Part of the Whole Story is a storytelling show written and performed by Chris Graham.
Bubble Babz: Songs from the Tub at the 2022 Toronto Fringe (Edge of the Sky)
Barbara Johnston has a new character: Bubble Babz.
Don Valley Girls: A Sketch Comedy Revue at the 2022 Toronto Fringe (Poetic License Creations)
Don Valley Girls: A Sketch Comedy Revue is a remount of the Don Valley Girls’ April 2022 sketch show at the Why Not Theatre RISER Festival.
Foodie & Bobo at the 2022 Toronto Fringe (Night Light Collective)
Foodie & Bobo is a devised comedy show about body image.
YES, VENUS, I AM at the 2022 Toronto Fringe (Dirty Rotten Clowns)
YES, VENUS, I AM is an anti-capitalist genderqueer romp with a scrappy DIY vibe.