O, thou well-skilled in curses, stay awhile, And teach me how to curse mine enemies. Margaret Anjou has spent her life learning about words: where they’ve come from, how they’ve transformed, and wh…

It begins with a bang. The sounds of gunshots and shouting ring out through the theatre as Alice Childress’s Wine in the Wilderness starts its journey. It’s 1964, and this is one of the worst riots…

Have you seen the ads for the new Meta AI “Muse”? I’ve been bombarded with them lately. “It’ll help sort out your inbox and clear your schedule” the ads claim, “it’ll shop for you!” Hang on, shop f…

Who are you drawn to? Is it people who look like you, or think like you? What about someone who’s charming or vivacious? Or maybe you’re drawn to those you think you can fix, those with “natural de…

When you’re a teenager, the world feels huge and mysterious, and it’s hard to find anyone who will actually tell you what’s really going on. To find anything out, you have to rely on each other. Fr…

“This whole earth which we inhabit is but a point in space” – Henry David Thoreau, “Walden or, Life in the Woods” Many of us look up to the stars in awe of the vastness of space, but few of u…

Did you know that in 2009 there were 8 states in the US who were legally allowed to deny women healthcare insurance due to domestic abuse? They saw that abuse as a “pre-existing condition”, forcing…

“You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair” The truth in these words reverberated through me long after they were said. They replayed over and over in my head as I drove home: is…

The desire to disconnect completely from the world and hide away in a little cabin somewhere feels more present for me than it ever has before. Martin Crimp’s adaptation of Molière’s “The Misanthro…

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is kicking off their 26/27 season, “Flesh”, with Robert O’Hara’s Bootycandy, which is a co-production with Obsidian Theatre. Meghan Swaby is certainly no st…

Nighwood Theatre is kicking off their 26/27 season with Erin Shield’s To a Flame, in collaboration with 1S1 Theatre. Dawn Jani Birley, 1S1 Theatre’s founder, has not only been instrumental in this …

What would you do if you went through one of the least creative times in your life? Kelly Taylor turned it into a solo show! Un (Capital F) Famous! is Kelly’s latest work which is coming to the Red…

Sasha Ivanochko’s Heaven was first performed 20 years ago. In celebration, she’s bringing it back to The Theatre Centre with a new cast. One of those performers is Jessie Garon, a dancer and choreo…

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a story artists return to time and time again; whether it’s performed on stage or film, heavily adapted (“The Lion King” is Hamlet and yes, I will die on that partic…

Rachel Cairns as performed her solo play Hypothetical Baby many times, with the titular baby always being quite hypothetical. Until recently! Now a mum, Cairns is doing a limited engagement of Hypo…

Pastoral, noun: a literary work (such as a poem or play) dealing with shepherds or rural life in a usually artificial manner and typically drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of t…

“For us to start over, the universe would have to begin again” Yet that’s how Craig Wright’s The Pavilion begins: with the beginning of the universe. And at the centre of this particular universe a…

If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it… Music fills the High Park Amphitheatre, feeding the love story which is to come. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night shows us love in many…

Every generation has it’s “where were you when?” moment. When JFK was assassinated, when John Lennon was killed, when the twin towers fell. I was in my sixth grade classroom, as my teacher leaned o…

And just like that, another year of reviewing the Fringe comes to a close. It’s been a fabulous ten days of theatre, friends, connection, and community. I’d like to thank the Toronto Fringe Festiva…

It was my longest day of the Fringe, with four shows spread out over the day (and it was a hot day at that!) I really enjoyed seeing so much theatre all within a few blocks of one another! I’m also…

I’m having such a fun time at the Fringe Festival once again this year! I had the whole evening at Daniels Spectrum, seeing three shows in the two Native Earth venues. I ran into some friends from …

We’re headed into the home stretch of the Toronto Fringe Festival! I had two shows to kick off this week, both at the main Fringe hub at Soulpepper Theatre. I love getting to bump into folks and ta…

The first weekend of Fringe is in the books! And with cooler weather to make being outside more bearable, it was certainly a great weekend to check out some shows! My fiance and I saw another three…

Phew! Thankfully the rain finally broke the nasty heat wave we’ve been experiencing! And in time for the first weekend of Fringe! This weekend also marks the halfway point in the festival for those…

Goodness I hope this heat wave breaks soon! It was another hot one this fourth day of the Fringe, but it was also a very fun one too! Hot tip (pun intended), Tarragon Theatre’s A/C is cranked; it f…

The Toronto Fringe is back in full swing after the holiday! July 2 marked the final FIFA game taking place in Toronto, so the Distillery District was humming with both Fringe goers and soccer fans …

Oof, it was certainly a hot one for Canada Day this year! And though the Fringe offerings were a little less because of the holiday, I was still able to get out and see a show while also enjoying a…

Seeing take rimbaud at Buddies in Bad Times this season opened my mind to the wild and wondrous world of Susanna Fournier’s writing. Her latest work, Ghosts of My House, is coming to Here For Now T…

A very Merry Fringe-mas to you all! I’m so excited to be reviewing the Toronto Fringe Festival once again this year, and sharing all of my thoughts with you! I started off my Fringe with an easy tw…

When was the last time you really let your rage motivate you? When you used that anger you’ve been bottling up to change your life for the better? Maybe a rage session at “The Gorgon’s Cave” will h…

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Do you believe in faeries? Michael didn’t either, until dark and mysterious things began to happen in his once happy home. Spindle Collective’s latest haunting work sìofra, is the second installmen…

What interests you? Not just your hobbies or what you watch on TV, what genuinely sparks your excitement and imagination? According to Richard Foreman’s notebooks, he wasn’t interested in much by t…

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Theatre Christmas! The Toronto Fringe Festival! With 123 shows on 27 stages this year, The Toronto Fringe is bigger and better than ever. Once again …

On a dark and stormy night, six strangers arrive to a majestic mansion. But will they survive the night? Based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, Sandy Rustin’s Clue is a hilarious murder mystery …

Beauty Hustle Psycho Graffiti Some of the most iconic stories of our time have the word “American” in the title. Franca Miraglia’s American Devotion, directed by Mario D’Alimonte, swings for the sa…