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Spoiler alert: some theatre critics really know how to ruin a show
In reviews of three recent productions, theatre writers and their editors have started giving away major plot points more
20 must-see shows at Contact Photography Festival 2018
The 22nd annual Contact Photo Fest takes over Toronto for the entirety of May. Here are the exhibitions we're most looking forward to more
Samuel Engelking
Meet the artist behind the anti-racism billboard on Spadina
Chippewar's latest public art piece dispels the myth that tax dollars go to Indigenous people more
The best weekend events in Toronto: April 20-22
Fran Lebowitz, Jane Goodall and Cancer Bats are coming to town. Plus: Earth Day and Record Store Day more
Cylla von Tiedemann
Fun Home musical is as complex and full of pathos and humour as any great American play
Musical Stage Company and Mirvish’s production of the Tony Award-winning adaptation of the Alison Bechdel graphic novel memoir will break your heart more
Stacy Lee
Twelve books that challenge Canada’s colonial history
In light of the exchange between Jully Black and Jeanne Beker during Canada Reads, we found 12 books, including Robyn Maynard's Policing Black Lives, that tell an alternative narrative to Canada's colonial history. more
Why I attended a comedy show called White Guys Matter
I’m drawn to listen to stories from the other side. If I don’t hear them, I can’t understand them. And my goal is to understand. You. Me. Them. more
Michael Cooper
The Nightingale And Other Short Fables is an enchanting night of music theatre
Robert Lepage's remount of his Stravinsky short works program features puppets, acrobats and 67 tons of water – this ain't your typical night at the opera more
Love And Information could use more love, less information
Caryl Churchill's experimental play featuring 50 short vignettes gets an uneven production, despite a couple of fine performances more
Take D Milk, Nah? is a smart, funny show that critiques the idea of the identity play
Jivesh Parasram blends storytelling, historical analysis of colonialism and first-hand accounts of everyday Canadian racism in powerful solo show more
Category E is a sci-fi experiment that doesn’t all work
Despite great performances, Coal Mine’s play about cosmetics testing on humans rather than animals produces mixed results more
Toronto stand-ups call out White Guys Matter comedy show
People are urging Yuk Yuk's Toronto to cancel a comedy show called White Guys Matter hosted by Aaron Berg that promises only white male comedians and jokes about race, religion and sexism more
The Best Is Yet To Come Undone is easily one of Second City's best revues
Sending up everything from #MeToo to systemic racism, the sketch comedy troupe swings for the fences and hits a home run more
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How arts-minded students are finding niche careers in Toronto culture
Sponsored feature: presented by Humber x NOW Digital Residency more
The stories behind three iconic Canadian hip-hop photos
A massive exhibition devoted to Toronto's hip-hop scene is underway at McMichael Canadian Art Collection more
Gerald Jenkins
John Cooper Clarke: a poet with a fondness for the f-word
The influential English punk poet is still full of piss and vinegar after five decades more
Dahlia Katz
Mixie & The Halfbreeds taps into the complex world of being mixed race
Julie Tamiko Manning and Adrienne Wong's play about hybrid identities will appeal to a wide audience, no matter your heritage more
Samuel Engelking
The best weekend events in Toronto: April 6-8
Soul singer Charlotte Day Wilson plays two nights at Danforth Music Hall and the Green Living Show takes over the Metro Toronto Convention Centre more
Punk Rock is like a brutal British Breakfast Club
Simon Stephens's ensemble play about high school power dynamics and bullying will leave you shaken more
