Evan Buliung
Photo by Matthew Murphy
Review: Dear Evan Hansen tackles difficult issues with overwhelming intensity
Mirvish production of the Tony Award-winning musical about a social outcast who becomes an online hero is a highly effective YA fantasy Read more
Photographer: John Lauener
The Dora Mavor Moore Awards get political
Life After and Jerusalem win big at the annual stage awards, and some presenters address #TimesUp and sex-ed in schools Read more
Dora Mavor Moore Awards 2018: who will be nominated?
Jurors vote on the annual list of the best in Toronto theatre, dance and opera starting this week. Here are some names that should be top of mind. Read 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 Read more
Romeo And Juliet – Stratford Festival HD fits in perfectly with societal discussion about toxic male violence
Scott Wentworth's star-studded stage production makes effective transition to the big screen Read more
18 stage artists to watch in the first half of 2018
From an iconic comic actor and a film/TV legend both tackling Shakespeare to a writer reclaiming the Black maid character in To Kill A Mockingbird, here are the people who will be heating up theatres this season Read more
Cylla von Tiedemann
Guys And Dolls is high stakes fun
Solid performances (with one exception) make Stratford musical a sure bet Read more
Cylla von Tiedemann
The Audience often entertains with its behind-closed-doors stories
Peter Morgan’s play rushes through a series of historic British moments Read more
Dylan Hewlett
Review: Chimerica
A story of Chinese/American relations gets a large but not always satisfying production Read more
Preview: In search of Tiananmen Square's Tank Man
Political thriller Chimerica is inspired by the iconic activist facing down tanks during the 1989 uprising Read more
Idiot's Delight
Soulpepper revives a rarely staged dramedy and gives it a polished production Read more
Bloodless: The Trial Of Burke And Hare
There's no heart pumping the story or characters in Theatre 20's inaugural show, Bloodless Read more
Long Day's Journey Into Night
O'Neill's classic drama plumbs the depths of a family's desperation and unfulfilled dreams, but the Soulpepper production is still shaping up Read more
Preview: Cloud 9
Sexual positions: actor Evan Buliung plays with gender and orientation in Cloud 9 Read more
We will rock you
WE WILL ROCK YOU written and directed by Ben Elton (Mirvish Productions in association with Queen, Phil McIntyre Entertainment and Tribeca Theatrical Productions). At the Canon Theatre (244 Victoria). Limited run, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $... Read more