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This Was The World explores the personal and political in academia
Ellie Moon's new play about a controversial white professor of Indigenous law has moments of depth and insight, but it needs a sharper focus Read more
The 10 best Toronto theatre shows of the 2010s decade
Salt-Water Moon, Assassins and Terminus head up our list of the best plays and musicals from the last 10 years Read more
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Tarragon Theatre's Buffoon is a marvel of solo storytelling
Anand Rajaram triumphs in this inspired debut production of Anosh Irani's script about a clown's tragicomic life Read more
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Guarded Girls is a moving exploration of women in a maximum security prison
Playwright Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman gives her characters' stories life and potent dramatic force Read more
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Daniel MacIvor's New Magic Valley Fun Town is a deeply moving new play
Tarragon premiere about a reunion between friends could use some cuts, but the production has an undeniable emotional resonance Read more
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The Message takes on Marshall McLuhan
Jason Sherman’s play about the Canadian intellectual features a bravura lead performance by R.H. Thomson Read more
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This Hamlet rocks
Richard Rose's electric Tarragon production is a refreshing, immediate take on the world’s most famous play Read more
From farmer to bomber: Peace River Country charts Wiebo Ludwig’s path
Layne Coleman’s fine performance reveals the many sides of one of Canada’s most infamous activists Read more
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>>> Review: The Summoned unzips a thrilling story
Computer tech mystery reaches into the past and the future for its surprises Read more
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>>> Review: An Enemy Of The People
A revival of Tarragon Theatre’s powerful Ibsen drama, with a key casting change, vibrates with new chemistry Read more
This Is War
Hannah Moscovitch's new play looks at the stresses of war through a kaleidoscopic lens Read more
Scorched sizzles again
Powerful, politically relevant works like this don’t come along often Read more
Frayn's Facts
After the busiest flurry of openings in years, NOW rounds up the best – and the rest Read more
Three's good company
Rosa Laborde's Léo plays with passion, politics and a troubling triangle Read more