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TWELFTH NIGHT Now on Stage at the Stratford Festival


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2024

Get ready to be swept away in a whirlwind of passion, laughter and enchantment as one of Shakespeare’s beloved plays, Twelfth Night, takes to the Festival Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets!...

Chilina Kennedy and Jake Epstein Will Lead Premiere of THE LAST TIMBIT, Produced by Michael Rubinoff


by Stephi Wild - April 25, 2024

'Come From Away' originating producer Michael Rubinoff will produce the new musical 'The Last Timbit' starring Chilina Kennedy and Jake Epstein, with music and lyrics by Anika Johnson and Britta Johnson and a book by Nick Green....

23rd Annual Paprika Theatre Festival to Take Place in May


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2024

Experience the 23rd annual Paprika Theatre Festival, a crucial platform for emerging artists in Toronto. Learn more about the events and see how to purchase tickets. ...

SEVEN METHODS OF KILLING KYLIE JENNER Makes Canadian Premiere Next Month


by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2024

 Following the celebrated Canadian Premiere of THREE SISTERS, co-produced with Soulpepper Theatre, Obsidian Theatre concludes their 23.24 season with another Canadian premiere in May: seven methods of killing kylie jenner, by the internationally acclaimed and award-winning British playwright and act...

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Comes to Grand Theatre's Spriet Stage


by Stephi Wild - April 10, 2024

Through Tennessee’s infamous Sun Records and one legendary night with Presley, Cash, Lewis, and Perkins – London, Ontario’s international music footprint will be on full display with an extended run of Million Dollar Quartet, the final production of the Grand Theatre’s 2023/24 season....

World Premiere Of THY WOMAN'S WEEDS Comes to Centaur Theatre


by Stephi Wild - April 09, 2024

Centaur Theatre, in partnership with Repercussion Theatre and Tableau D'Hôte Theatre, and developed in collaboration with Playwrights' Workshop Montréal, have announced the long-awaited world premiere of THY WOMAN'S WEEDS by Erin Shields and directed by Amanda Kellock....

ONE STEP AT A TIME Comes to the Grand Theatre This Month


by Stephi Wild - April 02, 2024

Known around the world for his exceptional talent as a dancer (Riverdance 20th Anniversary World Tour), singer, actor, composer and creator (Disney, Shaw Festival, Stratford Festival, Talk is Free Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre), Andrew Prashad is also father to three. One Step at a Time is t...

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and WOMEN OF THE FUR TRADE Join Stratfest@Home


by Stephi Wild - March 28, 2024

Two of 2023's most popular shows, Shakespeare's hilarious comedy Much Ado About Nothing and Frances Koncan's brilliant satire Women of the Fur Trade are now available for worldwide streaming on Stratfest@Home....

Ryan G. Hinds Will Host the 44th Dora Mavor Moore Awards; New Category Announced


by Joshua Wright - March 27, 2024

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced today that the 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards will be held Monday, June 24th at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre. The celebration will be hosted by Toronto theatre icon Ryan G. Hinds....

Canadian Stage Sets 2024-25 Season Featuring Toronto and Canadian Premieres & More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 25, 2024

Canadian Stage has unveiled its 24.25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets....

Past Shows


It’s 1821 in New York, and two productions of Shakespeare’s Richard III are vying for audiences. One is presented by the African Company of New ...

Finally There’s Sun
9/9 - 9/26/2021

R + J
8/12 - 9/26/2021

Serving Elizabeth
8/28 - 9/26/2021

Serving Elizabeth
8/24 - 9/26/2021

Freedom
8/19 - 9/5/2021

I Am William
8/4 - 9/5/2021

Play On!
7/29 - 8/15/2021


A hilarious story of a theater group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps ...

The Rez Sisters
7/13 - 8/15/2021

You Can’t Stop the Beat
7/15 - 7/31/2021

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
6/22 - 7/25/2021


Balanchine’s timeless choreography brings to life Shakespeare’s magical and humorous story of a fairy kingdom and the humans that enter into it. This tale features ...

Why We Tell the Story
6/24 - 7/11/2021


The Taming of the Shrew, directed in 1988 by Richard Monette and featuring Colm Feore as Petruchio and Goldie Semple as Katherina....

Othello
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Othello, directed in 2019 by Nigel Shawn Williams and featuring Michael Blake in the title role, with Laura Condlln as Emilia, Amelia Sargisson as Desdemona, ...


The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed in 2019 by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino and featuring Sophia Walker and Brigit Wilson as the merry wives and ...


Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, directed by Richard Monette in 1992 and featuring Antoni Cimolino and Megan Follows....


George Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra, directed by Des McAnuff in 2008 and featuring Christopher Plummer and Nikki M. James....


Shakespeare's The Tempest, directed by Des McAnuff in 2010 and featuring Christopher Plummer, James Blendick, Bruce Dow, Peter Hutt, Dion Johnstone, Trish Lindström, Gareth Potter, ...


The Early Modern Cooking Show U.S. Thanksgiving Binge, with host Qasim Khan....


Timothy Findley's Elizabeth Rex, directed by Martha Henry in 2000 and featuring Diane D'Aquila, Brent Carver and Peter Hutt. Beginning Thursday, OCTOBER 22, watch parties ...

Wolf Hall
7/27 - 11/15/2020


Hilary Mantel, adapted for the stage by Mike Poulton Stratford Festival...


Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night, directed in 1994 by Diana Leblanc and featuring Martha Henry, William Hutt, Peter Donaldson, Tom McCamus and Martha ...


Beginning Thursday, OCTOBER 22, watch parties are back on, with a variety of entertainment. They begin at 6:30 p.m. ET with great preshow content. The ...


"We had so much fun in the spring and summer gathering for our YouTube watch parties - with actors and stage managers mingling in the ...

Three Tall Women
6/1 - 10/18/2020


Edward Albee Stratford Festival...

The Crucible
7/22 - 11/17/2019


Arthur Miller Stratford Festival...

Billy Elliot
4/16 - 11/3/2019


BROADWAY’S “BEST MUSICAL OF THE DECADE” -Time Magazine BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL is a joyous celebration of one young boy's journey to make his dreams ...

The Neverending Story
5/16 - 11/3/2019


The famous story of a boy who becomes caught up in a mysterious book -- only to discover that the story it tells may be ...

Little Shop of Horrors
4/29 - 11/2/2019


A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon ...

Othello
5/3 - 10/27/2019

Private Lives
4/24 - 10/26/2019


Revived in 2002 by the Royal National Theatre in a production that sparkled on Broadway, Private Lives is one of the most sophisticated, entertaining plays ...

The Merry Wives of Windsor
5/11 - 10/26/2019

The Front Page
7/30 - 10/25/2019


In this landmark comedy set inside the crowded pressroom at Chicago’s Criminal Courts Building during the 1920s, a group of reporters cover a controversial execution ...

Birds of a Kind
7/30 - 10/13/2019

Mother's Daughter
5/18 - 10/13/2019

Henry VIII
5/7 - 10/12/2019


Henry VIII by Shakespeare is a play based on realistic events; it follows King Henry VIII's divorce from Queen Katherine and his subsequent marriage to ...

Nathan the Wise
5/25 - 10/11/2019

The Sound of Music
5/5 - 11/8/2015


The Sound of Music, a beloved musical brimming with romance and resilience, was crafted by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. These ...

Carousel
5/5 - 10/23/2015


Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
11/18 - 1/1/2012


It seems especially fitting that the first rock opera, created as a concept album at the end of the turbulent '60s, should have at its ...

Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
5/2 - 11/6/2011


It seems especially fitting that the first rock opera, created as a concept album at the end of the turbulent '60s, should have at its ...

Videos


The Darktown Strutters' Ball in Toronto The Darktown Strutters' Ball
Theatre Orangeville (4/25 - 5/12)

NEW MUSICAL Tracker
A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney in Toronto A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney
Outside the March (4/13 - 5/12) Tracker
The Rear Window in Toronto The Rear Window
Hart House Theatre (5/15 - 5/31) Tracker
Beautiful Scars in Toronto Beautiful Scars
Theatre Aquarius (4/24 - 5/11)
Lady Gaga #ARTBIRTH in Toronto Lady Gaga #ARTBIRTH
Geary Avenue Warehouse (5/2 - 5/5)
Emilio's A Million Chameleons in Toronto Emilio's A Million Chameleons
Wychwood Theatre (4/20 - 4/28)
PHOTOS VIDEOS
Falsettos in Toronto Falsettos
The Annex Theatre (4/19 - 4/27)
Elephant and Piggie's We are in a Play! in Toronto Elephant and Piggie's We are in a Play!
Randolph Theatre (6/15 - 7/7)
Moulin Rouge! in Toronto Moulin Rouge!
Ed Mirvish Theatre (11/26 - 1/12)
Tyson’s Song in Toronto Tyson’s Song
Factory Theatre (4/24 - 5/19)
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