Raunchy ‘Bootycandy’ chews up theatrical expectations
What do you want Robert O’Hara’s Bootycandy to be? Ask, and it shall be given. Bawdy gay hookups? A dissection...
Comic fizz keeps Jeff Ho’s eco-activist ‘Pastoral’ afloat
“No, I don’t think poems will save us. And yet, and yet.” So once tweeted American spoken-word poet Sarah Kay,...
For his Stratford farewell, Antoni Cimolino comes home with De Filippo
A family dinner is its own kind of choreography – and staging that dance is keeping director Antoni Cimolino pretty...
Toronto Fringe 2026 Dispatch #4: Last Looks and Final Picks
I know: sometimes, watching a Fringe show can leave you discombobulated. But hey, it’s part of the game! Think of...
Toronto Fringe 2026 Dispatch #3: Mid-Festival Finds
If you spot me around the festival, exhausted and bewildered, like a famished Harlequin chasing a fly for dinner, don’t...
Toronto Fringe 2026 Dispatch #2: The Weekend
The first week of Fringe is over. We’ve officially entered the festival’s Middle Ages. By now, ‘Everyman’ has probably settled...
Toronto Fringe 2026 Dispatch #1: First Encounters and Early Picks
Roll up, roll up: Thespis’ wagon is in town! The Fringe couldn’t be further from a temple of slick entertainment....
PUNCH: the viral baby macaque stars in a sugary musical
Some may remember Conrad, the raccoon whose death in the Yorkville neighbourhood in 2015 prompted Torontonians to organize a public...
‘Tiger Bride’ trusts the evocative power of music and the undeniable talent of its creators.
Before anything else, dear reader, start with the image. Pause over the proshot I’ve selected for this review. Notice the...
The Happiness Mandate in Bowtie Productions’ “Next to Normal”
Why shouldn’t we want to be happy? Why shouldn’t we do everything possible to feel that way? There go hundreds...
