A ‘Hobbit’ that dazzles the eye more readily than it stirs the heart
At its official Stratford Festival matinee opening, The Hobbit draws exactly the audience one might expect: families, children, and devoted...
Crow’s and The Grand’s ‘Primary Trust’ gives a nimble production to a script that never tightens the screws
(Guest Writer: Alessandro Stracuzzi, a Toronto-based theatre critic and performance researcher with a focus on contemporary and experimental work. He...
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF IN YIDDISH is a Stirring, Richly Sung Revival
A revival of an iconic musical has to do more than trade on affection. It has to make a case...
VOICE CHOICE. Stratford’s ‘Guys and Dolls’ remains a must-see at the top of your theatre list this summer.
Does Guys and Dolls still work on a twenty-first-century stage, even if the title may strike some as slightly sexist?...
‘Sugar Road’ turns Rom-Com Familiarity into Something More Tender.
Kristen Da Silva’s Sugar Road opens with a premise tailor-made for the Thousand Islands theatre: at a fading fairground, Hannah...
Eva O’Connor’s ‘Chicken’ deserves a round of clucking applause
See what I did there? As part of the 2026 Bealtaine Theatre Festival, which brings the best of Irish Theatre...
‘AMERICAN DEVOTION’ in a time of “ELBOWS UP, CANADA.”
By the Word’s upcoming world premiere of American Devotion certainly caught me by surprise during Elbows Up, Canada. At a...
Nawaaz Makhani’s charming and warm personality makes his unique performance in ‘bol, brown boy, bol’ worth a visit.
(Please note: I saw the preview performance. There may be changes going forward when the show opens May 21.) bol,...
A welcome production after a long, cold winter and a slow start to spring. The Capitol’s ‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’ is buoyed by a strong cast. Its simple yet universal themes are rendered with warmth and sincerity.
Even the most skeptical/hardened audience member may find it difficult to remain unmoved by the beautifully and harmoniously sung Act...
A promised ‘Romeo & Juliet’ that will not soon be forgotten at Port Perry’s Theatre on the Ridge
Last summer, director Iain Moggach’s emotionally intense, visionary production of Vern Thiessen’s Bluebirds left me thinking about the story for...
