Theatre and Performance

Vancouver’s PuSh Festival makes ‘difficult decision’ to cancel Israel-set play The Runner to keep Palestinian artist in line-up

Dance shows across Canada this winter are a diverse mix — including wrestling

Nestruck on Theatre: Winnipeg’s We Quit Theatre is just getting started

Vancouver’s PuSh Festival stands up for The Runner, as Victoria’s Belfry Theatre caves to pressure to cancel Israel-set play

Nestruck on Theatre: Eight anticipated Canadian plays having world premieres in 2024

A look ahead at theatre in 2024: The best of the classics and contemporary fare

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 a chance to glimpse two shooting stars in its Canadian premiere at Crow’s Theatre

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is an ingenious and fun reworking of Jane Austen’s ubiquitous novel

The cheerful exuberance of 42nd Street is sure to sweep you away

The 10 best theatre productions of 2023

Nestruck on Theatre: Tight times in Canadian theatre as 2023 comes to a close

Chris, Mrs, a cozy new Christmas musical, has all the hallmarks of a modest holiday hit in world premiere at Winter Garden Theatre

Kidd Pivot’s Assembly Hall is a convocation of half-formed ideas

Assembly Hall, a new production from Kidd Pivot, is an ode to community spaces

Nestruck on Theatre: As Toronto shows keep extending, should theatregoers be suspicious?

Playwight David Yee wins the 2023 Siminovitch Prize

Angels in America: Tony Kushner’s two-part classic is as necessary as ever, even in That Theatre Company’s imperfect Toronto production

Art of Time Ensemble founder Andrew Burashko says goodbye with one more Christmas show

Nestruck on Theatre: With Narnia and Alice, Bad Hats lead a boom in original holiday family musicals

Daniel MacIvor’s Monster and Here Lies Henry are plays emblematic of a decades-long partnership

Send in the cloned pets: With Here We Are, Stephen Sondheim left behind a musical satire of the 1 per cent as his popularity surges in the demo

Onegin’s crisp choreography redeems its stale storyline

To Kill a Mockingbird at Mirvish makes a rare touring stop in Toronto for a big-budget Broadway play

Groundbreaking contemporary dancer Louise Lecavalier’s Stations arrives in Toronto

Nestruck on Theatre: Why The Lion King won’t roar newer musicals off the Toronto stage

The Lion King roaring back to Toronto in 2024 for an unprecedented second open-ended run

Prophecy Fog at Coal Mine Theatre feels essential at this moment in time

Part of the appeal of The Lehman Trilogy is the absence of a large, obvious statement

At Tarragon Theatre, Morris Panych’s Withrow Park is an unthreatening comedy of menace

Nestruck on Theatre: What parts are Steve Carrell and Tom Rooney both checking off their lists in 2024?

New Second City revue Chaos Menu: Disorder Up! makes light of life’s everyday absurdities

National Ballet of Canada’s pairing of Passion, Emma Bovary works, though the latter is easier to love