Theatre Reviews

The Shark is Broken best viewed as piece of performance art by the son of Quint

Jonathan Church dances a fine line between Singin’ in the Rain faithful and his own vision

Canadian Stage’s Public Enemy serves up a very Canadian dinner party (and the end of civilization)

In Tarragon Theatre’s captivating Cockroach, a bug and a bard teach a boy to survive

Bad Parent, Ins Choi’s first comedy since Kim’s Convenience, captures how having a baby complicates marriage

In Stratford Festival’s 1939, Shakespeare oppresses and liberates students at a residential school

The striking Uncle Vanya at Crow’s Theatre was worth the wait

In Soulpepper’s Queen Goneril and King Lear double bill, Shakespeare comes second

Stratford Festival’s production of Death and the King’s Horseman is powerful and profound

The Miser showcases the richness of rep – and Colm Feore’s fantastic physical comedy – at the Stratford Festival

Gem of the Ocean is a stunning night at the theatre

Just to Get Married no longer anonymous or neglected at Shaw Fest a century after its debut

The Doctor’s Dilemma is another reason to make Bernard Shaw your token anti-vax friend this season at the Shaw Festival

Trojan Girls is the exhilarating immersive theatre experience you’ve been waiting for

On Golden Pond is a golden opportunity for Shaw and Stratford patrons to discover old favourites now working at Drayton Entertainment

A comedy of menace in a Detroit state of mind at Coal Mine Theatre

Review: Polyamory? In this economy? Every Little Nookie is a swinging sex comedy for inflationary times at the Stratford Festival

All’s Well That Ends Well ends with cognitive dissonance instead at Stratford Festival

Little Women show their inner riot grrls in new stage adaption of enduring story at the Stratford Festival

Broadway-bound & Juliet brings a Shakespearean heroine (and the jukebox musical) back from the dead

Everybody, rock your mortal body right at the Shaw Festival

Mission Totally Possible, new Second City Toronto revue, is good fun but leaves the envelope where it is

A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Vancouver delivers with a silly and wise story and spectacular costumes and sets

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a mindbogglingly magical live show, but strictly for Potterheads

The Importance of Being Earnest is witty, and never wearisomely so, at the Shaw Festival

Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt leave it all on stage in their hit double act 2 Pianos, 4 Hands

Karen Kain’s Swan Lake goes beyond the classic’s tragic romance to deliver a story about friendship

Dixon Road is a refugee musical with funky tunes and a promising future

Where the Blood Mixes is a roller coaster that never loses steam

Chicago gives more razzle-dazzle than ever in Donna Feore’s new production at the Stratford Festival

Richard III features Colm Feore in top form – and gives ample opportunity to ogle Stratford Festival’s new Tom Patterson Theatre

A lively and entertaining Hamlet to kick off the Stratford Festival’s comeback season