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Christian Van Horn and Karen Cargill in 'Bluebeard's Castle.' iPhoto caption: Christian Van Horn and Karen Cargill in 'Bluebeard's Castle.' Photo by Michael Cooper.

REVIEW: COC’s Bluebeard’s Castle/Erwartung is a hypnotic exploration of light

Rather than retread the ground of an overall analysis, I’d like to zoom in on an element that particularly interested me: Simonovitch Prize-winning designer Robert Thomson’s expressionistic lighting for Bluebeard’s Castle, which nicely enriches the opera’s ambiguous psychological landscape.

By Liam Donovan / May 14, 2026
Gabriella Sundar Singh in 'Through the Eyes of God.' iPhoto caption: Gabriella Sundar Singh in 'Through the Eyes of God.' Photo by Jae Yang.

Through the Eyes of God makes noise at the 2026 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards

The jury of the Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards (TTCAs) has announced its 2026 results — 26 winners across 20 categories, plus a special citation.

By Liam Donovan / May 14, 2026
iPhoto caption: 'Chicken.' Photo by Hildegard Ryan.

A show about a celebrity chicken is one of four Irish plays at this year’s Bealtaine Theatre Festival

This piece of contemporary Irish theatre stars a talking fowl with a ketamine habit. Its creators are anything but chicken.

By Nathaniel Hanula-James / May 12, 2026