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News

The banner image for Ottawa Fringe's undercurrents festival announcement. Blue and red rings fill a white background, showing images of various performances: a figure singing into a microphone, another wearing a clown nose, and a third seeming to be mid-speech.
News February 1, 2023

Ottawa Fringe’s undercurrents festival Invites Audiences to Embrace Curiosity

By Jessica Watson

The 2023 undercurrents festival will be presented bilingually, with French-language productions and some French late-night programming.

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News January 17, 2023

The World Premiere of Chris Hadfield’s The Darkest Dark Takes Flight at YPT

By Jessica Watson

The Darkest Dark’s innovative blend of theatre, multi-media and magic invites audiences into a universe where the dark is more than it seems.

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News January 5, 2023

As You Like It: A Radical Retelling Arrives at Ottawa’s Great Canadian Theatre Company

By Aisling Murphy

Cliff Cardinal‘s new realization of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It is on its way to the Great Canadian Theatre Company.

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News December 19, 2022

Announcing the Winners of the 2022 Nathan Cohen Awards

By Aisling Murphy

The Canadian Theatre Critics Association is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the Nathan Cohen Awards for Excellence in Critical Writing.

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A promo image of Sébastien Hines as the Inspector in the Ministry of Mundane Mysteries (2020). Photo by Dasha Peregoudova, courtesy of Outside the March.
News December 7, 2022

Last Call for a Marathon of The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries

By Jessica Watson

After 31 months of mystery-solving, the finale of Outside the March’s phone-based immersive theatre experience will be a 24-hour extravaganza.

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The cast of the 20th Anniversary production of 'da Kink in My Hair stands facing the camera. Each of the eight women wears a different style of black outfit, some with trains and intricate sleeves, others in sparkles and jumpers. They all look at the camera with confidence, standing tall and strong.
News December 6, 2022

Soulpepper and TO Live’s ‘da Kink in My Hair Returns to its Roots for its 20th Anniversary

By Jessica Watson

After 20 years and multiple iterations, including a television series, the show is returning to Toronto with some of the original cast.

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News December 5, 2022

Announcing the Greenhouse Festival at Tarragon Theatre

By Aisling Murphy

Tarragon Theatre has announced the first-ever Greenhouse Festival for new work.

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Four images of the the individual Siminovitch Prize finalists, clockwise from top left: Sherry J. Yoon, Marie Brassard, Ravi Jain, and Ann-Marie Kerr. In the middle of the four images is a white box containing the Siminovitch Prize logo: Prix Siminovitch Prize.
News November 30, 2022

Announcing the 2022 Siminovitch Prize Live-Streamed Awards

By Jessica Watson

The live-streamed awards will feature four short documentaries showcasing the exceptional artistry of the 2022 Siminovitch Prize finalists.

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The sun sets behind the Stratford Festival's Festival Theatre building. A Canadian flag blows in the wind on the roof of the building, a bright splash across the orange sky. In the foreground is a translucent image of Canadian actor Paul Gross, imposed over the image. He wears a collared white shirt and a black vest, with his hands clasped in front of his chest. The image is from the Festival's 2000 production of Hamlet, in which Gross played the title role.
News November 3, 2022

The Stratford Festival Announces Casting for 2023 Season

By Jessica Watson

Acclaimed Canadian actor Paul Gross will return to the Festival Theatre stage in 2023 to play the titular character in King Lear.

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The cast of Things I Know to be True. Clockwise from the top left: Tom McCamus, Seana McKenna, Alanna Bale, Merlin Simard, Daniel Maslany, andChristine Horne,
News September 28, 2022

Casting Announcement: The Company Theatre and David Mirvish’s Things I Know to be True

By Jessica Watson

David Mirvish and The Company Theatre are proud to announce the cast for Andrew Bovell’s Things I Know to be True.

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News September 26, 2022

Young People’s Theatre Unveils $13.5 Million Renovation

By Karen Fricker

Young People’s Theatre (YPT) is sharing the fruits of it $13.5 million Room for Imagination renovation project.

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News September 21, 2022

Public Enemy Extended at Canadian Stage

By Aisling Murphy

Canadian Stage has announced that its season opener has been extended through October 8, 2022.

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News September 21, 2022

Stratford Festival Announces 2023 Season

By Aisling Murphy

The Stratford Festival has announced its 2023 season, inspired by a theme of “Duty versus Desire.”

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News September 19, 2022

2022 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners

By Jessica Watson

What a night! Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the 42nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards.

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News August 11, 2022

Driftwood Theatre’s Bard Bus Tour Returns to Toronto

By Aisling Murphy

Driftwood Theatre’s King Henry Five will be in Toronto’s Christie Pits Park on August 16 and 17.

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News July 28, 2022

Theatre Passe Muraille Announces Their Eclectic, Stirring 2022-23 Season

By Jessica Watson

Theatre Passe Muraille has just announced their first full season since 2019, and the offerings for 2022-23 are eclectic, soul-stirring, and extremely exciting.

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Reviews

REVIEW: The Magic of Assembly at Toronto Dance Theatre

The banner image for Intermission's review of The Marriage of Figaro at Canadian Opera Company. A decrepit, stately house with peeling white panelled walls. A man in a suit stands before a grand staircase, staring towards the camera s he steps forward. A winged figure hangs off the stairs' railing, reaching towards the man as they smile.

REVIEW: The Marriage of Figaro at Canadian Opera Company

The banner image for Intermission's review of Girls & Boys, a Here for Now Theatre production in association with Crow's Theatre. The image shows Fiona Mongillo, Here for Now's AD and the sole performer in the production, wearing a green collard jumpsuit. She stares past the camera imploringly, one hand raised in front of her as though asking an important question.

REVIEW: Girls & Boys at Here For Now Theatre/Crow’s Theatre

REVIEW: Fall On Your Knees at Canadian Stage/National Arts Centre/Neptune Theatre/London Grand/Vita Brevis Arts

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