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Members of the company of 'How to Catch Creation.' iPhoto caption: Members of the company of 'How to Catch Creation.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.

REVIEW: Soulpepper’s How to Catch Creation has plenty to offer a Canadian audience

From its Black feminist ethics to its ideas about making art and living a good life, How to Catch Creation stands out most of all as a bold intellectual and affective challenge.

By Divine Angubua / May 6, 2026
Janet McMordie in 'Vitals.' iPhoto caption: Janet McMordie in 'Vitals.' Photo by Nate Colitto.

REVIEW: In Rosamund Small’s Vitals, Toronto becomes a map of private catastrophes

The play cuts through the glossy image of health-care workers as haloed heroes, bringing us closer to people working through exhaustion, hypervigilance, and horror.

By Alessandro Stracuzzi / May 5, 2026
Meilie Ng, Wai Yin Kwok, and Sophie Gee in 'Bonnes Bonnes.' iPhoto caption: Meilie Ng, Wai Yin Kwok, and Sophie Gee in 'Bonnes Bonnes.' Photo by Eden Graham.

REVIEW: Nervous Hunter’s Bonnes Bonnes combines laid-back ingredients to flavourful effect

Bonnes Bonnes is a nice reminder that productions can think, play, chill — and chili — all at once.

By Liam Donovan / May 1, 2026
Members of the company of 'On Native Land.' iPhoto caption: Members of the company of 'On Native Land.' Photo by David Cooper.

REVIEW: In Vancouver, the new musical On Native Land shimmers with hope

Corey Payette’s On Native Land unfolds as something layered and multi-perspectival, moving between individual stories and a more panoramic awareness of larger forces at play.

By Angie Rico / Apr 28, 2026