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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.

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.

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.

Anita La Selva’s interdisciplinary 12 Litres 8800 Steps frames caregiving as an emotional odyssey

“I really wanted to tell the story of the people who are affected by their loved ones’ addictions. Because I don't think that that is a story that we see very often,” says the creator-performer ahead of the show’s premiere at the Factory Theatre Mainspace.

REVIEW: Punctuate! Theatre’s Strife opens up perspectives on grief, activism, and the oil industry

Playwright Matthew MacKenzie and director Yvette Nolan have crafted a drama in which every character is worth hearing. What follows is my attempt to listen — perspective by perspective.

REVIEW: One-on-one play considers the hidden meanings behind ghost stories

Shira Leuchter’s The Haunting feels less like attending a seance and more like flipping through the encyclopedia of a self.