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Derrick Chua
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Derrick Chua

Derrick is an entertainment lawyer and independent theatre producer. He was president of the Toronto Fringe for ten years, and holds the record for most shows seen at a single Toronto Fringe: 76.

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Mark Crawford iPhoto caption: Photo by Ann Baggley.
Features

In Lighthouse Festival’s The New Canadian Curling Club, a classic Canadian sport helps newcomers break the ice 

“I had this idea to write a play about a group of relative strangers who come together with one common goal,” says playwright Mark Crawford. “I love that kind of narrative: people from disparate parts of a community who come together to form their own little community.”

By Nathaniel Hanula-James
Sanctuary Song at Tapestry Opera. iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Reviews

REVIEW: Tapestry Opera’s Sanctuary Song charts an elephant’s tumultuous journey from captivity to liberation

The Dora Award-winning, family-friendly opera has returned to mark the opening of Tapestry's new venue on Yonge Street.

By Nirris Nagendrarajah
Top to bottom, L to R: Naguib Keval, Aruna Bhalla, Colin MacLellan, Payge Mildebrath. iPhoto caption: Top to bottom, L to R: Naguib Keval, Aruna Bhalla, Colin MacLellan, Payge Mildebrath.
Speaking in Draft

How four GTA drama teachers are modelling the importance of connection, empathy, and collaboration

I suspect that most people who work in theatre professionally, and many who don’t, have a story about a high school drama teacher who changed their life. This edition of Speaking in Draft is a celebration of those figures.

By Nathaniel Hanula-James
Production photo of 'Pride and Prejudice' at the Grand Theatre. iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Reviews

REVIEW: Pride and Prejudice gets a postmodern makeover at London’s Grand Theatre

In spite of some missed opportunities, Pride and Prejudice ends up a lighthearted recontextualization of its source material, which should appease all but the most stolid Janeites.

By Gwen Caughell
Production photo of 'A Strange Loop' at Soulpepper Theatre. iPhoto caption: 'A Strange Loop' photo by Dahlia Katz.
News

Announcing the winners of the 2025 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards

The Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards jury has announced its 2025 results — 22 winners across 17 categories, plus a pair of special citations.

By Liam Donovan
Soulpepper's production of Takwahiminana iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Reviews

REVIEW: Takwahiminana explores what healing means when the past never quite lets go

While playwright Matthew MacKenzie’s lyrical storytelling is always a delight, there’s something astringent and detached about Takwahiminana that produces a distancing effect, preventing it from reaching the emotional highs of his other recent work.

By Ilana Lucas