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REVIEW: Psychology and ideology collide in Necessary Angel’s austere Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice left me in a state of tension — pondering whether, in a similar situation, I’d be more likely to flirt with or kill a potentially evil man.

Armchairs, tattoos, and an online theatre magazine

When I started at Intermission, my world was limited to the confines of an armchair. Arts journalism was a high it felt dangerously fruitless to chase. The life stretched ahead of me was amorphous and frightening, a chasm filled with hand sanitizer and immigration concerns. It was worth crying over a spilled kombucha and scrubbing at the stain.

Speaking in Draft: Marcia Johnson

"The whole reason I started writing was to give myself work, because I just wasn't getting lead roles, I wasn't getting interesting roles, and I knew that I could carry them off," says Johnson. "My goal when I wrote You Look Great Too was for people to say, ‘Oh my gosh, yes, she can play a lead’ — and then I would never have to write again. Then it turned out that writers were more in demand. I thought ‘OK, maybe I’ll write a few more plays.’"

REVIEW: Here For Now’s Dinner with the Duchess is an aching étude on the cost of creative passion

Dinner with the Duchess is a tallying of an artistic life’s costs that builds a symphony out of simple presentation, resounding long past the final note.

REVIEW: Wights sizzles with ambition at Crow’s Theatre

While the play’s genre-straddling form feels slightly too ambitious for its concept, this sheer ambition is exciting, challenging audiences to think, while warning us that we can only go so far with words.

Announcing the winners of the 2024 Nathan Cohen Awards

The Canadian Theatre Critics Association has announced the winners of the 2024 Nathan Cohen Awards for Excellence in Critical Writing, including two writers from Intermission.

A Collective Experience: Fringe-ing Wherever You Are

“We could've just said we're not doing a Fringe, that we're just going to take this moment and not do anything. And we all thought, well, this is the mandate of Fringe, to support the artist, to be a platform for the artist. And this is an opportunity.”

Intermission COVID-19 Response & Up-To-Date Theatre News

As efforts continue to contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, Intermission is dedicated to providing up-to-date news on the status of theatre across the city and ensuring theatregoers have accurate information to plan during this difficult and transitory period.

Intermission: What We’re Looking Forward to In 2020

The editorial team, as well as some of our frequent collaborators, discuss some of their most anticipated productions and projects for 2020.

Intermission’s Most Memorable Theatre Experiences of 2019

The Intermission editorial team, as well as a couple of our frequent collaborators, think back on some of our most memorable theatre experiences from 2019.

2019 In Photos: Best of Dahlia Katz

Freelance professional and Intermission resident photographer Dahlia Katz always keeps our Spotlight series looking sharp. Let's look back on some of her best shots from 2019.

The Most Popular Intermission Articles of 2019

Thanks for another year of Toronto theatre coverage! As the year winds down, check out the ten most-read Intermission articles of 2019.