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In GCTC’s FLOP!, three actor-comedians craft a musical from scratch

This December, Ottawa’s Great Canadian Theatre Company will present Klif Entertainment’s FLOP! An Improvised Musical Fiasco, created by Ron Pederson and director Alan Kliffer.

REVIEW: The Sound of Music is enchanting at London’s Grand Theatre

Even after an umpteenth viewing of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s classic, the material still feels fresh under Rachel Peake’s direction.

REVIEW: Madame Minister is a star vehicle for actor Laura Condlln

Laura Condlln and Cyrus Lane offer performances that are worth the drive to Barrie — the two have terrific chemistry and timing.

Speaking in Draft: Emily Jung

"I want theatre to be so ingrained in everyone's day-to-day life, that it becomes natural to go see a show that's happening locally,” says Jung. “It should be an integral part of society for people to be able to access a cultural space, go there, and experience something that energizes them."

Mark Crawford returns to Theatre Aquarius as A Christmas Story’s nostalgic narrator

“There’s a beautiful song that Ralphie’s mother, who’s played by Jamie McRoberts, sings to her boys in act two,” said Crawford. “I almost started weeping [when I first heard it] — the tenderness of a mom taking care of her kids in this moment, and [me] standing there as the adult version of one of those kids. I think that’s so identifiable for people: those moments of tenderness and love between this family.”

REVIEW: Tarragon’s Craze lacks focus — that’s what makes it fun

A frenzied test of endurance, Craze whips along like a social media feed on steroids, sprinting from image to image with wild, masculine bravado.

Factory Theatre welcomes new audiences with shows that explore human connection

“I feel like I’m really looking to theatre for joy right now,” says artistic director Mel Hague. “I don’t mean works that are specifically funny or happy. I’m talking about something deeper where you can feel connected to the art on stage, the space that’s hosting it, the other people in the audience, and yourself.”

Roberto Zucco marks a new era in Buddies’ history of queer theatre

Toronto theatre can be a bit risk-averse. Artistic directors, constrained by limited funding, program obvious crowd-pleasers over boundary-pushing experiments. Playwrights, afraid to ruffle feathers, create spaces that validate the public’s...

How SummerWorks confronts a theatre industry steeped in hustle culture

“As far as our sector goes, there’s this idea that how busy you are is a reflection of your values,” says director-dramaturg Harri Thomas. “We also tend to emphasize a person’s career over the body of work they’ve produced. There are certain things that we can do at a community level, particularly when it comes to resource sharing. But we also need to consider the fact that we operate in a scarcity environment where we’re so focused on individual shows that we often neglect the larger ecology.”

Director Hillar Liitoja was ‘pathologically uncompromising’ in his pursuit of great art

His creations brought together all the joy and terror and beauty and chaos of being alive.

As the new artistic director of Buddies in Bad Times, ted witzel will ‘connect two generations of queers’

"Nightlife trends come and go," says witzel. "But there’s no reason a queer party space can’t be a creative site as well as a way to fund art."

‘It’s Definitely Worth the Trip’: In Conversation with The 39 Steps at County Stage

The two-time Tony-winning story will see its first ever site-specific outdoor production, courtesy of the County Stage Company.