iPhoto caption: Akosua Amo-Adem in a promo photo for 'Table for Two' ahead of the show's 2025 premiere, a co-production between Soulpepper Theatre and Obsidian Theatre. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
“Many of the shows this year are about fitting in — being a fish out of water,” says co-creator Chris Tolley. “You can see that explicitly in new immigrant stories, but also in dating stories [about] searching for connection, or even in a piece about a young actor from Toronto trying to assimilate into life on a rural farm.”
By Lindsey King /Jan 26, 2026
iPhoto caption: Table for Two (L) photo by Dahlia Katz, Blind Dates (R) photo by Jae Yang.
Both productions suggest that the most important love story is the one we’re all still writing: the journey of embracing ourselves and our experiences.