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At Canadian Stage’s 41st annual Dream in High Park, everyone is Hamlet

“There's something really democratic about outdoor theatre,” says Canadian Stage artistic director Brendan Healy. “Indoor theatre spaces are awesome, but they can sometimes be intimidating and limited. For many people, Dream in High Park is their one trip to the theatre that they do every year. For many young people, it’s their first experience of theatre.”

By Nathaniel Hanula-James / Jul 22, 2024
iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.

REVIEW: Run, don’t walk to Canadian Stage’s luminous production of The Inheritance

Believe the buzz, and fear not a lengthy runtime: it is so, so worth it.

By Aisling Murphy / Mar 29, 2024

Canadian Stage unveils bracing 2024-25 season

Canadian Stage has announced its 2024-25 season, featuring an exciting roster of Toronto and Canadian premieres as well as remounts of beloved productions from across Ontario.

By Aisling Murphy / Mar 25, 2024
iPhoto caption: Photo of Brendan Healy by Dahlia Katz.

In Canadian Stage’s latest project, Brendan Healy ponders his own queer inheritance

“So much of the conversation around AIDS is around absence and what we lost,” says Canadian Stage artistic director Brendan Healy. “But we haven’t lost everybody. There are survivors and there are people who are living with HIV, thriving. [The Inheritance] is a space for an audience, for a society, to just be with presence.” 

By Nathaniel Hanula-James / Feb 17, 2024