Brendan Healy
iPhoto caption: Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). Jessica B. Hill, Praneet Akilla, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Mike Shara, Caroline Toal. Photo by Elana Emer.
Paul Gross, Cabaret, and Ann-Marie MacDonald headline Canadian Stage’s 2026-27 season
Casting highlights include Sara Farb and Allan Louis in Cabaret, Paul Gross returning to Canadian Stage in Creditors, and playwrights Keith Barker and Kate Hennig performing in their own works.
iPhoto caption: Hailey Gillis and Gray Powell in 'A Doll's House.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: Canadian Stage’s A Doll’s House weighs the burden of our inherited roles
Hailey Gillis' Nora is not so much a doll as she is a gifted actor, reeling through daffy comedy, seductive calculation, and suicidal ideation with ease.
iPhoto caption: Brendan Healy in rehearsal for 'A Doll's House.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Canadian Stage’s A Doll’s House marks the second entry in a trilogy of productions about marriage
“At 50, thinking about marriage and love, and [their] place in my life, I wanted to do an artistic deep-dive into the idea of partnership,” says director Brendan Healy.
iPhoto caption: Design rendering for 'A Doll's House,' set designed by Gillian Gallow and directed by Brendan Healy for Canadian Stage.
In Canadian Stage’s A Doll’s House, the house is a window within
“It is more about how Nora feels inside the space,” says set and costume designer Gillian Gallow. “It's also that difference between house and home — the house is the object, but the home is actually the feeling.”