Buddies in Bad Times
iPhoto caption: Waseem Alzer in 'The Green Line'. Photo by Jeremy Mimnagh.
REVIEW: The Green Line unspools an exquisitely written narrative of love and loss in Beirut
Playwright-director Makram Ayache’s The Green Line opens by describing this “no-man’s land” as an imaginary place — a political concept that materialized in the vegetation that reclaimed the land. For Ayache, the Green Line becomes a site of reckoning, remembrance, and restitution.
iPhoto caption: 'A Strange Loop' photo by Dahlia Katz.
Announcing the winners of the 2025 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards
The Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards jury has announced its 2025 results — 22 winners across 17 categories, plus a pair of special citations.
iPhoto caption: Photo by Jeremy Mimnagh.
REVIEW: In Shedding a Skin at Buddies, a mistreated office worker screams back
Vanessa Sears’ remarkable performance guides the audience through the emotional journeys of two Black British women from different generations.
iPhoto caption: Photo of Tara Sky by Jeremy Mimnagh. Set design by Shannon Lea Doyle, costume design by Asa Benally, lighting design by Hailey Verbonac.
REVIEW: The Born-Again Crow is an ardent ode to unproductivity
Director Jessica Carmichael’s Toronto premiere production trucks along with the passionate force of an early-2000s emo rock hit, imbuing this systemic critique with rousing, playful life.