As the play’s events ping-pong between seriousness and frivolity, Caroline Toal’s Viola appears constantly aware of the dangerous contradictions in the air, remaining guarded against the chaos' pull — and yet never entirely abandoning the possibility of enchantment.
By Liam Donovan /Jul 23, 2026
iPhoto caption: Caroline Toal as Anne Shirley in 'Anne of Green Gables.' Photo by David Hou.
A winter story told by a melancholy child and a fanatical Lucy Maud Montgomery book club help frame the final two productions in the Stratford Festival’s 2025 opening week.