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Peter N. Bailey and Durae McFarlane in 'Primary Trust.' iPhoto caption: Peter N. Bailey and Durae McFarlane in 'Primary Trust.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.

How the Grand Theatre’s Primary Trust makes a tiki bar feel like home

Let’s get one thing straight: Eboni Booth's Pulitzer-winning Primary Trust isn’t about working in bars. But it honours bars as spaces we return to — where we go to feel safe. 

By Alexandrea Marsh / Jan 23, 2026
Shedding a Skin. 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.

By Lulu Liu / May 3, 2025

REVIEW: Red Velvet at Crow’s Theatre

Ira Aldridge may be one of the greatest actors you’ve never heard of.

By Ilana Lucas / Dec 4, 2022

Black Girl (Stage) Magic: In Conversation with Red Velvet‘s Cherissa Richards and Starr Domingue

“A character in the play says, ‘We want theatre to reflect our people’. Well, I'm a Torontonian. I was born and raised here. Why am I not seeing myself on stage?”

By Amira Benjamin / Nov 26, 2022