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Janet McMordie in 'Vitals.' iPhoto caption: Janet McMordie in 'Vitals.' Photo by Nate Colitto.

REVIEW: In Rosamund Small’s Vitals, Toronto becomes a map of private catastrophes

The play cuts through the glossy image of health-care workers as haloed heroes, bringing us closer to people working through exhaustion, hypervigilance, and horror.

By Alessandro Stracuzzi / May 5, 2026
Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton in 'Public Consumption.' iPhoto caption: Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton in 'Public Consumption.' Photo by Eden Graham.

REVIEW: Lester Trips’ stylish Public Consumption captures the internet’s profound emptiness

Rather than directly representing online life, Public Consumption speculates — with virtuosity — about how the digital world affects our bodies. And the show's findings are by no means comfortable.

By Liam Donovan / Dec 3, 2025