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'Delirious Night' at the Festival d'Avignon. iPhoto caption: 'Delirious Night' at the Festival d'Avignon. Photo by Christophe Raynaud de Lage.

At the 2025 Festival d’Avignon, politics were never far off

I’d performed and directed for festivals in Canada and elsewhere, but it wasn’t at all the same as being on the bum-in-seat side. There I was, in Avignon, rubbing shoulders with the umpteen visitors hungry for a good show. I came away feeling that here, theatre mattered. A lot. In the stony fields of Toronto, that can be easy to forget.

By Baņuta Rubess / Aug 5, 2025
feu mr feydeau iPhoto caption: Photo by Mathieu Taillardas.

REVIEW: Feu Mr. Feydeau! takes charming liberties with a famous playwright’s life 

Feu Mr. Feydeau! is an effortlessly enjoyable historical fantasy that takes on death, the creative act, and life's bittersweet disappointments.

By Gabrielle Marceau / Nov 7, 2024
Two figures stand among shadows. iPhoto caption: Photo by Mathieu Taillardas.

REVIEW: Convictions thoughtfully explores myth in the modern world

Lara Arabian and Théâtre français de Toronto have created a provocative, timely new work that intelligently explores the contradictions of immigration, family, and faith

By Gabrielle Marceau / Oct 1, 2023

REVIEW: Vaches: The Musical at Théâtre Français de Toronto

Vaches: The Musical's irony might occasionally keep its audience at a distance, but as a celebration of Casselman's wacky warmth, the show revels in an infectious, ragtag charm.

By Gabrielle Marceau / May 15, 2023