Our favourite theatre productions of 2023, in Toronto and beyond
These shows have stood the test of at least a few weeks, if not several months. Their pleasures are not transitory, but mature and long-lasting. We think of them often.
These shows have stood the test of at least a few weeks, if not several months. Their pleasures are not transitory, but mature and long-lasting. We think of them often.
Lucy Eveleigh has stepped down from her role as executive director of Toronto Fringe. She has worked with the Fringe for 11 years, including six as executive director.
Shaw constructs a complex, three-person period piece all on her own. It’s a daring undertaking, and it occasionally pays off.
The second round of reviews from the 2023 Toronto Fringe New Young Reviewers is here!
The first round of reviews from the 2023 Toronto Fringe New Young Reviewers is here!
By far, the best part of Fringe season is the people: artists like Nam Nguyen, who captivated the city last year with his Fringe musical about soup, and administrators like Lucy Eveleigh, executive director of the Fringe and one of the most respected artistic leaders in Toronto.
“Fringe is this beautiful annual reunion of theatre, arts, and performing arts people… we’re a community and we support each other.”
For its thirteenth season, this beloved Ottawa festival is just getting sweeter: undercurrents has gone bilingual.
The New Young Reviewers Program (previously, Teenjur Young Critics), supported by the Jon Kaplan Legacy Fund, is a workshop series and writing group for emerging theatre and performance reviewers Canada-wide, ages 15 and up. Led by Signy Lynch (Contemporary Theatre Review, Canadian Theatre Review, Intermission Magazine) and Stephanie Fung (Kingston Theatre Alliance, Canadian Theatre Review, Single Thread Theatre), this … Continued
“This festival feels like a huge opportunity for us to figure out how we’re going to build back,” says Eveleigh.
“We’re coming back. We’re coming back stronger.”
Carly Anna Billings and Patrick Teed describe the inspiration for their upcoming Hamilton Fringe show on toxic wokeness and its implications within an anti-Black world.
Turns out Drake will wear pretty much ANY hoodie to a game if they let him keep it, pay for his Uber, and slip him twenty bucks.
Applying for grants, moving forward, all the while writing through consistent doubts: is what I have good enough? Have I made the right choices?
The Toronto Fringe Festival opened its doors on Wednesday July 4th, but one of the most inspiring events of the festival was closed to the public.
Giants like Mirvish are able to bring shows across the country, and to attract other companies to Toronto. But other than the Fringe circuit, there are few similar opportunities for small performing arts companies.