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iPhoto caption: Byron Abalos in 'The Veil.' Photo by Raph Nogal.
REVIEW: The Veil brings stripped-down psychological thrills to the Crow’s Theatre Studio
While the world premiere solo show’s attempts at societal critique sometimes lack precision, director Helen Juvonen’s subtle, atmospheric production makes for an unnerving horror theatre experience.
iPhoto caption: Janelle Hanna in 'Heratio.' Photo by Raph Nogal.
REVIEW: Guild Festival Theatre’s ambitious Heratio wanders through a thicket of subplots
Genevieve Adam’s world premiere script plunges into the smouldering wreckage of Hamlet, twisting its narrative with conspiracies, disguises, and a heavy dose of meta-humour.
iPhoto caption: Sébastien Heins, Georgia Findlay, Isaiah Kolundzic, and Kiana Woo in The 39 Steps. Photo by Raph Nogal.
Kiana Woo clowns around in full-circle moment with Guild Festival Theatre
For Woo, coming back to the Guild for the first time in four years — after working at Shaw, Soulpepper, the Citadel Theatre, and Théâtre Français de Toronto — feels like a homecoming.
iPhoto caption: Michelle Urbano, artistic director of Crossroads Theatre (formerly Shakespeare in Action).
Following a major rebrand, Crossroads Theatre is redefining summer theatre in Toronto
“If we start to think about the arts as a health service, I feel like that shift in thinking could do a lot for the arts, and a lot for the people of Toronto,” says Michelle Urbano, artistic director of Crossroads Theatre (formerly Shakespeare in Action).