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Caroline Toal as Anne Shirley in 'Anne of Green Gables.' iPhoto caption: Caroline Toal as Anne Shirley in 'Anne of Green Gables.' Photo by David Hou.

‘Anne is such a beacon of hope’: How Caroline Toal brings Anne Shirley to life at the Stratford Festival

“The story is so hopeful and beautiful and funny and silly and moving — and I think that nowadays, it's so nice to be reminded of hope," says Toal.

By Gus Lederman / Aug 26, 2025
Philip Myers as Mamillius (left) and Lucy Peacock as Time in The Winter's Tale. Photo by David Hou. iPhoto caption: Philip Myers as Mamillius (left) and Lucy Peacock as Time in 'The Winter's Tale.' Photo by David Hou.

Stratford Festival reviews: The Winter’s Tale and Anne of Green Gables

A winter story told by a melancholy child and a fanatical Lucy Maud Montgomery book club help frame the final two productions in the Stratford Festival’s 2025 opening week.

By Karen Fricker / Jun 5, 2025
Production photo from Big Stuff at Crow's Theatre. iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.

REVIEW: Baram and Snieckus’ Big Stuff uses improv to explore the materiality of grief

The couple’s Second City-tested comic repartee keeps the show moving with delicious lightness.

By Liam Donovan / Nov 24, 2024
interior design iPhoto caption: Interior Design production still by Jae Yang.

REVIEW: Interior Design sparkles with zillennial wit

Interior Design watches its Peloton-using, social media-obsessed heroines from an empathetic vantage point, holding space for these women and their problems.

By Aisling Murphy / Oct 27, 2024