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iPhoto caption: Georgia Findlay in 'Northanger Abbey.' Photo by Raph Nogal.

REVIEW: GFT’s Northanger Abbey embodies the delights and absurdities of Gothic fiction

Handwringing over popular fiction is hardly a thing of the past, as present panic about Romantasy attests. Unsurprisingly, both genres have a reputation for attracting women readers. Tyler J. Seguin’s Northanger Abbey displays how legitimate literary criticism can devolve into worrying that women are having too much fun.

By Ferron Delcy / Aug 10, 2026
Kiana Woo, Andrew Prashad, Georgia Findlay, and Isaiah Kolundzic in 'Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.' Photo by Raph Nogal. iPhoto caption: Kiana Woo, Andrew Prashad, Georgia Findlay, and Isaiah Kolundzic in 'Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.' Photo by Raph Nogal.

Clowning duo from The 39 Steps returns to GFT in Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey

“You have so much license to be so silly. There are so many stupid jokes in this show in the absolute best way," says Isaiah Kolundzic.

By Magan Carty / Jul 31, 2026
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.

By Krystal Abrigo / Jul 14, 2025

The curious case of the embedded critic

Intermission's senior editor Aisling Murphy reflects on her time as an embedded critic with the cast and creative team of The Exhale, a new play by Lisa Alves about polyamory, queerness, and air conditioners.

By Aisling Murphy / Mar 22, 2024