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iPhoto caption: Beck Lloyd and Qasim Khan in Hamlet (Dream in High Park). Photo by Dahlia Katz.

A beginner’s guide to Dream in High Park

Looking for a crash course on Toronto’s favourite outdoor theatre tradition? We have you covered!

Aug 16, 2024
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A beloved trio returns to Scarborough’s Guild Park in Three Men on a Bike

“What have I personally got to do with these guys?” asks director Sue Miner. “Nothing, and yet I love them and I love their journey. They just touch people to come along for the ride. That’s part of the draw for me. They [screw up] for us so we don’t have to. We can just sit and enjoy and laugh at their foibles. Anything that brings us all back to humanity is my hero right now.”

By Nathaniel Hanula-James / Jul 10, 2024
Poster for Guild Festival Theatre's presentation of Evalyn Parry's SPIN. iPhoto caption: Poster courtesy of GFT.

Guild Festival Theatre to present one-night-only concert version of Evalyn Parry’s SPIN

Inspired in part by the incredible true story of Annie Londonderry, who in 1895 became the first woman to ride around the world on a bicycle, SPIN travels from 19th-century women’s emancipation to the present day, forging unexpected links across time and history.

By Liam Donovan / Jun 28, 2024
Production photo of The Caged Bird Sings at the Aga Khan Museum. iPhoto caption: Photo by Zeeshan Safdar.

REVIEW: With the help of a daring set, The Caged Bird Sings brings Rumi into the present day

Literal and metaphorical cages abound in this radical adaptation of Rumi’s Masnavi, produced by Modern Times Stage Company and presented in the Aga Khan Museum’s courtyard.

By Liam Donovan / Jun 15, 2024