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iPhoto caption: Design rendering for 'A Doll's House,' set designed by Gillian Gallow and directed by Brendan Healy for Canadian Stage.

In Canadian Stage’s A Doll’s House, the house is a window within

“It is more about how Nora feels inside the space,” says set and costume designer Gillian Gallow. “It's also that difference between house and home — the house is the object, but the home is actually the feeling.”

By Mira Miller / Jan 15, 2026

Speaking in Draft: Rachel Forbes

Rachel Forbes’ wide-ranging career has set this artist in a league of her own. The award-winning set and costume designer’s work has appeared across the country in productions by the ​​Shaw Festival, Buddies in Bad Times, Obsidian Theatre, Neptune Theatre, Centaur Theatre, and more.

By Nathaniel Hanula-James / May 14, 2024

In Conversation: Ken MacKenzie

The question, “What is the opposite thing that we’re not doing in this moment, and can it help us?” feels more vital to me than it did in the past.

interview by May Antaki / Mar 1, 2018
iPhoto caption: The Nether at the Royal Court Theatre. Photo by Johan Persson.

The Flip Side: Creative Minds

It’s always interesting to listen to creative minds expand upon their processes.

By Hannah Antaki / Apr 12, 2016