Shakespeare
iPhoto caption: Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). Jessica B. Hill, Praneet Akilla, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Mike Shara, Caroline Toal. Photo by Elana Emer.
Paul Gross, Cabaret, and Ann-Marie MacDonald headline Canadian Stage’s 2026-27 season
Casting highlights include Sara Farb and Allan Louis in Cabaret, Paul Gross returning to Canadian Stage in Creditors, and playwrights Keith Barker and Kate Hennig performing in their own works.
iPhoto caption: Marionette design by Ronnie Burkett. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: Ronnie Burkett’s Little Willy is a love letter to theatre
Ronnie Burkett and William Shakespeare agree on at least one fundamental truth: there’s no such thing as a bad dick joke.
iPhoto caption: Headshot of Antoni Cimolino. Photo by Ted Belton.
“You want to choose things that feel important to the moment,” he says about building a Stratford Festival season. “If you choose plays and they don’t resonate, it’s very hurtful. You believe in them and the power of them.”
iPhoto caption: Photo by Mike McPhaden.
REVIEW: Shakespeare in the Ruff’s Tiff’ny of Athens throws a delightful party in Withrow Park
The text draws on an eclectic mix of sources: other Shakespeare plays, Dolly Parton songs, and automated messages from government service helplines, to name a few.