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charlie and the chocolate factory iPhoto caption: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory production still by Dahlia Katz.

REVIEW: YPT’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is appropriately sweet

Director Thom Allison’s production embraces Charlie’s many incarnations and tones in a slick rendition that’s both fun sugar high and candy overload.

By Ilana Lucas / Nov 15, 2024
wendy and peter pan iPhoto caption: Wendy and Peter Pan production still by David Hou.

Wendy and Peter Pan explores the power of love — and grief

“Part of what gets me through the very emotionally tumultuous ending of the story is remembering that Wendy has to live for the family members who are still there,” says Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks, who plays Wendy in the Stratford Festival’s production of Wendy and Peter Pan. “I just think that that's such a beautiful part of this adaptation.”

By Amira Benjamin / Aug 30, 2024

Love is the First Step: In Conversation with A Wrinkle in Time’s Thomas Morgan Jones

"A Wrinkle in Time is one of those stories that is centred on empowering young people’s voices… there isn't anything that they can't do.”

By Jessica Watson / Jul 10, 2023

Stagecoach Celebrates 35 Years of Arts Education and Empowerment

Since their humble beginnings in 1988, Stagecoach has taught over one million students from across the world.

By Jessica Watson / Apr 10, 2023