Toronto theatre
iPhoto caption: Eva O'Connor in 'Chicken.' Photo by Hildegard Ryan.
This year’s Bealtaine Theatre Festival features a Ulysses adaptation and a solo show about a chicken
The 2026 edition will unfold at the Corleck, a new waterfront performance venue set to officially open in November. Bealtaine audiences will be among the first to experience the space.
iPhoto caption: Natasha Mumba and Eric Miracle in 'Copperbelt.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Copperbelt’s creative team crossed continents to do Natasha Mumba’s debut play justice
Zambian dialect coach Chiluba Katongo Nosfu worked with the cast, and also provided translation support for Mumba’s script: Copperbelt’s characters regularly interject words and phrases from Bemba — one of over 70 languages spoken in Zambia — into their English dialogue.
iPhoto caption: Kateryna Larina in Paradisum. Photo by Bálint Hirling.
TO Live to present Recirquel’s Paradisum in Toronto
Next week, a circus-dance hybrid will swing into the Bluma Appel Theatre as part of TO Live’s 2025-26 season.
CBC’s PlayME debuts 2026 season, starting with Kim’s Convenience
PlayME has featured work by more than 30 Governor General’s Award winners and nominees, making some of the country’s most celebrated plays accessible to listeners nationwide.