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REVIEW: Pride and Prejudice gets a postmodern makeover at London’s Grand Theatre

In spite of some missed opportunities, Pride and Prejudice ends up a lighthearted recontextualization of its source material, which should appease all but the most stolid Janeites.

Announcing the winners of the 2025 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards

The Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards jury has announced its 2025 results — 22 winners across 17 categories, plus a pair of special citations.

REVIEW: Takwahiminana explores what healing means when the past never quite lets go

While playwright Matthew MacKenzie’s lyrical storytelling is always a delight, there’s something astringent and detached about Takwahiminana that produces a distancing effect, preventing it from reaching the emotional highs of his other recent work.

REVIEW: Waitress blends retro charm with contemporary flair at Hamilton’s Theatre Aquarius

This co-production with the Grand Theatre stands up to its Broadway counterpart and makes for a truly delightful night out.

REVIEW: A Strange Loop cycles between audacious spectacle and deeply personal reflection

A Strange Loop challenges the conventions of large-scale musical theatre while carving its radical place in the Broadway canon.

York University’s Facing Backlash symposium builds solidarities in tough times

The symposium’s two packed days felt to me like the collective pursuit of an elusive, shape-shifting prey. But as participants shared experiences, and common-interest groups opened up their internal dialogue to the rest of the symposium, the contours of what we’re all up against started to come into focus for me, and I felt a collective sense of purpose growing.

A Message from Intermission’s Editors

May Antaki and Maija Kappler, co-founders and co-editors-in-chief of Intermission, are stepping down.

Casting Announcement: what I call her

Here's the cast for Ellie Moon's play "what I call her," directed by Sarah Kitz, opening at Crow's Theatre this November.

Theatre this Week: Stratford Edition

Here are the Stratford Festival plays to see for the week of June 4 - 10, 2018.

Theatre this Week: May 28 – June 3

These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of May 28 - June 3, 2018.

Here Are the 2018 Toronto Theatre Critics Award Winners

Toronto's theatre critics just announced their favourite shows of the year for 2018.

Telling the Story of the Murder Trial that Changed the Country

Fiction about a real-world tragedy risks sensationalizing the events that remain painful for a lot of people. But they also provide the opportunity to explore human behaviour, to directly address the impacts of violence and trauma.