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In 1939, Indigenous students bring their living culture to one of the Bard’s problem plays

“There’s no monolithic experience of residential school,” says co-playwright and director Jani Lauzon. “There are some really extraordinary plays already written about residential schools that deal with that [more tragic] lens. We set out to write a different kind of play, with a different gaze.”

Roberto Zucco marks a new era in Buddies’ history of queer theatre

Toronto theatre can be a bit risk-averse. Artistic directors, constrained by limited funding, program obvious crowd-pleasers over boundary-pushing experiments. Playwrights, afraid to ruffle feathers, create spaces that validate the public’s...

Speaking in Draft: Justin Miller

“I love to laugh,” says Miller, an actor, bouffon drag clown, performance artist, and teacher extraordinaire. “Some of the most impactful and meaningful experiences I've had have been shared through a comedic lens. I think you have a far better chance of actually changing people with comedy, because it's in moments of surprise and subversion of expectation that you have a chance to knock them off their balance, and maybe show them something new.”

REVIEW: Life of Pi gleams with unforgettable puppets

Based on the beloved novel by Yann Martel, the exquisite touring production uses puppets as its vocabulary, asking complex questions about storytelling and the power of imagination.

REVIEW: Infinite Life thrums with meditations on chronic illness and pain

Director Jackie Maxwell’s production at Coal Mine Theatre, featuring six generous, empathetic performances, is a paean of understanding for the chronically ill, candidly examining the despair and fury of bodily helplessness in a way that’s magnified by our proximity to the characters in the intimate space.

REVIEW: In Rosmersholm, ghosts abound

While the play’s ideas sizzle and pop with contemporary verve, the story’s an occasionally frustrating vessel for those captivating sentiments on politics and identity.

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.