'Although there wasn't a live actor in the room,' theatregoers 'were absolutely convinced that there was,' says British actor Stevenson, who even pulled her own feet out of the way so as not…
Featuring plays and related content from countries like Nigeria and Argentina " and from the Cree, Saulteaux and Métis nations in Canada " Soulpepper hopes to broaden artistic horizons. 'Th…
In a project sponsored by York and Brock universities, 21 students shared their responses to the plays in '21 Black Futures.' In songs, poems, American Sign Language videos and more, they ex…
While Tarragon Theatre is taking its world premiere of 'Orestes' entirely online and 'february: a love story' has become a film, the Rhubarb Festival is going analogue " the 2021 edition of …
Among other things, Star theatre critics Karen Fricker and Carly Maga learned that our theatre scene is built on unjust foundations, that local companies 'pivoted' and fast, and that young p…
Philip Akin has stepped down as artistic director of Obsidian Theatre, but the Philip Akin " Black Shoulders Legacy Award will keep his tradition of mentorship alive beyond his lifetime by g…
Two days of testimony and activism by First Nations artists on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube begin Friday, June 19. The initiative follows the festival's successful first venture …
For 72 hours, the Stratford Festival handed its social media channels to Black artists and artisans. They revealed their experiences of racism throughout Canada's theatre world and urged Str…
'The Flick,' an Outside the March and Crow's Theatre co-production of Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about three young adults working in a rundown cinema, picked up several award…
Theatre companies are keeping the artistic juices flowing with new online content and streaming filmed versions of past productions. Theatre critics Karen Fricker and Carly Maga sort out the…
These 10 productions are evidence of the ways in which inspired leadership can result in outstanding creative achievement.
From Kat Sandler's Yaga to SpongeBob SquarePants, our critics' picks of productions worth your time and money.
On top of the breakout solo shows and new musicals that populate the Fringe circuit, the Star's theatre critics have ventured into more unexpected territory of audio plays, mime and puppetry.
From intriguing visual creations at Luminato to classic Shakespeare to a brand new show about a doomed elephant, there'll be a lot to see, say the Star's freelance theatre writers.
The cast had to adjust to the new space after nearly a year at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, while the Elgin was made cozier for audience members with fewer seats and a new back wall.
Weyni Mengesha and Emma Stenning are putting Soulpepper Theatre's troubles behind it and want to build a company in which everyone's voices are heard, they tell Karen Fricker and Carly Maga.
On Karen Fricker's and Carly Maga's list: Indigenous theatre like After the Fire, Broadway musicals like Dear Evan Hansen and Kiss of the Spider Woman, Canadian classics like Lilies and Mary…
Toronto Star theatre critics Karen Fricker and Carly Maga reveal what popped for them on Toronto stages, plus two more from voices they want to hear more from.
In Kill the Poor, Walker's point is that folks who live marginally can't be reduced to 'you people' while he takes a sympathetic approach to a woman's extreme mental condition in Her Inside …
Toronto Star critics Karen Fricker and Carly Maga lay out their best bets for the new season: from the play The Nether to site-specific work Dr. Silver: A Celebration of Life, to musical Sch…
Star critics Karen Fricker and Carly Maga unleash 22 U of T undergraduates to review shows now playing at Toronto Fringe.
Star theatre critics Karen Fricker and Carly Maga share what they're looking forward to, including Morro and Jasp's latest, The Merkin Sisters and The Preposterous Predicament of Polly Peel.
The Best Actress Prize goes to the three performers who played the role of Alison Bechdel in the acclaimed Toronto production of Fun Home.