80 stories by "Martin Morrow"
When Shakespeare's Globe alumnus Tim Carroll was hired to run Canada's Shaw Festival, it may have been with the unspoken understanding that
Before taking over the artistic leadership of Canada's Shaw Festival, British director Tim Carroll's biggest Canadian box-office success was his 2016 production
Theatre Passe Muraille returns to its roots with a significant, diverse new production of The Drawer Boy
This mock-Shakespearean production by Studio 180 Theatre in Toronto feels like a novelty that has already passed its 'best before' date.
He danced at the Met and for Stravinsky before his stellar 18-year run with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
After his hippie-era version of The Bacchae became a hit, he produced shows for Mirvish Productions, including Les Miz
He won acclaim for his portrayal of the Métis leader in the eponymous opera, which premiered in 1967
Iris Turcott guided, championed " and inspired " works of Canadian playwrights
Two years ago, director Tim Carroll was vying for a Tony award for the Broadway transfer of his hit Shakespeare's Globe production
William Needles was not only a living record of the festival's history, but a distinguished actor himself, a respected acting teacher for many years at University of California, Irvine, and …
Tony Award winner who excelled in comedic roles also became a skilled director
Real-life couple Paul Gross and Martha Burns rip into each other with glee in the Canadian premier of Bruce Norris's comedy
Once a landmark work in Asian-Canadian theatre, Banana Boys is revisited by Toronto's Factory Theatre with a serious tone, good intentions and a great cast
Themes of honesty and trust emerge as a fly fisherman interacts with multiple women who are no less prone to deceptive lures as the trout he pursues at his uncle's cabin
Andrew Shaver's Sherlock Holmes stars David Arquette and is showing at Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre until Nov. 8
Best known for his stage role as Jean Valjean, the powerful tenor also sang the national anthem at Leafs and Blue Jays games
With tasteless jokes, gross sight gags and grotesque performances, this deliberately cruddy show embraces its own badness as enthusiastically as the Tanner clan used to engage in cure-all hu…
The actor, teacher, producer and raconteur had an insatiable lust for theatre life, and could lay fair claim to being Canada's oldest working actor
Former Stratford artistic head was both admired and hated for his perfectionism, but he inspired casts to do their best work
Infusion of modern themes spoils Shakespeare production that starts well, but fails to highlight insights into its characters
One-woman drama is marred by director’s heavy hand
Performers have a grand time riding this old warhorse
Play needs pruning of excess adult parts
This highly stylized version of a seventies theatre classic fails to breathe life into the play
After the success of ‘The Danish Play,’ more was expected from playwright Sonja Mills
