Theatre leaders say the funding boost will help them produce larger and more daring productions, ultimately altering programming for the seasons to come.
The stories of Kurdish female freedom fighters are the focus of a verbatim theatre production " using interview transcripts and found footage " in Toronto.
Shimmering with rich language, colourful characters and Hanna Kiel's beguiling choreography, 'Cockroach' delves deep into a deceptively simple story.
Canadian Stage boldly launches its 2022-23 season with a precise performance of a troubling play by Québécois provocateur Olivier Choinière
Renovation includes upgrades to YPT's original theatre space plus a three-storey facility across the street with studios, classrooms and a mainstage-size rehearsal hall.
The beloved musical set in Gander after the events of Sept. 11, 2001 has a triumphant concert staging in St. John's.
The new comedy, a co-production among three Canadian theatre companies, mostly cracks instead of crackles, despite strong performances.
Ian Shaw plays his father, Robert Shaw, who died three years after starring as maniacal shark hunter Quint in the blockbuster thriller.
Jac Yarrow will star in the title role, with West End and Broadway actor Linzi Hateley as the narrator.
Kimberley Rampersad's production of "King Lear" will open the festival, which runs from mid-April through October
The riff-on-'Hamlet' play by Canadian novelist and playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald collapses under the weight of all it tries to achieve.
The awards show marked the first in-person Dora ceremony since 2019. Check out the full list of winners here.
Indigenous Liberation, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks and the National Ballet all part of celebration continuing to Oct. 8.
The dance-drama hybrid at the Theatre Centre, the final work of Peggy Baker Dance Projects, honours the avant-garde performances at 15 Dance Lab.
The cast of 22 women represents more 30 forms of dance, including Bharatanatyam, jazz, hip hop, tap, modern and classical ballet.
Jani Lauzon's and Kaitlyn Riordan's play shows Shakespeare may not necessarily always represent the cold, dead hand of colonialism.
"Sometimes magic can come out of destruction," says artistic director Diana Bentley. "Extraordinary things can come out of moments like this."
Kazmi stars in the Crow's Theatre production of the Chekhovian classic as Astrov, a role his father played 15 years ago.
The theatre's 2023 lineup also features plays by James Baldwin, Edith Wharton and Tom Stoppard.
Here's a cheat sheet for some of the best deals on theatre tickets for the upcoming 2022-23 season.
The festival has provided the resources and time to do the script justice and Tawiah M'Carthy leads a world-class company in a staging as moving as it is thought-provoking.
Thoroughly up-to-date script and a production right in director Antoni Cimolino's wheelhouse add up to a delight, writes Karen Fricker.
Stratford and other theatres are turning frequently to consultants in the wake of the #MeToo movement and the global racial reckoning sparked by the murder of George Floyd.
The new production, which played London's West End, is slated to start a two-month run in December at the Princess of Wales Theatre
Erin Shield's 'Queen Goneril,' set seven years before 'King Lear,' is playing in repertory with the Bard's bleak tragedy at Soulpepper