
23 December 2019
Featured Event: Puppetmongers Theatre’s Tea at the Palace
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
From December 26-29, Puppetmongers Theatre are celebrating the 30th Anniversary…

11 September 2019
Stratford, ’19: The Neverending Story
By Dom Harvey // Theatre
The safest compliment for art is that it knows who it’s for. Stratford’s roster in a given year mostly consists of sober, supposedly thoughtful pieces aimed at some cross-section of …

03 September 2019
2019 at the Shaw Festival
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
After I saw Brigadoon, the Shaw Festival’s magical staging of a reimagined classic musical, I right away sat down to write about the experience. At least for me, the night …

06 April 2018
Nominee Interview Series: Sanjay Talwar
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2017 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Sanjay Talwar returned to the Shaw Festival in 2017 to play …

26 March 2018
Nominee Interview Series: Marion Day
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2017 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. The charming and candid Marion Day gave a lively, versatile slew …

20 March 2018
Nominee Interview Series: Kelly Wong
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2017 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. I used to say that Kelly Wong was one of my …

25 December 2017
Bad Hats’ Peter Pan takes off at Soulpepper
By Kymberley Feltham // Theatre (Toronto)
The lush golden light of the Peter Pan set was a welcome contrast to the sharp cold evening we had rushed through en-route to the theatre, and the space itself …

20 December 2017
Dr. Seuss’s Lorax Comes to Life at the Royal Alex
By Lorenzo Pagnotta // Theatre (Toronto)
Rightfully branded as a family show, The Lorax is a feast for the senses, and enjoyable for adults and children alike. Straight from London’s The Old Vic, this stage adaptation …

02 September 2017
Pippi: The Strongest Girl in the World
By Kymberley Feltham // Theatre (Toronto)
Pippi: The Strongest Girl in the World is a high-quality children’s musical theatre treasure. Set on a stylized pirate ship, produced in association with piratelife.ca, the immersive in – the …

13 April 2017
Nominee Interview Series: Moya O’Connell
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2016 MyTheatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. If you’ve been to the Shaw Festival in the last decade, you’ve probably …

12 April 2017
Nominee Interview Series: Peter Fernandes
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2016 MyTheatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Energetic and engaged triple threat Peter Fernandes is one of the fastest rising …

26 March 2017
Nominee Interview Series: Fiona Sauder
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Before we announce the winners of the 2016 MyTheatre Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Bad Hats Theatre Co-Artistic Director Fiona Sauder adapted (with Reanne Spitzer) and played …

07 December 2016
Fly to Neverland with Bad Hats & Beer
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Bad Hats Theatre’s all-new musical adaptation of Peter Pan is brimming with wonder and enthusiasm. Co-adapters Fiona Sauder and Reanne Spitzer have updated the tale to cure a few of …

25 November 2016
Oh the Thinks YPT Can Think
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
I love Seussical the Musical. I think it’s just about the cutest thing in the world, Ahrens & Flaherty’s songs are catchy beyond belief, and there’s more intellectual and emotional …