Before we announce the winners of the 2023 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Nominated as part of the Outstanding Design team for The Shaw Festival’s production of Edith Wharton’s long lost play The Shadow of a Doubt, Haui is a multi-hyphenate filmmaker and mixed media artist whose live […]
Before we announce the winners of the 2023 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Augusta “Gus” Monet aka Coyote Ugly is nominated for Outstanding Performance (Supporting) for their memorable work in Doctor Faustus, an original two-person adaptation created & performed by Gus and their creative partner James Evans (who […]
Before we announce the winners of the 2023 MyEntWorld Critics’ Pick Awards, we’re proud to present our annual Nominee Interview Series. Outstanding Solo Performance nominee Gislina Patterson joins the Nominee Interview Series to discuss his brilliant work in the complex and complexly named i am your spaniel, or, a Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare by […]
Wintersong: Dances for a Sacred Season is a celebration of both dance and the North’s winter solstice, a time of introspection as the nights grow longer and we prepare for the cold weather ahead. Each individual piece spoke to an aspect of the solstice from the perspective of the choreographer, beautifully performed by the young […]
We saw so much good theatre in 2023 that we couldn’t help but bring back our Critics’ Pick Awards to celebrate the incredible achievements of the Ontario Theatre Community. Our categories have changed slightly to reflect what we saw this year (less dance, less indie, more work outside of Toronto) but we will still be […]
Slava’s SnowShow (Show One Productions at The Elgin Theatre) There’s something really special about a production that can transcend age, language, and cultural barriers, uniting audiences around the world and even diverse audiences in a single location with a memorable theatrical experience understood completely by everyone in the room. Slava’s SnowShow is absolutely that. A […]
Holiday! (Bad Dog at The Assembly Theatre) I made it out to Bad Dog Theatre Company’s Comedy on Queen Festival at The Assembly Theatre for one night only, to see an improvised musical based on Sondheim’s Company. With a rotating cast featuring more than a few favourites, I knew it wasn’t one I wanted to […]
Now in its fifth year, Three Ships Collective/Soup Can Theatre’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol has become a tradition so wildly popular that it’s been sold out for weeks. It’s a slam dunk of an idea, an immersive Christmas Carol staged throughout a historic 1822 home, but the company never leans on the concept to […]