This installment of Theatre Crawl includes some shows I have attended over the past couple of weeks along with others that are just opening and will be onstage for a few more days.
Do not sleep on these shows. I think there is something for everyone in the listings here.
The Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) in partnership with Association des théâtres francophones du Canada (AFTC) celebrate today’s World Theatre Day with award-winning theatre artist Jani Lauzon’s message to Canadians.
“We got a taste of life without these moments over the last few years. We stayed home, we isolated as we were told to do. And now we are faced with a choice; be complacent or rally together to ensure that our ability to be together, learning about each other, remains an important part of our lives,” says Lauzon, award-winning theatre artist and 2024 Canadian Ambassador for World Theatre Day.
Returning to The Theatre Centre in Toronto, Shakespeare BASH’d is shifting gears from one of the most well-known Shakespeare plays to one of the least known or performed.
The Two Noble Kinsmen, a collaboration between playwrights Shakespeare and John Fletcher, explores many of the same themes we expect, including love, honour, and duty. But in this quirky play, those familiar topics are shown to us from new and unfamiliar perspectives, challenging expected ideas of gender, sexuality, romance, and ceremony.
A haunting play about three brides who share two things in common: they all married the same man, and they are all dead.
Hannah Levinson made her stage debut at 5 years old in The Sound of Music and at just 17 she is already a three-time Dora Nominee, and a Toronto Theatre Critics Award Winner.
This week, Hannah returns to Toronto’s Coal Mine Theatre for their production of Brendan Jacob’s Jenkins’ APPROPRIATE.
Frankenstein(esque) brings five artists together along with a 6 foot tall puppet in a loose understanding of Mary Shelley’s original novel, along with conflicting views on parenting and art.
In an attic of an older building in Toronto, we are tranpsorted to late 19th century London, England.
Wren Theatre‘s production of The Elephant Man reminds us of John Merrick (Jordan Imray), as he is known in the play by Bernard Pomerance. Merrick, a horribly deformed young man – living with a rare skin and bone diseases – becomes the star freak attraction in traveling sideshows. Found abandoned and helpless, he is admitted to London’s prestigious Whitechapel Hospital.
The Sound Inside tells the story of Bella Baird, an isolated creative writing professor at Yale, who begins to mentor a brilliant but enigmatic student, Christopher. The two quickly form an unexpectedly intense bond. As their lives and the stories they tell about themselves become intertwined in unpredictable ways, Bella makes a surprising request of Christopher.
It might be ‘end of season’ for some theatre companies. This does not mean we have limited options for enjoying some local theatre.
Sharing my latest, personally curated, theatre listings for the next few weeks. Plenty of performances, including drama and dance, for all budgets.
Finally! It is feeling like Spring has arrived in Toronto.
This means, it is perfect timing to head out and enjoy some theatre in the city. Below, my theatre listings for the next few weeks. Lots of great performances for all audiences and budgets.
