Stage Door Reviews 2024
Acis and Galatea
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by George Frideric Handel, directed by Marshall Pynkoski
Opera Atelier, Elgin Theatre, Toronto
October 24-27, 2024
“What joys I feel! What charms...
My Name is Lucy Barton
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by Rona Munro, directed by Jackie Maxwell
Canadian Stage, Bluma Appel Theatre, Toronto
October 22-November 3, 2024
Lucy: “Lonely was the first...
Interior Design
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by Rosa Laborde, directed by Kat Sandler
Tarragon Theatre, Tarragon Extra Space, Toronto
October 23-November 17, 2024
Olivia: “Why are we even...
As You Like It
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by William Shakespeare, adapted & directed by Daryl Cloran
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Grand Theatre, London
October 18-November 2,...
Faust
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by Charles Gounod, directed by Amy Lane
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
October 11-November 2, 2024
Faust: “J’ai langui,...
Goblin:Macbeth
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created by Rebecca Northan & Bruce Horak
Spontaneous Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto
October 4-November 3, 2024
“A sad tale’s best for winter:...
Wonderful Joe
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written and directed by Ronnie Burkett
Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto
October 5-23, 2024
Joe: “We’re going...
Nabucco
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by Giuseppe Verdi, directed by Katherine M. Carter
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
October 4-25, 2024
“Oh mia patria sì...
The Thanksgiving Play
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by Larissa FastHorse, directed by Vinetta Strombergs
Pop-Up Theatre Canada presented by David & Hannah Mirvish, CAA Theatre, 652 Yonge Street, Toronto
October...
Rosmersholm
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by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Duncan Macmillan, directed by Chris Abraham
Crow’s Theatre, Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
September...
Mukashi, Mukashi
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conceived and directed by David Danzon
CORPUS & KIO, The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen Street West, Toronto
September 25-29, 2024
“Who’s afraid...
Roberto Zucco
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by Bernard-Marie Koltès, translated by Martin Crimp, directed by ted witzel
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander Street, Toronto
September...
Infinite Life
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by Annie Baker, directed by Jackie Maxwell
Coal Mine Theatre, 2076 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
September 10-October 6, 2024
Sofi: “But … I guess...
Kiss Me, Kate
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music & lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Sam & Bella Spewack, directed by Michael Lichtefeld
Drayton Entertainment, St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, St....
The Diviners
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by Vern Thiessen with Yvette Nolan, directed by Krista Jackson with Geneviève Pelletier
Stratford Festival, Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford
August...
The Perils of Persephone
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by Dan Needles, directed by Liz Gilroy
Port Stanley Festival Theatre, Grace Auditorium, Port Stanley
August 29-September 14, 2024
“This is Ontario....
Wendy & Peter Pan
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by Ella Hickson, directed by Thomas Morgan Jones
Stratford Festival, Avon Theatre, Stratford
June 15-October 27, 2024
Tinkerbell: “Plans are...
London Assurance
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by Dion Boucicault, directed by Antoni Cimolino
Stratford Festival, Festival Theatre, Stratford
August 22-October 25, 2024
Sir Harcourt: “I consider...
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
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by Edward Albee, directed by Dean Gabourie
Stratford Festival, Studio Theatre, Stratford
August 9-September 29, 2024
Stevie: “You have brought...
The Melville Boys
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by Norm Foster, directed by Emily Oriold
Norm Foster Theatre Festival, Mandeville Theatre, St. Catharines
August 17-25, 2024
Lee: “Nothing can...
Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Human Heart
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by Reginald Candy, directed by Craig Hall
Shaw Festival, Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
August 15-October 13, 2024
Holmes: “The man pervades...
Snow in Midsummer
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by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, directed by Nina Lee Aquino
Shaw Festival, Studio Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
August 18-October 5, 2025;
National...
Candida
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by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Severn Thompson
Shaw Festival, Royal George Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
August 16-October 11, 2024
Candida:...
The House That Will Not Stand
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by Marcus Gardley, directed by Philip Akin
Shaw Festival, Studio Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
June 21-October 12, 2024
La Veuve to Beartrice:...
The Orphan of Chao
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by Michael Man, directed by Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster
Shaw Festival, Royal George Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
June 22-October 5, 2024
“A loyal...
The Saviour
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by Deirdre Kinahan, directed by Brenda Bazinet
Here For Now Theatre, Marquee at Stratford Perth Museum, Stratford
August 2-16, 2024
Máire: “Jesus,...
The Trials of Maggie Pollock
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by Beverley Cooper, directed by Ann-Marie Kerr
Blyth Festival, Memorial Hall, Blyth
August 2-29, 2024
Maggie: “The dead are always with us”
It...
12 Dinners
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by Steve Ross, directed by Jan Alexandra Smith
Here For Now Theatre, Marquee at the Stratford Perth Museum, Stratford
July 12-August 3, 2024
Steve:...
One Man, Two Guvnors
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by Richard Bean, directed by Chris Abraham
Shaw Festival, Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
June 22-October 13, 2024
Francis: “You got to...
Hedda Gabler
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by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Patrick Marber, directed by Molly Atkinson
Stratford Festival, Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford
May 30-September 28,...
La Cage aux Folles
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music & lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein, directed by Thom Allison
Stratford Festival, Avon Theatre, Stratford
May 31-November 16,...
Cymbeline
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by William Shakespeare, directed by Esther Jun
Stratford Festival, Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford
May 29-September 28, 2024
Pisanio: All other...
Something Rotten!
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music & lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick & Karey Kirkpatrick, book by Karey Kirkpatrick & John O’Farrell, directed by Donna Feore
Stratford Festival, Festival...
Twelfth Night
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by William Shakespeare, directed by Seana McKenna
Stratford Festival, Festival Theatre, Stratford
May 27-October 26, 2024
Viola: “O Time, thou...
Witness for the Prosecution
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by Agatha Christie, directed by Alistair Newton
Shaw Festival, Royal George Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
May 26-October 13, 2024
Sir Wilfrid:...
seven methods of killing kylie jenner
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by Jasmine Lee-Jones, directed by Jay Northcott
Obsidian Theatre with Crow’s Theatre, Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
May 16-June...
Hedda Gabler
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by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Liisa Repo-Martell, directed by Moya O’Connell
Coal Mine Theatre, 2076 Danforth Ave., Toronto
May 9-June 9, 2024
Hedda:...
Medea
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by Luigi Cherubini, directed by David McVicar
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
May 3-17, 2024
Medea: “Un cuor di madre batte...
El Huésped del Sevillano
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by Jacinto Guerrero, directed by Guillermo Silva-Marin
Toronto Operetta Theatre, Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto
May 3-5, 2024
Chorus: “Que el...
Don Pasquale
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by Gaetano Donizetti, directed by Barbe & Doucet
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
April 26-May 18, 2024
Don Pasquale: “Altro...
Four Minutes Twelve Seconds
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by James Fritz, directed by Mark McGrinder
Studio 180 Theatre, Tarragon Theatre Extraspace, Toronto
April 26-May 12, 2024
Di: “I don’t understand...
Cock
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by Mike Bartlett, directed by Dylan Trowbridge
Talk Is Free Theatre, Barrie By The Bay Building, Barrie
April 19-27, 2024
F: “John. Who are you?”
For...
A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney
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by Lucas Hnath, directed by Mitchell Cushman
Outside the March & Soulpepper Theatre, Young Centre, Toronto
April 17-May 12, 2024
Walt: “Technology...
Mad Madge
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by Rose Napoli, directed by Andrea Donaldson
Nightwood Theatre with VideoCabaret, The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen Street West, Toronto
April 11-21,...
El Terremoto
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by Christine Quintana, directed by Guillermo Verdecchia
Tarragon Theatre, Tarragon Theatre Mainspace, Toronto
April 3-21, 2024
Abuela: “Tanto...
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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choreographed by Guillaume Côté, music by John Gzowski, directed by Robert Lepage
Ex Machina, Côté Dance & Dvoretsky Productions, Elgin Theatre, Toronto
April...
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
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by Tom Stoppard, directed by Jeremy Webb
Neptune Theatre, CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge St.
March 10-April 6, 2024
Guildenstern: “Wheels have been set...
The Inheritance, Parts 1 & 2
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by Matthew López, directed by Brendan Healy
Canadian Stage, Bluma Appel Theatre, Toronto
March 28-April 14, 2024
Morgan: “Hearts still love,...
Clue
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by Sandy Rustin, directed by Dennis Garnhum
Grand Theatre London & Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Grand Theatre, London
March 15-31, 2024
Wadsworth:...
Dana H.
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by Lucas Hnath, directed by Les Waters
Goodman Theatre, Center Theatre Group & Vineyard Theatre, Factory Theatre Mainspace, Toronto
Runs March 15-April...
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
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choreography by Christopher Wheeldon, music by Joby Talbott
National Ballet of Canada & Royal Ballet Covent Garden, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
March...
Three Sisters
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by Inua Ellams, directed by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu
Soulpepper & Obsidian, Young Centre, Toronto
March 7-24, 2024
Udo: “I woke up this morning and...
3 Fingers back
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by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, directed by Cole Alvis & Yvette Nolan
Tarragon Theatre & lemonTree creations, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto
March 6-24,...
Marion Bridge
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by Daniel MacIvor, directed by Mike Semple
Theatre Aezir, Procunier Hall, Palace Theatre, London, ON
February 29-March 10, 2024
Agnes: “This...
L’Amour telle une cathédrale ensevelie
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written and directed by Guy Régis Jr.
NOUS Théâtre, Fleck Theatre, Harbourfront, Toronto
February 22-25, 2024
Quartet: “Sur la mer nous allés,...
Aladdin
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music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice & Chad Beguelin, book by Chad Beguelin, directed by Casey Nicholaw
Disney Theatrical Productions,...
Guilt (A Love Story)
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by Diane Flacks, directed by Alisa Palmer
Tarragon Theatre, Tarragon Theatre Mainspace, Toronto
February 14-March 3, 2024;
Centaur Theatre, Montreal
March...
On the Other Side of the Sea
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by Jorgelina Cerritos, translated by Margaret Stanton & Anna Donko, directed by Soheil Parsa
Aluna Theatre, The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St West,...
Don Giovanni
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by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, directed by Kasper Holten
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
February 2-24, 2024
Leporello: “in...
Dion: A Rock Opera
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Dion: A Rock Opera
music by Ted Dykstra, libretto by Steven Mayoff, directed by Peter Hinton-Davis
Coal Mine Theatre, 2076 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
February...
The Two Noble Kinsmen
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The Two Noble Kinsmen
by William Shakespeare & John Fletcher, directed by James Wallis
Shakespeare Bash’d, The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen Street...
Rockabye
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Rockabye
by Joanna Murray-Smith, directed by Rob Kempson
ARC, Factory Theatre Mainspace, Toronto
January 27-February 11, 2024
Alfie: “She...
The Cunning Little Vixen
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The Cunning Little Vixen
by Leoš Janáček, directed by Jamie Manton
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
January 26-February 16,...
The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes
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The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes
by Michael Chan et al., directed by Bruce Gladwin
Back to Back Theatre, Berkeley Street Theatre, Toronto
January...
Migraaaants
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by Matei Vișniec, translated by Nick Awde, directed by Siavash Shabanpour
Two Thousand Feet Up Theatre Company, Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto
January...
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
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book, music & lyrics by Dave Molloy, directed by Chris Abraham
Crow’s Theatre & The Musical Stage Company, Streetcar Crowsnest, Toronto
December...