Stage Door Reviews 2025

David and Jonathan

Monday, April 14, 2025
David and Jonathan

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by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, directed by Marshall Pynkoski
Opera Atelier, Koerner Hall, Toronto
April 9-13, 2025
David: “Auprès de Jonathas,...

A Public Display of Affection

Thursday, April 3, 2025
A Public Display of Affection

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by Jonathan Wilson, directed by Mark McGrinder
Studio 180 with Crow’s Theatre, Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
March 28-April 20,...

Trident Moon

Sunday, March 9, 2025
Trident Moon

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by Anusree Roy, directed by Nina Lee Aquino
Crow’s Theatre & the National Arts Centre, Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
March 7-30,...

Performance Review

Friday, March 7, 2025
Performance Review

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by Rosamund Small, directed by Mitchell Cushman
Outside the March, Morning Parade Coffee Bar, 256 Crawford Street, Toronto
March 5-30, 2025
Small:...

The Gondoliers

Saturday, March 1, 2025
The Gondoliers

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music by Arthur Sullivan, book & lyrics by W.S. Gilbert, directed by Guillermo Silva-Marin
Toronto Operetta Theatre, Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto
February...

Hypothetical Baby

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Hypothetical Baby

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by Rachel Cairns, directed by Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster
Nightwood Theatre with The Howland Company, Factory Theatre, Toronto
February 25-March 8,...

The Merchant of Venice

Saturday, February 22, 2025
The Merchant of Venice

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by William Shakespeare, directed by Julia Nish-Lapidus
Shakespeare BASH’d, The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen Street West, Toronto
February 13-23, 2025
Shylock:...

People, Places and Things

Friday, February 21, 2025
People, Places and Things

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by Duncan Macmillan, directed by Diana Bentley
Coal Mine Theatre, 2076 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
February 13-March 9, 2025
Mark to Emma: “You’re...

Fat Ham

Thursday, February 20, 2025
Fat Ham

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by James Ijames, directed by Philip Akin
Canadian Stage, Berkeley Street Theatre, Toronto
February 19-March 16, 2025
“I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo
What...

La Reine-garçon

Friday, February 7, 2025
La Reine-garçon

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by Julien Bilodeau, directed by Angela Konrad
Canadian Opera Company & Opéra de Montréal, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
January 31-February 15, 2025
Christine:...

Josiah

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Josiah

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by Charles Robertson, directed by Jim Garrard
Thousand Miles of Bricks Productions, Alumnae Studio Theatre, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto
January...

Perfect on Paper

Monday, February 3, 2025
Perfect on Paper

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by Marcia Johnson, directed by Vanessa Sears
Talk Is Free Theatre, UPlift Black, 12 Dunlop St East, Barrie
January 31-February 8, 2025
Beatrice:...

Beyonsea and the Mothers

Friday, January 31, 2025
Beyonsea and the Mothers

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written and directed by Teneile Warren
Green Light Arts, Conrad Centre, Kitchener
January 30-February 9, 2025
Beyonsea: “Children understand...

Madama Butterfly

Monday, January 27, 2025
Madama Butterfly

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by Giacomo Puccini, directed by Jordan Lee Brown
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
January 24-February 16, 2025
Cio-Cio San:...

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Friday, January 24, 2025
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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by Edward Albee, directed by Brendan Healy
Canadian Stage, Bluma Appel Theatre, Toronto
January 23-February 16, 2025
George: “Now, I think we’ve...

Winter Solstice

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Winter Solstice

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by Roland Schimmelpfennig, translated by David Tushingham, directed by Alan Dilworth
Necessary Angel Theatre Company with Canadian Stage & Birdland...

For Both Resting and Breeding

Sunday, January 19, 2025
For Both Resting and Breeding

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by Adam Meisner, directed by Maja Ardal
Talk Is Free Theatre, 164 Cowan Avenue, Toronto
January 17-31, 2025
ISH84: “The past is just a guessing...

Wights

Friday, January 17, 2025
Wights

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by Liz Appel, directed by Chris Abraham
Crow’s Theatre, Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
January 15-February 9, 2025
Danny: “Saying...

Last Landscape

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Last Landscape

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conceived and directed by Adam Paolozza
Bad News Days with Common Boots Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto
January 14-26, 2025
“In...

Countess Maritza

Sunday, January 5, 2025
Countess Maritza

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by Imre Kálmán, directed by Guillermo Silva-Marin
Toronto Operetta Theatre, Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto
December 27, 2024, and January 3 & 4,...