Stage Door Reviews
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...
Salesman in China
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by Leanna Brodie & Jovanni Sy, directed by Jovanni Sy
Stratford Festival, Avon Theatre, Stratford
August 23-October 26, 2024
Miller: “It’s about...
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...
My Fair Lady
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music by Frederick Loewe, book & lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, directed by Tim Carroll & Kimberley Rampersad
Shaw Festival, Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
May...
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:...
Echo
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written and directed by Mukhtar Omar Sharif Mukhtar
Cirque du Soleil, Big Top at Lake Shore Blvd. and Park Lawn Rd., Toronto
May 9-August 4, 2024;
BigTop...