Stage Door Reviews

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Saturday, June 14, 2025
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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music & lyrics by David Yazbek, book by Jeffrey Lane, directed by Tracey Flye
Stratford Festival, Avon Theatre, Stratford
May 29-October 25, 2025
Lawrence:...

Anne of Green Gables

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Anne of Green Gables

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written and directed by Kat Sandler
Stratford Festival, Avon Theatre, Stratford
May 31-October 25, 2025
“How sadly things had changed since she...

How the Other Half Loves

Sunday, June 8, 2025
How the Other Half Loves

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by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Jeremy Webb
Thousand Islands Playhouse, Springer Theatre, Gananoque
May 31-June 22, 2025
Frank: “A team that plays...

Handsome but Charmless

Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Handsome but Charmless

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written and directed by Kyle Golemba
Capitol Theatre Arts Centre, Sculthorpe Theatre, Port Hope
June 3-8, 2025
Princeton: “I don’t know how I...

Stick Around

Sunday, June 1, 2025
Stick Around

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by Rebecca Northan, directed by Kevin Kruchkywich
Here For Now Theatre Company, Here For Now Theatre, 24 St. Andrew Street, Stratford
May 30-June...

Macbeth

Thursday, May 29, 2025
Macbeth

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by William Shakespeare, directed by Robert Lepage
Stratford Festival with Ex Machina, Avon Theatre, Stratford
May 28-November 2, 2025
Macbeth:...

Annie

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Annie

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music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, book by Thomas Meehan, directed by Donna Feore
Stratford Festival, Festival Theatre, Stratford
May...

As You Like It

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
As You Like It

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by William Shakespeare, directed by Chris Abraham
Stratford Festival, Festival Theatre, Stratford
May 26-October 24, 2025
Duchess: “Here feel...

Tales of an Urban Indian

Sunday, May 25, 2025
Tales of an Urban Indian

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by Darrell Dennis, directed by Herbie Barnes
Talk Is Free Theatre, Hope United Church, 2550 Danforth Avenue , Toronto
May 23-31, 2025
Kye7e:...

Comfort Food

Friday, May 23, 2025
Comfort Food

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by Zorana Sadiq, directed by Mitchell Cushman
Crow’s Theatre with Zorana Sadiq, Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
May 18-June 8, 2025
Bette:...

Anything Goes

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Anything Goes

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music & lyrics by Cole Porter, book by P. G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton, directed by Kimberley Rampersad
Shaw Festival, Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
May...

Tons of Money

Monday, May 19, 2025
Tons of Money

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by Will Evans & Valentine, directed by Eda Holmes
Shaw Festival, Royal George Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
May 24-October 5, 2025
Louise: “I...

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Sunday, May 18, 2025
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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by Selma Dimitrijevic & Tim Carroll, directed by Selma Dimitrijevic
Shaw Festival, Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
May 25-October 4, 2025
Aslan:...

Eugene Onegin

Friday, May 9, 2025
Eugene Onegin

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by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, directed by Robert Carsen
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
May 2-24, 2025
Onegin: “One cannot...

Pride and Prejudice

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Pride and Prejudice

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by Kate Hamill, directed by Rebecca Northan
Grand Theatre, London, ON
May 2-17, 2025
Elizabeth: “The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied...

A Strange Loop

Friday, May 2, 2025
A Strange Loop

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by Michael R. Jackson, directed by Roy Hogg
The Musical Stage Company, Soulpepper Theatre Company, Crow’s Theatre & TO Live, Young Centre, Toronto
April...

Wozzeck

Thursday, May 1, 2025
Wozzeck

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by Alban Berg, directed by William Kentridge
Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
April 25-May 16, 2025
Captain: “Er läuft ja...

Shedding a Skin

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Shedding a Skin

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by Amanda Wilkin, directed by Cherissa Richards
Nightwood Theatre with Buddies in Bad Times, Buddies in Bad Times, Toronto
April 24-May 4, 2025
“A...

Garden of Vanished Pleasures

Sunday, April 27, 2025
Garden of Vanished Pleasures

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by Cecilia Livingston & Donna McKevitt, directed by Tim Albery
Soundstreams, Berkeley Street Theatre, Toronto
April 24-27, 2025
“I stand at the...

Job

Friday, April 25, 2025
Job

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by Max Wolf Friedlich, directed by David Ferry
Coal Mine Theatre, 2076 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
April 24-May 18, 2025
Jane: “When everything’s...

Benevolence

Friday, April 18, 2025
Benevolence

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written and directed by Kevin Matthew Wong
Tarragon Theatre with Why Not Theatre & Broadleaf Creative, Tarragon Theatre Extraspace, Toronto
April...

Mahabharata, Parts 1 & 2

Saturday, April 12, 2025
Mahabharata, Parts 1 & 2

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written by Ravi Jain & Miriam Fernandes, directed by Ravi Jain with Miriam Fernandes
Why Not Theatre with the Barbican, London, Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake
March...

London, GBR: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Thursday, March 27, 2025
London, GBR: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

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by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen, directed by Gordon Greenberg
Menier Chocolate Factory, London, GBR
March 18-May 3, 2025
Dracula: “That is...

London, GBR: My Neighbour Totoro

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
London, GBR: My Neighbour Totoro

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by Tom Morton-Smith, directed by Phelim McDermott
Joe Hisaishi & Royal Shakespeare Company with Nippon TV & Improbable, Gillian Lynne Theatre, London,...

London, GBR: Richard II

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
London, GBR: Richard II

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by William Shakespeare, directed by Nicholas Hytner
Bridge Theatre, London, GBR
February 18-May 10, 2025
Richard II: “For within the hollow crown
That...

Paris, FRA: Le Véritable Saint Genest

Friday, March 21, 2025
Paris, FRA: Le Véritable Saint Genest

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by Jean de Rotrou, directed by Pierre Deusy
La Troupe de Bourbon, Théâtre du Nord Ouest, 13 rue du Faubourg Montmartre, Paris, FRA
December 12,...

Kim’s Convenience

Sunday, February 9, 2025
Kim’s Convenience

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by Ins Choi, directed by Weyni Mengesha
Soulpepper Theatre Company & American Conservatory Theatre & Adam Blanshay Productions, Young Centre, Toronto
February...

Cock

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
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;
Artists Play Studio,...