Stage Door Reviews
A Christmas Story: The Musical
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music & lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, book by Joseph Robinette, directed by Mary Frances Moore
Theatre Aquarius, Dofasco Centre, Hamilton
December...
Madame Minister
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by Branislav Nušić, adapted by Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman, directed by Layne Coleman
Talk Is Free Theatre, 142 Collingwood Street, Barrie
November...
Craze
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by Rouvan Silogix & Rafeh Mahmud, directed by Mike Payette
Tarragon Theatre & Modern Times Stage Company with Theatre ARTaud, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto
November...
The Bidding War
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by Michael Ross Albert, directed by Paolo Santalucia
Crow’s Theatre, Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
November 20-December 19, 2024
Sam:...
Hamlet
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by Ambroise Thomas, directed by Alain Gaulthier
Opéra de Montréal, Place des Arts, Montréal
November 16, 19, 21 & 24, 2024
Tous: “Vive Hamlet!...
The Minutes
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by Tracy Letts, directed by Mike Semple
Theatre Aezir, First Baptist Church, 568 Richmond Street, London
November 7-17, 2024
Sgt. Otto Pym: “Here...
A Case for the Existence of God
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by Samuel D. Hunter, directed by Ted Dykstra
Coal Mine Theatre, 2076 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
November 7-December 6, 2024
Ryan: “I think we share...
O Christmas Tea
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by Aaron Malkin & Alastair Knowles, directed by David MacMurray Smith
James & Jamesy, Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto
December 10, 2022;
touring...
What the Constitution Means to Me
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by Heidi Schreck, directed by Weyni Mengesha
Soulpepper & Nightwood Theatre with Necessary Angel & Talk Is Free Theatre, Young Centre, Toronto
November...
The Student Prince
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by Sigmund Romberg, directed by Guillermo Silva-Marin
Toronto Operetta Theatre, Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto
November 1-3, 2024
“Gaudeamus igitur”
Toronto...
Playing Shylock
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by Mark Leiren-Young, directed by Martin Kinch
Canadian Stage with Starvox Entertainment, Berkeley Street Theatre, Toronto
October 30-December 8,...
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...
The Noose
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by Frankétienne, translated by Dr. Asselin Charles, directed by Abigail Whitney
Abigail Whitney Productions, Next Stage Festival, Buddies in Bad Times...
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...
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;
National Arts Centre,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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;
Big...