Stage Door Reviews
The Land Acknowledgement, or As You Like It
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by Cliff Cardinal, with Chris Abraham & Rouvan Silogix as co-conspirators
David Mirvish & Crow’s Theatre, CAA Theatre, Harbourfront, Toronto
March 14-April 2, 2023
“Don’t be an ally, be a friend”
Cliff Cardinal’s play...
You and I
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by Maja Ardal, directed by Allen MacInnis
Young People’s Theatre, Studio Theatre,Toronto
March 11-26, 2023
Elo: “I’m thinking with my head”
In 2016 Maja Ardal, Audrey Dwyer, Mary Francis Moore and Julia Tribe created one...
Fairview
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by Jackie Sibblies Drury, directed by Tawiah M’Carthy
Canadian Stage & Obsidian Theatre, Berkeley Street Theatre, Toronto
March 9-26, 2022
Beverly: “You don’t just watch a person and they don’t know you’re there and you’re...
Behind the Moon
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by Anosh Irani, directed by Richard Rose
Tarragon Theatre, Tarragon Theatre Extraspace, Toronto
March 2-19, 2022
Ayub: “There’s just no clarity anymore”
Anosh Irani’s new play Behind the Moon, now playing at the Tarragon...
Homes: A Refugee Story
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by Winnie Yeung & Haysam Kadri, directed by Haysam Kadri
Grand Theatre, Auburn Stage, London
March 2-19, 2022
Father: “Fear cannot stop us from living"
I feel extremely lucky to have caught one of the final performances...
Hamilton
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by Lin-Manuel Miranda, directed by Thomas Kail
Mirvish / Jeffrey Seller / Sander Jacobs / Jill Furman / The Public Theatre, Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto
February 23-August 20, 2023
Washington: “History has its eyes on...
Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers
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by Makambe K. Simamba, directed by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
• Tarragon Theatre & Black Theatre Workshop, Tarragon Extraspace, Toronto
March 17-April 10, 2022 in person,
March 22-April 10, 2022 online;
• Theatre Aquarius,...
The Darkest Dark
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by Jim Millan & Ian MacIntyre, directed by Jim Millan
Young People’s Theatre, Toronto
February 23-April 2, 2023
Chris: “Outside there’s darkness everywhere”
Young People’s Theatre is currently presenting the world premiere...
Prodigal
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written & directed by Paolo Santalucia
The Howland Company with Crow’s Theatre, Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
February 24-March 12, 2023
Preacher: “It takes a prodigal parent to have a prodigal child”
Well-known...
English
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by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Anahita Dehbonehie & Guillermo Verdecchia
• Soulpepper Theatre Company & The Segal Centre, Young Centre,Toronto
February 16-March 5, 2023;
• Segal Centre, Montreal
March 19-April 2, 2023
Redbone Coonhound
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by Amy Lee Lavoie & Omari Newton, directed by Micheline Chevrier
• Tarragon Theatre & Imago Theatre, Tarragon Theatre,Toronto
February 16-March 5, 2023;
• Théâtre Denise-Pelletier, Montreal
March 21-April 1, 2023
Yerma
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by Simon Stone, directed by Diana Bentley
Coal Mine Theatre, 2076 Danforth Avenue,Toronto
February 9-28, 2023
Mary: “What have you been doing to your life?”
Her: “Or what has my life done to me?
Yerma by Australian...
La Flambeau
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by David Bontemps, directed by Mariah Inger
Orchestre classique de Montréal, L.R. Wilson Concert Hall, McMaster University, Hamilton
February 13, 2023
Madame: “Est-ce la vie ou est-ce la mort?”
Brott Opera has benefited...
BOOM X
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written & directed by Rick Miller
Kidoons/WYRD Productions, Grand Theatre, London
February 10-25, 2023;
Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
May 10-28, 2023
Rick Miller: “It’s just you and I now trying...
Is God Is
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by Aleshea Harris, directed by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu
Obsidian Theatre Company, Necessary Angel Theatre Company & Canadian Stage, Berkeley Street Theatre, Toronto
May 11-22, 2022;
• National Arts Centre, Ottawa
February...
La Bête
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by David Hirson, directed by Dylan Trowbridge
Talk Is Free Theatre, Five Points Theatre, Barrie
February 3-11, 2023
Elomire: “It’s dangerous to be governed by a fool”
Talk Is Free Theatre has made Barrie one of the go-to...
Fall on Your Knees, Parts 1 and 2
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by Hannah Moscovitch and Alisa Palmer, directed by Alisa Palmer
National Arts Centre, Vita Brevis Arts, Canadian Stage, Neptune Theatre & Grand Theatre London, Bluma Appel Theatre, Toronto
January 26-February 4, 2023;
•...
Flush
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written and directed by Marie-Claire Marcotte
Théâtre français de Toronto, La Troupe du Jour & Fittonia Films, Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs,Toronto
February 1-5, 2023
Marthe: “Chère, ils ne sont pas faits pour durer, c’est...
Pressure
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by David Haig, directed by John Dove & Josh Roche
David Mirvish, Royal Alexandra Theatre,Toronto
January 29-March 5, 2023
Eisenhower: “If you’re wrong thousands of men will go to their deaths”
Some advertising for David...
Girls & Boys
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by Dennis Kelly, directed by Lucy Jane Atkinson
Here For Now Theatre Company, Falstaff Family Centre, Stratford
July 28-August 7, 2022;
Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
January 27- February 19, 2023
Woman:...
Prophecy Fog
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by Jani Lauzon, directed by Franco Boni
Paper Canoe Projects, Grand Theatre, Fergus
January 21, 2023
for 2023 tour, see below
“We come from the stars, we are star people”
Jani Lauzon’s Paper Canoe Projects has launched...
Fifteen Dogs
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written and directed by Marie Farsi
Crow’s Theatre, Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
January 19-February 12, 2023
Hermes: “Some humans are unhappy; others aren’t. Their intelligence is a difficult gift”
Crow’s...
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, book & lyrics by Tim Rice, directed by Laurence Connor
Michael Harrison & David Mirvish, Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto
December 16, 2022-February 18, 2023
Narrator: “Some folks dream of the...
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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by Jack Thorne, directed by John Tiffany
David Mirvish, Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender & Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto
June 19, 2022, booking to June 4, 2023
Dumbledore: “Those we love...