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As storylines switch between playwrights and the characters they’ve created, this challenging Zee Zee Theatre production spotlights hidden disparities separating two best friends
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Wild treadmill antics, nostalgic-’90s circus, and new work by the likes of Corey Payette, Carmen Aguirre, Anais West, Veda Hille, and Maiko Yamamoto
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Multitalented team of Deanna H. Choi and Maddie Bautista turns a satirical spotlight on the destructive ideal of the perfect Asian woman
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The offbeat logic of being a kid gets tangled up with adult social dynamics in Clare Barron’s acclaimed play
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At The Cultch, the politically pointed show interweaves songs, storytelling, and satire in a battle cry for Asian femmes
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Codirectors Cameron Mackenzie and Diane Roberts unpack the story of two friends struggling with political differences after the Black Lives Matter protest at a Toronto Pride Parade
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At The Cultch’s Warrior Festival, circus performers alternate between base and flyer, dismantling long-standing assumptions
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At The Cultch’s Warrior Festival, comedic writers Katey Hoffman and Cheyenne Rouleau explore a messy new life phase
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Offerings also include Hungary’s circus-dance company Recirquel, as well as Robert Lepage and Guillaume Côté’s visually striking take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet
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Niall McNeil’s new play draws on his love of Disney’s fairy-tale flick and his life as an artist with Down Syndrome
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Blending musical theatre with traditional Indigenous forms, writer-director Corey Payette creates a depiction of residential schools that keeps growing in importance
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Presented by The Cultch, this vivid play taps into Disney and Cocteau with an enchanting combination of theatre, dance, and visual art
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Pulitzer Prize finalist Dance Nation headlines the festival, which features fierce and funny works of theatre, comedy, and circus
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The musical marks a meaningful—and often moving—departure for a Métis actor better known for standup, music, and comedy work
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Nlaka’pamux playwright Kevin Loring mines stereotypes for sharp comedy and dark insights on an absurd world
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Through projected footage and photographs, Erdal chronicles the last nine months of his mother’s life following a terminal cancer diagnosis
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The production written and directed by Nlaka’pamux playwright Kevin Loring is a land-claims farce
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Tickets are now on sale for Little Red Warrior & His Lawyer, How to Disappear Completely, Children of God, and Beauty and The Beast: My Life
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With a more melancholy undercurrent behind the biting laughs, Ronnie Burkett’s latest show gives voice to the marginalized and the misunderstood
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The master storyteller’s latest play opens with Joe and his dog facing ejection from their longtime home, with seemingly nowhere to go
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