…Holiday An Improvised Musical at Factory, Narnia & ‘Twas On a Night Like This at Soulpepper, Rogers v Rogers at Crow’s, Robin Hood at CanStage, Hallmark(ish) at Royal, Christmas Carol at Campbell House, Shrek at YPT, Wizard of Oz, We Will Rock You, & Juliet at Mirvish. All Canadian productions!
December 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
…Holiday An Improvised Musical at Factory, Narnia & ‘Twas On a Night Like This at Soulpepper, Rogers v Rogers at Crow’s, Robin Hood at CanStage, Hallmark(ish) at Royal, Christmas Carol at Campbell House, Shrek at YPT, Wizard of Oz, We Will Rock You, & Juliet at Mirvish. All Canadian productions!
Truly elated to share this profile of costume designer Ming Wong, with fabulous photos by Duane Cole and digital build by Sarah Palmer.
The CanStage panto is such a showcase of the things Ming does well — I loved getting an exclusive peek at her process.
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The CanStage panto is such a showcase of the things Ming does well — I loved getting an exclusive peek at her process.
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Meet Ming Wong, the designer behind the elaborate costumes in Toronto’s holiday pantomime
Here’s how Wong took her designs from sketch to stage for this year’s Christmastime show
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December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Truly elated to share this profile of costume designer Ming Wong, with fabulous photos by Duane Cole and digital build by Sarah Palmer.
The CanStage panto is such a showcase of the things Ming does well — I loved getting an exclusive peek at her process.
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stag...
The CanStage panto is such a showcase of the things Ming does well — I loved getting an exclusive peek at her process.
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stag...
Break legs Bijuriya at Buddies and Moonlight Schooner at CanStage, both opening tonight. You can also catch Christmas Market, Fulfilment Centre, Profoundly Affectionate, The Dishwashers, Hallmark(ish), Ava, Bad Hats Narnia, Spycraft, Weesageechak Fest, Shrek.
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Break legs Bijuriya at Buddies and Moonlight Schooner at CanStage, both opening tonight. You can also catch Christmas Market, Fulfilment Centre, Profoundly Affectionate, The Dishwashers, Hallmark(ish), Ava, Bad Hats Narnia, Spycraft, Weesageechak Fest, Shrek.
… or 2pm matinees of CHILD-ish and profoundly affectionate at Tarragon, Christmas Market at Crow’s, Dissonant Species at Factory, The Comeuppance at Soulpepper, Far Side of the Moon at CanStage, Ava The Secret Conversations at Mirvish. Or 7:30pm Fulfilment Centre at Coal Mine. Support live theatre!
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
… or 2pm matinees of CHILD-ish and profoundly affectionate at Tarragon, Christmas Market at Crow’s, Dissonant Species at Factory, The Comeuppance at Soulpepper, Far Side of the Moon at CanStage, Ava The Secret Conversations at Mirvish. Or 7:30pm Fulfilment Centre at Coal Mine. Support live theatre!
TO theatre closing this weekend: Predictable Holiday-Rom Com The Musical at Second City, CHILD-ish at Tarragon, tick tick boom at Alumnae, Far Side of the Moon at CanStage, DNA at Theatre Centre, Inhuman Resources at The Bridge, Little Shop of Horrors at Al Green, Vuka at Theatre Passe Muraille.
November 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
TO theatre closing this weekend: Predictable Holiday-Rom Com The Musical at Second City, CHILD-ish at Tarragon, tick tick boom at Alumnae, Far Side of the Moon at CanStage, DNA at Theatre Centre, Inhuman Resources at The Bridge, Little Shop of Horrors at Al Green, Vuka at Theatre Passe Muraille.
…(con’t) The Comeuppance at Soulpepper, Far Side of the Moon at CanStage, DNA & Le Malentendu at Theatre Centre, Little Shop of Horrors at Al Green, Inhuman Resources at The Bridge, Without an Evil Eye at Harold Green JTC, Ava: The Secret Conversations at Mirvish.
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
…(con’t) The Comeuppance at Soulpepper, Far Side of the Moon at CanStage, DNA & Le Malentendu at Theatre Centre, Little Shop of Horrors at Al Green, Inhuman Resources at The Bridge, Without an Evil Eye at Harold Green JTC, Ava: The Secret Conversations at Mirvish.
Last chance to catch CanStage SLAVE PLAY, BRIGHT STAR & TELL TALE HARBOUR at Mirvish which all close Sunday. Still time for Octet at Crows, CHILD-ish at Tarragon, Little Shop of Horrors at Al Green, The Comeuppance at Soulpepper, Far Side of the Moon at CanStage, Doc Wuthergloom at Red Sandcastle.
November 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Last chance to catch CanStage SLAVE PLAY, BRIGHT STAR & TELL TALE HARBOUR at Mirvish which all close Sunday. Still time for Octet at Crows, CHILD-ish at Tarragon, Little Shop of Horrors at Al Green, The Comeuppance at Soulpepper, Far Side of the Moon at CanStage, Doc Wuthergloom at Red Sandcastle.
If you missed the sold-out run of KILLY WILLY at Toronto Fringe or wanna see it again, catch it for 4 nights only, tonight till Friday at Second City. Or can catch Slave Play at CanStage, CHILD-ish at Tarragon Theatre, or musicals Octet at Crow's Theatre, Bright Star & Tell Tale Harbour at Mirvish.
October 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If you missed the sold-out run of KILLY WILLY at Toronto Fringe or wanna see it again, catch it for 4 nights only, tonight till Friday at Second City. Or can catch Slave Play at CanStage, CHILD-ish at Tarragon Theatre, or musicals Octet at Crow's Theatre, Bright Star & Tell Tale Harbour at Mirvish.
Break legs WHAT BRINGS YOU IN opening at TPM, while GO in Backspace. Can also catch NO SECRETS at Red Sandcastle, Talk Is Free BLACKBIRD, THE VEIL & OCTET at Crow's, DOUBT in Annex, LITTLE SHOP in Al Green, SLAVE PLAY at CanStage, BREMEN TOWN at Tarragon, BRIGHT STAR & TELL TALE HARBOUR at Mirvish.
October 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Break legs WHAT BRINGS YOU IN opening at TPM, while GO in Backspace. Can also catch NO SECRETS at Red Sandcastle, Talk Is Free BLACKBIRD, THE VEIL & OCTET at Crow's, DOUBT in Annex, LITTLE SHOP in Al Green, SLAVE PLAY at CanStage, BREMEN TOWN at Tarragon, BRIGHT STAR & TELL TALE HARBOUR at Mirvish.
Canstage wishes they had the courage to give us the Excavator R&J we deserve
unfair that i dont get to see the Estonian romeo and Juliet where construction equipment sword fights and two cars kiss each each other
August 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Canstage wishes they had the courage to give us the Excavator R&J we deserve
I became a fan of Lehrer’s music after seeing the 2006 Canstage production of “Letters from Lehrer” written by and starring Richard Greenblatt (b. 1953). 🎶 🎭 ✍️
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July 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I became a fan of Lehrer’s music after seeing the 2006 Canstage production of “Letters from Lehrer” written by and starring Richard Greenblatt (b. 1953). 🎶 🎭 ✍️
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"Cold" takes on a whole new meaning.
Soundstreams, "Garden of Vanished Pleasures" exquisite bordering on the sublime.
Sunday matinee Apr 27th at #CanStage 26 Berkeley St.
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Soundstreams, "Garden of Vanished Pleasures" exquisite bordering on the sublime.
Sunday matinee Apr 27th at #CanStage 26 Berkeley St.
soundstreams.ca/events/garde...
Thanks @rkolewe.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
"Cold" takes on a whole new meaning.
Soundstreams, "Garden of Vanished Pleasures" exquisite bordering on the sublime.
Sunday matinee Apr 27th at #CanStage 26 Berkeley St.
soundstreams.ca/events/garde...
Thanks @rkolewe.bsky.social
Soundstreams, "Garden of Vanished Pleasures" exquisite bordering on the sublime.
Sunday matinee Apr 27th at #CanStage 26 Berkeley St.
soundstreams.ca/events/garde...
Thanks @rkolewe.bsky.social
I’m at Opening Night of Life After at Mirvish tonight, but could also see Mahabharata at CanStage, Feast or Benevolence at Tarragon, Talk Is Free Cock, Shedding A Skin at Buddies, Flex at Crows, Job at Coal Mine, POZ at Aki Studio, Strange Loop at Soulpepper, with even more playing later this week!
April 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I’m at Opening Night of Life After at Mirvish tonight, but could also see Mahabharata at CanStage, Feast or Benevolence at Tarragon, Talk Is Free Cock, Shedding A Skin at Buddies, Flex at Crows, Job at Coal Mine, POZ at Aki Studio, Strange Loop at Soulpepper, with even more playing later this week!
If you’re up for processing life, the universe, and everything, then come check out Toronto’s CanStage production of #Mahabharata
April 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
If you’re up for processing life, the universe, and everything, then come check out Toronto’s CanStage production of #Mahabharata
Come to Toronto and see the CanStage production!!
April 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Come to Toronto and see the CanStage production!!
You should come to Toronto and see the CanStage production of Mahabharata!
April 20, 2025 at 2:38 AM
You should come to Toronto and see the CanStage production of Mahabharata!
Reminder that final week for A Public Display of Affection at Crows, Pochsy IV at VideoCabaret and The Little Prince at TPM. Mahabharata at CanStage, Cock at ArtistsPlay, Feast & Benevolence at Tarragon all continue, while starting this week are Flex at Crows and Life After at Mirvish.
April 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Reminder that final week for A Public Display of Affection at Crows, Pochsy IV at VideoCabaret and The Little Prince at TPM. Mahabharata at CanStage, Cock at ArtistsPlay, Feast & Benevolence at Tarragon all continue, while starting this week are Flex at Crows and Life After at Mirvish.
TO shows you could see this wknd: Public Display Of Affection at Crows, Pochsy IV at VideoCab, Feast & Benevolence at Tarragon, Little Prince at TPM, Cock at Artists Play, Mahabharata at CanStage, Irish Pub Play at KingBBox, Masque Of Red Death at Assembly, Stranger Sings, Come From Away, Lion King.
April 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
TO shows you could see this wknd: Public Display Of Affection at Crows, Pochsy IV at VideoCab, Feast & Benevolence at Tarragon, Little Prince at TPM, Cock at Artists Play, Mahabharata at CanStage, Irish Pub Play at KingBBox, Masque Of Red Death at Assembly, Stranger Sings, Come From Away, Lion King.
TO theatre to see right now: Public Display of Affection at Crows, Pochsy IV at Videocab, Feast & Benevolence at Tarragon, Little Prince at TPM, Cock at ArtistsPlay, Mahabharata at CanStage, Irish Pub Play at KingBlackBox, Masque of Red Death at Assembly, Stranger Things, Come From Away & Lion King.
April 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
TO theatre to see right now: Public Display of Affection at Crows, Pochsy IV at Videocab, Feast & Benevolence at Tarragon, Little Prince at TPM, Cock at ArtistsPlay, Mahabharata at CanStage, Irish Pub Play at KingBlackBox, Masque of Red Death at Assembly, Stranger Things, Come From Away & Lion King.
I’m not going to CanStage when they’re programming U.S. plays
April 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I’m not going to CanStage when they’re programming U.S. plays
You never need Broadway's permission to program Ibsen.
And it's still a bummer that Soulpepper had to cancel Tanika Gupta's version of A Doll's House set in 1879 Calcutta - which CanStage could have picked up, and maybe sold subscriptions on to audiences coming out of Mahabharata this month.
And it's still a bummer that Soulpepper had to cancel Tanika Gupta's version of A Doll's House set in 1879 Calcutta - which CanStage could have picked up, and maybe sold subscriptions on to audiences coming out of Mahabharata this month.
April 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
You never need Broadway's permission to program Ibsen.
And it's still a bummer that Soulpepper had to cancel Tanika Gupta's version of A Doll's House set in 1879 Calcutta - which CanStage could have picked up, and maybe sold subscriptions on to audiences coming out of Mahabharata this month.
And it's still a bummer that Soulpepper had to cancel Tanika Gupta's version of A Doll's House set in 1879 Calcutta - which CanStage could have picked up, and maybe sold subscriptions on to audiences coming out of Mahabharata this month.
wow i had my dramaturgy undergrads debate whether or not a toronto theatre ("let's say CanStage," I told them) would produce Slave Play. they mostly thought no! huge kudos to brendan for a brave and necessary pick.
March 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
wow i had my dramaturgy undergrads debate whether or not a toronto theatre ("let's say CanStage," I told them) would produce Slave Play. they mostly thought no! huge kudos to brendan for a brave and necessary pick.
Lots of shows closing this weekend: Putnam County Spelling Bee at Aki Studio, Let’s Assume I Know Nothing at Factory, A Side of Rice at Red Sandcastle, Measure for Measure at Crow’s, Fat Ham at CanStage, Kim’s Convenience at Soulpepper, The Darkest Dark at YPT, Blind Dates at TPM, Just For One Day.
March 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Lots of shows closing this weekend: Putnam County Spelling Bee at Aki Studio, Let’s Assume I Know Nothing at Factory, A Side of Rice at Red Sandcastle, Measure for Measure at Crow’s, Fat Ham at CanStage, Kim’s Convenience at Soulpepper, The Darkest Dark at YPT, Blind Dates at TPM, Just For One Day.
Interesting. I saw 'Fat Ham' at CanStage this week and took some inspiration from it as well.
To your point, though, I think we absolutely want to be sending kind, compassionate, and empathateic people into the world.
To your point, though, I think we absolutely want to be sending kind, compassionate, and empathateic people into the world.
Fat Ham
After a ghostly visit from his recently deceased father, Juicy must throw a cookout to celebrate his mother’s remarriage to his late father’s brother. Striking an eerie resemblance to that classic tal...
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March 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Interesting. I saw 'Fat Ham' at CanStage this week and took some inspiration from it as well.
To your point, though, I think we absolutely want to be sending kind, compassionate, and empathateic people into the world.
To your point, though, I think we absolutely want to be sending kind, compassionate, and empathateic people into the world.
Toronto theatre friends don’t miss this joyful experience! So much fun! #TorontoTheatre #FatHam #Canstage
March 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Toronto theatre friends don’t miss this joyful experience! So much fun! #TorontoTheatre #FatHam #Canstage