SCRUTINY | Mirvish’s Canadian & Juliet Is A Runaway Hit

By Anya Wassenberg on December 16, 2025

SCRUTINY | Crow’s Theatre’s Rogers V. Rogers Is Both Funny And Revealing

By Anya Wassenberg on December 11, 2025

A rebuke against corporate monopolies and greed, a clash of personalities, and a story of generational family dysfunction combine the thoroughly entertaining Rogers v. Rogers.

SCRUTINY | International Superstar Andrea Bocelli Captivates Hamilton With Magical Concert

By Denise Lai on December 11, 2025

Celebrated tenor Andrea Bocelli performed at Hamilton’s brand new TD Coliseum as the only Canadian stop on his 2025 world tour.

SCRUTINY | The Woman In Black Evokes Terror Without The Customary Digital Spectacle

By Paula Citron on December 10, 2025

The Woman in Black at Toronto's CAA Theatre proves, yet again, that terror thrives in darkness — and in the stories we tell ourselves when the lights begin to fade.

SCRUTINY | From Men In Tights To Lorcan Blood Wedding – A Midsummer Night’s Dream At The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

By Michelle Assay on December 9, 2025

A forbidding, clinically white stage is not what comes naturally to mind for A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

SCRUTINY | Performances And Dazzling Production Values Elevate Mirvish’s We Will Rock You

By Paula Citron on December 8, 2025

The production of We Will Rock You currently playing in Toronto is definitely entertaining, well performed, holds up well and is certainly dazzling to watch.

SCRUTINY | Aszure Barton & Ambrose Akinmusire’s A a | a B : B E N D Offers A Powerful Merging Of Concert And Dance

By Paula Citron on December 5, 2025

A a | a B : B E N D, the joint creation of New York–based Canadian choreographer Aszure Barton and American composer and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, is a daring piece

SCRUTINY | Back To Basics Approach Creates Moving Production Of The Sound Of Music At Mirvish

By Paula Citron on December 2, 2025

An unsentimental approach to The Sound of Music at Mirvish reveals the musical’s original spirit, and in doing so, it got to me in ways I had not anticipated.

SCRUTINY | Alex Pauk’s Esprit Orchestra Creates A Luminous Concert Of Sound

By Ludwig Van on December 2, 2025

Esprit Orchestra is in Toronto unique in producing a distinctive sonic style that can be heard and enjoyed in all of their concerts, including this opening to their 43rd season.

SCRUTINY | Lester Trips (Theatre)’s Public Consumption Moderates the Algorithm

By Ludwig Van on December 1, 2025

Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton return with a comment on #MeToo, obscenity and AI with Lester Trips (Theatre)’s Public Consumption, presented by Factory Theatre.