PERFORMANCE PICKS | Theatre, Dance & Performance You Need To See This Month: May 2026
By Denise Lai on May 4, 2026
Theatre, dance, and performance productions opening in Toronto during May 2026 that you need to see.
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By Denise Lai on May 4, 2026
Theatre, dance, and performance productions opening in Toronto during May 2026 that you need to see.
(Continue reading)By Paula Citron on May 1, 2026
If you are an admirer, Mirvish's production of The Neil Diamond Musical: A Beautiful Noise delivers exactly what you have come to hear.
(Continue reading)By Anya Wassenberg on May 1, 2026
History is a tangled web of truths and stories; Project Humanity's The Division does a superlative job of illuminating that complexity.
(Continue reading)By Anya Wassenberg on April 30, 2026
take rimbaud is a world premiere production that will take the stage at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre from May 6 to 23, created by Susanna Fournier and inspired by a poem.
(Continue reading)By Anya Wassenberg on April 28, 2026
VITALS, the Dora Award winning show by Toronto playwright Rosamund Small about frontline healthcare workers, returns for 2026 reimagined for a post-pandemic world.
(Continue reading)By Anya Wassenberg on April 24, 2026
The world premiere of 12 Litres 8800 Steps by Anita La Selva takes the stage at Factory Theatre May 1 to 17, 2026, produced by The Unbridled Theatre Collective and Aluna Theatre.
(Continue reading)By Anya Wassenberg on April 24, 2026
Pleiades Theatre will present the world premiere of Syrian-Canadian playwright Aksam Alyousef’s Karma at Theatre Passe Muraille with sound design by Gurpreet Chana.
(Continue reading)By Anya Wassenberg on April 23, 2026
Soulpepper Theatre, Obsidian Theatre, and Nightwood Theatre present How to Catch Creation in its Canadian premiere, directed by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu.
(Continue reading)By Anya Wassenberg on April 20, 2026
Hamlet with a queer lens, modern dress, and the original Shakespearean language — The Rest Is Silent Society’s mindful reinterpretation of the play points up the dark humour.
(Continue reading)By Ludwig Van on April 20, 2026
Nervous Hunter's Bonnes Bonnes — unassumingly assured, positively wicked — ends with a desire to recognize oneself when one looks in the mirror.
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