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Fringe Preview 2012: Something Different

By Torontoist Jul. 4th, 12:09 pm

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Fringe Preview 2012: Ensemble

By Torontoist Jul. 4th, 12:08 pm

Fringe Preview 2012: Solo/Duo

By Torontoist Jul. 4th, 12:08 pm

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New Traditions at The New Traditions Festival

The first-ever New Traditions Music and Art Festival brought collaboration and creativity to the Island. And, hopefully, some new traditions that will stick around.

By Carly Maga • Photos by Corbin SmithJul. 3rd, 1:15 pm

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Historicist: Post-Mortem of a Pay-TV Channel

The brief life of C Channel, Canada's arts and culture pay-TV service.

By Kevin Plummer Jun. 30th, 2:00 pm

Hurt So Good

The Canadian premiere of New York playwright Rajiv Joseph's romcom with a twist. Or, should we say, a sprain.

By Carly Maga May. 9th, 10:30 am

A Real Full House

Eric Peterson becomes the grandpa we all wish we had in Soulpepper's You Can't Take It With You.

By Carly Maga May. 1st, 12:30 pm

These Foolish Games

A brash 17th century farce seems a fitting end to Canadian Stage's 2011/2012 season—which shows just how far Matthew Jocelyn has taken the company.

By Carly Maga Apr. 25th, 10:30 am

A Memoir Too Far

A staged adaptation of Marina Nemat's acclaimed memoir Prisoner of Tehran just can't do justice to the story.

By Carly Maga Apr. 16th, 12:30 pm

My Granny the Goldfish Keeps Its Head Above Water

This family comedy straddles morality and cultures, but gets lost in the journey.

By Carly Maga Apr. 4th, 4:30 pm

Free Fallin’ at the Theatre

On now at The Theatre Centre, Free Fall '12 is a festival that celebrates theatre "without a net."

By Carly Maga Mar. 27th, 3:00 pm

Dying Hard is Hard to Watch but Worth the Effort

Mikaela Dyke's acclaimed verbatim play Dying Hard brings touching stories from rural Newfoundland to the big city of Toronto. And it's about time.

By Carly Maga Mar. 15th, 9:00 am

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Luminato 2012 Program Announced

The sixth annual "festival of creativity" announces its plans.

By Carly Maga Mar. 14th, 2:00 pm

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Moving Toronto to Tennessee

The Tennessee Williams Project is pairing independent theatre companies with a familiar name, but in unfamiliar territory.

By Carly Maga Mar. 14th, 1:00 pm

Big Questions Inside Small Room

Tarragon Theatre's latest production turns the 15th century Perrault folktale, Bluebeard, into a comment on modern day morality.

By Carly Maga Mar. 8th, 12:00 pm

Seeds Shows the Growth of Documentary Theatre

An all-star cast and inventive storytelling combine art and journalism in Crows Theatre's Seeds.

By Carly Maga Mar. 1st, 9:00 am

Don’t Fecking miss it

A mash-up of Irish absurdist Samuel Beckett's plays and classical music inspired by his works is pleasantly unpleasant.

By Carly Maga Feb. 23rd, 2:00 pm

pomme is french for awesome

Liza Paul and Bahia Watson's two-woman show combines wordplay and another kind of play in a West Indian girl's world.

By Carly Maga Feb. 17th, 1:30 pm

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