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The big news this week in theatre (well, other than that) was the announcement of the newly revamped New World Stage International Performance line-up for 2007. World Stage disappeared from the radar for a while when Ontario decided DuMaurier wasn't allowed to sponsor it anymore - the last time it was here it existed on a much smaller scale, consisting of solo shows. But now, it's back and bigger than ever with 17 full productions taking over the Premiere Dance Theatre and the newly re-named Enwave Theatre (formerly the Harbourfront Centre Theatre, formerly the DuMaurier Centre Theatre...) as well as various other locations in and around Harbourfront Centre. Here's a rundown of the most exciting-sounding shows on the bill:

After a long-winded “showdown” last night, the big reveal of The Greatest Canadian airs tonight. No matter what the outcome of the CBC’s potentially petard-hoisting populist voting process (Don Cherry? really?), your fashion vote should be for Pierre Elliott Trudeau. The man, not the airport, who romanced Liona and Barbra and Bianca is undisputedly the most charming of the final contenders. This graphic Trudeau Tribute T-shirt, currently on sale for $23.50 and $18.75 from London, ON-based AllMaple Apparel, is equally charming. An evolution of the eponymous online arts magazine, the fledgling line gives the faux-vintage style of Abercrombie & Fitch a polite Canadian whoopin’ -- golf shirts are embroidered not with moose, or wealthy polo playboys, or crocodiles, but with a bona fide Canadian heritage what marketing-savvy graphic designer Garland Lyn did for disco and Ryan McGinness started with his slogan tees. (And the brand name is no misnomer: both the designs and the clothing they’re on are made in Canada.)