Peter Fernandes
iPhoto caption: From top left: The Seagull (Soulpepper), Hypothetical Baby (The Howland Company), As You Like It, a radical retelling (Crow's/Mirvish), Letters from Max (Necessary Angel), Maanomaa, My Brother (Canadian Stage/Blue Bird), Monster (Factory), Maggie (Theatre Aquarius), Casey and Diana (Stratford Festival), The Master Plan (Crow's). All photos except Casey and Diana by Dahlia Katz; Casey and Diana photo by Cylla von Tiedemann.
Our favourite theatre productions of 2023, in Toronto and beyond
These shows have stood the test of at least a few weeks, if not several months. Their pleasures are not transitory, but mature and long-lasting. We think of them often.
For Gillis, the invitation that occurs between the show and the audience exists in the music.
iPhoto caption: A scene from Love and Information. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
What’s a Random Thing You Know a Lot About?
"At the dawn of Thatcherism, a coterie of sexually liberated exhibitionists transformed punk into glorious camp decadence (and I’m sad I missed out)."
iPhoto caption: The cast of Jerusalem. Photography by Dahlia Katz. Graphic design by Kinnon Elliott
Casting Announcement: Jerusalem
We have the exclusive on the full cast for The Company Theatre and Outside the March’s production of Jerusalem.