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Our favourite theatre productions of 2024, in Toronto and beyond

End-of-year lists are personal. When it comes to theatre, the question isn’t really what shows you liked most, but which ones left the strongest imprint, continuing to pinball around in your mind and heart even after the set is gone and the cast no longer recalls their lines.

Why should you go to the ballet?

My childhood memories of learning to dance were front and centre for me when I attended opening night of The Nutcracker, performed by the National Ballet of Canada at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

REVIEW: A Christmas Story feels fresh at Theatre Aquarius

If you want to catch A Christmas Story before it closes, good luck — the show is close to sold out, and with the talent on that stage, it’s not hard to see why.

REVIEW: Yes, Holiday! An Improvised Musical really is different every night

Putting aside its opening number and a single proper noun, every word of Bad Dog Theatre’s Dora Award-nominated Holiday! An Improvised Musical has the potential to change from performance to performance.

REVIEW: Canadian Stage revives the Ross Petty panto with pop songs, puns, and a pinch of Ozdust

Making a case for the panto’s return, The Wizard of Oz is full of local references and charm, and perhaps even some surprise guests to fill audiences with hometown pride.

REVIEW: Titaníque loves Céline Dion with all its heart

Content quibbles aside, Titaníque’s inarguable accomplishment is musical: What an amazing showcase for a Canadian cast’s vocal chops and capacity to deliver character through song.

A Message from Intermission’s Editors

May Antaki and Maija Kappler, co-founders and co-editors-in-chief of Intermission, are stepping down.

Casting Announcement: what I call her

Here's the cast for Ellie Moon's play "what I call her," directed by Sarah Kitz, opening at Crow's Theatre this November.

Theatre this Week: Stratford Edition

Here are the Stratford Festival plays to see for the week of June 4 - 10, 2018.

Theatre this Week: May 28 – June 3

These are the plays to see in Toronto for the week of May 28 - June 3, 2018.

Here Are the 2018 Toronto Theatre Critics Award Winners

Toronto's theatre critics just announced their favourite shows of the year for 2018.

Telling the Story of the Murder Trial that Changed the Country

Fiction about a real-world tragedy risks sensationalizing the events that remain painful for a lot of people. But they also provide the opportunity to explore human behaviour, to directly address the impacts of violence and trauma.