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Maija Kappler
Maija is the co-founder and former co-editor of Intermission. She’d like you to know that her name is pronounced just like “Maya.”
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iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.
The Dora Award-winning, family-friendly opera has returned to mark the opening of Tapestry's new venue on Yonge Street.
iPhoto caption: Top to bottom, L to R: Naguib Keval, Aruna Bhalla, Colin MacLellan, Payge Mildebrath.
How four GTA drama teachers are modelling the importance of connection, empathy, and collaboration
I suspect that most people who work in theatre professionally, and many who don’t, have a story about a high school drama teacher who changed their life. This edition of Speaking in Draft is a celebration of those figures.
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REVIEW: Pride and Prejudice gets a postmodern makeover at London’s Grand Theatre
In spite of some missed opportunities, Pride and Prejudice ends up a lighthearted recontextualization of its source material, which should appease all but the most stolid Janeites.
iPhoto caption: 'A Strange Loop' photo by Dahlia Katz.
Announcing the winners of the 2025 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards
The Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards jury has announced its 2025 results — 22 winners across 17 categories, plus a pair of special citations.
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REVIEW: Takwahiminana explores what healing means when the past never quite lets go
While playwright Matthew MacKenzie’s lyrical storytelling is always a delight, there’s something astringent and detached about Takwahiminana that produces a distancing effect, preventing it from reaching the emotional highs of his other recent work.
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REVIEW: Waitress blends retro charm with contemporary flair at Hamilton’s Theatre Aquarius
This co-production with the Grand Theatre stands up to its Broadway counterpart and makes for a truly delightful night out.
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.
iPhoto caption: Lynne Harper, left, and Steven Truscott, right
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.
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