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Let’s turn the page: Announcing a nationwide program for emerging performing arts critics

Do you like writing about the performing arts but wish you had more skills and contacts to help you advance in the field? Would you like to continue to build your writing and critical thinking skills? Are you IBPOC or from another equity-seeking background? There’s a new program for you.

By Liam Donovan / Jun 27, 2025
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An exit interview with Globe and Mail theatre critic J. Kelly Nestruck

J. Kelly Nestruck has left the building. (Or at least the aisle seat.)

By Aisling Murphy / Nov 9, 2024

The spectacle of suffering: Toronto theatre’s addiction to trauma porn

Trauma is everywhere in Toronto — on the streets, subway, and stage — and maybe that’s why I’m so bored by it.

By Stephanie Fung / Jun 19, 2024

Announcing the Winners of the 2022 Nathan Cohen Awards

The Canadian Theatre Critics Association is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the Nathan Cohen Awards for Excellence in Critical Writing.

By Aisling Murphy / Dec 19, 2022