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Review: Lulu bites into, then tears apart, a classic play about sex and death May 4

Review: Foster’s Annie is a shortsighted attempt to ride Matilda’s coattails April 29

Review: Selfie is a modern morality play that tackles weighty subjects April 27

Review: Prairie Nurse is a mix of culture-clashing chaos and offbeat Canadiana April 27

Review: Tarragon’s Girls Like That sees its young women only as offensive stereotypes April 26

Review: Mimic will make you forget about your iPhone April 20

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Review: Mikveh imagines a #MeToo moment in an Orthodox Jewish community April 20

Review: Exquisitely heart-wrenching, Tony winner Fun Home is a classic in the making April 18

Review: The Nightingale proves the power of live theatre April 15

Review: Love and Information is a jam-packed play you’ll struggle to remember April 13 Updated

Opinion

Review: In Category E, animal testing is for the humans April 12 Updated

Review: Glory is an uplifting story about the immense role hockey plays in our everyday lives April 9

Review: In the wake of Parkland, Punk Rock feels off rhythm in its dramatization of a school shooting April 4

Review: The Overcoat is Canadian opera’s new mantle March 30 Updated

Review: The radiant escapism of Tony-winning An American in Paris hits Toronto March 30

Review: Guillermo Verdecchia’s bloom is a Ready Player One for the English-lit set March 28

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Review: Easter Island drills deep in search of theatrical gold at Calgary’s Arts Commons March 26

Review: David Yee’s awe-inspiring tsunami drama carried away on the crest of a wave March 26

Review: What a Young Wife Ought to Know offers an urgent portal to the past March 23

Review: Legislating Love reveals a new brand of historical drama March 23

Review: Theatre Smith-Gilmour’s Les Misérables skips the songs, but keeps the melodrama March 22

Review: Colleen Wagner’s The Monument is rebuilt for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls March 16

Review: Orwell’s Animal Farm gets plowed and reseeded by Soulpepper March 16

Review: Gobsmacked! falls short of its claim to be ‘the world’s best a cappella and beatboxing show’ March 15

Review: Soulpepper’s Idomeneus offers an unsettling, witty and strangely moving experience March 9

Review: Incessant soundtrack smothers script in After Wrestling March 2 Updated

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Review: Made in Canada gives a panoramic view of the National Ballet March 1 Updated

Review: Come From Away is a story of coming together on an ‘island in between’ February 18

Review: Getting up close and personal with Opera Atelier’s Harmonia Sacra February 16

Review: Obsidian Theatre’s hang is a must-see for fans of British theatre February 12

Review: No Foreigners is an exceedingly clever look at the diasporic experience February 9

Review: Coal Mine Theatre’s Rumours by Fleetwood Mac is a cheerful celebration of an iconic album February 8

The Globe and Mail

Review: You might want to do some research before seeing Falen Johnson’s Ipperwash February 8 Updated

Review: With Acha Bacha, there’s no time like the present February 7

Review: Bang Bang examines a white playwright’s attempt to profit off black pain February 2

Review: Soulpepper’s A Delicate Balance resonates in wake of Schultz allegations January 19