Six world-premiere productions of Canadian plays in TO this week: Take Rimbaud at Buddies, cicadas at Tarragon, 12 Litres 8800 Steps at Factory, Karma at Passe Muraille, The Division at Crows, Maya & Roan at Red Sandcastle. Plus Paprika Fest and Canadian casts in How To Catch Creation and & Juliet.

Playwright Susanna Fournier joins Stageworthy to talk about take rimbaud at Buddies in Bad Times: 12 years in the making, and worth every draft. A conversation about artistic risk, vulnerability, and why theatre still matters.

@thehowlandcompany.bsky.social and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre have teamed up to bring Susanna Fournier's "take rimbaud" to Toronto. Inspirational and uplifting, this show about making art in difficult times is poignant and powerful! #TheaTO #Theatre #Review aviewfromthebox.net/2026/05/11/t...

Toronto! I saw Take Rimbaud tonight and REALLY enjoyed it - it’s about queer longing and the role of art in revolution and hegemony and love, it’s funny and tender, it took big swings and not all of them land but a LOT did. It‘s on till the 23rd, go see it!! buddiesinbadtimes.com/show/take-ri...

Spending TO weekend at three Canadian plays: Take Rimbaud at Buddies, Here Be Dragons at Theatre Centre & Zombocalypse at Red Sandcastle, but could also see cicadas at Tarragon, Vitals and 12 Litres 8800 Steps at Factory, Karma at Passe Muraille, The Division at Crow's. Support Canadian theatre!

"What remains of revolution? Playwright Susanna Fournier and director ted witzel on youthful rage and artistic risk in TAKE RIMBAUD." Performances for the world premiere begin Wednesday! 🗞️ Read the feature in @ourtheatrevoice.bsky.social: ourtheatrevoice.com/what-remains... 📅 May 6-23 at Buddies

"Four legendary poets. One messy love triangle. A play you won’t forget - The long-awaited play interrogates artistic myth, gendered legacy and the cost of creative survival." Read the @nowtoronto.bsky.social feature. TAKE RIMBAUD begins this week! 📰: nowtoronto.com/culture/four...

✍️ Check out the Artist Profile with Howland’s Ruth Goodwin as she discusses Sylvia Plath, working with playwright Susanna Fournier, and why TAKE RIMBAUD feels urgent for rightnow. 🔗 Read more @ourtheatrevoice.bsky.social: ourtheatrevoice.com/member/ruth-... Performances begin May 6 at Buddies.

✍️ PROCESS-ING: Get inside playwright Susanna Fournier's process of making TAKE RIMBAUD. Get to know some of the references, strokes of inspiration, and notes in margins that influenced the audacious final product you’ll see on stage at Buddies May 6-23. 🔗: buddiesinbadtimes.com/blog/process...

@thehowlandcompany.bsky.social and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre are teaming up to bring 'take rimbaud' to Toronto! I got to ask Howland founding member @courtneyvl.bsky.social about her work on the show so far and what audiences can expect! #TheaTO #Theatre aviewfromthebox.net/2026/04/14/s...

The World Premiere of TAKE RIMBAUD by Susanna Fournier, directed by ted witzel, takes the stage at Buddies for a limited run May 6-23. A performance poem for 8 voices, TAKE RIMBAUD flirts with creation, revolution & violence at the end of the world. 🎟️: howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/take-r...

So much to applaud in my annual Top Toronto Theatre roundup! @crowstheatre.bsky.social @shakesbashd.bsky.social @toronto-fringe.bsky.social @thehowlandcompany.bsky.social @mirvish.bsky.social @studio180theatre.bsky.social @outsidethemarch.bsky.social and more! www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...

✨What a year! 2025 was a big one for our indie theatre co. It was a year of dreaming big, new adventures & collabs, and continuing to connect our growing community through innovative, independent theatre & storytelling. Thank you for your support this year. We couldn’t have done this without you!

Thank you @glennsumi.bsky.social for selecting THE WELKIN as part of your Top 10 Toronto theatre productions of 2025! What an honour to have our work make such a lasting impact, especially in a year with such wonderful theatre. #theaTO #torontotheatre

Of the four I saw in Glenn's top 10, I don't disagree. (Anne of Green Gables, The Welkin, Bright Star, The Christmas Market)

THE WELKIN’s bahia watson selected in @glennsumi.bsky.social Top 10 Toronto theatre artists of 2025! #theaTO

And here it is, my Best of Stage 2025, which if you've followed along all year, you probably figured out my top picks pretty easily already. tapeworthy.blogspot.com/2025/12/stag...

Thank you @tapeworthy.bsky.social for including both THE WELKIN & HYPOTHETICAL BABY in your Best of Stage 2025 List! We’re honoured to have 2 of our productions selected amongst such incredible company. #theaTO

the production photos look like pieces of art. Like I said, such a gorgeous set and lighting. (Also a great play and cast) bsky.app/profile/theh...

💫 Last Chance to see THE WELKIN! ⚖️ There are just 4 performances left to experience the most talked-about show of the season, closing Sunday at Soulpepper. ⚡️Act Fast - Performances have been selling out all week long and limited tickets remain. 🎟️ Book now: tickets.youngcentre.ca/overview/15182

Oh yah, The Welkin by Lucy Kirkwood was pretty great. Didn't love her Chimerica or The Children but this one finally lived up to the hype. (I did also enjoy her adaptation of The Witches) Great play, great production, fantastic cast. Mayko Nguyen and Bahia Watson are unreal! bsky.app/profile/tape...

🚨This is it, Toronto! This is the final week to experience the show everyone is talking about. THE WELKIN must close this Sunday! ⚡️Act Now - There are only 8 performances left and tickets are going fast. 🎟️ Book now: tickets.youngcentre.ca/overview/15182

🚨This is it, Toronto! THE WELKIN must close next Sunday and tickets are going fast. Don’t miss your chance to experience the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ show that everyone’s talking about. Only a handful of performances remain! 🎟️ Book now to secure your seats: tickets.youngcentre.ca/overview/15182

Looking forward to opening of The Green Line at Buddies tonight. But could also catch The Welkin & King Gilgamesh at Soulpepper, The Veil & Octet at Crow’s, Romeo Pimp, Butch/Femme, Waiting for Godot, The Sankofa Trilogy, Enormity, Girl, Ride the Cyclone, MJ, Tell-Tale Harbour. Support live theatre!

❤️‍🔥 Theatre-Loving Critics & Audiences Agree: THE WELKIN’s “Powerhouse Cast” is Not-To-Be-Missed but time is running out! ⏰ There is just over 1 week left to experience the show of the season & tickets are going fast! 🎟️ Book now to secure your seats: tickets.youngcentre.ca/overview/15182

💫 “THE WELKIN is out of this world! An unbelievable cast, gripping story, and dazzling design makes this unlike anything you’ve seen before.” @aviewfromthebox.bsky.social ⚡️Act Fast! Only 2 Weeks Left to experience this “astounding production”. 🎟️: howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/the-we...

❤️‍🔥 We love our theatre to be “Marvellously Daring”! ❤️‍🔥 Time is running out to experience Weyni Mengesha’s bold & blazing production of THE WELKIN, starring an epic ensemble of “the city’s most powerful actors”. ( @intermissionmag.bsky.social ) 🎟️ Book now: howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/the-we...

REVIEW: The Welkin careens from raucous comedy to crushing tragedy "An effective staging by Weyni Mengesha makes for compelling viewing of a suspenseful story that sifts through centuries of sexist sediment like an archaeological dig." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/the-...

Great to catch up with the Soulpepper, Crow's Theatre & The Howland Company production of Lucy Kirkwood’s THE WELKIN dir by Weyni Mengesha, with a sold-out Sunday matinee crowd. Runs till Oct 5 and well worth your time with this terrific group. www.soulpepper.ca/performances...

LOVED KING GILGAMESH when I saw it in the previous run. Seeing The Welkin next month after all the praise.

Lucy Kirkwood’s The Welkin (Soulpepper/Crows/The Howland Company) blows open the doors to the Toronto theatre season. Featuring a huge cast of mostly women, this show is everything: smart, funny, challenging, and oh god the last 20 minutes are intense! Mayko Nguyen & Bahia Watson are next level.

🎭 Join us this Tuesday for our next Pay-What-You-Choose-day of THE WELKIN! Time is running out to experience this unforgettable production & Tuesday, you can choose your price! A limited # of PWYC seats are available to book in advance with code PWYC2526. 🎟️: tickets.youngcentre.ca/15182/15327

Saw 2 #TheaTO shows this week, both co-pro's w/ Soulpepper, & I gave both standing O's: @thehowlandcompany.bsky.social's THE WELKIN (a chronologically chimeric going away gift from dir. W.Mengesha, w/ a heckuva ensemble), & TRIA Theatre's remount of KING GILGAMESH (vid by J.LaVercombe's request).

🌟It’s Official: THE WELKIN is the “Show to See” & time is running out! Join us this weekend & experience this bold, darkly comic, daring and unforgettable production for yourself. See the show that Toronto is buzzing about! 🎟️: howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/the-we...

THE WELKIN is a CRITIC’S PICK ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! “Weyni Mengesha’s powerful production of Lucy Kirkwood’s period play deserves to be seen and savoured multiple times.” @glennsumi.bsky.social 🗞️ Read the review: www.goaheadsumi.com/review-the-w... 🎟️Book tickets: tickets.youngcentre.ca/overview/15182

Lucy Kirkwood's "The Welkin" is out of this world! An unbelievable cast, gripping story, and dazzling design make this unlike anything you've seen before. #Theatre #TheaTO #Review @thehowlandcompany.bsky.social @crowstheatre.bsky.social aviewfromthebox.net/2025/09/16/s...

#Review: Marvellously daring (though a little overstuffed) Soulpepper, @crowstheatre.bsky.social and @thehowlandcompany.bsky.social 'The Welkin' careens from comedy to tragedy in a compelling production #theatre #theaTO www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/the-...

I loved THE WELKIN, flaws and all. What a play. What an ensemble. Great final production by outgoing Soulpepper AD Weyni Mengesha. www.goaheadsumi.com/review-the-w...

12 women. One verdict. Countless twists. The Welkin is NOW OPEN at Soulpepper — and audiences are hooked. Darkly funny and devastatingly raw, the play transforms history into a gripping, modern battle of truth and humanity. 🎟️ Book your tickets: tickets.youngcentre.ca/overview/15182

It’s intermission and I’m already thinking: “I want to see this again. And I want to read the script.”

💫 It’s finally here! The highly anticipated Canadian Premiere of THE WELKIN opens tonight. Bold, gripping, and unforgettable, secure your seat today for the show of the season! 🎟️: howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/the-we... A Howland Company, Soulpepper and Crow’s Theatre Co-production.

✅ Toronto Life selected THE WELKIN as one of the Best Things to See in Toronto this September! 🫶 Performances for this must-see Canadian Premiere are underway at Soulpepper, and tickets are selling fast! 🎟️Book now for the theatre event of the season! howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/the-we...

🤩 A first look at Toronto's most anticipated play! 🔥 THE WELKIN is on stage now and previews are selling out! Bold, gripping, and unforgettable, Book now for the show of the season. 🎟️ Preview tickets start at just $45 howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/the-we...

The What-kin? 💫 THE WELKIN starts this Thursday at Soulpepper! Wondering what “THE WELKIN” means? Swipe to read what Merrium-Webster’s Dictionary has to say🤓. 🎟️ And book tickets to find out what it means in Kirkwood’s bold courtroom drama: howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/the-we...

☝️THE WELKIN is the # 1 Show to See this Fall according to the Toronto Star! 🗞️ Read the full list: tinyurl.com/t5n5z4fa Performances for this must-see Cdn Premiere are just around the corner, starting Sept 4 at Soulpepper! 👀 Do you have your tickets yet? 🎟️ howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/the-we...

🎟️ ARE YOU 35 OR YOUNGER? Be the first to experience THE WELKIN, a darkly comic, searing courtroom drama & SAVE with code: SPU35, valid for a limited number of preview tickets at just $35! ⚡️Act now while supplies last! ➡️ Valid for preview performances from SEPT 4-10. 🎟️ Book now: tinyurl.com/bd8b4chc

That CAST though! 👀🤩 This not-to-be-missed powerhouse ensemble takes the stage in just 1 month for the Canadian Premiere of THE WELKIN by Lucy Kirkwood. 🗓️THE WELKIN hits the stage Sept 4 at Soulpepper. 🎟️Do you have your tickets yet? howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/the-we...

The jury has assembled & rehearsals are officially underway for The Welkin! ⚖️ 12 Angry Men meets The Crucible in this darkly comic, searing courtroom drama that puts justice itself on trial. 🗓️ On Stage Sept 4. A not-to-be-missed powerhouse play! 🎟️ howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/the-we...

The Jury is Assembled!⚖️ ✔️Rehearsal Day 1 for the Canadian Premiere of THE WELKIN by Lucy Kirkwood, and this powerhouse cast is ready to bring the heat to the courtroom & the stage! 🗓️ On stage at Soulpepper SEPT 4. 🎟️ Find out more & book tickets: howlandcompanytheatre.com/shows/the-we...

Big News! Congratulations to one of our HC founding members Paolo Santalucia on this bright new chapter.