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First up in memorable theatre moments from 2025 in this roundup by @intermissionmag.bsky.social is a "hilariously unhinged escape sequence" from our production of The 39 Steps, performed by the hilarious and talented trio of Sébastien Heins, Kiana Woo, and Isaiah Kolundzic!

With the lights fading on another year of fleeting thrills in dark rooms, we asked 12 Ontario performing arts writers to reflect on a moment that stayed with them. The results mainly stem from Toronto theatre productions, with a few surprises weaved in. www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/twel...

As Bad Dog's third-annual staging of Holiday! An Improvised Musical enters its final week, Page Turn participant Melissa spoke with members of the team to find out how they manage to improvise a Sondheim-inspired musical from scratch every night. www.intermissionmagazine.ca/features/hol...

REVIEW: Tom Rooney dazzles in world premiere of Michael Healey’s Rogers v. Rogers "Rooney and Healey skewer the Rogers family with a disarmingly relaxed virtuosity that the surrounding production sometimes supports, and sometimes lets down." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/roge...

REVIEW: National Ballet’s scrumptious Nutcracker will melt every last Grinch-heart in town "James Kudelka’s Nutcracker treats children as imaginative equals and adults as worthy of a sprinkling of magic, too. It’s an unwavering, saturated dream of joy." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/nutc...

REVIEW: Bad Hats’ Narnia is a joyful, heartwarming escape "The spirit of openness and the joy of discovery rule over this Narnia. Open the wardrobe and see." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/bad-...

REVIEW: Lester Trips’ stylish Public Consumption captures the internet’s profound emptiness "Rather than directly representing online life, Public Consumption speculates — with virtuosity — about how the digital world affects our bodies." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/publ...

REVIEW: Necessary Angel’s Moonlight Schooner offers a poetic glimpse into the lives of three Caribbean sailors "Moonlight Schooner is animated and visually stunning, but its individual pieces don’t come together as neatly as I would've expected." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/moon...

REVIEW: Here For Now’s well-acted Reproduktion attempts to tackle too much "Amy Rutherford’s world premiere script is ambitious and the material it covers is complex — but the narrative feels disjointed." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/repr...

REVIEW: Obsidian and Tarragon co-production reflects on the inadequacy of language "a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun): the title says it all, offering a definition for an absent word. The thing is the thing unsaid." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/prof...

Narnia completes trilogy of musicals championing a child’s-eye view of life "What emerged for us was this idea of life cycles,” reflects adaptor-director Fiona Sauder. “‘[What things] have to die and fall away in order for new things to grow?’” www.intermissionmagazine.ca/features/nar...

REVIEW: With equal parts joy and indignation, The Christmas Market shines a light on migrant labour "Delicately balanced with humour and emotionally charged dialogue, The Christmas Market is vibrant and moving, bottled up like lightning in 90 minutes." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/chri...

REVIEW: Theatre Gargantua’s Dissonant Species features live science experiments and impressive visual storytelling "For the first half of the show, you can’t help but focus on director Jacquie P.A. Thomas' thoughtful scenic choices." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/diss...

For composer Njo Kong Kie 楊光奇, the word ‘artist’ is a complicated label. Intermission staff writer Nathaniel Hanula-James sits down with the Dora Award–winning composer to trace a career that’s moved fluidly between opera, theatre, and dance. www.intermissionmagazine.ca/speaking-in-...

REVIEW: Jessica B. Hill’s Pandora thinks outside the box at Stratford’s Here For Now Theatre "Weave Pandora's disparate elements together and a story emerges that is equal parts moving and fascinating." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/pand...

REVIEW: Soulpepper’s The Comeuppance unpacks high-school reunions with deadly, millennial-aged precision "Macabre and drama-filled, The Comeuppance will probably be most compelling to the around-40 crowd who share its specific touchstones." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/the-...

REVIEW: TfT delivers humour and cruelty in striking rendition of Camus’ Le Malentendu "Director Karine Ricard banishes all earthly joy from the scene, leaving behind an almost lunar coldness." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/le-m...

Thank you Intermission Magazine for sharing the wonderful news about Tara Beagan’s Governor General’s Literary Award win! www.intermissionmagazine.ca/news/tara-be...

REVIEW: The Far Side of the Moon is insomniac theatre "The Far Side of the Moon begins and ends with a large mirror on stage, and it extracts enigmatic power from the tantalizing question of whether Philippe is losing himself in his reflection, or moving toward self-discovery." buff.ly/FM2Clyb

REVIEW: National Ballet’s Procession tangles the lines of sorrow and sensuality "Procession, the National Ballet of Canada’s brooding and stylized world premiere ballet, rushes to the stage with startling vitality — and does so at a funeral." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/ball...

REVIEW: Tarragon’s CHILD-ish takes a hopeful and hilarious look at life through kids’ eyes "It’s a giggly good time, if a pinch oversweet." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/chil...

REVIEW: At Ottawa’s GCTC, you won’t expect what happens when Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre "Sarah Kitz’s production leans into the play’s real strength: its exploration of narrative." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/abra...

REVIEW: Talk is Free Theatre’s Blackbird offers a close-up look at two detailed performances "Director Dean Deffett has concocted a tight, straightforward production, primarily of interest as an intimate character study." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/blac...

REVIEW: Garner Theatre Productions’ Bright Star coasts on charm and likability "Co-writer Steve Martin’s wit, which blazes in plays like Picasso at the Lapin Agile, merely twinkles here." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/brig...

REVIEW: Kitchener’s biennial IMPACT Festival crackled with urgency "Most of the six works I viewed tackled urgent topics, from the convoluted Canadian immigration system to the Palestinian experience of displacement." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/impa...

REVIEW: 'This Is the Story of the Child Ruled by Fear' takes a timid look at living through times of crisis Writer-performer David Gagnon Walker’s production puts a mythical spin on anxiety, loneliness, and the precarity of the present. www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/this...

REVIEW: Slave Play sparks debate — so we reviewed it twice "To mark the Canadian premiere of this influential satire, Intermission is honouring the play’s divisive reputation by presenting a pair of reviews written independently of one another." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/slav...

REVIEW: Amy Lane's campy Roméo et Juliette wears its heart on its sleeve at the COC "The opera is so grand, and Gounod’s music so august, that I was surprised to find an image as simple as the pair peacefully spooning in bed struck a sympathetic chord with me." buff.ly/GjUoO4O

“There’s a venn diagram [in which] wolf displacement across Canada matches Indigenous displacement.” Playwright Colin Wolf talks to Intermission Magazine about the complexities of resistance explored in his new hopepunk thriller, CoyWolf: www.intermissionmagazine.ca/features/coy...

REVIEW: Alan Doyle steers a joyful ship in Tell Tale Harbour at Mirvish "The musical makes good on spinning a yarn as warm as a mug-up with music as catchy as a fiddle reel. The asides are wry, the slapstick is generous, and the hearts are big." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/tell...

REVIEW: Shifting Ground Collective delivers heartfelt, overloaded Ride the Cyclone "Director 郝邦宇 Steven Hao hits the carnival bullseye when it comes to heart and fun, but misses the top prize by expanding the cast and reducing the original’s creepiness." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/ride...

REVIEW: Coal Mine Theatre’s Waiting for Godot is lucid and unpretentious "Directed by Kelli Fox, this Waiting for Godot embraces the bodily sensibilities of Beckett’s dark humour, grounding his abstract poetics in the kidneys, the feet, and the dirt." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/wait...

REVIEW: The Veil brings stripped-down psychological thrills to the Crow’s Theatre Studio "Director Helen Juvonen’s subtle, atmospheric production makes for an unnerving horror theatre experience." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/the-...

REVIEW: Dave Malloy’s Octet vibrates with sublime vocal beauty at Crow’s Theatre "Malloy’s intricate a cappella compositions, rich with complex harmonies, are the hymns and confessionals in a show about a support group for internet addiction." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/octe...

‘A scream for the death of experimental theatre in Canada’: Why a group of artists resurrected an outdoor performance from 1998 "The specter of death is omnipresent in Phalanx, one of the offerings at this year’s SummerWorks Performance Festival." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/features/pha...

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-...

Ready for a show to "smash the Bechdel test all to pieces"? 💪 Maev Beaty and Irene Poole spoke with @intermissionmag.bsky.social to discuss Ransacking Troy, Erin Shields's new "feminist reimagining of Homer’s epics, directed by Jackie Maxwell." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/features/ran... #SFTroy

For Maev Beaty and Irene Poole, Stratford’s Ransacking Troy offers a chance ‘to smash the Bechdel test all to pieces’ “This is an ensemble of some of the most extraordinary femme actors in the country and beyond,” says Beaty. www.intermissionmagazine.ca/features/ran...

Puppeteer Annie Katsura Rollins is ready for the shadow revolution "I disagree with how the Western world has equated shadows with darkness and ignorance and evil," says Rollins. "Shadows are equally as important as light." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/speaking-in-...

REVIEW: North America’s biggest fringe festival happens in Edmonton — and the atmosphere is invigorating "The Fringe wholeheartedly integrates itself into the city’s urban environment, energizing a rich array of spaces." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/edmo...

Preparing to direct Slave Play: A travel guide to Richmond, Virginia "Since reading Slave Play, I’ve asked every romantic partner whether or not they experience a racial dynamic between us in the bedroom. No one has given the same answer." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/artist-persp...

INTRODUCING: ON Criticism, an incubator for theatre criticism offered by Intermission Magazine, the Grand Theatre, Theatre Aquarius, Talk is Free Theatre, and Tarragon Theatre.

REVIEW: At the Stratford Festival, two adventurous new plays reflect on war "Both of these plays are successful in telling war stories because they find ways to refract perspectives." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/troy...

REVIEW: Tiff’ny of Athens throws a delightful party in Withrow Park "The text draws on an eclectic mix of sources: other Shakespeare plays, Dolly Parton songs, and automated messages from government service helplines, to name a few." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/tiff...

REVIEW: Two hybrid dance pieces close out this year’s SummerWorks Performance Festival "During the festival’s closing weekend, I saw two works that live side by side in my memory even as they differed in style and intention." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/summ...

REVIEW: Mississauga Multilingual Fringe Festival 2025 "Historically, the Sawitri Theatre Group has aimed to platform South Asian performing arts, and its annual fringe festival inherits this focus." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/miss...

REVIEW: Outside the March’s Rainbow on Mars explores the future of embedded accessibility practices "Rainbow on Mars is a multisensory experience that goes beyond visual spectacle to create an all-encompassing narrative world from the moment your ticket is scanned." buff.ly/5vV4jSS

REVIEW: Soulpepper’s Old Times casts a tense, haunting spell "The actors’ movements are deceptively simple — pouring coffee, sitting, standing. Yet their physicality is precise, augmenting the many silences and contributing to an overall intensity." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/old-...

REVIEW: Guild Festival Theatre’s ambitious Heratio wanders through a thicket of subplots "Genevieve Adam’s script plunges into the smouldering wreckage of Hamlet, twisting its narrative with conspiracies, disguises, and a heavy dose of meta-humour." www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/hera...