Toronto's theatre scene

[jvoom]

Posted: 2/5/20 at 4:49pm

Hey everyone! I'm moving to Toronto in a few months and I'm curious to hear some of your thoughts on the theatre scene. Besides the big tours that pass through, what theatres/companies/actors etc are worth checking it out? 

(I know there's a Toronto board but it looks as though it gets less traffic than the main one)

[SisterGeorge]

Posted: 2/5/20 at 5:44pm

if you like or are intrigued to try out classical and/or contemporary ballet, definitely go see the National Ballet of Canada. Just saw two very different programs at the Kennedy Center--their acclaimed and epic "Sleeping Beauty" and a thrillingly danced evening of contemporary works by Forsyth, Kylian and Ratmansky. Their dancers are world class and gorgeous and their sets and costumes are brilliantly theatrical.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 2/5/20 at 6:25pm

jvoom said: "Hey everyone! I'm moving to Toronto in a few months and I'm curious to hear some of your thoughts on the theatre scene. Besides the bigtours that pass through, what theatres/companies/actors etc are worth checking it out?

(I know there's a Toronto board but it looks as though it gets less traffic than the main one)"

 

OKAY! welcome! There r a ton of smaller theatres in TO- some even affiliate w large companies to produce shows.

Theatre Pas Murarille https://www.passemuraille.ca/19-20-season-shows/

CAA theatre ( Off- Mirvish) but they also rent the venue out for others   https://www.mirvish.com/theatres/caa-theatre/360

Buddies In Bad Times https://buddiesinbadtimes.com/

Dedicated to the promotion of queer theatre expression - including LBQT but not limited to

Crow's Theatrehttps://www.crowstheatre.com/

FactoryTheatre Labhttps://www.factorytheatre.ca/ international but emphasis on Canadian theatre

CanStage-https://www.canadianstage.com/Online/default.asp  ditto  plus dance theatre 

Harold Green Jewish Theatre Co https://www.hgjewishtheatre.com/ 

The Musical Theatre Co. no permanent venue but often produces Bway level shows and concerts  https://musicalstagecompany.com/

Native Earth Performing arts at the Daniels Spectrum http://danielsspectrum.ca/whos-here/ muti venue used by a variety of companies

Toronto Fringe https://fringetoronto.com/  2x year  also nextstage

 The Obsidian Theatre https://www.obsidiantheatre.com/season/2019-2020-season/ 

Obsidian produces plays from a world-wide canon focusing primarily, but not exclusively, on the works of highly acclaimed Black playwrights.

University of Toronto has HArt House Theatre but I find them wildly erratic in quality

Hope this give u some ideas. Also check the theatre section in NOW Magazine free weekly for other opportunities