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Double trouble: Meet the artists taking on multiple shows at this year’s Toronto Fringe

From a Bollywood-inspired satire to improvised musicals and puppetry, here are a few of the multi-show artists to watch out for as you plan your Fringe schedule:

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'Play Dead' trades death-defying circus tricks for bigger emotional risks

Through a series of vignettes and personal arcs that combine acrobatics, dance, and physical theatre, the show explores the absurdity of everyday life with a pointed trajectory. https://t.co/QY9Uy3raif

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SummerWorks Performance Festival announces 2026 lineup, including a wealth of international offerings

Creations from Denmark, Hong Kong, Iran, and beyond are featured in this year’s programming, which comprises 35 projects, including 27 live productions.

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In memory of Peter Wylde, the time-travelling acting teacher.

We're honoured to finally share Katz's portraits alongside a new Speaking in Draft column by staff writer Nathaniel Hanula-James, reflecting on Wylde's life and legacy. https://t.co/nFfGqbtlBK

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REVIEWS: FringeMTL 2026

Hot off covering Festival TransAmériques, Intermission is back reviewing Montreal theatre at this year’s FringeMTL, featuring 105 shows in more than 25 venues.

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At the 2026 Toronto Fringe Festival, Caribbean artists stage collisions of identity, power, and desire.

Multiple productions by artists from Caribbean diasporas are reminding audiences that the political is personal, and vice versa.

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Are you an emerging content creator who would like to engage with various theatre companies, get free tickets to plays, and create fun, thoughtful social content about Toronto's live theatre and performing arts scene?

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For Marissa Orjalo, this season at Stratford is such stuff as dreams are made on.

This is the actor’s fourth year as part of the Stratford Festival company. In 2026, she’s taking on two iconic roles from the Western classical theatre canon.

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Toronto Fringe reveals 2026 programming

Summer is on the horizon, and that means the Toronto Fringe Festival is too. The annual event’s 38th edition spans 13 days and features 123 shows in 27 venues across the city.

https://t.co/Syiy9VGnP0

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REVIEWS: Festival TransAmériques 2026

This year, Intermission presents its most comprehensive FTA coverage ever, with four critics publishing a total of 16 capsule reviews — with new entries added to the top of the post for ease of navigation.

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Hofesh Shechter Company’s 'Theatre of Dreams' uses contemporary dance to plunge its audience into a shared dream state.

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TAPA unveils 2026 Dora Award nominees

This year, there are 221 nominations across 44 gender-inclusive categories in seven divisions, with TAPA recognizing work from 214 eligible productions — the highest number of shows submitted since 2019.

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Soulpepper’s Tiger Bride promises a "wildly transformative" audience experience, says Hailey Gillis

A world premiere song cycle, 'Tiger Bride' adapts an Angela Carter short story that itself riffs on the tale of Beauty and the Beast. https://t.co/Z8nhFyjMsx

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Theatre Calgary’s new staging of 'Come From Away' aims for the heart

Twenty-five years later, the Tony Award-nominated director-choreographer Jesse Robb helms Theatre Calgary’s upcoming production of the beloved (and very widely produced) musical.

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Calgary’s Lunchbox Theatre announces 2026-27 season — and a new home

North America’s longest-running lunchtime theatre will now reside in an arts and culture hub called cSPACE Marda Loop.

Read the full season lineup here: https://t.co/ltswn3m7LM

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As PlayME’s season concludes, its creators reflect on the changing world of Canadian audio drama.

Homegrown Canadian audio drama is a century-old tradition — and CBC’s PlayME podcast is foley committed to keeping it alive.

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'Through the Eyes of God' makes noise at the 2026 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards 🎉

The jury of the Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards (TTCAs) has announced its 2026 results — 26 winners across 20 categories, plus a special citation.

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A show about a celebrity chicken is one of four Irish plays at this year’s Bealtaine Theatre Festival.

This piece of contemporary Irish theatre stars a talking fowl with a ketamine habit. Its creators are anything but chicken.

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At the 2026 Luminato Festival, performance gets up close and personal

For its 20th anniversary edition this June, the festival’s programmers have curated a diverse lineup of contemporary performance centred around the theme of play.

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'cicadas,' a new eco-thriller by David Yee, previews at Tarragon

In a near-future version of Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods neighbourhood, a house turns on its inhabitants. https://t.co/Ae4OlomS1t