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It’s been a strong year for Toronto theatre. I saw 145 shows this year in Toronto and beyond, and am happy to report that theatre is alive and well. I’ve laughed, sobbed, coughed (discreetly into a mask), and cheered my way through our stages in 2023. Here are some local highlights.

The most ambitious blockbusters in the year that Canadian theatre companies rebuilt after pandemic shutdowns, as chosen by J. Kelly Nestruck and Glenn Sumi

His ground-breaking bilingual play tells the story of struggling families as tensions simmered between separatists and federalists leading up to the 1980 Quebec referendum

His 1979 play Balconville captured life among working-class anglophones and francophones in Pointe St-Charles.

Rooney is supported by a rock-solid ensemble of festival veterans and newcomers alike in this vivid comedy conducted with verve by director Eda Holmes

Four Shaw Fest productions will dig in to the past - deep in some cases - to bring old comedies back for modern audiences

From April 1-28, the Festival de la Voix celebrates 10 years of concerts and workshops with an entire month of music at various dates, times and venues in Dorval, Beaconsfield,

After the success of Alice Abracen’s award-winning The Covenant at the Segal Centre in 2022, the next production from Theatre Ouest End is here, in collaboration with Tantalus.

Whats happening in the city Sept. 26-Oct. 13

Whats happening in the city Sept. 26-Oct. 2