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.
When I reviewed it last December, I wrote that Stephen Adly Guirgis s sprawling dramedy about the inhabitants of an Upper West Side women s shelter could easily provide the basis for a Netflix series. I still feel that way, and I think millions of Americans would agree with me if they could only see the Atlantic Theater Company production. Essentially a three-hour pilot episode,
Halfway Bitches introduces us to a group of outcasts navigating the transitional space between exile and belonging. Guirgis and an all-star cast of New York stage performers find dramatic potential in every moment, so you never want to look away.