NOW Magazine The Top 10 Toronto stage artists, shows or stories From the legacy of Philip Akin to the hybrid efforts of Factory and Outside the March, here are some stage standouts in an otherwise bleak year By Glenn Sumi Photo of Natalie Metcalfe by Samuel Engelking; photo of Natasha Mumba by Dahlia Katz Philip Akin (left), Natalie Metcalfe, Baby Larry and Natasha Mumba made 2020 suck a little less. This time of year I normally weigh in on the thriving theatre and comedy scenes in Toronto, choosing what I think are the top productions and artists from among hundreds of shows. But of course, the pandemic happened, and live theatre as we know it stopped. Still, there were two-and-a-half months of regular shows. And after lockdown, artists and companies turned on their ring lights, upgraded their microphones and made us rethink everything about this centuries-old art form.