With important messages for policymakers and babymakers alike, the urgent performance is part political statement, part a cappella concert, and all cri de coeur about the frustrations of being a parent when nothing is affordable and nobody cares.
The must-see production touches on the all-too-familiar struggles of parents managing prohibitive costs and long waitlists, for childcare, stigmas of parental leave, and the plight of underpaid care workers
Russell Braun triumphantly returns to U of T to conduct The Florentine Straw Hat thevarsity.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thevarsity.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.
Unadorned, beautifully delivered, linguistically gorgeous and both funny and wrenchingly sincere, it’s one of the most beautiful plays I’ve ever seen, and I think you should see it, too.