Olympic Village Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre to November 1, 2026
This Arts Club presentation is one sweet show and you should do yourself a favour and see it – if you can get your hands on a ticket. They’re going fast.
Naomi Snieckus and Matt Baram in Big Stuff. Credit: Dahlia Katz
Studio 16 to November 1, 2026
No one can write anything this personal, this intimate without first-hand experience and, indeed, American playwright Amy Herzog has that first-hand knowledge.
Jennifer Clement, Crystal Balint, Kate Craven, Advah Soudack and Sewit Eden Haile in Mary Jane. Credit: Shimon Photo
The Nest (1398 Cartwright Street) to October 18, 2026
If you’re going to frame a narrative as a zombie story, playwright Jordyn Wood has done a fine job. Terrific production.
The Cultch to October 11, 2026
The first minute-and-a-half of JOB might be the most riveting opening scenes I have ever seen in the theatre.
Elizabeth Barrett (Jane) and Brian Markinson (Lloyd) in JOB. Credit: Emily Cooper
Stanley BFL CANADA Stage to October 18, 2026
The stars of Heist – hands down – are Projection Designer Wladimiro A. Woyno Rodriguez and his associate projection designers Marianne Benoit-Gagnon, Merve Yoruk, Jack Chipman, Genna Crowe; Lighting Designer Sophie Tang; and Set Designer Ryan Cormack.
Andrew McNee and Alexandra Lainfiesta in Heist. Set design by Ryan Cormack; costume design by Barbara Clayden; lighting design by Sophie Tang; projection design by Wladimiro A. Woyno Rodriguez. Credit: Moonrider Productions
Metro Theatre to October 10, 2026
If you’re looking for a feel good, slightly raunchy, totally irreverent giggle – and who isn’t? – Metro Theatre is at 1370 SW Marine Drive.
The cast of Avenue Q with Lucy (handled by Leah Dubbin-Steckel) centre. Credit: Moonrider Productions
Jericho Arts Centre to September 27, 2026
Bumping into playwright John Lazarus just before the curtain went up on his new play, Running Wilde, I jokingly asked him to give me the “lead” to the review I would write. He barely paused before saying, “The bitch is back.”
Conor Kavanagh as Oscar Wilde and Russell Zishiri as Davenport in Running Wilde. Credit: Cameron Clark Anderson
Bard on the Beach to September 19, 2026
The Goblins – Wug, Kragva and Moog – are back in the Douglas Campbell Theatre at Bard on the Beach for another stab at a classic. And stab is the appropriate word because that’s what Spontaneous Theatre (Calgary) does best: stab, skewer, rip, tear, shred and dismantle some very serious drama.
Wug and Kragva in Goblin: Oedipus. Credit: Emily Cooper
Theatre Under the Stars to August 22, 2026
Sister Act puts the ‘sis’ back in Genesis. It’s a disco musical with lots of heart, served up enthusiastically by director/choreographer Peter Jorgensen and his cast of more than twenty under the musical direction of Sean Bayntun with his 12-piece band. Rain or, god willing, shine, the show goes on. Hallelujah!
Kat Keynolds as Deloris/Sister Mary Clarence in Sister Act. Credit: Emily Cooper
Bard on the Beach to September 18, 2026
My response to this production would be quite different had I never read the original text. And it leads me to thinking about how theatre makers use ancient texts to reflect the contemporary world.
Yoshie Bancroft, as Antigone, and the Chorus in Antigone. Credit: Emily Cooper.