<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/author/aislingmurphy/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:53:49 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright 2024 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><image><url>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/legacy/static/mobile.flag.rss.png</url><title>The Globe and Mail</title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[What to catch at the theatre this summer across Canada]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-2026-summer-theatre-preview/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-2026-summer-theatre-preview/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisling Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bargain prices for quality productions? It’s possible at some of these venues]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/ZLV6K76AUJG53J7MHEBEQYREDY.jpg?auth=4791e764123ff550a7b27c43117d2c88f1993398889c371254cd09c918fffe3d&smart=true&width=1417&height=1063" alt="" height="1063" width="1417"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/H2PGXJF7ZJFDDOINQSDZCG3KOM.jpg?auth=0dcd37990b5e68fe0923bbee56a38d71f7e520c281be528e61bf0d137f08d455&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1594&amp;height=1063" type="image/jpeg" height="1063" width="1594"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hayley Watson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funny Girl at the Shaw Festival delivers the laughs in a post-Hacks world]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-shaw-festival-funny-girl-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-shaw-festival-funny-girl-review/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisling Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If you’re missing the HBO Max comedy, seek out glossy musical led by a delightful Sara Farb]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:12:17 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/THLMJWDQQVBFPKGGH3VN2R432I.jpg?auth=fd136a015a05cbeb635dfb5591fb8d209e30577fca5bfc464fd1e9a7343cf761&smart=true&width=3600&height=2400" alt="Sara Farb performs as Fanny Brice with the Funny Girl ensemble." height="2400" width="3600"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/THLMJWDQQVBFPKGGH3VN2R432I.jpg?auth=fd136a015a05cbeb635dfb5591fb8d209e30577fca5bfc464fd1e9a7343cf761&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2400" type="image/jpeg" height="2400" width="3600"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sara Farb performs as Fanny Brice with the Funny Girl ensemble.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Cooper</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting for Godot at Stratford is tedious and stark – but that’s the point]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-stratford-festival-2026-waiting-for-godot-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-stratford-festival-2026-waiting-for-godot-review/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisling Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Molly Atkinson’s unfussy production is an exercise in patience, just as playwright Samuel Beckett intended]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:25:30 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/IFLILTWZJJF5VA4IUVQ54HLAQY.JPG?auth=eda4e0541dce204a3355fc684097fb7edb98ee0db3e0bae1749c20858631e496&smart=true&width=3374&height=2250" alt="Paul Gross as Vladimir in Stratford Festival's production of Waiting for Godot. 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Tolkien’s material ought to work well in a theatrical setting]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:57:28 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/BWQUKTWEANH7LGVSXQFW6TGOVI.JPG?auth=03411587b5a5720d52041969fbcbc0799422ed657170b191b471559331e5b8b1&smart=true&width=3374&height=2250" alt="From left, Sara-Jeanne Hosie portrays Old Took, Michael Man plays Elrond and Tim Campbell is Gandalf in the Stratford Festival's adaptation of The Hobbit." height="2250" width="3374"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/BWQUKTWEANH7LGVSXQFW6TGOVI.JPG?auth=03411587b5a5720d52041969fbcbc0799422ed657170b191b471559331e5b8b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3374&amp;height=2250" type="image/jpeg" height="2250" width="3374"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From left: Sara-Jeanne Hosie as Old Took, Michael Man as Elrond and Tim Campbell as Gandalf, The Hobbit. Stratford Festival 2026. Photo: David Hou.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Hou</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something Rotten! at Stratford is a mind-blowing scramble of egg puns and dance]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-stratford-festival-2026-something-rotten-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-stratford-festival-2026-something-rotten-review/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisling Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donna Feore’s production, a remount of the 2024 blockbuster, is delightful as ever in the giant Festival Theatre]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:06:32 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/P6B45YKVXZFABK4GDV7TBQTDPM.jpg?auth=6ddb8738139f0c0967e8236b94e5d4101f6272d0198e762d41cc395fc1ec0fed&smart=true&width=3453&height=2302" alt="Mark Uhre as Nick Bottom and Steve Ross as Shylock in Something Rotten!" height="2302" width="3453"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/P6B45YKVXZFABK4GDV7TBQTDPM.jpg?auth=6ddb8738139f0c0967e8236b94e5d4101f6272d0198e762d41cc395fc1ec0fed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3453&amp;height=2302" type="image/jpeg" height="2302" width="3453"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From left: Mark Uhre as Nick Bottom and Steve Ross as Shylock, Something Rotten! Stratford Festival 2026. Photo: Ann Baggley.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ann Baggley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surprises, snubs and more snubs from this year’s confounding Dora Award nominations]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-dora-award-nominations-surprises-snubs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-dora-award-nominations-surprises-snubs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisling Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A shocking number of shows were overlooked by Dora jurors, with nominations instead for unexpected picks]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:48:56 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/UVZPHSN4ZBGCZPQFMYV4DO4GME.jpg?auth=801d8fc0be07f975e95c8c740fba60b40c4b248fecb01f3373b149393a9c825d&smart=true&width=7728&height=5152" alt="Gabriella Sundar Singh in 'Through the Eyes of God.' 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Stratford Festival 2026. Photo: David Hou.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Hou</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[André Sills takes on his biggest Stratford Festival season yet: Othello and Oberon ]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-andre-sills-takes-on-his-biggest-stratford-festival-season-yet-othello/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-andre-sills-takes-on-his-biggest-stratford-festival-season-yet-othello/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisling Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This year, his 12th at Stratford, Sills will play two meaty roles in completely different shows]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!--Header code for image-layout-component. Updated Apr 21, 2023-->
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Hill, Mike Nadajewski and Michael Spencer-Davis]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:35:10 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/Z7C6BGZQI5GOBJ52P73TTQITMU.jpg?auth=2468120ba61fc0aca9b3f4e65e702b660b697fc40a77e3d721326d9b7d7f50e1&smart=true&width=3453&height=2297" alt="Mike Nadajewski as Puck and André Sills as Oberon in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'" height="2297" width="3453"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/Z7C6BGZQI5GOBJ52P73TTQITMU.jpg?auth=2468120ba61fc0aca9b3f4e65e702b660b697fc40a77e3d721326d9b7d7f50e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3453&amp;height=2297" type="image/jpeg" height="2297" width="3453"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From left: Mike Nadajewski as Puck and André Sills as Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Stratford Festival 2026. Photo: Ann Baggley.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ann Baggley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new kind of high school musical, courtesy of the trade war]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-how-a-trade-war-led-to-a-new-kind-of-high-school-musical-featuring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-how-a-trade-war-led-to-a-new-kind-of-high-school-musical-featuring/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisling Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a bid to spend less on the U.S., a teacher wrote his students their own year-end play – featuring Barenaked Ladies songs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:18:28 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/UZ6OYYQXQNE7VCP5NOGQCVTILQ.JPG?auth=a142e20d1470423fe06cef16f20a5248b8b3be30f73a367b5d5be707bb836ca5&smart=true&width=4000&height=2667" alt="Finding Joy is about five sisters – from left, Kendra Dixon (Joy), Sophia Erdogan (Hazel), Cadence Robinson (Mary), Allie Doran (Beth) and Astrid van Zijl (Ruby) – who come together after the death of their father to sell their family home." height="2667" width="4000"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/UZ6OYYQXQNE7VCP5NOGQCVTILQ.JPG?auth=a142e20d1470423fe06cef16f20a5248b8b3be30f73a367b5d5be707bb836ca5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667" type="image/jpeg" height="2667" width="4000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From Left to right- The lead cast of five sisters— Kendra Dixon (Joy), Sophia Erdogan (Hazel), Cadence Robinson (Mary), Allie Doran (Beth) and Astrid van Zijl (Ruby) perform on stage during a rehearsal of Finding Joy at Eastside Secondary School in Belleville on May 21, 2026. /Shay Conroy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shay Conroy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stratford’s Guys and Dolls is a masterpiece of a gangster musical]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-stratford-festival-2026-guys-and-dolls-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-stratford-festival-2026-guys-and-dolls-review/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisling Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Director-choreographer Donna Feore pulls out all the stops in her new take on the 1950 musical about crapshooting wise guys in New York ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 20:04:08 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/QWB533RKBZGP7MFDGXQVGOSNF4.jpg?auth=cb8704c8ab93452510a0ed065c568bed0371ca88bd03bdca52190d723c46412e&smart=true&width=3453&height=2297" alt="Dan Chameroy as Sky Masterson with members of the company in 'Guys and Dolls.' Chameroy is the quintessential Masterson, suave and slick." height="2297" width="3453"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/QWB533RKBZGP7MFDGXQVGOSNF4.jpg?auth=cb8704c8ab93452510a0ed065c568bed0371ca88bd03bdca52190d723c46412e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3453&amp;height=2297" type="image/jpeg" height="2297" width="3453"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dan Chameroy as Sky Masterson with members of the company, Guys and Dolls. Stratford Festival 2026. Photo: Ann Baggley.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ann Baggley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stratford’s The Tempest is an eye-popping, imperfect goodbye for outgoing artistic director Antoni Cimolino]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-stratford-festival-2026-the-tempest-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stage/article-stratford-festival-2026-the-tempest-review/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisling Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cimolino’s production embraces spectacle with open arms, but vaults audiences between aesthetics without warning]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 20:47:16 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/NTPVSVQWDJCUHDU4OE5MYD4TVU.jpg?auth=ca53af8ccfd16eb3eb55372f223be901a2994496c76f0c7dbf2f12286908db46&smart=true&width=1840&height=1227" alt="Marissa Orjalo as Ariel in 'The Tempest.'" height="1227" width="1840"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/NTPVSVQWDJCUHDU4OE5MYD4TVU.jpg?auth=ca53af8ccfd16eb3eb55372f223be901a2994496c76f0c7dbf2f12286908db46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1840&amp;height=1227" type="image/jpeg" height="1227" width="1840"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marissa Orjalo as Ariel, The Tempest. 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