June 15, 2026reviewJeeves & Wooster at the Shaw Festival is amusing but never fully funny Aisling Murphy3 min read
June 5, 2026reviewFunny Girl at the Shaw Festival delivers the laughs in a post-Hacks worldAisling Murphy4 min read
May 25, 2026reviewShaw Festival’s Sleuth is a highly spoilable thriller – and an auspicious directorial debut for Peter FernandesAisling Murphy4 min read
December 21, 2025Shaw Festival announces three-year residency at Toronto Harbourfront Centre3 min read
August 27, 2025theatre reviewIn Blues for an Alabama Sky, actor Virgilia Griffith reaches new heightsAisling Murphy4 min read
August 27, 2025Shaw Festival unveils 2026 slate, including Funny Girl and a Branden Jacobs-Jenkins workshop2 min read
August 25, 2025Murder-on-the-Lake is an improvised whodunit with a remarkable twistAisling Murphy3 min read
July 24, 2025theatre reviewWait Until Dark is a drowsy, dull thriller in need of more thrillsAisling Murphy3 min read
July 14, 2025theatre reviewGnit at the Shaw Festival is an intriguing homage to Henrik IbsenAisling Murphy3 min read
July 10, 2025Shaw Festival’s Major Barbara unpacks the historical balance of good and evil with styleAisling Murphy4 min read
June 6, 2025reviewMike Nadajewski shines in Tons of Money despite an unsteady understudy Aisling Murphy3 min read
June 6, 2025The Witch, the Wardrobe and … a guy named Aslan? Inside the Shaw Festival’s final voyage to Narnia4 min read
May 26, 2025Shaw Festival raises $110-million for facility renovations, Royal George Theatre revamp2 min read
March 7, 2025Shaw Festival reports operating surplus just one year after largest deficit in its history2 min read
August 16, 2024reviewThe real mystery isn’t why the Shaw Festival is producing another Sherlock Holmes play (bums in seats) – but who wrote it4 min read
August 14, 2024reviewCandida, the All Fours of its time, shows its age in latest Shaw Festival revival4 min read
July 2, 2024reviewAt the Shaw Festival, The House That Will Not Stand is a fascinating play in a production divided against itself4 min read
June 26, 2024reviewThree cheers aren’t enough for One Man, Two Guvnors, which deserves to be a Shaw Festival smash4 min read
June 18, 2024nestruck on theatreNestruck on Theatre: The Newfoundland-Ontario musical theatre circuit expandsJ. Kelly Nestruck4 min read
May 24, 2024reviewMy Fair Lady’s fascinating, feisty central relationship makes it a rewarding revisit4 min read
March 8, 2024Shaw Festival records largest deficit in history amid wider theatre industry woes3 min read
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