Ubu and the Truth Commission unleashes puppet dogs of war by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Handspring Puppet Co., known for War Horse, enlivens play about South African atrocities with its creatures.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 1:20pm on April 16, 2015[SHARE]

Lies, truth and dangerous entanglement by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

In Quebec playwright Michel Marc Bouchard's Tom At The Farm a gay man is caught between comforting his late lover's family and keeping his secret from them.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 6:30am on April 10, 2015[SHARE]

Infinity a fine family drama with cerebral spin: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Playwright Hannah Moscovitch charters unknown scientific territory with some familiar artillery in this Tarragon Theatre show.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:38pm on April 2, 2015[SHARE]

Nature of the Beast takes inscrutable dark turn: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Brandon Crone's play about a sexual dominator and his teenage nephew moves along comfortably until the last 10 minutes.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 4:22pm on March 27, 2015[SHARE]

The Unplugging a feminist take on the apocalypse by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Allegra Fulton and Diana Belshaw are commendable playing aboriginal women, but staging doesn't allow us to delight in their achievements.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 1:22pm on March 19, 2015[SHARE]

My Dinner with Casey Donovan never quite satisfies: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Sky Gilbert's new production opens at Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01am on March 14, 2015[SHARE]

From Kensington to Harbourfront to New York for Toronto play by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Sheila Heti's All Our Days Are Stupid started out as a 'ragtag' production of a once 'unstageable' script in a tiny storefront.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 1:42pm on February 11, 2015[SHARE]

Twisted review: Oliver is innocent, Nancy is witty, but Oliver Twist remake is missing connection by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

In modern-day update Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman and Joseph Jomo Pierre now on at Factory Theatre, Nancy and Ollie are in love and communicate by text message.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:01pm on February 6, 2015[SHARE]

Solid cast in psychological mystery The Other Place: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Tamsin Kelsey brings bite to Sharr White's protagonist Juliana, ably supported by Jim Mezon, Haley McGee and Joe Cobden.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 3:35pm on January 23, 2015[SHARE]

HER2 a smash in theory, not always in practice: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

We feel surprisingly little for the patients in Kim Ardal's play about breast cancer, despite some crackling performances.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:31am on January 16, 2015[SHARE]

Waiting Room a solid but uneven look at life inside a hospital by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Jordan Pettle, Michelle Monteith and Jane Spidell wonderful as parents of sick children, but some scenes push us into hospital soap opera territory.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:30pm on January 15, 2015[SHARE]