Theatre Time in Toronto

Toronto is such a large place to explore the arts and with so many options out there I decided to break up the city into a few posts but for the first I thought I would talk about another area of the arts: Theatre.

I'm sure when you think of broadway your first thought is New York City but Toronto is considered to be only second to the Big Apple in terms of theatre life. It's really not that much of a surprise either when you see just how many places there are to see a play in the city including:

• Canon Theatre (Now called The Ed Mirvish Theatre)
• Panasonic Theatre
• Princess of Wales 
• Roundhouse
• Royal Alexandra

Many great plays have been performed at these venues such as Wicked, Billy Elliot, Lion King, Mary Poppins, Rent, and even the Blue Man Group!

If you're looking for a show to go see now or in the near future I would recommend seeing War Horse. It is a beautiful story that takes place during First World War about a young boy and his horse that has been sold to be used in battle and the journey it faces. The show has been highly praised by critiques and the movie version was even nominated for an Oscar last year. It's truly unique in that it features life sized puppets of the animals interacting with the actors, to get a sense of what I'm talking about check out this trailer:

If you wanted to catch a viewing of this play I would do it soon - the show is currently booked to November 4th of this year at the Princess of Wales Theatre. For more information on this play visit the Toronto Theatre website here, it's also a fantastic resource regarding any information you may have for a variety of shows and venues, not just broadway shows either but quite literally any event taking place in Toronto including concerts, comedy shows, or speakers.