Ilana Lucas

Here's @ilanalucas.bsky.social's review of Shucked. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stag...

Review: THE NEIGHBOURS at Tarragon Theatre What did our critic think of THE NEIGHBOURS at Tarragon Theatre?

Review: THE NEIGHBOURS at Tarragon Theatre from Green Light Arts is a tense exploration of complicity #theatre #theaTO www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...

Review: PEOPLE OF THE CITY at Factory Theatre Bad Dog Theatre’s new improv show at Factory Theatre revolves around a storyteller who shares three short stories from their lives about what it means to be a person in Toronto. After each tale, the t...

Bad Dog Theatre's PEOPLE OF THE CITY pairs true stories with wild improv #theatre #theaTO www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...

Review: LITTLE WILLY at Canadian Stage Master puppeteer Ronnie Burkett brings the beautiful handcrafted marionettes of the Daisy Theatre to Canadian Stage’s Berkeley St. location for a run of LITTLE WILLY, an anarchic riff off Shakespeare’...

Review: Ronnie Burkett's hilarious LITTLE WILLY at Canadian Stage is a love letter to backstage chaos, with plenty of chaos of its own on offer #theatre #theaTO www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...

Review: LOVE YOU FOREVER AND MORE MUNSCH at Young People's Theatre I grew up with Robert Munsch stories. If you grew up in Canada, it’s likely you did, too—or you’ve read them to your children, or grandchildren.

Review: LOVE YOU FOREVER AND MORE MUNSCH at Young People's Theatre is a charming show full of fun for kids--and some emotion for the adults in their lives. #theatre #theaTO www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...

Do I have a bestselling play? No. But do I have a blurb on the back of a bestselling play? Apparently. Congrats to Yaga (a play, not a screenplay)! #theatre #theaTO

Review: EUREKA DAY at Coal Mine Theatre Many of us have, at some point in our lives, operated on the basic assumptions that our chosen communities, particularly those aligned by basic ideology, had our best interests at heart and would look...

I have rarely laughed harder in a #theatre than during one picture-perfect scene in Coal Mine's production of EUREKA DAY. Worth a watch. #theaTO #review www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...

Pleased to share: My review of Red Like Fruit for the Globe and my piece on gender inequity in theatre washrooms for the Star are runners-up in the 2025 Nathan Cohen Awards for Outstanding Review and Outstanding Critical Essay, respectively (judge Natasha Tripney) www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

Review: YOU, ALWAYS at Canadian Stage Erin Shields’ beautiful YOU, ALWAYS, directed by Andrea Donaldson at Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre, is a kaleidoscopic, fragmented look at all moments of a sibling relationship, from childh...

Review: YOU, ALWAYS at Canadian Stage is a beautiful, kaleidoscopic look at a sisterly bond www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti... #theatre #theaTO

#BZ to @aislingmurph.bsky.social , who's won both Outstanding Review & Outstanding Critical Essay for this year's Nathan Cohen Awards! Also to Emerging Critic winner J.D.Angubua; runners up @ilanalucas.bsky.social , @emmapaling.bsky.social & R.Grant-Moran, L.Ossip, & H.Hoosaney. Deets here: #TheaTO

Review: 'Summer and Smoke' warms up Crow’s Theatre I wondered if this ambitious and heartfelt production of a Tennessee Williams deep cut could have sparked just a little bit hotter.

Review (for @intermissionmag.bsky.social): 'Summer and Smoke' warms up @crowstheatre.bsky.social (and I'm going to Theatre Hell for mentioning Tennessee Williams and Grease in the same paragraph) www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/summ...

Some Like It Hot is fun, airy and just as memorable as its Hollywood version The touring production adds depth to characters, ups the stakes and re-shifts the romance

Didn't write the headline/that last claim but had a genuine good time at the silly-with-a-little-depth Some Like It Hot. Review up at the Globe: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti... #theatre #theaTO

Interview: Anusree Roy of THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD at Theatre Passe Muraille BroadwayWorld spoke to Roy about the play’s history, her fascination with writing complex women, and the possibility of a future instalment to make Chaya’s story a trilogy.

Loved doing this interview with #theatre powerhouse Anusree Roy--and honoured to be the first to know that Through the Eyes of God isn't just a sequel to Dora-winning Pyaasa, but the second instalment of an upcoming trilogy! #theato www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...

I understand Americans are upset about the Washington Post - but their new smaller newsroom will have about the same number of editorial as all of Postmedia's 130 print and digital news titles combination.

Canadians slept through this consolidation, foreign ownership, gutting.

Review: Shakespeare BASH’d brings focus to Troilus and Cressida This spare, thoughtful staging prioritizes a clarity of text that comes through even when the script’s overall trajectory is less than clear.

Review: @shakesbashd.bsky.social brings focus to Troilus and Cressida #theatre #theaTO @intermissionmag.bsky.social www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/troi...

Review: MISCHIEF at Tarragon Theatre The fish leads a more exciting life when it jumps out of the water to visit mischief on the birds. That’s what Emily (Nicole Joy-Fraser), a 288-year-old spirit, tells Brooke (Lisa Nasson), a young Mi’...

Review: MISCHIEF at Tarragon Theatre (co-pro with Native Earth and Neptune Theatre) crackles with righteous rage, snappy dialogue, and stellar design #theatre #theaTO www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...

Review: Talk Is Free Theatre’s 'Company' is valiant but imperfect Playing at The Theatre Centre, this 'Company' is an entertaining staging that, like its central character, is still waiting to connect.

Review: Talk Is Free Theatre’s 'Company' is valiant but imperfect #theaTO #theatre www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/tift...

Interview: Aidan DeSalaiz of COMPANY at The Theatre Centre BroadwayWorld spoke to actor Aidan deSalaiz, who plays Bobby in the immersive production, about the show’s contemporary relevance, its fascinating and revealing contradictions, and the joys of connect...

Interview: Aidan DeSalaiz of Talk is Free Theatre's COMPANY at The Theatre Centre #theatre #theaTO www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...

Feature: Ilana Lucas Picks the Top Toronto Theatre 2025 In a world where AI increasingly tries to consume and simulate real human experiences, theatre sometimes feels like one of the last gasps of being in a room together. When we watch a show with others,...

So much to applaud in my annual Top Toronto Theatre roundup! @crowstheatre.bsky.social @shakesbashd.bsky.social @toronto-fringe.bsky.social @thehowlandcompany.bsky.social @mirvish.bsky.social @studio180theatre.bsky.social @outsidethemarch.bsky.social and more!
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Rogers v. Rogers is v good The one-man nature of the show calls attention to how much destruction gets caused by a family fighting itself

Can’t wait to see Rogers v Rogers later this week. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stag...

Rogers v. Rogers is v good The one-man nature of the show calls attention to how much destruction gets caused by a family fighting itself

Latest for @theglobeandmail.com -- Rogers v. Rogers @crowstheatre.bsky.social is v. good www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stag... #theatre #theaTO

Review: Bad Hats’ 'Narnia' is a joyful, heartwarming escape The spirit of openness and the joy of discovery rule over this 'Narnia' at Soulpepper in the Distillery District. Open the wardrobe and see.

@intermissionmag.bsky.social #Review: Bad Hats' 'Narnia' is a joyful, heartwarming escape at Soulpepper www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/bad-... #theatre #theaTO

Review: PREDICTABLE HOLIDAY ROM-COM/THE UNAUTHORIZED HALLMARK(ISH) PARODY MUSICAL at Second City/The Royal Within a week, Toronto audiences had the opportunity to see two musicals which parody that scourge of November to January television, the Hallmark Christmas Movie.

Review: Predictable Holiday Rom-Com at The Second City vs. The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical at The Royal show what makes a parody work (and what doesn't) #theatre #theaTO www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...

Review: THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON at Canadian Stage “Since we surveyed, mapped, explored, and planted a flag,” writes Robert Lepage in his director’s note to THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON, “our interest in the moon seems to have greatly diminished.” Lepage,...

Review: Drift in tandem with THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON at Canadian Stage #theatre #theaTO www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...

Review: SPOTLIGHT AT THE SECOND CITY at Second City What did our critic think of SPOTLIGHT AT THE SECOND CITY at Second City? For its October Spotlight series, the featured acts were $20 Sandwich and Sarah Bennett.

Review: SPOTLIGHT at The Second City #comedy www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...

Review: TICK...TICK...BOOM! at Alumnae Theatre What did our critic think of TICK...TICK...BOOM! at Alumnae Theatre?

Review: TICK...TICK...BOOM! at Alumnae Theatre www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti... #theatre #theaTO

'The Comeuppance' unpacks high-school reunions with precision Macabre and drama-filled yet surprisingly gentle, 'The Comeuppance' will probably be most compelling to the around-40 crowd.

'The Comeuppance' unpacks high-school reunions with precision at Soulpepper www.intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/the-... #theatre #theaTO

Women wait 34 times longer than men for theatre washrooms. Is there finally hope at the end of the line? When the intermission lights come on, the race for the women's washroom begins.

Pleased to share my first piece for the Toronto Star! (Yes, it's about toilets.) Thanks to everyone who shared their #theatre washroom wisdom.

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After watching the on-field interview with Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., where the interviewer ended every sentence with "Vladdy," I've had a "Hello, Vladdy"/Hello Dolly remix stuck in my head all day. It's not unpleasant. #bluejays

Review: WHAT BRINGS YOU IN at Theatre Passe Muraille Ting’s performance art piece-cum-concert is part life confessional, part experimental violin recital, and part meditative state.

#Review: WHAT BRINGS YOU IN at Theatre Passe Muraille is part life confessional, part experimental violin recital, and part meditative state. #theatre #theaTO www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/arti...