Liam Donovan

iPhoto caption: Paul Gross in 'Waiting for Godot.' Photo by David Hou. When Paul Gross began preparing to playVladimir in Waiting for Godot at the Stratford Festival, he couldn’t immediately define the central force powering Samuel Beckett’s classic. “In a play, 99.9 per cent of the time, you have a character who has a history,” said Gross in a phone call. “There’s a plot line to follow, there’s subtext, there’s all these other things that you latch onto — and there’s none of that here.

iPhoto caption: Karl Ang, Ivy Charles, Daniel Maslany, Mariya Khomutova, and Alon Nashman in 'The Division.' Photo by Dahlia Katz. This evening at Meridian Hall, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced the recipients of the 46th annual Dora Awards, celebrating local theatre, dance, and opera. Many of the results match those of the 2026 Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards, announced last month.

iPhoto caption: 'Golden Rez Dog.' Photo by Philippe Latour. Creations from Denmark, Hong Kong, Iran, Mexico, and beyond are featured in this year’s SummerWorks Performance Festival programming, which comprises 35 projects, including 27 live productions.