Announcing the 2026 Write from the Hip Cohort!
We are thrilled to start the new year with the announcement of our new cohort! It is our great pleasure to introduce the playwrights behind Write from the Hip 2026: Alison Adams, Nicci Pryce, Rais Clarke-Mendes, Sal Currie, and Vanessa Spence! With the support of Program Director Intisar Awisse and Program Associate Mya Wong, these
Interview with Chelsea Woolley on Enormity, Girl, and the Earthquake in Her Lungs
In preparation for the premiere of Enormity, Girl, and the Earthquake in Her Lungs, we were excited to chat with playwright Chelsea Woolley! Read on to unpack some of the inspiration behind this piece and the journey that it has taken since its inception in Write From The Hip! We’re so glad every time a
Annoucing Nightwood’s 2025-26 Season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17th, 2025 ANNOUNCING NIGHTWOOD THEATRE’S 2025-26 SEASON (Toronto)—Nightwood Theatre is proud to announce its 2025-26 season. For our 46th season as Canada’s preeminent feminist theatre company we have curated an electric lineup that bravely and playfully examine politics, persistence, and progress. This season offers two stellar productions from creative collaboration with
Annie: the 16th Annal Lawyer Show
Nightwood Theatre presents the 16th annual Lawyer Show Annie Book by Thomas MeehanLyrics by Charles StrouseMusic by Martin CharninOriginal Broadway Production Directed by Martin CharninBased on “Little Orphan Annie”® By Permission of Tribune Content Agency, LLCat the Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsJune 5–7, 2025 (Toronto, ON)—Nightwood Theatre is proud to be
Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre Sets a New Stage for the Toronto Artistic Community
Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre Sets a New Stage for the Toronto Artistic Community The newly launched arts facility and theatre, developed in partnership with Tapestry Opera, Nightwood Theatre, and St. Clare’s Housing Society, aims to support the city’s vibrant arts scene. TORONTO, March 17, 2025 – The Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre opens
Announcing the 2025 OAC RGTC Recipients!
Every year we are thrilled to be take part in the Ontario Arts Council’s Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators program to cheers on artists from our community as they craft their future plays! This year we were honoured to recommend: Anahita Dehbonehie Alexandra Simpson and Morgan Brie Johnson of Animacy Theatre Collective breton lalama Diana