Established in 1967, the Théâtre français de Toronto is one of the city’s most venerable theatre organizations, founded before Theatre Passe Muraille, Tarragon and Factory theatres, and the two companies that in 1987 merged to become Canadian Stage. “Some people want it to be this moment in time when they can dream, live and be in community, in French,” says Beddows. The audience will learn the poem in French for the TfT performances and in English at Canadian Stage. Another of Beddows’ big passions is bringing more theatre for children and teenagers to TfT and to Toronto theatre more broadly. Karen Fricker is a Toronto Star theatre critic.

Source: thestar March 20, 2018 22:52 UTC