The weather is changing, the heartbreaking Canucks are back on the ice, and local theatre is heating up. I rarely recommend plays as an escape from life. I’d rather theatre show us real life with depth and imagination. But given the current state of things, especially the madness of our southern neighbour, I strongly advise some theatrical travels. The shows to see this month take us to Australia, Ireland and the Philippines, Italy, Mexico and Spain, London and the borderland between life and death. Article content

Wolf

When: Oct. 1-18

Where: York Theatre

Tickets and info: From $59 at thecultch.com

The Cultch opens its 2025-26 season with a new show on tour from Australia’s Circa circus company. When I first saw Circa’s work at the 2011 PuSh Festival, I called it “one of the

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