It's been almost a year since the Papermill Theatre opened on Pottery Road. But that didn't stop me from waiting until last week to make my inaugural visit. Set inside the historic Todmorden Mills, the theatre is currently hosting Remain in Light's production of Waiting for Godot.

Jonathan Hirsh and Ryan Seeley have created Toronto's newest theatre company Remain in Light (RIL), and their aim is to bring classic theatrical pieces to new light in an edgy, exciting, and engaging way. They've debuted with two plays that are currently running on an alternating schedule at the Paper Mill Theatre, one of which is Daniel MacIvor's House.

RIL's rendition of House is a solo performance by Ryan Seeley, and tells the laugh-filled story of a man losing his grip on reality and having a very bad day.

blogTO has two pairs of tickets to pass on to Toronto theatre-loving readers. Continue reading for full contest and event details.

If you haven't been checking out the Summerworks Theatre Festival, let me ask you this: what the heck have you been doing? Standing around in the rain? Putting a lot of effort into a summer romance that, let's be honest, isn't going to work out? Seriously, people. Go check it out. Great theatre, music, dance, art...and you have four days left to take it all in.

Ever your faithful servants, we have been hitting the tarmac and sniffing out the best bets. Continue reading for reviews of Dust, Flux, If We Were Birds, Kid Cosmic, Pelee, Rendevous With Home, and The Performance Gallery.

Ah, the summer of 2008. If the rain doesn't wash you away, then you're liable to be swamped by theatre. Hot on the heels of the 11 day performance binge of the Toronto Fringe comes the Summerworks Theatre Festival. Think of it as a smaller, more refined version of the Fringe. Unlike its larger cousin, Summerworks is juried. The festival evaluates each show, and only the best applicants get in. So while it lacks the brash irreverance of the Fringe, Summerworks always provides a high-quality product.

And there's a lot of product to choose from. With 42 shows, eight nights of live music and a "performance gallery" at the Gladstone Hotel, the variety can be a little daunting. Continue reading for a few of my early picks.

If you were following the Fringe coverage, you already know that I surprised myself by liking One Woman Show a lot. So did a lot of other people. I figured since it was the patron's pick, and managed to get one of the much coveted 'Best of the Fringe' spots and opens tonight at Diesel Playhouse , that it was worth re-visiting. So, why did people like it?

It's a good question. One Woman Show is a parody of one-woman shows, written by three men with a man playing the Eileen , the 'woman' who's show it is. Sounds a bit scary, doesn't it? When I first read about this show I rolled my eyes and figured it was going to be painful. Happily, the show proved me wrong.

Well, another Fringe Festival has come and gone. But like every year, there are a few shows that will go on to bigger things. In 1999, there was the Drowsy Chaperone. In 2002, Job: The Hip Hop Musical got all the buzz. Last year gave us the Gladstone Variations and An Inconvenient Musical.

And in 2008, we have The Christian Republican Fundraiser in Dayton Tennessee. I reviewed this show during the Fringe and loved it. But since Christian Republican Fundraiser is playing next week as part of Diesel Playhouse's "Best of the Fringe", I thought I'd tell you a bit more about what makes this show so good.