Young Centre for the Performing Arts Reviews

We only discovered the distillery district towards the end of our holiday. We'd been to some of the big theatres, and apart from "War Horse" which was stunningly brilliant, our next favourite would have to be Neil Simon's "The Good Time Boys". For such a small venue it had real impact in making you feel you were sharing the feelings and actions of the wonderful cast. Also the scenery was so well made, in fact the whole production was great, and we were sad to leave, as we were flying back to the U.K. the following day. Since then we have been saving like mad and hope to be flying back to Toronto next year for another couple of weeks. It'll be our 7th holiday (not in consecutive years) to Toronto (it feels like a 'home from home'). And I know when we've picked up all the "What's On?" brochures, one of the 1st things we'll do is see what's playing in the Distillery District.
Just one thing would have been nice, to go for a light bite to eat in the District, after the play. Maybe there are eateries there now that don't close so early? We hope so.

A quaint theatre located in the Historic Distillery District of Toronto. The theatre reminded me of the Shaw Festival in Niagara on the lake. - A Richard Trus review

The dramas here are particularly good. I've seen 12 angry men twice and loved it both times.

Ticket prices are pretty good too. If you're under 30 years old they have a special price promotion.

Amazing performance of the Peter Pan troupe. Every child of 6-12 should visit it. Best Christmas experience ever.

We had an amazing time. Small, cozy theatre and the performing Company was fantastic. The bar is well stock and you can enjoy a drink before or after your play

Other than some of the controversies surrounding some of the staff at this theatre, I love the atmosphere a lot. A very talented group of people. So far have watched "A delicate balance", "Animal Farm", and "the Goar or who is silvia", and they were all great

I really love this theatre. I find the quality of performances is superior to Mirvish. Talent is outstanding, costumes are excellent, sets are very creative and theatres aren't too big, so you get a more intimate experience, even from the cheap seats. AND the location couldn't be better, great choice of places to grab a pint after the show.

Fantastic and interesting plays. I purchased a subscription and liked all the productions. Great excuse to spend more time in the Distillery District.

Excellent venue and wonderful productions. From comedies like jitters to Canadian works like Billy Bishop goes to war , and Kim's convenience , this theatre offers great shows.
Also video Cabaret shows here annually and their productions are a must see!

THE COUNTRY WIFE a presentation by George Brown Theatre at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. The piece was very funny and charming. This was an excellent performance, stage and costume design by the graduating class of 2013/2014 from George Brown College. It was very interesting how they mixed old and new elements. The play is very old written in 1675, I honestly had a hard time following the old English but as an spectator I was never lost, the performers did a great job to display with their expression what was going on. The stage and costume design was very creative there was a mix of old elements such as shoes and wigs while some of the other elements like the fashion were modern. My favorite characters were Mr Horner, the player, who kept all the woman on the town busy and of course Mr. Pinchwife and Mrs Margery Pinchwife excellent job.