Today in Toronto: Blasted, Billy Twinkle

Blasted: Few writers in recent memory have had the jarring impact of Sarah Kane. The Brit’s first play—she wrote only five of them before committing suicide in 1999 at the age of 28—tracks a journalist (David Ferry), the woman he rapes (Michelle Monteith), and the civil war unfolding outside their hotel room. Find out more >>

Billy Twinkle: Requiem for a Golden Boy: The warped and whimsical Ronnie Burkett borrows from It’s a Wonderful Life for this mind-blowing show (one man, 36 puppets!) about a puppeteer who contemplates suicide after being fired. Find out more >>