The Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Production of a Play is an annual award celebrating achievements in live Canadian theatre.
Awards and nominations
1980s
Year
|
Play
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Production companies
|
Ref
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1980
|
Balconville
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Centaur Theatre Productions, Toronto Arts Productions
|
[1]
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Ain't Lookin'
|
Toronto Workshop Productions
|
Paper Wheat
|
25th Street Theatre, Toronto Free Theatre
|
Strawberry Fields
|
Toronto Free Theatre
|
1981
|
Theatre of the Film Noir
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Factory Theatre Lab
|
[2]
|
Arms and the Man
|
Douglas Beattie, Toronto Truck Theatre
|
[3]
|
The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia
|
Theatre Plus
|
Loose Ends
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
1982
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Tamara
|
Tamara International, Necessary Angel
|
[4]
|
Blind Dancers and Straight Ahead
|
Toronto Free Theatre
|
[5]
|
Dreaming and Duelling
|
Shaw Festival, Young People's Theatre
|
Night and Day
|
Toronto Free Theatre
|
1983
|
Translations
|
Toronto Free Theatre, Stratford Festival
|
[6]
|
The Art of War
|
Factory Theatre
|
|
O.D. on Paradise
|
Theatre Passe Muraille
|
Unseen Hand
|
Toronto Free Theatre
|
1984
|
Cloud Nine
|
Schwarz/Sewell Productions
|
[7]
|
Delicatessen
|
Toronto Free Theatre
|
[8]
|
The Dining Room
|
Gemstone Productions
|
In the Jungle of Cities
|
Toronto Free Theatre
|
Trafford Tanzi
|
Toronto Free Theatre, National Arts Centre
|
1985
|
Cyrano de Bergerac
|
Shaw Festival
|
[9]
|
Albertine in Five Times
|
Théâtre du Petit Bonheur
|
[10]
|
Criminals in Love
|
Factory Theatre
|
The History of the Village of the Small Huts: New France
|
VideoCabaret, Theatre Passe Muraille
|
Uncle Vanya
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
1986
|
Spring Awakening
|
CentreStage
|
[11]
|
Farther West
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
[12]
|
Ghetto
|
Toronto Workshop Productions
|
Hosanna
|
Théâtre du Petit Bonheur
|
The Miracle Worker
|
Young People's Theatre
|
1987
|
B-Movie: The Play
|
Shaw Festival
|
[13]
|
Aunt Dan and Lemon
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
[14]
|
Bedtimes and Bullies
|
Young People's Theatre
|
Bonjour, la, bonjour
|
Théâtre du Petit Bonheur
|
Saturday Sunday Monday
|
CentreStage
|
1988
|
Nothing Sacred
|
CentreStage
|
[15]
|
Detaining Mr. Trotsky
|
Toronto Free Theatre
|
[16]
|
I Am Yours
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
Something in the Air
|
Toronto Workshop Productions
|
Zastrozzi, The Master of Discipline
|
Factory Theatre
|
1989
|
Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing
|
Theatre Passe Muraille, Native Earth Performing Arts
|
[17]
|
The Dragons Trilogy
|
Theatre Repere, Factory Theatre
|
[18]
|
Les Fridolinades
|
Théâtre français de Toronto
|
The Road to Mecca
|
Canadian Stage
|
Under the Skin
|
Theatre Passe Muraille
|
1990s
Year
|
Play
|
Production companies
|
Ref
|
1990
|
Love and Anger
|
Factory Theatre
|
[19]
|
Breaking the Code
|
Canadian Stage, Citadel Theatre
|
[20]
|
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
The Europeans
|
Necessary Angel
|
The Father
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
1991
|
Lilies
|
Theatre Passe Muraille
|
[21]
|
The Arab's Mouth
|
Factory Theatre
|
[22]
|
Burn This
|
Theatre Plus Toronto
|
La Maison suspendue
|
Théâtre français de Toronto, Canadian Stage
|
7 Stories
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
1992
|
Three Sisters
|
Equity Showcase Theatre, Banff Centre for the Arts
|
[23]
|
Elvire Jouvet 40
|
Théâtre de Quat'Sous, Théâtre français de Toronto
|
[24]
|
Hamlet
|
Theatre Plus Toronto
|
Naomi's Road
|
Young People's Theatre
|
Under the Influence
|
Paulette Phillips, Factory Theatre
|
1993
|
Whale
|
Young People's Theatre
|
[25]
|
Le Bal
|
Theatre Plus Toronto
|
[26]
|
Fallen Angels
|
Canadian Stage
|
1994
|
Homeward Bound
|
Canadian Stage
|
[27]
|
Abundance
|
Theatre Plus Thorne
|
[28]
|
A Christmas Carol
|
Young People's Theatre
|
Twelfth Night
|
Canadian Stage
|
1995
|
Molly Wood
|
Lovers and Madmen
|
[29]
|
Hay Fever
|
Canadian Stage, The Grand Theatre
|
[30]
|
Six Degrees of Separation
|
Canadian Stage, Manitoba Theatre Centre
|
The Wall (Mur-Mur)
|
Young People's Theatre, Dynamo Theatre
|
Whale
|
Young People's Theatre, Dynamo Theatre
|
1996
|
The Seven Streams of the River Ota
|
Harbourfront Centre, Ex Machina
|
[31]
|
The Dead Souls
|
Harbourfront Centre, Carbone 14
|
[32]
|
Elsinore
|
Harbourfront Centre, Ex Machina
|
Two Weeks with the Queen
|
Young People's Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects
|
1997
|
The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol
|
Harbourfront Centre, Theatre de Complicité
|
[33]
|
Arcadia
|
Canadian Stage, Manitoba Theatre Centre
|
[34]
|
Death of a Salesman
|
Mirvish Productions, Manitoba Theatre Centre
|
Oliver Twist, or The Street Boy's Progress
|
Young People's Theatre
|
Stomp
|
Follows Latimer Productions, Joan Mathers, Columbia Artists Management
|
1998
|
Patience
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
[35]
|
The Designated Mourner
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
[36]
|
Inexpressible Island
|
Necessary Angel, Canadian Stage
|
Molly Sweeney
|
Canadian Stage, The Grand Theatre
|
Problem Child
|
Factory Theatre
|
1999
|
The Drawer Boy
|
Theatre Passe Muraille
|
[37]
|
Billy Bishop Goes to War
|
Canadian Stage, Vancouver Playhouse Theatre
|
[38]
|
Insomnia
|
The Theatre Centre, Augusta Company
|
Kilt
|
Tarragon Theatre, Shaw Festival
|
The Memory of Water
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
2000s
Year
|
Play
|
Production companies
|
Ref
|
2000
|
Endgame
|
Soulpepper Theatre Company, Harbourfront Centre
|
|
Faust
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
|
The Overcoat
|
Canadian Stage
|
Platonov
|
Soulpepper Theatre, Harbourfront Centre
|
Street of Blood
|
Canadian Stage
|
2001
|
Platonov
|
Soulpepper Theatre
|
|
Happy
|
Canadian Stage, Rink-a-Dink
|
|
I, Claudia
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
Smudge
|
Nightwood Theatre
|
Stones in His Pockets
|
Mirvish Productions, Paul Elliott, Adam Kenwright, Pat Moylan
|
2002
|
The Island
|
Xhosa Theatrical Productions
|
|
The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God
|
Nightwood Theatre, Obsidian Theatre
|
|
In On It
|
Buddies in Bad Times, da da kamera
|
Skylight
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
This Hotel
|
Planet 88 Productions, Theatre Passe Muraille
|
2003
|
Girl in the Goldfish Bowl
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
|
Absolutely Chekhov
|
Soulpepper Theatre
|
|
The League of Nathans
|
Factory Theatre
|
Romeo/Juliet Remixed
|
Spark Productions
|
Russell Hill
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
2004
|
The Syringa Tree
|
Canadian Stage
|
|
China Doll
|
Nightwood Theatre
|
|
Confederation
|
VideoCabaret
|
Remnants
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
Simpl
|
Tarragon Theatre, National Arts Centre
|
2005
|
Bigger Than Jesus
|
Necessary Angel
|
|
Blue Planet
|
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People
|
|
Half Life
|
Tarragon Theatre, Necessary Angel
|
The Leisure Society
|
Factory Theatre
|
Take Me Out
|
Canadian Stage
|
2006
|
Our Town
|
Soulpepper Theatre
|
|
A Beautiful View
|
Buddies in Bad Times, da da kamera
|
|
blood.claat - one womban story
|
Theatre Passe Muraille
|
Léo
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
The Monument
|
Obsidian Theatre
|
2007
|
Scorched
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
|
Here Lies Henry
|
Buddies in Bad Times, da da kamera
|
|
Insomnia
|
Necessary Angel, Theatre Junction
|
Leaving Home
|
Soulpepper Theatre
|
Of Mice and Men
|
Canadian Stage, Theatre Calgary
|
2008
|
The December Man
|
Canadian Stage
|
|
Intimate Apparel
|
Obsidian Theatre
|
|
The Misanthrope
|
Théâtre français de Toronto
|
Rose
|
Harold Green Jewish Theatre
|
Top Girls
|
Soulpepper Theatre
|
2009
|
Agokwe
|
Buddies in Bad Times
|
|
Festen
|
The Company Theatre
|
|
I, Claudia
|
Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Crow's Theatre
|
Radio Play
|
Young Centre for the Performing Arts, Peggy Baker Dance Projects
|
A Raisin in the Sun
|
Soulpepper Theatre
|
2010s
Year
|
Play
|
Production companies
|
Ref
|
2010
|
Parfumerie
|
Soulpepper Theatre Company
|
|
Courageous
|
Tarragon Theatre, Citadel Theatre
|
|
Hamlet
|
Necessary Angel, Harbourfront Centre
|
If We Were Birds
|
Tarragon Theatre, Groundwater Productions
|
7 Stories
|
Canadian Stage, Theatre Calgary
|
2011
|
Blasted
|
Buddies in Bad Times
|
|
The Africa Trilogy
|
Volcano Theatre, Luminato
|
|
Brothel #9
|
Factory Theatre
|
The Railway Children
|
The Touring Consortium, Marquis Entertainment
|
Ruined
|
Obsidian Theatre, Nightwood Theatre
|
2012
|
Topdog/Underdog
|
Obsidian Theatre, Shaw Festival
|
|
Crash
|
Theatre Passe Muraille
|
|
The Golden Dragon
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
The Penelopiad
|
Nightwood Theatre
|
War Horse
|
Mirvish Productions
|
2013
|
Obaaberima
|
Buddies in Bad Times
|
|
Arigato, Tokyo
|
Buddies in Bad Times
|
|
The Crucible
|
Soulpepper Theatre
|
The Little Years
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
Someone Else
|
Crow's Theatre, Canadian Stage
|
2014
|
Of Human Bondage
|
Soulpepper Theatre Company
|
|
The Double
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
|
Lungs
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
PIG
|
Buddies in Bad Times
|
Venus in Fur
|
Canadian Stage
|
2015
|
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
|
Soulpepper Theatre Company
|
|
An Enemy of the People
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
|
Hooked
|
Theatre Passe Muraille
|
Tom at the Farm
|
Buddies in Bad Times
|
Twelve Angry Men
|
Soulpepper Theatre
|
2016
|
Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom
|
Canadian Stage
|
|
Bombay Black
|
Factory Theatre
|
|
The Great War
|
VideoCabaret
|
Mustard
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
Salt-Water Moon
|
Factory Theatre
|
2017
|
Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts I, II, III)
|
Soulpepper Theatre Company
|
|
Body Politic
|
Buddies in Bad Times, lemonTree Creations
|
|
Incident at Vichy
|
Soulpepper Theatre
|
"Master Harold"...and the Boys
|
Obsidian Theatre, Shaw Festival
|
Mouthpiece
|
Quote Unquote Collective, Nightwood Theatre
|
2018
|
Jerusalem
|
Outside the March, Company Theatre, Starvox Entertainment
|
|
A Delicate Balance
|
Soulpepper Theatre Company
|
|
Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools
|
Buddies in Bad Times and Theatre Passe-Muraille
|
LULU v.7 // aspects of a femme fatale
|
Buddies in Bad Times, red light district
|
Waiting for Godot
|
Soulpepper Theatre Company
|
2019
|
School Girls, or The African Mean Girls Play
|
Obsidian Theatre, Nightwood Theatre
|
|
bug
|
Luminato Festival, Manidoons Collective
|
|
Middletown
|
Crow's Theatre, Shaw Festival
|
The Royale
|
Soulpepper Theatre
|
Secret Life of a Mother
|
SLOM Collective, The Theatre Centre
|
2020s
Year
|
Play
|
Production companies
|
Ref
|
2020
|
The Brothers Size
|
Soulpepper Theatre Company
|
[39]
|
Buffoon
|
Tarragon Theatre
|
[40]
|
Forget Me Not
|
Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, Luminato Festival
|
Julius Caesar
|
Groundling Theatre, Crow's Theatre
|
A Streetcar Named Desire
|
Soulpepper Theatre
|
2021
|
No ceremony held due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada on theatre production in 2020.
|
[41]
|
2022
|
Wildfire
|
Factory Theatre
|
[42]
|
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
|
Mirvish Productions, Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender, Harry Potter Theatrical Productions
|
[43]
|
Is God Is
|
Obsidian Theatre, Necessary Angel, Canadian Stage
|
The Land Acknowledgement, or As You Like It
|
Crow's Theatre
|
Orphans for the Czar
|
Crow's Theatre
|
2023
|
Red Velvet
|
Crow's Theatre
|
[44]
|
Da Kink in My Hair
|
TO Live, Soulpepper Theatre Company
|
Maanomaa, My Brother
|
Blue Bird Theatre Collective, Canadian Stage
|
our place
|
Cahoots Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille
|
Uncle Vanya
|
Crow's Theatre
|
2024
|
Three Sisters
|
Soulpepper Theatre Company, Obsidian Theatre
|
[45]
|
Bad Roads
|
Crow's Theatre
|
[46]
|
The Inheritance, Pt. 1
|
Canadian Stage
|
The Master Plan
|
Crow's Theatre
|
Sizwe Banzi Is Dead
|
Soulpepper Theatre Company
|
References
- ^ Ray Conlogue, "Dora Mavor Moore Awards suffer from stage fright". The Globe and Mail, January 27, 1981.
- ^ Carole Corbeil, "Just like Oscars: lots of no-shows Carver, Maxwell win theatre awards". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 1982.
- ^ Ray Conlogue, "Donald Davis, Loose Ends lead Dora nominees". The Globe and Mail, December 4, 1981.
- ^ Carole Corbeil, "An outstanding night for Tamara". The Globe and Mail, November 16, 1982.
- ^ "Dora Mavor Moore awards: Tamara paces the nominees". The Globe and Mail, October 1, 1982.
- ^ Ray Conlogue, "Thomson, Phipps take Doras for outstanding acting". The Globe and Mail, October 11, 1983.
- ^ Stephen Godfrey, "Jungle of Cities wins four Doras". The Globe and Mail, October 23, 1984.
- ^ Stephen Godfrey, "Team aims to make this award show different". The Globe and Mail, October 13, 1984.
- ^ "Cats takes lion's share of Dora awards". Montreal Gazette, October 9, 1985.
- ^ Henry Mietkiewicz, "Cats leads pack of Dora nominees". Toronto Star, September 5, 1985.
- ^ "Desert Song sweeps Dora awards as top production in Toronto theatre". Ottawa Citizen, June 17, 1986.
- ^ "Tarragon sweeps the nominations for Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 15, 1986. Page F1.
- ^ Ray Conlogue, "Mikado, B-Movie big Dora winners". The Globe and Mail, June 23, 1987.
- ^ "Mikado nominated for 7 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 27, 1987.
- ^ Robert Crew, "George Walker play sweeps Dora awards". Toronto Star, June 14, 1988.
- ^ "CentreStage play tops Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 11, 1988. Page C1.
- ^ Robert Crew, "Passe Muraille sweeps up Doras". Toronto Star, June 26, 1989.
- ^ "And the Dora nominees are...". The Globe and Mail, May 13, 1989.
- ^ Ray Conlogue, "Three Doras each for Billy the Kid, Love and Anger". The Globe and Mail, June 26, 1990.
- ^ Ray Conlogue, "Dora nominations harvested from sparse crop of new plays". The Globe and Mail, May 15, 1990.
- ^ "Lilies, 7 Stories win top honors". Ottawa Citizen, June 18, 1991.
- ^ H. J. Kirchhoff, "That Scatterbrain Booky and Lilies pace Dora race: Each production picks up eight nominations". The Globe and Mail, May 15, 1991.
- ^ H. J. Kirchhoff, "Beattie and Cavendish take home Doras George F. Walker's Escape from Happiness named outstanding new play". The Globe and Mail, June 29, 1992.
- ^ "Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 14, 1992.
- ^ "Kiss of the Spider Woman captures 7 Dora Awards". Waterloo Region Record, June 22, 1993.
- ^ "Dora Award nominations". Toronto Star, May 11, 1993.
- ^ Vit Wagner, "Dora Awards crazy for Crazy For You". Toronto Star, June 21, 1994.
- ^ Elizabeth Renzetti, "Miss Saigon leads in race for Doras". The Globe and Mail, May 18, 1994.
- ^ Vit Wagner, "Music to the ears: Tommy & Assassins whistle up five Dora Awards apiece". Toronto Star, June 7, 1995.
- ^ "Nominations for '95 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 13, 1995.
- ^ "Dora Mavor Moore Awards announced". Montreal Gazette, June 25, 1996.
- ^ Geoff Chapman, "Canadian Stage, Tarragon lead Dora nominations". Toronto Star, May 17, 1996.
- ^ Vit Wagner, "Ragtime beats out seven Dora awards". Toronto Star, September 30, 1997.
- ^ "Major Dora Mavor Moore nominations". Toronto Star, September 12, 1997.
- ^ "List of Dora Award winners". Toronto Star, June 23, 1998.
- ^ "Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 27, 1998.
- ^ Robert Cushman, "The Drawer Boy gets load of Doras, but Soulpepper's Don Carlos is overlooked". National Post, June 22, 1999.
- ^ "Dora awards are darkest without the Don ; Soulpepper play a glaring omission from strong field of best show nominees". Toronto Star, June 19, 1999.
- ^ The Canadian Press (June 30, 2020). "Soulpepper's The Brothers Size racks up five wins at Dora Awards". CBC. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Mae (June 29, 2020). "2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners". Intermission Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "Dora Awards honour lifetime achievement in theatre as COVID-19 shuts down live shows: Dora Mavor Moore Awards celebrates lifetime contributions after COVID-19 pandemic shut down live performances". The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2021.
- ^ Joshua Chong, "‘Sweeney Todd,’ ‘Italian Mime Suicide’ and ‘Wildfire’ win big at 2022 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, September 19, 2022.
- ^ Aisling Murphy, "Nomination Announcements: 42nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards". Intermission Magazine, August 29, 2022.
- ^ Hélène Crowley, "Announcing the 2023 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners". Intermission Magazine, June 27, 2023.
- ^ Glenn Sumi, "Dora Awards 2024: ‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’ earns four statuettes at Toronto’s top theatre honours". Toronto Star, June 24, 2024.
- ^ Aisling Murphy, "TAPA announces 2024 Dora Award nominees". Intermission Magazine, May 28, 2004.
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