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Two polaroid photos - one showing watercolour paints and the other showing people walking down a spiral staircase - and several cards with text quotes sit on top of a green background with pink ribbon. Type reads: May 10th, 1771: I am so happy my dearest, so fully absorbed in the feeling of this calm presence, that my art is suffering. I couldn't draw now, not one stroke, and yet I have never been a greater painter than in these moments. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Two polaroid photos - one showing watercolour paints and the other showing people walking down a spiral staircase - and several cards with text quotes sit on top of a green background with pink ribbon. Type reads: May 10th, 1771: I am so happy my dearest, so fully absorbed in the feeling of this calm presence, that my art is suffering. I couldn't draw now, not one stroke, and yet I have never been a greater painter than in these moments. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Performance Performance

Image featuring text & photograph. Top: Soundstreams presents: TD Encounters. Left: Arvo Pärt at 90. February 9 7:30PM Hugh's Room. Right: Black & white medium close-up of an older man with a beard and moustache, the top of his head bald, wearing a suit. He grins, a delighted expression in his eyes, as he gazes off to the left.

Soundstreams presents: Another side of Arvo Pärt

One night only – Tue, Feb. 9, 2026: Soundstreams presents Another side of Arvo Pärt as part of their ongoing TD Encounters series. This Encounters celebrates Pärt’s 90th birthday, featuring some of his secular and folk-inspired pieces, plus works by Omar Daniel and Anna Pidgorna. Presented as a free concert at Hugh’s Room Live.

Recurring event: Image featuring text and illustration. On the left: A set of three illustrated images, featuring white silhouettes of heads in profile speaking inside seven-sided shapes in orange, teal and light blue. On the right: Replay Storytelling (Replay in orange font & Storytelling in light blue font).

Replay Storytelling

The second or third Wednesday of every month: Replay Storytelling hosts a true storytelling event, featuring a new theme each month. It’s an inclusive show that welcomes everyone to submit a story – experienced and new storytellers alike – and invites audiences to come out to hear them told. Presented at Burdock Music Hall on Bloor St. West.

Poster image with text superimposed over a photograph in two sections. Top section: Medium close-up of a man and woman in period costume standing close together, side by side, gazing at each other, a green field and cloudy blue sky in the background. Top left: Devin Bell. An ornate gold frame with the words: Celebrating 250 Years of Jane Austen. Top right: Lizzie Moffatt. Bottom section (text on a black background): Based on the novel by Jane Austen. Adapted by Ferron Delcy & Jesse McQueen. Pride and Prejudice. Directed by Tatum Lee.

Wren Theatre presents: Pride and Prejudice

Only six performances! Wed, Feb. 18 – Sun, Feb. 22, 2026: Wren Theatre presents a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. This fresh take on the beloved classic brings new life to the timeless tale of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, filled with clever twists and delightful surprises. On for a limited engagement at Randolph Theatre.

Recurring event: Image featuring yellow and white text superimposed over a blue-filtered photograph. Spotlight at The Second City. Toronto. The centre of the "O" in "Spotlight" is the silhouette of a spotlight. A view from the back of a comedy venue in an old brick building with crescent-shaped windows. Cabaret seating, with tables and chairs, facing toward the stage.

Spotlight at The Second City

One Tue & Wed every month: Toronto Sketch Comedy & The Second City Toronto present Spotlight at The Second City, featuring two celebrated comedy troupes performing feature-length shows each month at The Second City’s Theatre ’73. For adults 18+.

Recurring event: Image featuring white text inside a blue dialogue bubble against a white background: Edmonton Story Slam.

Edmonton Story Slam

Third Wednesday of every month: Edmonton Story Slam hosts an open mic storytelling competition open to anyone age 18+ with a five-minute story to share – non-fiction, fiction or a bit of both. Up to 10 storytellers compete, judged by five randomly selected audience members. Events take place at the 9910 bar, below The Common.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring text and photograph. Top: Soundstreams presents: TD Encounters. A purple-filtered photo of a tumultuous ocean. Bottom: Transoceanic. January 19 7:30PM Hugh's Room

Soundstreams presents: Transoceanic

PAST EVENT: One night only – Mon, Jan 19, 2026: Soundstreams presents Transoceanic as part of their ongoing TD Encounters series. Works from diasporic composers Corie Rose Soumah, Kotoka Suzuki & Anthony Tan reimagine sound & light through science-fiction visions that shift Eurocentric narratives of progress. Presented as a free concert at Hugh’s Room Live.

Past event: Greyed out image of a Black man with a salt and pepper moustache and beard, wearing a straw brimmed hat, a white long-sleeved shirt and beige pants, smiles at us. His arm is relaxed at his side and his right arm is bent at the elbow, his right hand folded out in front of his chest, as if holding something between thumb and forefinger.

Necessary Angel presents: Moonlight Schooner

PAST EVENT: From Fri, Nov 21 – Sun, Dec. 14, 2025: Necessary Angel Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Moonlight Schooner, an evocative tale – told with humour & poignancy – about the systemic & deliberate breaking of Black men by colonial forces during the Windrush Generation & the casualties left behind. Presented in association with Canadian Stage & Tarragon Theatre at the Berkeley Street Theatre.

Past event: Greyed out medium close-up of a South Asian drag performer with black 80s rocker hair, wearing a head mic and a short-sleeved black leather top with bijuriya bedazzled on the back. Her back to us and her face in profile, strong and fierce.

Buddies in Bad Times presents: Bijuriya created by Gabriel Dharmoo

PAST EVENT: Three performances only – from Wed, Nov. 26 – Sat, Nov. 29, 2025: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre presents Gabriel Dharmoo’s interdisciplinary drag show Bijuriya, a playful examination of the role of vocality in self-expression – utilizing song, speech and lip-sync as tools for exploring South Asian identity. For audiences 19+.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring text & illustration. A stylized Indigenous illustration of a black tree with yellow circular growth at the end of each branch, a linear representation of a coyote dancing beneath the tree to the left, with a black starry night sky in the background. Under the tree, to the right: Weesageechak 38 in white font.

Weesageechak Begins to Dance 38

PAST EVENT: From Fri, Nov. 21 – Sun, Nov. 30, 2025: Native Earth Performing Arts presents Weesageechak Begins to Dance 38 at Aki Studio. An annual festival showcasing new theatre, dance & multidisciplinary works & works-in-development by 10 Indigenous creators from across Turtle Island & beyond. This year’s theme is Complexities & Curiosities.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring white text and illustration against a red holiday gift-patterned background. Top left: FLATO Academy Theatre logo / A FLATO Academy Theatre production. Top right: Written by: Joseph Robinette. Music & lyrics by: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. Centre: A Christmas Story The Musical - the "O" in "Story" is a Christmas wreath. To the right of the title: An illustration in beige and brown of a floor lamp, in the shape of a woman's leg, with fishnet stockings and high heel shoe, plugged into a wall socket. Below the title: November 28, 29 & 30. Bottom left: Directed by: Beth Wilson. Pit Band Directors: Lynne Davis & Chris Mabee.

A Christmas Story: The Musical

PAST EVENT: Three days, four shows – Fri, Nov. 28 – Sun, Nov. 30, 2025: The FLATO Academy Theatre presents A Christmas Story: The Musical. Based on the beloved holiday movie, follow young Ralphie as he dreams of the perfect Christmas gift: an official Red Ryder BB gun! Told with humour, warmth & nostalgia, this musical is packed with heart & lively, showstopping songs – reminding us of the joy & chaos of the season. Fun for the whole family!

Past event: Greyed out image of a performer, transformed into a two-foot tall bag of trash walks along the floor on an area rug in front of an audience.

Literal Trash: A Comedy Experience

PAST EVENT: Tue nights on Aug. 19, Sep. 16, Oct. 21 & Nov. 25, 2025: Toronto comedian Adam Mohammed invites audiences to join him for a wholesome evening of irony with Literal Trash: A Comedy Experience. Follow Trash, a two-foot tall sentient garbage bag with a heart of gold, in an experimental physical comedy show at The Tranzac. For audiences 14+.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring a photograph with overlapping text. Two mature dancers, a man and a woman, dance together in front of a grey wall. His hands are on her hips and her arms are raised, both heads tilted back as they look up. Above them, silver paint drips down from the centre of the image. Text: Older & Reckless. 25 years of recklessness.

Older & Reckless 25

PAST EVENT: Three performances only – Fri, Nov. 21 & Sat, Nov. 22, 2025: Moonhorse Dance Theatre celebrates the 25th anniversary of Older & Reckless at the Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre. An annual dance show presenting works by lifelong performers & creators age 45+, this year’s program features four dance works by luminary dance artists + a community ensemble of 20+ mature dance enthusiasts.