From Thu, Aug. 1 – Sun, Aug. 11, 2024: SummerWorks Performance Festival returns with its annual curated program of bold & new performance works & events. This year’s Festival features 40+ events & activities over the course of 11 days, including theatre, comedy, dance, music, staged readings, installations & more – with projects engaging the theme of survival.
From Wed, Jul. 10 - Sun, Aug. 25, 2024: Guild Festival Theatre’s 2024 summer season is set to take you on an adventure, from a mini-festival of family fun, to a hilariously ill-fated cycling trip through Germany, to the Toronto premiere of a true story of survival in the Canadian wilderness in 1500s! Programming for kids & adults.
Thu, Jul. 25 - Sat, Sep. 14, 2024: Necessary Angel Theatre Company presents The Great Fire as part of the Stratford Festival’s Forum Performances at the Tom Patterson Theatre. Written by Roland Schimmelpfennig & translated by David Tushingham, audiences will experience this five-part audio drama in an intimate & immersive environment. Limited seating of 12 for each performance. For audiences 16+.
Every Wednesday night until Sep. 25, 2024: Many Happy Returns, a new 90-minute group-based immersive & interactive experience set during New Year’s Eve 1924, running at Coffee Oysters Champagne. This unique performance event will appeal to anyone who loves the décor, clothing, slang & tomfoolery of the roaring 20s, plus scavenger hunts! For audiences 16+.
From Tue, Sep. 24 – Sun, Sep. 29, 2024: CORPUS presents the North American premiere of Mukashi, Mukashi (Once upon a time) at The Theatre Centre. Speaking to children & adults alike, the story blends the poetic & intriguing world of Japanese folk tales with the dark & comedic undertones of Western fairy tales – where Wolf meets Crane with a playful twist & cross-cultural sensibility. Presented in English & Japanese with English surtitles. For audiences age 6+.
The second Monday of every month(ish): The Assembly Theatre presents Sing For Your Supper, a cold reading series offering a unique opportunity for writers to have their work read in front of an audience, with no pressure or expectations. Actors read a scene aloud for the first time, with little to no rehearsal. The general public is welcome to attend, bearing in mind that these are cold readings & not meant to be polished performances.
PAST EVENT: One night only – Fri, July 19, 2024: Join the Theatre Centre for their 10 For 10 BBQ & Hangout, part of a year-long celebration of 10 years at their home on Queen Street West. This is a free, outdoor, all ages & puppy-friendly event, featuring hot dogs (while supplies last), DJ, drag performances & live music! RSVP requested.
PAST EVENT: From Wed, July 3 – Sun, July 14, 2024: The Toronto Fringe returns with its annual festival of unjuried theatre & performance works. This year’s Festival features 77 companies, performing over the course of 12 days at 16 venues across the city, including comedy, drama, musicals, improvisation, storytelling, children’s theatre, dance & more.
PAST EVENT: One night only: Sat, July 6, 2024: Guild Festival Theatre launches its 2024 season with Evalyn Parry’s SPIN. Inspired in part by the incredible true story of Annie Londonderry, the first woman to ride around the world on a bicycle in 1895, this theatrical journey takes the audience from 19th century women’s emancipation to the present day, forging unexpected links across time and history.
PAST EVENT: Two performances only - Sat, June 22 & Sun, June 23, 2024 : FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre presents the world premiere of Bravo Niagara!'s Kimiko’s Pearl, a powerful new Canadian ballet reflecting the tragedies, triumphs & perseverance of a Japanese Canadian family and the irrevocable impact of the WWII internment experience on their lives & that of their descendants. This is the first time this story has been told through ballet.
PAST EVENT: From Fri, June 14 – Sat, June 22, 2024: Now in its 35th year, Jazz Winnipeg presents the 2024 TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival, featuring outstanding jazz artists from around the world, plus a nod to the 20s with a costume dance party. Performances & events take place at various venues in downtown Winnipeg.
PAST EVENT. One night only - Thu, June 13, 2024: Native Earth Performing Arts & Buddies in Bad Times Theatre present the 8th edition of the 2-Spirit Cabaret, produced as part of Buddies’ Queer Pride Festival. A celebration of the strength, beauty & talent of queer & 2-Spirit Indigenous people hosted by Chelazon Leroux, it will feature music, dance, drag, performance art & comedy.
