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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

Past event: Greyed out close-up of a young person with a dark brown blunt hair cut, berettes at their temples, wearing a pink zippered top, the collar pulled up over their mouth, eyes wide in shock as they gaze to the left.

I Don’t Even Miss You

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Oct. 31 – Sun, Nov. 10, 2024: Factory Theatre presents Tiny Bear Jaws’ I Don’t Even Miss You, a new work created & performed by award-winning theatre maker Elena Belyea. A bold multidisciplinary exploration of grief, love, AI & legacy that asks how gender, identity & family can exist with no one to perceive them. For audiences 14+ (for ages 10-13, a guardian is required).

Past event: Greyed out poster for Phantasmagoria 3D! The title in red retro font against an illustration of a person standing inside the entrance of a spooky cave, the shadows of two giant tentacles stretching out towards them on the floor and a pair of yellow eyes glowing in the pitch black of depths of the cave. A banner in the upper left reads: Gasp as subterranean creatures enslave the innocent! Banners in the bottom right read: Scream as the Old Ones awake... in Live 3D!

Eldritch Theatre presents: Phantasmagoria 3D!

PAST EVENT: From Wed, Oct. 30 – Sun, Nov. 10, 2024: Using a never before imagined process known as Live 3D!, Eldritch Theatre brings the uncanny Phantasmagoria shows of the past onto the 21st century stage! Ghosts will rise, demons will cavort - you will not believe your eyes! For audiences 18+. Suitable for those who love gothic horror with a side of cosmic terror.

Past event: Greyed out poster image with text and illustration, torn up the middle. Pleiades proudly presents a public workshop of Karma by Aksam Alyousef. Dramaturged by Ash Knight. In the background, a sepia-toned image of a war-battered street front, apartment buildings crumbling.

Pleiades Theatre presents a public workshop: Karma

PAST EVENT: One day only – Sun, Nov. 3, 2024: Pleiades Theatre kicks off Part One of their 2024-25 season with a public workshop presentation of Karma, a new piece by Aksam Alyousef. A tale of horror & hope, it’s inspired by reincarnation & the choices we make. How does the environment in which we are created affect our thoughts, beliefs & actions? And how might this change in different circumstances?

Past event: Greyed out close-up of a man wearing a black cowboy hat and a black western shirt with white fringe and long silver grey hair, gazes at us, his mouth open slightly.

The Flin Flon Cowboy

PAST EVENT: From Sat, Oct. 19 – Sat, Nov. 2, 2024: Theatre Passe Muraille & The Flin Flon Cowboy Collective, in association with Why Not Theatre, present the world premiere of The Flin Flon Cowboy, an autobiographical musical that brings the remarkable life of gay disabled artist, singer & rebel Ken Harrower to the stage. For audiences 14+.

Past event: Greyed out image of the poster for Goblin:Macbeth, featuring the tile in yellow against a red polka dot on olive green background. Below the title are three goblins, two males and one female, dressed in black, striking various malevolent and haunting poses.

Goblin:Macbeth

PAST EVENT: EXTENDED to Sun, Nov. 3, 2024: Tarragon Theatre presents Spontaneous Theatre’s Goblin:Macbeth. When three Goblins come across a copy of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare, they’re eager to take over a theatre & take a stab at Macbeth. Combining the script with improv & audience participation, you’ve never seen it like this. For audiences 15+.

Past event: Greyed out detail of the poster for Soldier's Tale Retold, featuring an illustration of a Black man in profile, from the shoulders up, wearing a uniform. Overlapping this portrait to the back of his head/shoulder is a wood grain silhouette of half of the body of a violin.

Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Oct. 24 – Sun, Oct. 27, 2024: Art of Time Ensemble presents their final production, the world premiere of Sankofa: A Soldier’s Tale Retold at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre. A reimagining of Igor Stravinsky’s 1918 theatrical work L'Histoire du Soldat, this production revisits the story from today’s perspective, in a theatrical piece incorporating newly written poetic dialogue, accompanied by Stravinsky’s music, performed live. For audiences 13+.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring text and photographs. Comedy Is Art. October 22 - 26, 2-24. tickets on sale now! A collage of dozens of diverse comedy artists against a funky pink and light blue background.

Comedy is Art. Festival 2024

PAST EVENT: Five nights only, from Tue, Oct. 22 – Sat, Oct. 26, 2024: The Theatre Centre presents its annual Comedy is Art. Festival. This year’s programming includes nine shows & 50+ artists from all over, featuring stand-up & sketch comedy, improv, music + free industry panels & an improv class. For audiences 18+, unless otherwise noted. Mature content.

Past event: Greyed out poster image for INTERSTELLAR 10 Organ Concert Tour, featuring text against a photo of the planet Saturn, which has a sandy marble finish surrounded by rings, against a starry black sky. Roger Sayer the Interstellar organist plays hits from the movie soundtrack and more! Toronto, October 19, 2024. Metropolitan United Church.

INTERSTELLAR 10 Organ Concert Tour

PAST EVENT: One night only - Sat, Oct. 19, 2024: The Royal Canadian College of Organists presents the INTERSTELLAR 10 Organ Concert Tour at Metropolitan United Church, featuring Roger Sayer, organ soloist on the Academy Award-nominated soundtrack to Christopher Nolan's sci-fi blockbuster Interstellar. For music enthusiasts & fans of epic space-themed film scores.

Past event: Greyed out image of a collage featuring torn pieces of photographs and text. At the far right, a portrait of a young man in purples and pinks. The other three images of a man are distorted and nightmarish. Centre, in white script font: roberto zucco.

Buddies in Bad Times presents: Roberto Zucco

PAST EVENT: From Sun, Sep. 15 – Sat, Oct. 5, 2024: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre brings the suspense of film noir to the stage, opening its 2024/25 season with Bernard-Marie Koltès’ Roberto Zucco, translated by Martin Crimp & directed by Artistic Director ted witzel. In 1980s Europe, a charming antihero struggles with the urge to kill. For audiences 16+.

Past event: Greyed out graphic image for Philadelphia Fringe Festival 2024. September 5-29. White font against a pink and mauve pattern of rectangles.

Philadelphia Fringe Festival 2024

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Sep. 5 – Sun, Sep. 29, 2024: The Philadelphia Fringe returns with its annual festival of theatre & performance works. The Festival features in-person & digital events, with 1,000+ performances at 105 venues from international, national & local artists, including comedy, drama, cabaret, storytelling, theatre for young audiences, circus performance, dance & more.

Past event: Greyed out image of a photo and text on a black background, with the title Mukashi, Mukashi (Once upon a time) in white and black font within a red circle. To the bottom right is a photo of a woman, costumed as a white crane, in a white flowing dress with wing-like sleeves and a white origami crane atop her head.

CORPUS presents: Mukashi, Mukashi

PAST EVENTS: 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+.

Past event: Greyed out image of a 1920s art deco-style illustration of a man and woman, from the shoulders up, facing each other in profile, in an intimate moment. The man wears a white tie and black jacket, and has a streak of white along the temple of his black hair. The woman has red and blonde streaked hair, with a flower in it and she holds a long cigarette holder, the smoke curling off to the left.

Many Happy Returns: Immersive & Interactive Show

PAST EVENT: 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+.