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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 illustrated image of a series of black and white piano keys, set in cube shapes to give an illusion of 3-D.

Keyed Up! A Festival for Multiple Keyboards

PAST EVENT. Three nights only. Thu, Apr. 18 – Sat, Apr. 20, 2024: Soundstreams presents Keyed Up! A Festival for Multiple Keyboards at the Jane Mallett Theatre in the St. Lawrence Centre. Exceptional artists perform compelling works for various combinations of piano, harpsichord, electronic keyboard & digital organ from Canada & around the world – including the works of well-known & emerging composers.

Past event: Greyed out image of the poster for Shakespeare BASH'd presents The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont. Apr 7 2pm 2024 The Monarch Tavern. In the background, an illustrated image of a tower structure, topped with a statue.

Play reading: The Knight of the Burning Pestle

PAST EVENT. One day only – Sun, Apr. 7, 2024: Shakespeare BASH’d closes its 2023/24 season at The Monarch Tavern with a staged reading of The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont, a musical metatheatrical comedy that pulls back the curtain on the theatrical presentation of Jacobean England in various amusing & ridiculous ways. For audiences 19+.

Past event: Greyed out image of three women burlesque performers dressed in black bras, panties and stockings pose against a red background.

TEASE: a reimagined burlesque comedy

PAST EVENT. From Wed, Mar. 13 – Sun, Mar. 24, 2024: TEASE returns to Toronto, presented by The Big City Kitties, in association with Crow’s Theatre. A theatrical experience that entertains with humour & sex appeal, surprising audiences with an underlying heartfelt message. For audiences 18+.

Past event: Greyed out image of a photo of a hot dog cart at night on a city sidewalk, with a close-up image of a person's eyes and nose inside it and a person standing near the cart.

No One’s Special at the Hot Dog Cart

PAST EVENT. From Thu, Mar. 14 – Sat, Mar. 23, 2024: Theatre Passe Muraille & Erroneous Productions present the world premiere of No One’s Special at the Hot Dog Cart, written & performed by award-winning playwright, author & spoken word performer Charlie Petch. Tales of survival & kindness witnessed on the streets, told through spoken word, musical storytelling & de-escalation techniques.

Past event: Greyed out image of the illustrated poster for 10 For 10 Party, featuring blue and purple background and laser lighting, disco balls, a tall boy can and an inflatable blue arrow.

The Theatre Centre presents: 10 For 10 Launch Party

PAST EVENT. One night only – Thu, Mar. 21, 2024: The Theatre Centre hosts their 10 For 10 Launch Party, kickstarting 10 months of unique offerings to celebrate 10 years in the former Carnegie Library at 1115 Queen West. This building-wide party + fundraiser includes pop-up performances, music, dancing, games, a M.A.C. glam station & Lost Craft drinks. For adults 19+.

Past event. Greyed out photo of a four-person band, performing live onstage in a smoky, purple pink lighting, with a female guitarist to the left, lead singer in the centre, bass player to the right and drummer behind the singer.

Civil Wray: Live at The Dive Shop

PAST EVENT. One night only – Thu, Mar. 21, 2024: Experience the unique, ethereal blues/soul/pop hybrid sounds & poetic lyrics of Civil Wray as she performs new songs from her upcoming EP “Sparkle”, as well as favourites from her debut record. Live at The Dive Shop with guest artists Lisa Costa & Vanessa Lio. Audiences 19+.

Past event: Greyed out image with photo & text. Eldritch Horrors Plays from the Tomb. To the left of the text, a menacing monster-faced puppet, dressed in a long black coat and top hat, sneers at us.

Eldritch Horrors play readings: Dear Boss

PAST EVENT. One night only: Mon, Mar. 11, 2024: Eldritch Theatre continues its Plays from the Tomb staged reading series with a tale of the hunt to uncover the identity of England’s most notorious & elusive serial killer: Jack the Ripper. For audiences 14+. Suitable for those who love horror read aloud & murder mysteries.

Past event: Greyed out image of the poster for Women At Play(s) 6, with event details and an illustration of a group of 9 diverse women at the bottom.

Women At Play(s) 6

PAST EVENT. From Fri - Sun, Mar. 1 - 3 & Thu - Sun, Mar. 7 - 10, 2024: Women At Play(s) presents its sixth festival of short one-act plays at Red Sandcastle Theatre. Written, directed & performed by Canadian women-identifying theatre artists, it features six original works of 10 to 25 minutes in length, ranging from comedy to drama.

Past event: Greyed out image of a painting of three women, with the middle woman dressed in green, arms and palms open and a look of wonder on her face. The woman on the right is dressed in blue, mouth open in delight; while the woman on the left, dressed in orange, has her arms folded across her chest, eyes cast downward.

The Unmanageable Sisters

PAST EVENT. From Thu, Feb. 15 - Sat, Mar. 2, 2024: The Toronto Irish Players present the Canadian premiere of Deirdre Kinahan’s adaptation of Michel Tremblay's play Les Belles-soeurs. It’s 1974, Ger Lawless has won a million trading stamps & happiness is at her fingertips. But when 15 friends & family gather to help her claim her winnings, all bets are off in this ferociously funny Irish take on Tremblay’s classic Québécois comedy.

Past event: Greyed out image of the poster for As I Must Live It by Luke Reece, with a close-up of a purple sepia-tone photo collage against the background of a handwritten message, featuring a graduation photo of a small mixed-race boy in cap and gown, smiling as he holds a rolled up diploma.

As I Must Live It

PAST EVENT. From Sun, Feb. 11 – Sat, Mar. 2, 2024: Theatre Passe Muraille & Modern Times Stage Company present the world premiere of As I Must Live It, written & performed by award-winning spoken word artist Luke Reece & directed by Daniele Bartolini. An intimate, poetic & pun-filled story of growing up with a mentally-ill father in a mixed-race family.

Past event: Greyed out image of poster for Macbeth: A Tale Told by an Idiot, featuring a papier mâché skull with bulging eyes below the title - against a black background with purple splatters.

Macbeth: A Tale Told by an Idiot

PAST EVENT. Now extended! From Thu, Feb. 8 – Sat, Feb. 24, 2024: Join Eldritch Theatre for their take on the tale of Shakespeare’s blood-soaked king, weird witches, viscera-sopped murders, nightmares of madness & terrifying occult prophecies! For audiences 14+. Suitable for witches & warlocks, those obsessed with dark magic & Scottish kings.

Past event: Greyed out image of poster for ARC production of Rockabye by Joanna Murray-Smith, in black, white and pink, the multi-coloured title inside a black rectangle that covers the eyes on a black & white close-up photo of a blonde woman. January 26 - February 11, 2024. Factory Theatre. Directed by Rob Kempson.

ARC theatre company presents: Rockabye

PAST EVENT. From Fri, Jan. 26 – Sun, Feb. 11, 2024: ARC theatre company presents the Canadian premiere of Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith’s funny and fast-paced Rockabye, a dark, satirical comedy about our self-involved, celebrity-obsessed culture, in the Factory Theatre Mainspace. For audiences 14+.