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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: The illustrated cover art for Tales from Phantom City, with the title at the top. A city skyline at night with a starry sky, crescent moon and a few clouds. A blonde woman in a white hoodie looks on in amazement at a mysterious gaunt man in a hat and dark glasses and a ginger cat, appearing on the sides of two buildings, with people in apartment windows. A cat pendant hangs from the clock tower in the background, while a black cat with white paws peers down from the building behind the woman.

COMIC BOOKS LIVE!!! presents: Tales from Phantom City

PAST EVENT. One night only – Sat, Aug. 12, 2023: COMIC BOOKS LIVE!!! presents a live action reading of Patrick Jenkins’ debut graphic novel 'Tales from Phantom City' at The Assembly Theatre. For adults 18+ & lovers of graphic novels, film noir & magic realism.

Past event. Mary Moonshine, a brown person with shoulder-length wavy blue hair, blue lipstick, and long eyelashes, speaks into a megaphone. Mary wears a black and white dress, black high-heeled boots, and short black gloves. Some plants and a house are in the background.

Porch View Dances 2023

PAST EVENT. From Wed, Aug. 9 – Sun, Aug. 13, 2023: Come along on a journey with Kaeja d’Dance’s annual outdoor community performance, where real people tell their stories through dance on porches, front lawns and sidewalks throughout a residential neighbourhood. For all ages. Pay-as-you-wish.

Past event. Close-up of illustrated poster for all that remains by josh downing, with title and writing credit in white and pink neon script. There is a multi-coloured glass pig-shaped cookie jar to the right. Bottom left: july 5-16 2023 with natasha fiorino & stephen flett.

all that remains at Toronto Fringe

PAST EVENT. Seven performances – Wed, Jul. 5 – Sat, Jul. 15, 2023: In the wake of a traumatic event, a father is called to pick up his daughter’s remains. But he doesn’t have a daughter. The Hobby Horse Theatre Company presents all that remains at the 2023 Toronto Fringe Festival. For adults 18+.

Past event: Three close-ups colour photographs of the same woman, set up in a downward arc from top left to bottom right, her dark hair tied back. Her expression is neutral in the top photo, she has a closed-mouth smile in the middle photo and a big, wide, toothy smile in the bottom photo. Top left text: Theatre Myth Collective presents. Bottom left text: Ingenue (with the portion nue crossed out and replaced above with new, in brackets). Subtitle reads: In Search of a Musical.

Inge(new) – In Search of a Musical

PAST EVENT. From Thu, May 25 – Sun, Jun. 4, 2023: Theatre Myth Collective presents the world premiere of the musical Inge(new) - In Search of a Musical. On the eve of her 40th birthday, Bridget finds herself navigating a metatheatrical world where past and present collide as she attends an audition with no role for her.

Past event: A black & white photograph of recording studio. On the left, a man with long hair plays acoustic guitar and sings into the microphone (Kevin Dvorak). On the right, a woman with a light streak in her dark hair stands at a keyboard, singing into her microphone (Arlene Paculan).

Arlene & Kevin at Coriander Green

PAST EVENT. Every Tue night until May 30, 2023: Join music artists Arlene Paculan & Kevin Dvorak at East Indian restaurant Coriander Green as they perform some of their favourite cover songs, lesser-known songs by popular artists, plus some originals.

Past event: Carolyn Fe, a smiling Filipino-Canadian woman with long black hair, is pictured in a black and white photograph, sitting on a carpeted floor, legs askew and barefoot, arms and hands resting on her lap. She wears a long skirt, three-quarter-sleeve shirt and has a light printed shawl hanging down from her right shoulder.

Play reading: Go Fish!

PAST EVENT. One night only – Thu, May 11, 2023: Festival Accès Asie presents a reading of Act 1 of Carolyn Fe’s new play Go Fish! On her last day, an old woman becomes a witness to her past, preparing to let go as she plays a game of Go Fish with various versions of herself at different stages of her life. Theatrical reading, presented in English.

Past event: A close-up photograph of a woman's chest, arms and hands. She's wearing a man's shirt and vest, straining against her chest to reveal cleavage, a pocket watch chain hanging from the buttons of the vest. Her bloodied right hand, rings on each finger, is curled into a fist. Her left hand, palm open, reveals a handful of coins. At the bottom: OutFest Mainstage The Elephant Girls April 2023. Bottom left corner: Parry Riposte Productions logo. Bottom right corner: Page 1 Theatre logo.

The Elephant Girls

PAST EVENT. Five performances only, from Wed, April 26 – Sun, Apr 29, 2023: Page 1 Theatre OutFest 2023 presents Parry Riposte Productions’ riveting, bloody tale of the most notorious all-female gang Britain’s ever seen, as told by gang member Maggie Hale (Margo MacDonald). Pull up a chair and give her a listen, if you’ve got the guts for it. For audiences 14+.

Past event: A photograph of a bald man wearing a suit and glasses, mouth open to speak as he holds up a large puppet of a man with black hair and glasses, wearing a white scarf over a grey shirt. Behind them is a watercolour representation of mountains.

Eldritch Theatre presents… TWO WEIRD TALES!

PAST EVENT. From Thu, Apr 20 to Sun, Apr 30, 2023: Eldritch Theatre presents... TWO WEIRD TALES! Kafka meets Lovecraft in this nightmarish double-bill of terrifying transformation and cosmic horrors, featuring dark magic, hideous puppetry and protoplasmic terrors. For audiences aged 14+. Suitable for horror fans, freaks and geeks, and anyone who loves puppets.

Past event: A poster for the play String of Pearls, featuring graphic design images of women, alone or interacting in pairs or groups of three, with a map of the constellations in the background, a string of pearls floating through it. Above the image: String of Pearls by Michele Lowe.

Alumnae Theatre presents: String of Pearls

PAST EVENT. From Fri, Apr 14 - Sat, Apr 29: Alumnae Theatre presents Michele Lowe’s String of Pearls, a play about a pearl necklace that slips from one woman’s hands to another’s in a fateful thread of magic over the span of 35 years.

Past event: The poster for The Elephant Girls, with text over an image. The image: A close-up photograph of a woman's chest, arms and hands. She's wearing a man's shirt and vest, straining against her chest to reveal cleavage, a pocket watch chain hanging from the buttons of the vest. Her bloodied right hand, rings on each finger, is curled into a fist. Her left hand, palm open, reveals a handful of coins. Text at the top, critic's 5-star ratings: "Gritty, powerful, and excellently crafted." Capital Critics Circle. "A ferocious, charismatically intense performance." CBC. "Packs a punch with a diamond-clad fist!" The Outmost (Dublin). The bloody tale of the all-women gang that terrorized London. Text at the bottom: The Elephant Girls Written and performed by Margo MacDonald.

The Elephant Girls

PAST EVENT: Two nights only – Fri, April 14 & Sat, April 15, 2023: Parry Riposte Productions presents a riveting, bloody tale of the most notorious all-female gang Britain’s ever seen, as told by gang member Maggie Hale (Margo MacDonald). Pull up a chair and give her a listen, if you’ve got the guts for it. For audiences 14+.

Past event: A bald man wearing a vintage tuxedo and bowler hat holds a human skull as he gazes thoughtfully at the spirits and demons that float around him. The text to the left reads: Eldritch Theatre presents BUSTER CANFIELD PERFORMS ELDRITCH EVOCATIONS WITH CARDS. The text to the lower right has a small image of a hand of cards above it, and reads: ELEVEN INCONTROVERTIBLE MIRACLES & GOBSMACKED WONDER.

Buster Canfield Performs Eldritch Evocations with Cards

PAST EVENT: Two nights only – Thu, Mar 23 & Fri, Mar 24, 2023. Buster Canfield will astound and amaze you with a night of vintage black magic, performed entirely with playing cards and nefarious spirits drawn from the Goblin Universe for your entertainment and edification. For adults 18 and over. Suitable for nerds and geeks that are into horror, magic and card tricks.