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

The Elephant Girls: 10th anniversary performance

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Nov. 13 – Sun, Nov. 16, 2025: Parry Riposte Productions celebrates the 10th anniversary of Margo MacDonald’s award-winning solo show The Elephant Girls, presenting a short run in the Great Canadian Theatre Company’s Studio Theatre. Immerse yourself in the riveting true story of the devious all-female gang that once terrorized London, England! For audiences 16+.

tick, tick… BOOM!

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Nov. 7 – Sat, Nov. 15, 2025: Bowtie Productions presents tick, tick… BOOM! on the Alumnae Theatre Mainstage. Set in 1990, this autobiographical musical by Pulitzer & Tony award-winning American composer, lyricist & playwright Jonathan Larson takes audiences on a personal journey of discovery that led to an award-winning Broadway blockbuster.

Doc Wuthergloom’s Little Lib’ary of the Damned

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Oct. 30 – Sun, Nov. 9, 2025: Eldritch Theatre opens their 2025-26 season of sundry horrors & night terrors with Doc Wuthergloom’s Little Lib’ary of the Damned at Red Sandcastle Theatre. Armed with a caravan of creepy puppets & dark parlour magic, Toronto’s favourite itinerant exorcist returns to warn us all of the horrific dangers that lurk within the pages of the ancient forbidden books that line the shelves of his Little Lib’ary. Audiences 18+.

Comedy is Art. Festival 2025

PAST EVENT: Three nights only, from Thu, Oct 23 – Sat, Oct. 25, 2025: The Theatre Centre presents its annual Comedy is Art. festival. This year’s programming includes 20+ comics from Toronto and beyond, plus a symposium on inclusion and diversity in comedy hosted by Bad Dog Theatre. For audiences 18+, unless otherwise noted.

The Veil

PAST EVENT: Extended to Sun, Oct. 19, 2025!Inspired by classic horror writers like Edgar Allan Poe and Shirley Jackson, this haunting new work tells the tale of a high-powered lawyer who inherits a sinister curse. Thought For Food Productions, in association with Crow's Theatre and Guild Festival Theatre, presents the world premiere of The Veil at Crow’s Theatre.

Spotlight at The Second City: October

PAST EVENT: Tue, Oct. 14 & Wed, Oct. 15, 2025: Toronto Sketch Comedy & The Second City Toronto present the October edition of Spotlight at The Second City, featuring $20 Sandwich and Sarah Bennett, at The Second City’s Theatre ‘73. For adults 18+.

Romeo Pimp by Jesse McQueen

PAST EVENT: From Wed, Sep. 17 – Sun, Oct. 5, 2025: The King Black Box, in partnership with One East Productions, presents the world premiere of Jesse McQueen’s play Romeo Pimp. A high school senior’s life transforms when she falls in love for the first time – but as her world expands, so does the distance between the life she’s always known and the life she's being pulled into. Charity preview presentation on Sun, Sep. 14. Audience discretion advised; ages 16+.

BEATS-BREATH: Nagata Shachu & Jiro Murayama

PAST EVENT: One night only - Sat, Oct. 4, 2025: Taiko ensemble Nagata Shachu kicks off their 28th season with BEATS-BREATH, an exciting collaborative concert with shinobue (bamboo flute) master Jiro Murayama at The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre. Together, they’ll perform new compositions and traditional Japanese folk festival pieces.

The Green Line

PAST EVENT: From Fri, Sep. 19 – Sat, Oct. 4, 2025: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre opens their 47th season with the Toronto premiere of award-winning Canadian play The Green Line, by Makram Ayache. Two love stories twist together in two Beiruts riven by time & conflict. Produced by In Arms Theatre Company & the MENA Collective, in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre & Factory Theatre. For audiences 19+.

Colonial Circus

PAST EVENT: Tue, Sep. 23 – Sun, Sep. 28, 2025: Two2Mango brings their award-winning clown show Colonial Circus to Toronto, running at Native Earth’s Aki Studio. Through bouffon, song, dance, audience interaction, gestures and morphing props, two Brown clowns give a hilarious, unforgettable lesson on the history of colonization. For audiences 16+. 

What The Festival 2025

PAST EVENT: Three days only – from Thu, Sep. 25 – Sat, Sep. 27, 2025: Strange Maker Collective presents their second annual What The Festival, an active celebration of all things drag, clown and puppetry. Toronto's wildest live theatre festival features eyebrow-raising spectacles, theatre and cabaret performances, plus a balloon workshop and a panel on clown and bouffon. Weird & wonderful - they have it all! Happening in spaces at Youngplace. For audiences 18+.