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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 image of two men and two women, all dressed in black. The man on the far left and the woman on the far right both hold small bouquets of flowers. The man in the centre holds a framed photo of an older woman in a floral print dress. They all gaze at us - eyes wide and mouths open in expressions of shock.

Capitol Theatre presents: Liars at a Funeral

PAST EVENT: Fri, June 12 – Sun, June 28, 2026: Capitol Theatre presents Liars at a Funeral by Sophia Fabiilli. This Canadian comedy turns grief into a hilarious journey, bursting with eccentric characters, witty banter & hidden identities.

Past event: Greyed out photo collage featuring three Black people. The woman, wearing a black & white striped tunic dress, gazes upwards, head tilted back, as she stands between two men. The man on the left is dressed in a suit and stands behind a set of law books as he gazes at us, a nighttime city skyline behind him. The man on the right wears an open print shirt over a dark tank top, playing a guitar as he gazes upward, a night sky bursting with fireworks and staves of music behind him.

Black Westward Productions presents: Black Butterfly

PAST EVENT: Six performances only – Wed, Jun. 17 – Sun, Jun. 21, 2026: Black Westward Productions presents Black Butterfly. This powerful production combines dynamic Afrobeat rhythms, contemporary choreography & compelling storytelling to bring Black voices & culture to life on stage. Presented at Theatre Passe Muraille.

Past event: Greyed out black & white medium close-up of a woman with bleached-blonde hair, wearing a white satin gown, wrap hanging from the inside of her bent elbows. She holds a silver hand mirror in front of her face with her right hand, her left hand raised, palm facing outward.

By the Word presents: American Devotion

PAST EVENT: From Wed, Jun. 3 – Sun, Jun. 21, 2026: By the Word Productions presents the world premiere of American Devotion. A fictional meeting between Norman Mailer, Marilyn Monroe & Arthur Miller taking place at the height of McCarthyism, this play finds unexpected relevance in the time of Trump. Running at Streetcar Crowsnest Studio Theatre. For audiences 18+.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring text within a circle, superimposed in the centre of a grid of five photographs. Text: Barrie Theatre Festival. Top left: A man wearing a headset microphone performs on stage. Top centre: Three performers on stage, the middle one playing a guitar. Top right: A woman in a long blue print dress performs onstage, holding a closed fan to her forehead, left arm outstretched. Bottom right: Three performers on stage, the one on the right wearing a flamingo floatation device & the one in the middle with an animal puppet on their right hand. Bottom left: Three performers on stage in an animated discussion, with the man in the middle holding his tie out.

2026 Barrie Theatre Festival

PAST EVENT: Thu., Jun. 4 – Sat., Jun. 13, 2026: Tourism Barrie presents the 2026 Barrie Theatre Festival. This year’s festival features six curated, professional productions, showcasing an exciting lineup of award-winning comedy, high energy music, regional stories, and contemporary dance. At Five Points Theatre.

Past event: Greyed out medium close-up of six people, four standing behind two seated, gazing at us with neutral expressions.

Bowtie Productions presents: Next to Normal

PAST EVENT: From Sat., May 30 – Sat., Jun. 6, 2026: Acclaimed indie theatre company Bowtie Productions presents the award-winning musical Next to Normal, an electrifying & poignant depiction of a family in crisis trying to overcome the past & cope with Mom’s mental health issues. Presented at Native Earth’s Aki Studio.

Past event: Greyed out image of a blue-filtered medium close-up of a group of dancers, frozen in a moment in a cloud of haze, as they twist and bend around and over each other.

The Dance Centre presents: Corporeal Imago's Drift

PAST EVENT: Three performances only – Thu, May 21 – Sat, May 23, 2026: The Dance Centre presents the world premiere of Drift, a striking new dance work by Corporeal Imago, in which the human form recedes into a scarred & shifting landscape. Drift unfolds through transfigured bodies, cosmic noise & immersive atmospheric effects, conjuring the silent reign of ancestral whispers, unseen life & planetary rhythms.

Past event: Greyed out image of a young man wearing a cap and holding a piece of paper stands in a field of golden wildflowers, gazing off toward us, a cloudy mauve sky in the background.

The Canadian Opera Company presents: Werther

PAST EVENT: Seven performances only! From Thu, May 7 to Sat, May 23, 2026 – The Canadian Opera Company presents a new production of Massenet’s Werther, the story of a young man’s romantic infatuation & the spiral of despair that consumes him when that love is denied. Presented as a co-production with Opéra de Montréal & Vancouver Opera at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

Past event: Greyed out medium close-up image of a bearded South Asian man wearing a black t-shirt and beaded necklace stands, holding a small drum-like percussion instrument in his right hand, tucked against his side. He rests his left hand and forearm on top of a tall white instrument case, covered in stickers. We only see his face from the end of the nose down.

bol, brown boy, bol (speak, brown boy, speak)

PAST EVENT: Five performances only – Wed, May 20 - Sun, May 24, 2026: CQC Arts presents Nawaaz Makhani’s award-winning play bol, brown boy, bol (speak, brown boy, speak), a cheeky, heartfelt solo show about Makhani’s journey of reclaiming his voice & cultural inheritance through learning tabla, a northern Indian percussion instrument. Presented in association with Blemme Fatale Productions at Native Earth’s Aki Studio.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring yellow text on a brown background on the left and a photo on the right. Text: 12 Litres 8800 Steps by Anita La Selva. May 1 - 17, 2026. Produced by The Unbridled Theatre Collective & Aluna Theatre. Venue partner Factory Theatre. Photo: Outdoor medium close-up of a woman with long dark brown hair and a black coat leaning toward a brown horse, her eyes closed and her forehead resting against the bridge of the horse's nose.

On stage: 12 Litres 8800 Steps

PAST EVENT: From Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 17, 2026: The Unbridled Theatre Collective & Aluna Theatre present the world theatrical premiere of 12 Litres 8800 Steps by Anita La Selva, a stage version of the short film inspired by La Selva’s own experience with equine therapy. This visually striking journey of navigating mental health & healing while witnessing a partner’s demise through addiction unfolds through text, sound, choreography & video projections. Presented with venue partner Factory Theatre.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring text superimposed over a photo collage. Pleiades Theatre proudly presents Karma by Aksam Alyousef. Left: Close-up of a battered flag with red and white horizontal stripes, a green star and two red stars set behind the title. Centre: A sepia-toned, ghostly shrouded figure, revealing an image where the face should be, of a distant figure waving, with hands reaching out toward it. Right: Close-up of a man's right hand, reaching away from us, toward the top right corner.

Pleiades Theatre presents: Karma

PAST EVENT: From Fri, May 1 - Sun, May 17, 2026: Pleiades Theatre presents the world premiere of Karma by Aksam Alyousef. This mother & son journey explores the bonds of family, the trauma of civil war, the notion of forgiveness, & how our circumstances shape us. Presented in the Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace. For adults 18+ & not recommended for kids under 14.

Past event: Greyed out detail of a black & white nighttime photo, with a slight purple tint, of an estuary with a receding shoreline, the edge of the water in the distance. Lines of wooden posts, cut directly from trees, wind their way to the water.

Soundstreams presents: In Terra Pax (On Earth, Peace)

PAST EVENT: One night only – Sat, May 9, 2026: Soundstreams closes their 2025/26 concert season with In Terra Pax (On Earth, Peace), a powerful reflection on war, loss & resilience curated by composer & vocalist Anna Pidgorna, featuring music inspired by Ukrainian poetry & haunting projected landscape images. Presented at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring text superimposed over a photograph. Left: A woman with shoulder-length curly reddish brown hair, wearing a white Victorian blouse, stares off pensively to the right. Right: The Moors by Jen Silverman. Directed by Bryn Kennedy. April 3rd - 19th. The Theatre Centre.

Riot King Art Market presents: The Moors

PAST EVENT: From Fri, Apr. 3 – Sun, Apr. 19, 2026: Riot King Art Market presents the Toronto premiere of The Moors by Jen Silverman. A Victorian Gothic-inspired dark comedy about love, desperation & the dangerous results of yearning for too long to be seen. Think Brontë sisters with a queer, modern twist. Presented at The Theatre Centre’s BMO Incubator. For audiences 13+.