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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

Past event: Greyed out image of a group of men and women dressed in black, standing in a rocky, moss-covered terrain, with a mountainous hill and cloudy sky in the background.

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

PAST EVENT. One night only - Sat, Feb. 3, 2024 (+ a talk on Jan. 29): Soundstreams presents the world-famous Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir led by maestro Tõnu Kaljuste, returning to Toronto for the only Canadian stop on their tour to perform in the acoustically superb St. Paul’s Basilica, with music by Arvo Pärt & Palestrina & a world premiere by Estonian/Canadian composer Omar Daniel.

Past event: Greyed out image of a photograph of four women standing in a field, their backs to us as they look ahead to the blue, cloud-dotted sky.

Two Thousand Feet Up presents: Migraaaants

PAST EVENT. From Sat, Jan. 13 – Sun, Jan. 28, 2024: Two Thousand Feet Up Theatre Company presents the Toronto premiere of Matei Visniec’s dark comedy Migraaaants, translated by Nick Awde & directed by Siavash Shabanpour, at Theatre Passe Muraille. This immersive, multimedia mosaic of stories reveals the many facets of a global crisis, and captures the struggles, hopes & fears of refugees. For audiences 16+.

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: Zombocalypse!

PAST EVENT. One day only: Sun, Jan. 14, 2024: Eldritch Theatre commences their Plays from the Tomb staged reading series with a terrifying tale of a prince, a rebel, a jock, a brain & recluse trying to survive that horrible day in 1986 when the dead rose to feast on the flesh of the living! For audiences 14+. Suitable for those who love horror read aloud & zombies.

Past event: Greyed out image of a poster with text and illustration against a red and white background. Ring in the Holiday Season! Chris, Mrs. A New Holiday Musical. December 5 - 31, 2023 Get tickets at Chris.Mrs.com To the left of the text, an illustration of a woman's arm and hand, holding a large diamond, which she dangles over a Christmas wreath. Company and sponsor logos in bottom left corner.

Chris, Mrs.: A New Holiday Musical

PAST EVENT. From Tue, Dec. 5 – Sun, Dec. 31, 2023: Ring in the holiday season at Toronto’s historic Winter Garden Theatre with the world premiere of Chris, Mrs.: A New Holiday Musical! Full of mischief & mistletoe, twisted ankles & tangled heartstrings, it’s a heart-warming story that will make you laugh. Bound to become a holiday musical tradition for the whole family. For audiences age 8+.

Past event: Greyed out image of illustrated poster for A Christmas Carol, the red with gold-outline title set against a green door with a door knocker that resembls a spectral man's face with pennies over his eyes. Reviews: Five stars "Brilliant!" NOW Magazine and four stars "Delightful!" MGT Magazine. At the bottom: ChristmasCarolTO.com

A Christmas Carol at Campbell House

PAST EVENT. From Wed, Dec. 6 – Fri, Dec. 22, 2023: The Three Ships Collective, with support from Soup Can Theatre, presents their critically acclaimed immersive production of A Christmas Carol at Toronto’s historic Campbell House Museum, inviting audiences to step into the world of Victorian London and follow the flinty miser Ebenezer Scrooge on his ghostly journey of redemption. For audiences 10+.

Past event: Greyed out image of poster for Cahoots' Sweeter: a Cahoots Theatre production in association with Roseneath Theatre. Written by Alicia Richardson. To the left is an illustration of a mango tree, with green leaves and orange fruit.

A Cahoots Theatre production: Sweeter

PAST EVENT. From Sat, Dec. 2 – Sun, Dec. 17, 2023: Cahoots Theatre, in association with Roseneath Theatre, presents the world premiere of Alicia Richardson’s Sweeter, a beautiful & compelling journey of an unusual friendship and a story of enchanted growth & love vs. greed. A Theatre for Young Audiences play that everyone will enjoy!

Past event: Greyed out image of the poster for the play Hypothetical Baby with text and a photo. Written and performed by Rachel Cairns. Directed by Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster. Below the text, a photo, fractured up the middle, of a young woman with long dark brown hair, wearing a short-sleeve dark orange knit top gazes thoughtfully off to her right. Bottom left: Presented by The Howland Company at Tarragon Theatre December 8-17.

Hypothetical Baby

PAST EVENT. Fri, Dec. 8 – Sun, Dec. 17, 2023: A time-travelling exploration of the personal & societal factors that shape our reproductive lives & the intricate relationship between choice, change & loss. Award-winning theatre artist Rachel Cairns, with the support of The Howland Company, presents the world premiere of Hypothetical Baby at the Tarragon Extraspace. For audiences 16+.

Past event: Greyed out image of poster for Letters from Max, a ritual by Sarah Ruhl. Canadian premiere Nov 10 - Dec 3, 2023. The Theatre Centre. Based on the book by Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo. Directed by Alan Dilworth. Get tickets at necessaryangel.com Against a grey background, side by side black and white photos of a woman with long blonde hair and a man with short dark hair, with a painted red wave curling over their heads.

Letters from Max, a ritual

PAST EVENT. From Fri, Nov. 10 – Sun, Dec. 3, 2023: Necessary Angel Theatre Company opens its 45th anniversary season with the Canadian premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s award-winning play Letters from Max, a ritual – a poetic & deeply moving portrait of a friendship & an unforgettable exploration of love, art, mortality & the afterlife.

Past event: Greyed out image of a photo of a man and a woman standing side by side on stage, his left arm outstretched as her right arm curves up toward it.

Same Boat Theatre presents: Whale Fall

PAST EVENT: From Fri, Nov. 17 – Sun, Nov. 26, 2023: Same Boat Theatre presents Stephen Near’s award-winning play Whale Fall at Red Sandcastle Theatre. Part coming of age story, part climate change era fable, it’s the intimate journey of one woman in search of the last remaining orca while struggling to hold on to memories of her father. For audiences 14+.

Past event: Greyed out image of the poster for Soundstreams Mainstage presentation of The Bright Divide, featuring a person playing violin, their back to us, as a beam of light shines behind them.

Soundstreams presents: The Bright Divide

PAST EVENT. Three performances only: Fri, Nov. 10 - Sat, Nov. 11, 2023 at the TD Music Hall. Soundstreams, in partnership with Pinkhouse Productions, presents The Bright Divide, a riveting concert experience including projections. The program features Rothko Chapel by American composer Morton Feldman; and the world premiere of mark by Canadian composer Cecilia Livingston. Recommended for audiences 14+.

Past event: Greyed out impage of the poster for Hagar, with the Pleiades Theatre logo above the title. Close-up photo of a young woman's hand, reaching up from behind a barb wire fence, with a purple and blue-tinged night sky in the background.

Pleiades Theatre presents: Hagar

PAST EVENT. From Wed, Nov. 8 – Sun, Nov. 12, 2023: Pleiades Theatre, in partnership with the Festival of Arabic Music & Arts, presents Hagar, the gripping odyssey of a determined mother striving to find safety with her infant son amidst the chaos of war-torn Syria.

Past event: Greyed out image of the poster for After the Trojan Women, with an illustration of a wooden horse standing in front of a cloudy night sky on the right, with a series of green, yellow, orange and red outlines of squares beside it. To the left are the event details.

Play reading: After the Trojan Women

PAST EVENT. Four nights only; Sat, Oct. 28 – Thu, Nov. 9, 2023: Pleiades Theatre, in partnership with the Festival of Arabic Music & Arts, presents a staged reading of After the Trojan Women, a new full-length play exploring the profound connections & suffering of women in war that span generations, from ancient Troy to present-day Syria.