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

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+.

Classic Troubadours Live: The Songs of James, Joni, Jackson & Carole

PAST EVENT: One night only – Wed, Sep. 24, 2025: FLATO Academy Theatre presents Classic Troubadours Live: The Songs of James, Joni, Jackson & Carole, an extraordinary musical journey that celebrates the timeless songs of James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and Carole King – performed by award-winning singer-songwriter Jacob Moon, and an incredible ensemble of singers and musicians.

The Second City Toronto presents: Sam Sferrazza records a comedy album

PAST EVENT: One night only - Sat, Sep. 6, 2025: The Second City Toronto presents stand-up comedian Sam Sferrazza, recording a live comedy album during two performances at the John Candy Box Theatre with opening act Ben Sosa Wright. Come out and be a part of the studio audience and have your laughter immortalized forever! For adults 18+. 

Spotlight at The Second City

PAST EVENT: Tue, Sep. 2 & Wed, Sep. 3, 2025 + one Tue & Wed every month until the end of 2025: Toronto Sketch Comedy & The Second City Toronto present Spotlight at The Second City, a new monthly series presenting sketch comedy’s best troupes. September’s line-up features award-winning Potato Potato & Small Friend Tall Friend – on at The Second City’s Theatre ’73. For adults 18+.

Dear Ms. Kitt

PAST EVENT: From Wed, Aug. 20 – Sun, Aug. 24, 2025: Hard-Bitten Productions presents the Canadian premiere of Chantel Winters’ play Dear Ms. Kitt. A powerful and tender family drama about guilt, identity and accountability, held together with a little girl’s love of Eartha Kitt. Running at Native Earth's Aki Studio. For audiences 16+.

Guild Festival Theatre 2025 Summer Season

PAST EVENT: From Thu, Jul. 10 to Sun, Aug. 24, 2025: Guild Festival Theatre’s 2025 summer season features a world premiere inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet and a tour-de-force comedy spy thriller based on a Hitchcock classic, as well as the fourth edition of their popular Family Fest. Plus, an exciting season launch on Thursday, July 3, featuring Aqua’s Red Rhythm & Blues group!