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

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.

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+.

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.

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.

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.

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+.

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.

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.

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+.

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.

Dressed As People

PAST EVENT: Until March 18, 2023: A show featuring three different characters, three different time periods, three spine-tingling tales of abduction and the intrusion of the uncanny into the lives of those who are taken, those who do the taking, and those who are left behind. Final week! For ages 14+.