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Eldritch Horrors play readings: Dear Boss

PAST EVENT. One night only: Mon, Mar. 11, 2024: Eldritch Theatre continues its Plays from the Tomb staged reading series with a tale of the hunt to uncover the identity of England’s most notorious & elusive serial killer: Jack the Ripper. For audiences 14+. Suitable for those who love horror read aloud & murder mysteries.

Women At Play(s) 6

PAST EVENT. From Fri - Sun, Mar. 1 - 3 & Thu - Sun, Mar. 7 - 10, 2024: Women At Play(s) presents its sixth festival of short one-act plays at Red Sandcastle Theatre. Written, directed & performed by Canadian women-identifying theatre artists, it features six original works of 10 to 25 minutes in length, ranging from comedy to drama.

Unveiling Toronto’s Architectural Tapestry: A Fundraising Gala

PAST EVENT. One night only – Thu, Mar. 7, 2024: Join the Town of York Historical Society & Toronto’s First Post Office at St. Lawrence Hall for Unveiling Toronto’s Architectural Tapestry, a fundraising gala supporting Toronto’s history & architecture in celebration of the city’s 190th birthday. The event features guest speakers Summer Leigh, Adam Bunch & Alessandro Tersigni, as well as stationery vendors & a silent auction.

The Unmanageable Sisters

PAST EVENT. From Thu, Feb. 15 - Sat, Mar. 2, 2024: The Toronto Irish Players present the Canadian premiere of Deirdre Kinahan’s adaptation of Michel Tremblay's play Les Belles-soeurs. It’s 1974, Ger Lawless has won a million trading stamps & happiness is at her fingertips. But when 15 friends & family gather to help her claim her winnings, all bets are off in this ferociously funny Irish take on Tremblay’s classic Québécois comedy.

As I Must Live It

PAST EVENT. From Sun, Feb. 11 – Sat, Mar. 2, 2024: Theatre Passe Muraille & Modern Times Stage Company present the world premiere of As I Must Live It, written & performed by award-winning spoken word artist Luke Reece & directed by Daniele Bartolini. An intimate, poetic & pun-filled story of growing up with a mentally-ill father in a mixed-race family.

Macbeth: A Tale Told by an Idiot

PAST EVENT. Now extended! From Thu, Feb. 8 – Sat, Feb. 24, 2024: Join Eldritch Theatre for their take on the tale of Shakespeare’s blood-soaked king, weird witches, viscera-sopped murders, nightmares of madness & terrifying occult prophecies! For audiences 14+. Suitable for witches & warlocks, those obsessed with dark magic & Scottish kings.

Drawing Portraits & People for Beginners

PAST EVENT. From Wed, Feb. 14 – Wed, Mar. 6, 2024: Join instructor Megan Bray at ARTiculations Art Supply for a four-week portrait & people drawing course for beginners. Perfect for those who like to draw, but feel nervous about drawing people. Some materials provided. Adult workshop.

ARC theatre company presents: Rockabye

PAST EVENT. From Fri, Jan. 26 – Sun, Feb. 11, 2024: ARC theatre company presents the Canadian premiere of Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith’s funny and fast-paced Rockabye, a dark, satirical comedy about our self-involved, celebrity-obsessed culture, in the Factory Theatre Mainspace. For audiences 14+.

The Two Noble Kinsmen

PAST EVENT. From Thu, Jan. 25 – Sun, Feb. 4, 2024: Join Shakespeare BASH’d at The Theatre Centre for William Shakespeare & John Fletcher’s The Two Noble Kinsmen, a mythic tragicomedy of two honourable cousins in a production that challenges expected ideas of gender, sexuality, romance & ceremony.

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.

The Toronto Stationery Show: Valentine Edition

PAST EVENTS. One day only - Sat, Feb. 3, 2024: The Toronto Stationery Show presents its Valentine Edition, featuring dozens of vendors from Toronto and around the world displaying and selling stunning stationery, original artwork and paper products at The Parkdale Hall.

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+.