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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.

Poster for Killer B Cinema presents The Turkish Wizard of Oz. The unintentionally hilarious Turkish film you have to see to believe. To the left: Inappropriate munchkins. Low budget special effects. Plenty of serious WTF moments. Below, an illustration of a Scarecrow, girl, Tin Man & Cowardly Lion, holding hands while singing & dancing. A yellow brick road winds behind them, towards a castle with a rainbow shooting out of it.

Killer B Cinema presents: The Turkish Wizard of Oz

PAST EVENT. One night only: Fri, Dec. 1, 2023. A young girl & her dog embark on a magical journey home after being carried away by a tornado to a weird & wonderous land. Kick off the holiday season with Killer B’s annual screening of The Turkish Wizard of Oz! The first Friday of each month, join Lizzie Violet & Zoltan Du Lac at See-Scape in the Junction for screenings of killer B-movies from the 1930s to the present. For adults 19+.

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 a hand supporting the lid of a deckle box above a vat of water, during the papermaking process.

Intro to Papermaking Short Class

PAST EVENT. One day only - Sat, Nov. 18, 2023: Get a taste of papermaking in this 5-hour introductory version of the longer intensive papermaking class at Paperhouse Studio, Artscape Youngplace. All materials included. Beginner level, no experience required. Limited to 6 spots.

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 a pair of small hexagonal boxes, one open and decorated in light marbled and peach paper, with the lid beside it, the other in a dark floral pattern.

Unusually Shaped Boxes Workshop

REGISTRATION CLOSED. Mondays, Nov. 6, 13 & 20, 2023: Learn how to make customized, non-rectangular boxes in this 3-day (6 hours total) box making workshop at Paperhouse Studio. All materials included. Beginner level, no experience required. Limited to 6 spots.

Past event: Greyed out image of a poster for a play. Shakespeare BASH'd presents Arden of Faversham by Anonymous. Nov 5 2pm 2023 The Monarch Tavern. In the background, an illustration of a rough knife, with three holes in the blade, the handle wrapped in leather strapping.

Play reading: Arden of Faversham

PAST EVENT. One day only – Sun, Nov. 5, 2023: Farce meets tragedy as Shakespeare BASH’d launches their 2023/24 season with a staged reading of Arden of Faversham, a sordid Elizabethan true crime story of love, lust, virtue & murder by Anonymous, at The Monarch Tavern. For audiences 19+.

Past event: Greyed out image featuring text & a photograph. Eldritch Theatre presents Doc Wuthergloom Here There Be Monsters. Created & performed by Eric Woolfe. To the right, Doc Wuthergloom, a man with skull makeup on his face, wearing a black top hat and a black and red striped jacket, holds up a small wooden structure bearing a tiny skeleton and a small jar.

Doc Wuthergloom’s Here There Be Monsters

PAST EVENT. From Wed, Oct. 25 – Sun, Nov. 5, 2023: Step right up as infamous necromancer Doctor Pretorious Wuthergloom presents some ghoulishly giddy tales about the monsters, cryptids & weird creatures that haunt our mortal realm! For audiences 14+. Suitable for deranged weirdos who love horror & dark humour.

Past event: Greyed out image of a colourful child-like stick drawing of a boy, his eyes wide and mouth open. To the bottom left, the black silhouettes of two hands signing.

Anthony’s Journey: Songs That Tell A Story

PAST EVENT. One night only - Sat, Nov. 4, 2023: An accessible concert presentation of Anthony’s Journey: Songs That Tell A Story, an epic, empowering new musical that explores how we’re not alone in our struggles with grief & how we can learn from it by taking care of ourselves & each other.

Past event: Greyed out image of poster for Letters of Gratitude Writing Event. Saturday, November 4. Session One: 10AM - 11AM. Toronto's First Post Office. In the background, a close-up photo of a field of poppies and snippets of a handwritten letter, with silhouettes of a group of soldiers walking up a hill.

Letters of Gratitude

PAST EVENT. One day only - Sat, Nov. 4, 2023: Join Toronto’s First Post Office for an event to honour those who’ve served our country & secured our freedoms, past & present, by writing a thank-you letter to a Veteran. Materials will be supplied. Pre-registration required & spots are strictly limited, with 3 sessions to choose from. All ages.