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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.
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.

Toronto, ON

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.

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+.