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Factory Theatre presents The Naked Season 2015/16 – Canadian Classics Reimagined

posted Tuesday, October 13, 2015

by: in Events, Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

Friendship, romance, sex and suffrage – AGE OF AROUSAL written by Linda Griffiths and directed by Jennifer Brewin, will launch Factory’s Naked Season 2015/16. Stripped down to the most fundamental and striking elements, the Naked Season is a series of pure encounters between the audience, the actors, and the text. In 1880s London, in the midst of […]

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Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival – November 6 to 14, 2015

posted Tuesday, October 13, 2015

by: in Activism, Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Film, Queer, Toronto

The first and largest mental health film festival in the world, Rendezvous with Madness (RWM), presented by Workman Arts (WA), returns to TIFF Bell Lightbox alongside the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema and Workman Theatre from November 6 – 14 for its 23rd edition. The nine-day festival showcases 20+ programs with almost 40 feature and short […]

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Mirvish Announces 2015/16 Productions

posted Sunday, October 4, 2015

by: in Celebrity, Comedy, Events, Featured Events, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

David Mirvish announced additional shows and new details about his 2015-16 theatre season. Consisting of seven shows in the Main Subscription and three shows in the Off-Mirvish Subscription, the season also has eight shows that will be presented outside of subscription. In total, Mirvish will produce and/or present 18 shows in four different theatres – […]

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Upside Downton…Abbey

posted Sunday, October 4, 2015

by: in Celebrity, Comedy, Events, Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

Upside Downton is one-person stand-up comedy show in Toronto that’s a parody of a popular UK based television show Downton Abbey. The Edwardian-era period-piece series began late 2010 in the UK, and was broadcast on PBS this side of the pond starting early 2011. It depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their […]

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Toronto’s “Eatable Film Festival” – October 4th to 6th, 2015

posted Friday, October 2, 2015

by: in Art, Dining, Events, Featured Events, Film, Theatre, Toronto

Be still all hearts – there truly is a FOOD and FILM Festival! Of all of the entertainment ideas or great combinations known to man, there is none more perfect for Taste Buds than a food-focused film festival! Not only does it get us gals off of the couch just watching at home, but we […]

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Kinky Boots is (sort of) Kinky

posted Wednesday, September 30, 2015

by: in Celebrity, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

Sometimes it’s best going into things, not knowing everything. .or anything at all. Such could be the case with the Mirvish production of Kinky Boots. If you’re going in thinking it’s all about kinks and such, then you’re wrong (sort of). However, it is about being Kinky, in a Lola (sort of) way, but it’s […]

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Get Down with Motown (The Musical)

posted Tuesday, September 29, 2015

by: in Celebrity, Events, Featured Events, Music, Theatre, Toronto

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is currently playing at the Mirvish Prince of Wales Theatre on King Street West, and it has audiences dancing in their seats, and out on the streets. It’s a story about music, passion, race relations, and love. Motown founder Berry Gordy had a dream to bring the predominately black performers from the […]

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Experience the magic of Tetra Kitchen & Vines

posted Friday, September 25, 2015

by: in Dining

We want to preface this review with an essential foodie rule – be willing to travel! Do not deprive yourself of the full on experience of locations outside of your comfort zone. Chances are that the most gorgeous menus are just a tad out of reach and so worth the stretch. Such is the case […]

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Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition @ Nathan Phillips Square – Sept 18 to 20, 2015

posted Thursday, September 17, 2015

by: in Art, Events, Featured Events, Gallery, Outdoors, Toronto

Sometimes the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition is pooh-pooh’ed by the established Toronto art world, but this is a genuine crucible for emerging artists and crafts people, and is a great opportunity for both exhibitors and the buying public. This outdoor fair features over 300 artists in a dazzling array of media including photography, mixed media […]

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New LGBTTQ Documentary – Older Than What?

posted Tuesday, September 15, 2015

by: in Activism, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Queer, Toronto

Filmmaker Sheen Starr is working on her second feature, a short film about the experience of aging in the LGBTTQ community. See below on how you can help support the making of this important documentary. Older Than What? is a short film about LGBTQ identity and aging. It promises to be a quippy, honest, surprising, […]

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