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Sky Gilbert’s workshop presentation of “Who’s Afraid of Titus?” on stage Aug 31 to Sep 3, 2022

posted Monday, August 29, 2022

by: in Featured Events, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Eldritch Theatre presents a Titus-on-the-Run Productions Workshop Presentation of “Who’s Afraid of Titus“? Who was Shakespeare? Does it matter? Well Sky Gilbert thinks he was an aesthete — a poet whose plays are about poetry and its effect on us. In tackling Titus Andronicus, perhaps Shakespeare’s most baffling play — Gilbert is drawing on his […]

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Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC – a look back at the heydays of the legendary Max’s Kansas City

posted Saturday, August 13, 2022

by: in Film, Music, Theatre, Toronto

The original NYC punk scene is getting the documentary treatment. Directed by Danny Garcia, Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC tells the story of the legendary club Max’s Kansas City, where, alongside CBGB, New York punk was born. Director Danny Garcia (Rise and Fall of The Clash, Looking For Johnny, Sad Vacation, Stiv) is back […]

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Theatre Under The Stars presents “We Will Rock You” and “Something Rotten!” until August 27, 2022 (Vancouver)

posted Thursday, August 11, 2022

by: in Theatre, Vancouver

For more than 75 years, Theatre Under the Stars has brought soaring works of musical theatre to Vancouver’s Stanley Park. So much more than just a night at the theatre, Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) interweaves a kaleidoscope of elements – setting, scenery, concessions, and quality art – into a fun, encompassing experience much greater than […]

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This Earth of Majesty – queer adaptation of “Richard II” performed outdoors – Aug 5 to 28, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, August 4, 2022

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

Dauntless City Theatre is back with their latest production of This Earth of Majesty, a queer, site-specific, ambulatory, outdoor adaptation of Richard II in St. James Park. The Monarch of Garden, Richard, loses control of his court and the common people, causing chaos throughout the land. His cousin, the charismatic Henry Riverbrook, seizes the realm. […]

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A Baby For Andy – a queer couple comes to terms with a dark secret – Aug 4 to 6, 2022 (Guelph)

posted Sunday, July 31, 2022

by: in Queer, Theatre

A Baby For Andy is a one act drama play that follows the story of Andrew & Sam, a queer couple having to come to terms with a hidden dark secret a few months before their wedding. The PentaTheatre production is written and directed by Jason A. Downie, and will have its world premiere at […]

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Buddies in Bad Times Theatre announces 2022/23 programming

posted Thursday, July 21, 2022

by: in Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Buddies has announced their full slate for the 2022/23 season, making a full return to in-person programming featuring presentations, world premieres, and festivals. Back for a 44th year, The Rhubarb Festival transforms Buddies into a hotbed of experimentation, with artists challenging our notions of what art-making and art-watching can be. This year, the festival intentionally expands its […]

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Bard on the Beach returns with a full slate of Shakespeare classics (Vancouver)

posted Saturday, June 25, 2022

by: in Events, Featured Events, Theatre, Vancouver

Bard on the Beach is one of Canada’s largest not-for-profit, professional Shakespeare festivals. Returning to Sen̓ákw/Vanier, this year’s Festival, which runs from June 8 to September 24, 2022. The season begins on June 8 with Shakespeare’s comic masterpiece A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It follows four young lovers and a troupe of stumbling actors into an enchanted […]

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Mirvish announces 2022/23 season, including Mean Girls, God is a Scottish Drag Queen, and Jagged Little Pill

posted Friday, June 17, 2022

by: in Theatre, Toronto

The 2022/23 Mirvish Theatre Season features 14 shows – six Main Season shows, three Off-Mirvish Season shows, and five Bonus shows. The Main Subscription Season features six new productions, bringing Toronto audiences award-winning, acclaimed and popular new plays and musicals from London and New York. Main Season  The Shark is Broken Martha’s Vineyard, 1974: shooting on Jaws has stalled. […]

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Buddies Queer Pride Festival includes theatre, comedy, cabaret, art, music, and parties – June 7 to 26, 2022

posted Monday, June 6, 2022

by: in Bar/Club, Comedy, Drag, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre has announced the line-up for Queer Pride 2022 – a festival of queer theatre, comedy, cabaret, art, music, and parties that showcases the LGBTQ+ community’s unstoppable spirit. For three weeks, Buddies hosts a stellar line-up of Toronto’s most exciting queer entertainers. FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS An digital audio experience capping off Buddies’ […]

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The Cold War depicts the Canadian history that you’ll never learn at school

posted Friday, May 13, 2022

by: in Events, Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

THE COLD WAR has the zeitgeist squarely in its sights.  It’s déjà vu all over again. Brought to you in the infamous black box, this stinging satire of Canadian history exposes the international back-room dealings of John Diefenbaker, Mackenzie King, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nikolai Zabotin and Sam Steele. Meanwhile, returning war vet Tom Muffet readjusts […]

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