Italian Mime Suicide at The Theatre Centre – April 21 to May 1, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, April 19, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

Following a successful run at Théâtre aux Écuries in Montreal last fall, earning a TOP 10 SHOWS of 2021 mention from the Montreal Gazette, Bad New Days returns to Toronto with the provocative genre-bending piece ITALIAN MIME SUICIDE at The Theatre Centre (Franco Boni Theatre) beginning April 21 to May 1 (opening night April 23). Inspired by a 2003 newspaper headline, “Italian mime jumps off building claiming no […]

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Mirvish Productions returns to the stage in Toronto

posted Friday, February 25, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre

To say that the pandemic has made theatre impossible in Toronto is an understatement. In the last two years, only a handful of shows have been on the stages of the Mirvish theatres under very restrictive conditions. However, this spring holds the most promising opportunity for theatre to truly return to our city, albeit still […]

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Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s entire board resigns, but the show must go on

posted Saturday, January 22, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Lesbian, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

According to a Toronto Star article, based on information received in a press release, it appears Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is going through yet another transitional period of change. Since this past December, every board member from Toronto’s longest running queer theatre company have left their post for various reasons, and theatre staff and […]

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OH CANADA! Canadian LGBTQ Music Artists You Need To Know

posted Wednesday, August 25, 2021

by: Kenney Fitzpatrick in Dance, Entertaining, Events, Fashion, Lesbian, Montreal, Music, Ottawa, Pride, Queer, Streaming Online, Television, Theatre, Toronto, Trans, Vancouver

Music will forever flourish. But music hasn’t always been the most accepting or space space for marginalized communities. In truth it still isn’t. Historically many artists have been encouraged to hide or remain silent about their sexuality and gender identity. And the opportunities for our Queer Trans BIPOC community members has been extremely limited. But […]

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nowhen – interactive outdoor performance piece within High Park – Aug 8 to 15, 2021

posted Sunday, August 8, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

In nowhen, York University Theatre and Canadian Stage MFA Candidate Alison Wong invites guests to explore, and “let go of time, and revel in place” in a two-part, auditory and nature-based experience set in High Park featuring current Theatre at York students. In Part 1 (Perspective), guests in small groups are invited to gather at one of seven […]

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Live theatre returns to the Mirvish stage with “Blindness”

posted Tuesday, August 3, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre

Blindness brings us back to the theatre and to the stage, literally. All audiences members will be seated in pods on the historic Princess of Wales Theatre stage, offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience live theatre from this unique angle looking out into the empty room of seats. What also makes this […]

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Dream In High Park set to return this summer, featuring an array of new productions

posted Friday, June 25, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

  For the first full summer of live performance in the park since the pandemic began,  Canadian Stage plans to present a diverse menu of core programming produced by the company, complemented by a robust line-up of partner presentations, offering everything from theatre and dance, to contemporary and classical music, comedy, family programming and more. […]

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Goddess Day Arts Festival 2021 – now in three separate acts – March, June, and December

posted Thursday, March 18, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Art, Events, Featured Events, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

The Goddess Day Arts Festival is a not-for-profit women-run festival celebrating International Women’s Day, featuring women artists from different genres. Read below on how the event was brainstormed into fruition in 2019, and how the current team is continuing to make things happen despite the current challenges of today. This year the festival will be presented […]

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Buddies’s Call For Submissions for Queer Pride 2021 – Deadline March 26, 2021

posted Tuesday, March 9, 2021

by: Bryen Dunn in Activism, Art, Events, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Music, Pride, Queer, Streaming Online, Theatre, Toronto, Trans

Buddies in Bad Times is Toronto’s leading destination for artistically rigorous alternative theatre and a world leader in developing queer voices and stories for the stage. Buddies offers a year-round program that includes a full season of queer theatre, new works festivals, artist residencies, and intergenerational training and education initiatives. This past year, we have witnessed […]

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Steven Elliott Jackson on Creating Theatre in the Midst of a Pandemic

posted Thursday, March 4, 2021

by: Darren Stewart-Jones in Theatre

Looking back, it’s almost like I knew that 2020 would be a shitshow for the theatre community and the rest of the world in general. By coincidence, in 2019, I decided to part ways with two annual theatre festivals that I founded almost a decade ago. The Toronto Queer Theatre Festival began its life as […]

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