Buddies in Bad Times Theatre announces programming for the 44th annual Rhubarb Festival – Feb 8 to 11, 2023 (Toronto)

posted Sunday, February 5, 2023

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

Rhubarb Festival, Canada’s longest-running new works festival is back for its 44th year this February. In a new four-day format, The Rhubarb Festival transforms Buddies in Bad Times Theatre into a hotbed of experimentation, exploring new possibilities in art-making and performance. This year’s festival, curated by festival director Clayton Lee, brings together both local and […]

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Ann-Marie MacDonald’s two-part “Fall On Your Knees” world premiere takes stage Jan 20 to Feb 5, 2023 (Toronto)

posted Friday, January 20, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

This January, Canadian Stage presents the history-making two-part stage adaptation of author Ann-Marie MacDonald’s internationally acclaimed and best-selling novel Fall On Your Knees, on stage at the Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto, January 20 – February 5, 2023. This stage adaptation is the combined partnership between five organizations, bringing this momentous production first to Toronto, then to London, […]

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The Fighting Days delves into issues of racism and pacifism within the early 20th century Canadian women’s movement

posted Tuesday, January 17, 2023

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

The Fighting Days is a riveting fictional account that focuses on the life and work of Francis Marion Beynon, a Manitoba journalist and political activist, during her time in Winnipeg from 1910 to 1917. When the play opens, Francis is on her way to Winnipeg, leaving behind a sheltered and religious rural childhood. Soon after her […]

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Festival of Cool offers eclectic programming, including a Moby Dick puppet performance – December 8–18, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, December 6, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Art, Events, Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

Festival of Cool wraps up Harbourfront Centre’s year-long cultural initiative, Nordic Bridges, with spectacle and celebration. It features 10 days of exciting programming that focuses on theatre, visual art, music and community. This year includes the one-night-only North American premiere of Jingyi Wang’s ground-breaking and interactive Post Capitalistic Auction, a reimagined spin on the traditional auction […]

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Deanne Taylor Theatre presents New Works Festival – Nov 30 to Dec 18, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Sunday, November 27, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Queer, Theatre, Toronto

The Deanne Taylor New Works Festival takes place between Nov 30th – Dec 18th, 2022 at the Deanne Taylor Theatre, located at 10 Busy Street in Toronto. Newly appointed General Manager of Video Cabaret, and Artistic Producer of the Deanne Taylor Theatre, Aaron Rothermund, is the producer of this new festival, and he stated, “This […]

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Kink Observed – A Workshop Presentation by Sky Gilbert – on stage Nov 25 to 27, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, November 23, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Events, Featured Events, Theatre, Toronto

A provoking and immersive theatre experience directed by Sky Gilbert, Kink Observed is a workshop presentation of a collective creation produced by Kink-on-the-Run Productions, and financed by the Canada Council. Guests are invited to attend this special workshop presentation to experience the first stages of the creation of this controversial and immersive theatre production. On […]

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The Birds – psychological thriller will have you ducking in fear – on stage Nov 25 to Dec 10, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, November 23, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

THE BIRDS is a new psychological thriller inspired by the Daphne DuMaurier short story and Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. New York socialite Daphne Daniels is headed to an old family cottage for a weekend of R&R with her brother and husband, but when her husband is unexpectedly delayed and their neighbours turn out to be Daphne’s old flame […]

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Requiem for a Gumshoe – surreal, who-dunnit, murder mystery – on stage Nov 24 to Dec 4, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, November 22, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

Requiem for a Gumshoe premieres November 24th, 2022 at Red Sandcastle Theatre, and is the second part of The Apocalypse Trilogy which began with the cult hit and Dora Award winning: Space Opera Zero. Rick Fischmascher is a rumpled private detective and warlock for hire, haunted by the death of his son, and entrenched in […]

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Shaw Festival gets festive with two holiday classics, A Christmas Carol, and White Christmas

posted Thursday, November 17, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Events, Featured Events, Theatre

The Shaw Festival’s holiday spirits, um spirit, will take over the Royal George Theatre with the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, while Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, the adored musical homage to romance and snow, takes stage  at the Festival Theatre. Molly Atkinson returns to direct The Shaw’s charming production of A Christmas Carol featuring Graeme Somerville […]

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The Heterosexuals – Johnny Walker’s new one person show – on stage Nov 17 to 19, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, November 16, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Queer, Theatre, Toronto

In The Heterosexuals, Johnnie Walker, one of Toronto’s foremost Gay, Ginger, Millennial Playwright-Performers, presents a deep-dive into the shocking world of Heterosexuality. Fresh off an acclaimed run at the Edmonton Fringe, this is the Toronto premiere of Johnnie Walker’s newest, most personal, and most provocative solo show to date! THEY WALK AMONG US! But where […]

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