Hot Docs Cinema screens Music Docs on Neil Young, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon

posted Thursday, December 1, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Film, Music, Toronto

In December, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema will screen a selection of the most acclaimed and awarded documentaries of 2022, premiere new films featuring music icons like Neil Young in Nashville, Paul McCartney in Abbey Road Studios, and John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band in Toronto’s Varsity Stadium. First-run films featuring music icons include Neil Young: Harvest Time, an intimate […]

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The Second City Toronto’s new location opens November 30, 2022 with holiday programming

posted Monday, November 28, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Comedy, Toronto

The Second City Toronto has announced that its new home at One York Street will officially open November 30, 2022, with the first public performances to begin December 1. The new flagship home will be The Second City’s largest, most state-of- the-art venue since the world class comedy company first opened its doors in Canada in 1973, and will […]

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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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Don Pyle book launch for “Shot In A Mirror” photography book – Nov 26, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Thursday, November 24, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Books, Events, Featured Events, Queer, Toronto

Mark your calendar for a double launch for two (plus) new publications by musician/photographer Don Pyle. The release event happens on Saturday November 26th, 2022, 7pm, in the Two Twos room at The Annex Hotel, 296 Brunswick Ave in Toronto. Shot In A Mirror is a new 100-page collection of 50 intimate portraits, and is […]

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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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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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Gay For Pay with Blake and Clay – on stage Nov 16 to 27, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, November 15, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Every actor knows there is nothing more prestigious than bravely playing gay, but is your pesky heterosexuality getting in the way of booking a one-way ticket to Awards season?  Join Blake and Clay in Gay For Pay, as two seasoned gay actors who teach us how to play gay and make LGBTQ about YOU. Go […]

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European Union Film Festival returns with a hybrid in-person/online program from 27 countries – Nov 17 to Dec 2, 2022 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, November 15, 2022

by: Bryen Dunn in Film, Streaming Online, Toronto

The European Union Film Festival returns to Toronto with in-person audiences from November 17th to December 2nd, 2022, and will also continue to offer an online festival until December 10th, by releasing one film per day for viewing online. Each film will be available for a period of two days and accessible across Canada. The […]

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