Here’s a brief list of some other events happening this month around the GTA and beyond! It’s a full month with lots to see and do! Dusk Dances Dusk Dances 2024 will showcase four site-specific dance pieces by acclaimed choreographers. From August 4-11, audiences will gather at Withrow Park in Toronto to witness an eclectic…
I love the summer! There’s lots of theatre to see, especially outdoor theatre, while also giving me a bit of a chance to rest before the regular seasons start up again in September. I’m going to be going to some new venues and working with new companies this August, and I’m really looking forward to…
“To be, or not to be?”: Shakespeare’s infamous question has permeated our consciousness for over 400 years. Jessica Carmichael has homed in on Hamlet’s meditations on life, death, and grief for her stirring production of Hamlet for this year’s Dream in High Park. Breathing new life into one of Shakespeare’s most recognizable works, this is…
Knock knock! Steve’s home for his monthly dinner with his folks, except he’s never quite sure what he’s going to walk into when he opens the door. An autobiographical journey though an exceptionally formative year in the life of playwright Steve Ross, 12 Dinners shies away from nothing in its examination of both Ross and…
Day 7 meant that it was time to head over to the East End theatres for the day! I saw 2 shows at the Aki Studio and 2 at Alumnae Theatre! All 4 shows were great in their own ways and I’m excited to share them with you all! Sarah St-Fleur: La Québécoise From Toronto…
Looking to spice up your love life? So were Suburban Toronto’s legal power-couple Paul and Linda when they decided to have a threesome. This last-ditch effort to save their marriage turns into quite a different evening as their guests, some expected, others not so much, begin to arrive. Written by Jane Cooper Ford and directed…
If your child went missing for a year, would you know them if they returned? More importantly, would they know you? Leslie Rhodes faces this unfathomable situation in Tommy Rhodes, a new true crime musical written by Aveleigh Keller and Mateo Chavez Lewis who also directs. Based on a true story from Louisiana in 1913,…
Are you feeling stuck in your life? Dreams not coming true? Is your household cat making your life miserable? Then Mother Moon has a solution for you! Come and become part of the sisterhood as they escape reality to The Middle, where all things are possible. For it is only When You Close Your Eyes…
Are you ready to face your fears, face your future, face forward, and face the music? Then The R.A.V.E. Institute is ready for you, too! Get ready to get your sweat on as you dance your way towards transcendence and (hopefully) the upload. Devised by DJ Me Time (a.k.a. the Founder), R.A.V.E. will lift your…
The echo of the courtyard of the Aga Khan Museum allows the call to prayer which signals the beginning of The Caged Bird Sings to reverberate up into the heavens. It draws our eyes upward towards a clear blue sky; though as in the cave, the sun can no longer be seen as the story…
A View from the Box 