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The book 'Any Night of the Week: A D.I.Y. History of Toronto Music 1957-2001' by Jonny Dovercourt lies on top the book's accompanying poster maps.
The book 'Any Night of the Week: A D.I.Y. History of Toronto Music 1957-2001' by Jonny Dovercourt lies on top the book's accompanying poster maps.

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the book 'Any Night of the Week'

Past event: Carolyn Fe, a smiling Filipino-Canadian woman with long black hair, is pictured in a black and white photograph, sitting on a carpeted floor, legs askew and barefoot, arms and hands resting on her lap. She wears a long skirt, three-quarter-sleeve shirt and has a light printed shawl hanging down from her right shoulder.

Go Fish!

PAST EVENT. One night only – Thu, May 11, 2023: Festival Accès Asie presents a reading of Act 1 of Carolyn Fe’s new play Go Fish! On her last day, an old woman becomes a witness to her past, preparing to let go as she plays a game of Go Fish with various versions of herself at different stages of her life. Theatrical reading, presented in English.

Past event: A close-up photograph of a woman's chest, arms and hands. She's wearing a man's shirt and vest, straining against her chest to reveal cleavage, a pocket watch chain hanging from the buttons of the vest. Her bloodied right hand, rings on each finger, is curled into a fist. Her left hand, palm open, reveals a handful of coins. At the bottom: OutFest Mainstage The Elephant Girls April 2023. Bottom left corner: Parry Riposte Productions logo. Bottom right corner: Page 1 Theatre logo.

The Elephant Girls

PAST EVENT. Five performances only, from Wed, April 26 – Sun, Apr 29, 2023: Page 1 Theatre OutFest 2023 presents Parry Riposte Productions’ riveting, bloody tale of the most notorious all-female gang Britain’s ever seen, as told by gang member Maggie Hale (Margo MacDonald). Pull up a chair and give her a listen, if you’ve got the guts for it. For audiences 14+.

Past event: A photograph of a bald man wearing a suit and glasses, mouth open to speak as he holds up a large puppet of a man with black hair and glasses, wearing a white scarf over a grey shirt. Behind them is a watercolour representation of mountains.

Eldritch Theatre presents… TWO WEIRD TALES!

PAST EVENT. From Thu, Apr 20 to Sun, Apr 30, 2023: Eldritch Theatre presents... TWO WEIRD TALES! Kafka meets Lovecraft in this nightmarish double-bill of terrifying transformation and cosmic horrors, featuring dark magic, hideous puppetry and protoplasmic terrors. For audiences aged 14+. Suitable for horror fans, freaks and geeks, and anyone who loves puppets.

Past event: A poster for the play String of Pearls, featuring graphic design images of women, alone or interacting in pairs or groups of three, with a map of the constellations in the background, a string of pearls floating through it. Above the image: String of Pearls by Michele Lowe.

Alumnae Theatre presents: String of Pearls

PAST EVENT. From Fri, Apr 14 - Sat, Apr 29: Alumnae Theatre presents Michele Lowe’s String of Pearls, a play about a pearl necklace that slips from one woman’s hands to another’s in a fateful thread of magic over the span of 35 years.

Past event: The poster for The Elephant Girls, with text over an image. The image: A close-up photograph of a woman's chest, arms and hands. She's wearing a man's shirt and vest, straining against her chest to reveal cleavage, a pocket watch chain hanging from the buttons of the vest. Her bloodied right hand, rings on each finger, is curled into a fist. Her left hand, palm open, reveals a handful of coins. Text at the top, critic's 5-star ratings: "Gritty, powerful, and excellently crafted." Capital Critics Circle. "A ferocious, charismatically intense performance." CBC. "Packs a punch with a diamond-clad fist!" The Outmost (Dublin). The bloody tale of the all-women gang that terrorized London. Text at the bottom: The Elephant Girls Written and performed by Margo MacDonald.

The Elephant Girls

PAST EVENT: Two nights only – Fri, April 14 & Sat, April 15, 2023: Parry Riposte Productions presents a riveting, bloody tale of the most notorious all-female gang Britain’s ever seen, as told by gang member Maggie Hale (Margo MacDonald). Pull up a chair and give her a listen, if you’ve got the guts for it. For audiences 14+.

Past event: A bald man wearing a vintage tuxedo and bowler hat holds a human skull as he gazes thoughtfully at the spirits and demons that float around him. The text to the left reads: Eldritch Theatre presents BUSTER CANFIELD PERFORMS ELDRITCH EVOCATIONS WITH CARDS. The text to the lower right has a small image of a hand of cards above it, and reads: ELEVEN INCONTROVERTIBLE MIRACLES & GOBSMACKED WONDER.

Buster Canfield Performs Eldritch Evocations with Cards

PAST EVENT: Two nights only – Thu, Mar 23 & Fri, Mar 24, 2023. Buster Canfield will astound and amaze you with a night of vintage black magic, performed entirely with playing cards and nefarious spirits drawn from the Goblin Universe for your entertainment and edification. For adults 18 and over. Suitable for nerds and geeks that are into horror, magic and card tricks.

Past event: Dressed As People: A Triptych of Uncanny Abduction show poster. In the foreground, a woman with short blond hair, wearing a white long-sleeve button-up shirt, holds her hands up to her face, palms facing toward her and fingertips resting at her chin. A larger faded image of the same woman looms in the background, with her hands covering her face.

Dressed As People

PAST EVENT: Until March 18, 2023: A show featuring three different characters, three different time periods, three spine-tingling tales of abduction and the intrusion of the uncanny into the lives of those who are taken, those who do the taking, and those who are left behind. Final week! For ages 14+.

Past event: A janitor holding a mop looks at the wall of a school cafeteria.

Le Concierge (The Caretaker)

PAST EVENT: Mar. 10 - 26, 2023: Follow a janitor on his nightly journey as he goes from classroom to classroom and through the hidden corners of a school. This is an immersive, wordless experience that paints a touching portrait of a lonely character whose work is too often taken for granted.