Posts Filed Under: SummerWorks

Urban Planner: What’s On In Toronto, August 11-16

This week, the final days of the SummerWorks Festival, and the opening of Assembly Theatre and Bad Dog's Blockbuster Week; The Night Market, Taste of The Danforth, and Kultura festivals; shooting stars, sex worker rights, and saving lives from overdoses.

By Steve Fisher Aug. 11th, 10:30 am

Torontoist‘s Best of SummerWorks 2017

We've seen almost two-thirds of the 2017 SummerWorks Performance Festival's offerings, and here's what we've been really impressed by so far.

By Steve Fisher and Mark Kay Aug. 10th, 9:30 am

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Urban Planner: What’s On In Toronto, August 4-9

Massive festivals—Caribana, Summerworks, Veld, and more—galore this week, but also local indie events like Dusk Dances, Comedy Brawl, and the Stranded Festival.

By Steve Fisher Aug. 4th, 9:30 am

Immerse Yourself in Blood and Lust in the New World

Genevieve Adam's play Deceitful Above All Things won an Emerging Artist award when it debuted at SummerWorks in 2015.

By Steve Fisher Feb. 21st, 11:40 am

Highlights And Lowlights From SummerWorks 2016

We take a look at what worked and what didn't for the festival and its shows this year.

By Steve Fisher and Mark Kay Aug. 17th, 4:30 pm

What to Check Out at SummerWorks 2016

Musical collaborations, a mysterious hacker, and a YouTuber love triangle.

By Steve Fisher and Mark Kay Aug. 9th, 5:00 pm

Urban Planner: SummerWorks, Dusk Dances, TIME Festival

Get ready for SummerWorks.

By Steve Fisher Aug. 2nd, 8:30 am

Late Company Arrives, and Not a Moment Too Soon

The final play in The Theatre Centre's November Ticket triptych is its most intimate look at grief and loss–and the most optimistic.

By Steve Fisher Nov. 24th, 3:45 pm

Working on Shows, And Community, With Musical Works In Concert

The concert series for musicals in development aims to cultivate audiences as well as new shows, and use them to fine tune potential hits in the making.

By Steve Fisher Aug. 21st, 2:00 pm

Ten Things We Loved About SummerWorks 2015

By Steve Fisher, Carly Maga and Mark Kay Aug. 18th, 4:45 pm

A Guide to SummerWorks 2015

In time for this year's festival, we round up a few of the collaborations we're most interested in catching.

By Kelli Korducki Aug. 6th, 3:50 pm

Sex—and Self-Loathing—are Just a Mouse Click Away

Cliff Cardinal’s Stitch finds both comedy and tragedy in the out-of-control life of an internet porn star.

By Martin Morrow Jun. 11th, 12:30 pm

Making Progress

SummerWorks does winter with a new festival of provocative performances from around the globe.

By Martin Morrow Feb. 4th, 10:00 am

2014 Hero: Long Winter

Nominated for: creating performance art for all ages and incomes.

By Steve Fisher • Illustration by Tonia CowanDec. 23rd, 12:50 pm

Our Ten Favourite Things From SummerWorks 2014

The annual theatre festival is over for another year—here's what we'll remember most about SummerWorks 2014.

By Torontoist Aug. 19th, 2:30 pm

SummerWorks 2014: Best Bets for Theatre

Wondering what to check out at the festival? We review some of this year's can't-miss performances.

By Torontoist Aug. 12th, 10:30 am

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Our 10 Favourite Things From SummerWorks 2013

The annual theatre festival is done for the year, but here's what we'll remember about SummerWorks 2013.

By Torontoist Aug. 19th, 2:45 pm

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How Sook-Yin Lee Forgot Herself, and Then Remembered

Sook-Yin Lee's SummerWorks performance, How Can I Forget? explores the uneasy relationship between identity and memory.

By Sheena Lyonnais Aug. 9th, 9:30 am

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