Five Shows Under $25 in Toronto this Week

It’s festival season in the city, and we have more than a few running this week, from Pride to Luminato! Here’s a sampling of the various festivals going on in the city this week–from puppets to cabarets! Check them out under the cut, and remember, to be included on this list, the price of a ticket has to be under 25 dollars!

Day of Delight. Clay & Paper Theatre presents a multi-arts festival featuring artists, puppeteers, actors, singers, circus performers and dancers celebrating themes of love, courtship and desire for place, people and planet. Jun 19 from 2 to 5 pm. Pwyc. Show Info.

Walk the Walk: National Festival of Asian Canadian Women. fu-GEN Theatre Company presents works by female Asian-Canadian theatre creators, with plays by Marjorie Chan, Mieko Ouchi, Natalie Gan, Sophie Gee, plus panel talks, a cabaret and more. Jun 13-19, daily at 8 pm. Free except for Jun 18 performance cabaret ($15-$20). Show Info.

Black Boys: A Night of Spiritual Pride. Presented by Queer Pride 2016. Saga Collectif presents a night of performance, art and music to celebrate the possibilities of queer Blackness, with Tawiah, M’Carthy, Virgilia Griffith, Thomas Olajide and others. Jun 18 at 8 pm. $20. Show Info.

Situation Rooms (Luminato Festival/Rimini Protokoll). Multi-player video/theatre experience where the audience follows 20 lives shaped by the arms trade. Opens Jun 10 and runs to Jun 26, see website for times. $20. Show Info.

Genderplay: We Are Hanging Out Right Now. Presented by Queer Pride 2016. Performance work by Aisha Sasha John and Julia Thomas that combines, dance, music, spoken word and theatre. Jun 18 at 2 pm. Pwyc. Show Info.