6 Best Performing Arts Venues in Queen's Park, The Annex, and Little Italy, Toronto

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We've compiled the best of the best in Queen's Park, The Annex, and Little Italy - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Hart House Theatre

Queen's Park

The main theater space of the University of Toronto since 1919, Hart House mounts emerging-artist and student productions throughout the school year, with musicals, dance, Shakespeare, contemporary plays, and classics all represented.

7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H3, Canada
416-978--2452
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Closed July and Aug.

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Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

The Annex

If you like your films factual, informative, and inspiring, then the Hot Docs Cinema is for you. The permanent home of the Hot Docs festival each spring, this historic cinema (which opened in 1913) also has an ongoing calendar of documentaries, plus special engagements and crowd-pleasing classics.

506 Bloor St. W, Toronto, ON, M5S 1Y3, Canada
416-637--3123

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Paradise Theatre

The Annex

This art deco--era cinema located a few minutes west of the Annex underwent a splashy restoration in 2019. Classic and second-run movies are screened here, but the theater also plays host to live events, including a popular candlelit concert series. Grab a glass of wine at Blue Door Wine Shop, coffee or breakfast at Cafe Paradise, or Italian fare at an outpost of local chain Piano Piano.

1006 Bloor St. W, Toronto, ON, M6H 1M2, Canada
416-306--8134

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The Royal Theatre

Little Italy

This fully restored 1939 single-screen theater hosts film fest screenings and special engagements, as well as live comedy and music. On top of the usual concessions, next-door bar Birreria Volo has opened a café and snack bar in the lobby, so you can grab a bite even on the days you can't catch a flick.

608 College St., Toronto, ON, M6G 1B4, Canada
416-466–4400

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Tafelmusik

The Annex

Internationally renowned as one of the world's finest period ensembles, Tafelmusik presents baroque and classical music on original instruments. Most performances are held in Trinity–St. Paul's Centre, a stunningly revitalized church hall. The orchestra's Sing-Along Messiah performance is a rollicking Christmas season highlight where the audience is invited to join in.

427 Bloor St. W, Toronto, ON, M5S 1X7, Canada
833-964–6337

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Tarragon Theatre

The Annex

This converted warehouse presents plays by new and established Canadian playwrights, with special focus on nurturing emerging voices in Canadian theater. The complex features multiple theater spaces and studios, and maverick companies will occasionally mount interesting experimental productions in some of the smaller rooms.

30 Bridgman Ave., Toronto, ON, M5R 1X3, Canada
416-531–1827

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