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THE MEIGHEN FORUM

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THE MEIGHEN FORUM

ALL MEIGHEN FORUM EVENTS

SAT, JUN 06 - THU, DEC 31

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Goldbloom & Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Goldbloom & Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson

Love, Tom/Have You Talked To My Mother?

FORUM PLAY READINGS

Love, Tom/Have You Talked To My Mother?

Laughing out Proud

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Laughing out Proud

Staging Greatness Screening With Q&A

Staging Greatness Screening With Q&A

Beyond Queer Stereotypes

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Beyond Queer Stereotypes

Lobby Talk: Waiting for Godot

Lobby Talk: Waiting for Godot

JUN 17 - JUL 30

Shakespeare Through an Indigenous Lens

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Shakespeare Through an Indigenous Lens

Larry's Jazz Guys

MONDAY NIGHT MUSIC

Larry's Jazz Guys

Tales of an Urban Indian

FORUM PERFORMANCES

Tales of an Urban Indian

JUN 24 - JUN 28

BackstageTour:Festival Theatre

TOURS & WORKSHOPS

BackstageTour:Festival Theatre

JUL 03 - SEP 23

The Tempest Today

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

The Tempest Today

MONDAY NIGHT MUSIC

Meet the Festival

Meet the Festival

JUL 08 - SEP 23

Song & Dance: Guys & Dolls

TOURS & WORKSHOPS

Song & Dance: Guys & Dolls

JUL 09 - AUG 14

While We Wait: Cast of Godot

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

While We Wait: Cast of Godot

Staging Greatness Screening

Staging Greatness Screening

Tom Patterson Backstage Tour

TOURS & WORKSHOPS

Tom Patterson Backstage Tour

JUL 11 - SEP 17

Behind the Seams

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Behind the Seams

Song & Dance: Something Rotten

TOURS & WORKSHOPS

Song & Dance: Something Rotten

JUL 11 - AUG 20

Take The A Train...to Stratford

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Take The A Train...to Stratford

High Performance: Dancers & Athletes

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

High Performance: Dancers & Athletes

The Brian Barlow Big Band

SPECIAL CONCERT

The Brian Barlow Big Band

CBC Ideas: July 15

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

CBC Ideas: July 15

CBC Ideas: July 16

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

CBC Ideas: July 16

CBC Ideas: July 17

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

CBC Ideas: July 17

CBC Ideas: July 18

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

CBC Ideas: July 18

CBC Ideas: July 19

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

CBC Ideas: July 19

Tara Davidson's Marni Project

MONDAY NIGHT MUSIC

Tara Davidson's Marni Project

I'm the Greatest Starr...

FORUM PERFORMANCES

I'm the Greatest Starr...

Sexsmith Sings Lightfoot

SPECIAL CONCERT

Sexsmith Sings Lightfoot

The Spotlight: Fools and Madmen

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

The Spotlight: Fools and Madmen

The Meaning of Life in Two Acts or Less

PEER INTO THE PLAYBILL

The Meaning of Life in Two Acts or Less

Moon Magic in A Midsummer Night's Dream

SPECIAL LOBBY TALK

Moon Magic in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Antoni Cimolino & Steven Marche

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Antoni Cimolino & Steven Marche

Steven Page in Concert

SPECIAL CONCERT

Steven Page in Concert

Men's Mental Health

PEER INTO THE PLAYBILL

Men's Mental Health

Lobby Talk: The Hobbit

Lobby Talk: The Hobbit

AUG 13 - SEP 09

Shakespeare and Opera

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Shakespeare and Opera

The Launch of an Accidental Play

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

The Launch of an Accidental Play

Global Puppetry Here to Middle-Earth

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Global Puppetry Here to Middle-Earth

From Masks to Modernity

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

From Masks to Modernity

The Philip Seguin Quintet

MONDAY NIGHT MUSIC

The Philip Seguin Quintet

Modern Marriage

PEER INTO THE PLAYBILL

Modern Marriage

Knowing Truth: Tanya Talaga

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Knowing Truth: Tanya Talaga

On Myth & Meaning: Yann Martel

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

On Myth & Meaning: Yann Martel

Miller and Beckett: Giants of the Stage

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Miller and Beckett: Giants of the Stage

Unseen Labour on Stage

PEER INTO THE PLAYBILL

Unseen Labour on Stage

David Goldbloom and Peter Oundjian

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

David Goldbloom and Peter Oundjian

Chicago Tribune: August 29

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Chicago Tribune: August 29

Chicago Tribune: August 30

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Chicago Tribune: August 30

The Spotlight: The Legacy Makers

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

The Spotlight: The Legacy Makers

Who Was King James?

PEER INTO THE PLAYBILL

Who Was King James?

The Spotlight: The Matriarchs

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

The Spotlight: The Matriarchs

Old Miranda: A Play Reading

FORUM PLAY READINGS

Old Miranda: A Play Reading

David Goldbloom and Steve Paikin

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

David Goldbloom and Steve Paikin

An Italian Family Meal

An Italian Family Meal

Do You Believe in Fairies?

PEER INTO THE PLAYBILL

Do You Believe in Fairies?

James Shapiro & Antoni Cimolino

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

James Shapiro & Antoni Cimolino

Questioning Class in Comedy

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Questioning Class in Comedy

How Language is Made

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

How Language is Made

Teaching Shakespeare in the 21st Century

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Teaching Shakespeare in the 21st Century

Art Happens Here with John Lithgow

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Art Happens Here with John Lithgow

Educating the Imagination

CELEBRATED SPEAKERS

Educating the Imagination

Ghost Tours: Festival Theatre

TOURS & WORKSHOPS

Ghost Tours: Festival Theatre

OCT 05 - OCT 26

FORUM PERFORMANCES

OCT 23 - OCT 31