Today in Toronto: The Great War, Spent, Art Toronto

The Great War Think of it as history class, only funnier and with better lighting. VideoCabaret has devoted the past 25 years to creating and reprising dozens of plays about life in Canada. This splendid new production of Michael Hollingsworth’s 1993 offering about the forgotten soldiers of World War I attracted sold-out crowds in May and June. Find out more >>

Spent This 2009 clown show about the economic downturn may not have quite the same impact post-recession, but who can’t relate? Theatre Smith-Gilmour, Why Not Theatre and Theatre-Run contemplate the crash through high-rollers who’ve gone from making piles of corporate cash to cutbacks and bailouts. Find out more >>

Art Toronto This is the 11th manifestation of the city’s annual international art pig-out, with the Metro Toronto Convention Centre turned into a crazy quilt of participating galleries (more than 100), ever-hopeful artists and occasionally bewildered buyers scrutinizing work ranging from the far-out to over-the-sofa friendly. Find out more >>