Wow. It’s been quite a week for arts and entertainment in the city. The HotDocs Documentary Film Festival opening and Contact Photography Festival mark the beginning of the many arts-focused festivals which take centre-stage during summer months. Venerable website Torontoist has a story and photographs of the founders of a new repertory theatre which will open mid-May in the Queen and Spadina neighbourhood.
Boasting 700+ seats and formers managers from the Bloor Cinema, the theatre will play second-run and art house style fare to the locals. They hope to benefit from large-scale development like the TIFF Lighbox theatre project and all the condominiums that have overrun the entertainment district. Proximity to arty Queen West, colleges like OCAD and the general downtown core doesn’t hurt either. I have been a fan of the large theatre since the days of places like the Uptown, and the storied Bloor was a destination of choice for many years. I wish a sincere “welcome” and “best of luck” to owners Alex Woodside, Charlie Lawton, and Nigel Agnew. I will be sure to check out the theatre in the coming weeks.
Torontoist article
http://torontoist.com/2010/04/toronto_underground_cinema_rises_up.php
