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Dream in High Park Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare's most popular plays and indisputably the world's best-known love story. In this adaptation, the tragic tale of the young lovers destroyed by their feuding families is re-told by a group of travelling performers delayed at the Verona train station. Weary and irritable, tempers flare and tension ignites a spirited confrontation. In an attempt to restore calm, some members of the group challenge the others to a game. Play titles are thrown into a hat and one is drawn: Romeo and Juliet. They all agree to perform the play making do with the colourful palette of costumes they are carrying in their suitcases. Under the starry Italian sky, they transform the train station into the medieval city of Verona and the story of the Montagues and Capulets comes to life.

Family Day Sundays, the popular, free, all-ages program for children, parents and families return featuring fun-filled activities including backstage tours, an opportunity to meet the cast, Shakespearean games, workshops exploring the language of the Bard and more. Held at the High Park amphitheatre on Sundays, the program runs July 4 to September 5, from 5 - 6:30 p.m., weather permitting. Family Day Sundays feature free activities for children, parents and families, like meeting the cast, crafting, playing games and backstage tours (July 4 to September 5 at 8 pm .). www.canadianstage.com/dream

Friday Night Magic @ Revival Bar (Indefinite run) - Canadian magicians and conjuring artists perform in a weekly show. Indefinite run, Fri 8 pm (doors 6 pm). $20, three-show pass $39. 783 College. 416-535-7888. | Queer West, Toronto Ontario.

Hard Times. @ Theatre Passe Muraille, This is the play that wonders how far we've come. "Now, what I want is facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but facts." Two of Toronto's most acclaimed independent theatre companies - Puppetmongers (Tea at the Palace, Cinderella in Muddy York) and the night kitchen (Radio: 30, Big Head Goes to Bed) join forces to bring you a savagely funny new adaptation of Dickens' satire of laissez-faire capitalism and Utilitarian political philosophy. Using mask and puppetry, three performers create a world in which the laws of supply and demand are the sole basis of all human interaction. "Puppetry just doesn't get any better than Ann and David's work"- Puppetry Journal USA

The Details: 416-504-7529 Tickets are $15-$35 www.artsboxoffice.caTheatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave, Preview September 30, Opens October 5, Closes October 16 www.passemuraille.on.ca

Medieval Times @ CNE. Indefinite run Open Year Round Enjoy a feast while knights on horseback compete to win the hand of the princess... $62.95, children 12 and under $39.95. Call 1-888-WE-JOUST. Exhibition Place. www.medievaltimes.com Queer West, Toronto Ontario.

Miss Saigon Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Jul 09 Aug 01 2010 From the creators of Les Misérables, the popular musical Miss Saigon returns to Toronto. It's a Vietnam War-era retelling of Madame Butterfly. www.coc.ca

Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival Jun 30 - Jul 11 2010 The 2010 Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival takes over the city for 12 days of action. The yearly festival is a feast of small and large-scale theatre productions from artists of all levels of acclaim. Many plays and shows go on to great success on a grander scale www.fringetoronto.com

The Plank is a 45-minute high energy, sexy, and acrobatic wild ride through the southern seas told through aerial dance. The Plank will be presented in the London (it went great!), Toronto and Winnipeg Fringe Festivals, 2010. The Plank explores life on a tall ship of 2 female pirates who find themselves in the middle of a wild storm, being charmed by the woman in the moon and seduced by sea creatures such as sirens... and maybe each other! Femmes du Feu, one of the only Aerial Dance companies in Canada, is thrilled to present their second full-length production The Plank at the London, Toronto, and Winnipeg Fringe Festivals this summer. Femmes du Feu are an edgy and vibrant new aerial dance company that blurs the edge between circus and contemporary dance. As a branch of contemporary circus pioneered by Cirque du Soliel, aerial dance has become a distinctly Canadian art form, but is still new to Ontario audiences. Now small companies such as Femmes du Feu are carving out an identity in the global arts scene.

The Plank, presented by Femmes du Feu Created & performed by Holly Treddenick & Sabrina Pringle Directed by Marc Richard, lighting & sound design by Ian Goodtimes, costumes by Sabrina Pringle & by Toronto fashion designer Lucian Matis www.femmesdufeu.com

The Details: Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace, 16 Ryerson Ave: Wednesday June 30h at 8:45pm, Saturday July 3rd at 7:30pm, Sunday July 4th at noon,Tuesday July 6th at 9pm, Thursday July 8th at 11pm, Friday July 9th at 2:15pm, Saturday July 10th at 5:15pm. www.passemuraille.on.ca

The Wedding Singer, based on the hit movie with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, runs Apr. 22 to Jul. 4 (dinner/show tickets at 905-238-0042). Stage West Theatre, 5400 Dixie Rd. Mississauga. www.stagewest.com

Twelfth Night and Two Noble Kinsmen from William Shakespeare are presented outdoors by Urban Bard Productions. Runs to Jun. 20 at the College Park Courtyard, behind the mall at Yonge St. & College St. Full info at urbanbard.ca

Sunday on the Rocks @ Bread and Circus, is a “rye” comedy from Theresa Rebeck that tackles a variety of “Big City” themes. The Robinson Street Co-op 2 production runs to Jun. 12 ($10-$15 at 416-336-3399). Bread and Circus, 299 Augusta Ave.

Shaw Festival 2010, 10 Queen's Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake | Box Office: Open until 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM Toll free in North America 1-800-511-7429, Local (905) 468-2172, Fax (905) 468-3804, or order online www.shawfest.com

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival 2010 Tickets and info at 1-800-567-1600 or www.stratfordshakespearefestival.com