Canada's political leaders take part in The Globe and Mail Leaders' Debate 2015 in Calgary, Alberta on Sept. 17.John Lehmann/The Globe and Mail
With electoral fever and folly in full swing, the following events get our vote for politically themed messages, drama and entertainment.
Wrecking Ball 19
A one-night happening of political theatre, direct from the zeitgeist to the stage. Sept. 28, 8 p.m. PWYC. Theatre Centre, thewreckingball.ca.
Munk Debate on Canada's Foreign Policy
The country's first-ever federal election debate devoted to foreign policy brings together party poobahs and podium jockeys Stephen Harper, Thomas Mulcair and Justin Trudeau. Sept. 28, 7 p.m. $30 to $95 (sold out). Roy Thomson Hall, roythomson.com.
Yours Forever, Marie-Lou
From the playwright Michel Tremblay, a 44-year-old parable of Quebec during and after the Quiet Revolution, mounted by Soulpepper. To Oct. 17. $29.50 to $94. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, soulpepper.ca.
#ImagineOct20th
Rabble will be roused at a concert of progressive-minded musicians and writers, among them Feist, Joseph Boyden, Sarah Slean, Michael Healey and ringleader Torquil Campbell. Sept. 30, 6 p.m. $10. Randolph Theatre, imagineoct20th.com.
Ford Fest
Held by the self-styled populists Rob and Doug Ford, this picnic offers hot dogs and hotter air. Oct. 2. Free. Islington Avenue and Rexdale Boulevard.
Brad Wheeler