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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · Aug 20

26 Doctors at @summerworksfun.bsky.social got reviewed!

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SCRUTINY | SummerWorks Performance Festival: 26 Doctors is an Emotional Memory Piece

Sugith Varughese’s fraught life as a South Asian Canadian artist is fodder for theatre in 26 Doctors, presented at SummerWorks Performance Festival in Toronto.

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · Jul 21

Just a reminder that tickets for 26 Doctors at @summerworksfun.bsky.social on sale now! $15 PWYC tickets still available. Click “Get Tickets” button in the 26 Doctors page:

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · Jul 17

Tonight! Watch the Transplant SERIES FINALE Thursday 8/7c on NBC and Peacock TV. #DrSinghCrushesDreams for the final time.

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · Jul 15

Tickets now on sale for #26Doctors at @summerworksfun.bsky.social. Click “Get Tickets” on the 26 Doctors Summerworks page.

One show only. Just 99 seats and this may be the only chance to see this!

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · Jul 15

#26Doctors tickets on sale tomorrow, Tuesday July 15 @Summerworksfun

One show only, Aug 13 9PM at Factory Theatre Studio, 125 Bathurst Street, Toronto.

Only 99 seats. (Could be your only chance to see it.)

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · Jul 10

Well, no spoilers but he knows not to mess with the nursing staff. But he enjoys barbecuing callow medical residents.

Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · Jul 10

US viewers (and Canadians catching up) the penultimate episode of Transplant airs tonight on NBC 8/7c then streams on Peacock. Dr. Singh returns! #DrSinghCrushesDreams

Poster for Transplant on NBC with stars Hamza Haq and Laurence Leboeuf

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thanks! (Me too. Now I just need to learn it.) 😳

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · Jun 24

It’s official. 26 Doctors at @summerworksfun.bsky.social for one show only Aug 13 9PM at Factory Theatre Studio 125 Bathurst St, Toronto. Tickets on sale July 15.

I wrote and will perform with video/sound design by Christo Graham.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jun 24

UK ministers ‘too scared of Donald Trump’ to back levy on TV streaming giants

Wolf Hall director calls for urgent action to protect public service broadcasting in Britain British ministers are “running scared” of Donald Trump in their refusal to force US streaming services to fund more UK-focused shows, the director of the BBC’s Wolf Hall has warned. Peter Kosminsky said a “supine and terrified” government was worried about anything that might upset the “bully in the White House”. Continue reading...

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · Jun 11

It’s a short run but nice to see my name up there.

Runs to June 15, Meridian Arts Centre 5040 Yonge Street, Toronto.

Billboard promoting the play Estelle Singerman

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · Jun 10

These 75 Democrats joined Republicans to "express gratitude" to ICE agents and call for greater local and state collaboration with ICE.

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · Jun 9

Festival screening announcement coming soon!

Poster for feature film Negative Capability

Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · Jun 5

Part of what I have been doing for the last month rehearsing this show is puppeteering and voicing Seymour the Giraffe in Estelle Singerman at Harold Green Jewish Theatre. Runs June 7-15 at Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge Street, Toronto.

Cast puppeteering Seymour the Giraffe in Estelle Singerman at Meridian Arts Centre, Toronto.

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · May 30

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · May 30

Really liked the script so when they asked me to do it I immediately said yes. Glad I did.

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · May 29

Watch Transplant season 4 Thursday 8/7c on NBC and Peacock TV. Dr. Singh recovers from a heart attack with 2 side effects: new hair and new personality. #DrSinghCrushesDreams

TRANSPLANT — “Home” episode 403 — Pictured: Sugith Varughese as Dr. Aajay Singh — (Photo by Sphere Media/CTV)

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · May 24

Tell Prime Minister Carney to block Donald Trump’s billionaire donors from owning or building pipelines in Canada! #cdnpoli #PRGT www.dogwoodbc.ca/petitions/ca...

Prime Minister Carney: stop the American pipeline takeover

Tell Prime Minister Carney to block Donald Trump’s billionaire donors from owning or building pipelines in Canada! #cdnpoli #PRGT

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · May 23

Transplant, the final season, premieres on NBC tonight! Thursdays 8/7c on NBC then streaming on Peacock TV.

#DrSinghCrushesDreams one last season

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · May 22

Rehearsing this now. I think it could be really good.

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Estelle Singerman | Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company

Estelle Singerman recounts the relationship between an eccentric, isolated older woman and an equally alone, emotionally disenfranchised middle-aged man named Warren.

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · May 17

Transplant season 4 comes to NBC. #DrSinghCrushesDreams for one last season. Premiering on NBC May 22 then streaming on Peacock.

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · May 15

Check out the list for a familiar name.

SummerWorks @summerworksfun.bsky.social · May 14

Announcing the 2025 SummerWorks Performance Festival artists and creative collaborators! 👀 ☀️

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Stay tuned for our full programming announcement in June! ✨

🗓️ Mark your calendars for FUN! August 7 - 17!
#SummerWorksFun #SummerWorks #theaTO #danceTO #performancefestival

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · May 8

This is a crucial moment to speak up and make it clear that Prime Minister Carney must put the public good ahead of corporate profit. I just sent him and my MP a letter using 350 Canada's quick tool. Add your voice now!

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New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · May 6

Catch me as Sultan with the rest of the original cast from the hit Crow’s Theatre show on PlayMe: lnk.to/PlayMeCBC

Production still from the Crow’s Theatre production of The Wrong Bashir featuring Nimet Kanji, Shargill Rasool and Vijay Mehta with a quote from the script.

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Sugith Varughese @sugithvarughese.bsky.social · May 2

Late Bloomer season 2 episode 7 “Weekend at the Mathias’” now streaming on @cravecanada.bsky.social.

Jasmeet is determined to make a good impression when meeting Rebecca's parents, but there's an eerie feeling he just can't shake.

Watch here: www.crave.ca/tv-shows/lat...

Sugith Varughese and Jasmeet Raina in Late Bloomer season 2 episode 7

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