Dates: 2/27/2026 - 4/5/2026
📍 Theatre: Canadian Stage
Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes
26 Berkeley St, Toronto, ON, Canada. M5A 2W3
Toronto, ON
Phone: 416-368-3110
Tickets: $50-$119
A puppet-powered parody of Romeo and Juliet
After a sold-out run of Little Dickens in 2022, world-renowned Canadian artist Ronnie Burkett returns to Canadian Stage with his irreverent army of marionettes, this time with a sassy take on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Burlesque star Dolly Wiggler starts the show with an Elizabethan striptease in this riotously funny improvised mash-up of one of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays. All the leading ladies of the Daisy ensemble battle for the role of Juliet, including faded diva Esme Massengill in a boozy interpretation of the lovesick ingénue. Beloved audience favourites Schnitzel and Mrs. Edna Rural are back in supporting roles, and adding to the fun and mayhem, The Bard himself joins The Daisy Theatre cast for a twisted retelling of this tragic romance – with strings attached.
Little Willy is intended for adult (16+) audiences only. Children under 16 will not be admitted.
Theatre Passe Muraille's THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD led the 2026 Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards with three wins, including best production of a play, while Crow's Theatre productions collectively took home eight prizes.
Master puppeteer Ronnie Burkett brings the beautiful handcrafted marionettes of the Daisy Theatre to Canadian Stage’s Berkeley St. location for a run of LITTLE WILLY, an anarchic riff off Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in the same vein as 2022’s Little Dickens.
Canadian Stage will welcome back world renowned puppeteer Ronnie Burkett and his beautifully bawdy Daisy Theatre gang back to the city for a side-splittingly hilarious, improvised mash-up of Romeo and Juliet, LITTLE WILLY.
Canadian Stage has unveiled the organization’s 25.26 season, marked by an exhilarating program of hotly anticipated Canadian Premieres, World Premieres of new Canadian plays, the return of beloved Canadian icons, and more.
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Raised by Women Canadian Stage (3/27-4/11) |
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All's Well Crow's Theatre (11/24-12/27) |
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Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Bluma Appel Theatre (11/06-11/22) |
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HYPROV: The Hypnosis & Improv Comedy Experience – Live in Ottawa NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE - SOUTHAM HALL (11/12-11/12) |
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Fred Penner: The Hero in You Ada Slaight Stage, Young People's Theatre (3/06-3/20) |
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PREDICTABLE HOLIDAY ROM-COM: THE MUSICAL Terminal Theatre (12/17-1/03) |
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BE MORE CHILL Terminal Theatre (2/02-2/20) |
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SYMPHONY UNDER THE STARS Collingwood Music Festival (7/11-7/11) |
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A Very Merry Magic Show Wychwood Theatre (12/19-12/23) |
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The Roll Players Comedy Bar Danforth (6/30-12/29) |
