Upcoming Shows
Arias of Seduction is a genre-defying opera-pole-burlesque hybrid created by Khadija Mbowe, presented by Operatika and Buddies in Bad Times as part of the Queer...
The Buddies Emerging Creators Unit Showcase is presented as part of the Buddies in Bad Times Queer Pride Festival, highlighting emerging queer artists....
Gay AF Comedy is a comedy night presented as part of the Buddies in Bad Times Queer Pride Festival....
Homo Night in Canada is a comedy night presented as part of the Buddies in Bad Times Queer Pride Festival....
Horny Newsletter is a live reading series by Christopher Sherman, presented as part of the Buddies in Bad Times Queer Pride Festival....
Les Femmes Fatales presents a burlesque performance as part of the Buddies in Bad Times Queer Pride Festival....
Pride Prom returns for its 26th edition with the theme Electric Garden, a popular event geared towards queer youth under the age of 21, presented...
Buddies in Bad Times presents its annual Queer Pride Festival featuring over 30 shows, concerts, events, and parties throughout the Buddies space. This year's headliner...
SLUR is Buddies in Bad Times' weekly nightlife event programmed by Rae Abunahla, with two extra-special Pride editions featuring guest appearances by Gay Jesus and...
The Two-Spirit Cabaret returns for its 10th annual edition, presented with Native Earth Performing Arts as part of the Buddies in Bad Times Queer Pride...
WISHING WELL returns for its 21st edition, produced by STARLIGHT and Liz Staples, as part of the Buddies in Bad Times Queer Pride Festival....
A Buddies in Bad Times and Obsidian Theatre Company production written by Robert O'Hara and directed by Jay Northcott. Bootycandy is a meta-theatrical, semi-autobiographical dark...
ArtAttack! is Buddies in Bad Times Theatre's art party fundraiser extravaganza and one of Toronto's best-loved art auctions. The event offers art aficionados and novices...
Toronto Burlesque Festival returns to Buddies in Bad Times Theatre with its 2026 edition themed REVERIE, offering four nights of world-class burlesque, cabaret, and drag...
REVERIE is the 14th edition of the Toronto Burlesque Festival, featuring four nights of burlesque, cabaret, and drag performances spotlighting over 50 artists from around...
A We Quit Theatre production presented by Buddies in Bad Times, co-created by Emma Beech, Dhanu Chinniah, Arne MacPherson, Gislina Patterson, and Dasha Plett, and...
Rhubarb! returns for its 48th year as Canada's longest-running genre-bending festival of Live Art, with Festival Director Ludmylla Reis. The 2027 edition is themed around...
A Buddies in Bad Times production in association with Modern Times Stage Company, written by Sivan Ben-Yishai and directed by ted witzel. The play follows...
A Les Ecornifleuses production co-presented by Théâtre français de Toronto and Alliance Française de Toronto, written by Jordan Tannahill, translated into French by Olivier Sylvestre,...
by Michael Rabice - June 01, 2026
When FUNNY GIRL opened on Broadway it was a smash hit in 1964 and would jettison the career of Barbra Streisand. It became a staple on repertory companies, regional and community theatres and summer stock. But the looming memory of Streisand's iconic performance on stage and then on screen seemed ...
by Keira Grant - May 30, 2026
On the whole, this intimate and emotionally raw black box presentation was a strong inaugural performance for this company, and I look forward to seeing more fresh grassroots performances from them in the future. ...
by Ilana Lucas - May 17, 2026
What did our critic think of CICADAS at Tarragon Theatre?...
by Keira Grant - April 27, 2026
Even if you are lukewarm to early 20th-century avant-garde music and don’t care for Schoenberg’s serial composition music-baby, you are sure to be won over by the brilliance of these performers and the creative team....
by Ilana Lucas - April 24, 2026
Anyone who’s spent ten minutes online in the past decade knows that we live in an age of anger and polarization when it comes to the issues and identities we hold dear. Stories abound about families who can no longer speak to each other or even share a meal, with jagged cracks in the foundations o...
by Keira Grant - April 17, 2026
Opera Atelier’s 2025-2026 production of Claude Debussy’s Pelléas and Mélisande is a departure from the company’s production modus operandi that will leave a lasting impression on audiences and signal a new era of innovation for Opera Atelier....
by Ilana Lucas - April 17, 2026
In Jen Silverman’s The Moors, the slightly deranged love child of the Brontës, Waiting For Godot, and Six, Emilie the governess (Blessing Adedijo) arrives at a manor amidst the titular plains to find that nothing is quite as she expected. Branwell, her supposed employer and warmhearted correspond...
by Ilana Lucas - March 24, 2026
When it comes to adaptations of French playwright Edmond Rostand’s romantic tragedy Cyrano de Bergerac, you can take your pick of the nose....
by Ilana Lucas - March 06, 2026
What did our critic think of THE NEIGHBOURS at Tarragon Theatre?...
by Ilana Lucas - March 05, 2026
Bad Dog Theatre’s new improv show at Factory Theatre revolves around a storyteller who shares three short stories from their lives about what it means to be a person in Toronto. After each tale, the team of improvisers serves up a set of improv based on—or, at least, tangentially related—to ob...
Past Shows
A Howland Company production in partnership with Buddies Toronto, 2014 / Paris, 1871 / hell, alwaysThis is why I quit art.Four poets, a sloppy love triangle,...
a House of Beida and Buddies co-productionI’ve been a bitch as long as I can remember. The Begging Brown Bitch Plays are about lying, sex, and...
The Herald, a world premiere production at Buddies in Bad Times, is written and directed by Jill Connell. This innovative piece employs poetics to explore...
“banana” isn’t just slang — it’s a symbol of the performance, erasure, and reclamation of self.Choreographers Andrew Tay and Stephen Thompson are the co-creators of Make...
The Toronto Burlesque Festival returns November 13th - 16th at the historic Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Whether you're a burlesque aficionado or a first-time...
The Green Lineby Makram AyacheAn In Arms Theatre Company Production in Association with Buddies + Factory TheatreSeptember 19 – October 4, 2025 $10 / $25 / $45...
The 2-Spirit Cabaret showcases the vibrant talent of queer and 2-Spirit Indigenous individuals through a dynamic blend of music, dance, drag, performance art, spoken word,...
The Pride Legacy Pageant will debut on June 19 as part of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre's Pride Month programming. Hosted by Lemon, the winner...
The People's Choice Awards Kiki Ball, hosted by the Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance, takes place on June 14 as part of the Pride Month programming...
A Nightwood Theatre production in association with Buddies In Bad TimesWritten by Amanda WilkinDirected by Cherissa RichardsOn the 15th floor of a London tower block, a revolution takes place. Myah...
There is Violence and There is Righteous Violence and There is Death or, The Born-Again Crow follows Beth, a grocery store clerk grappling with life’s...
Thirteen shows, five days, two performance spaces, one venue: an experience of unhinged intensity and eclectic performance art that is truly unique to the world...
A THAT THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION, IN ASSOCIATION WITH BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATREIn a Reagan-era New York City beset by the AIDS crisis, a recently-diagnosed...
The “Persian Judy Garland” comes back to Buddies In Bad Times with her brand new cabaret show! “This show leaves you wanting more Leila” -...
A Nightwood Theatre presentation of a Quote Unquote Collective production, in association with Why Not Theatre. Created and performed by Norah Sadava & Amy Nostbakken....
Using monologues, original songs, and improvisational Tap dance, Andrew shares he and his wife's journey of caring for a son with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus,...
A Nightwood Theatre and Sulong Theatre co-production. Written and directed by Audrey Dwyer. A hilarious and provocative look at class, race and family dynamics under...
A Nightwood Theatre production. Written by Diane Flacks and directed by Kelly Thornton. “Should women abandon religion?” Four female panelists face off in a wild,...
AFTER THREE HIT runs in 2012, 2013 AND 2014, Sharron Matthews and George Masswohl, acclaimed Canadian musical theatre couple wanna bring you a little Christmas,...
Through the use of Filipino fan dancing and soulful singing, Catherine Hernandez uncovers the realities of living as a queer woman of colour. From masturbation...
Videos
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Not Dead Yet! - John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50 The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres (10/02-10/02) |
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CINDERELLA by The United European Ballet Company First Ontario Performing Arts Center (11/24-11/24) |
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Twelfth Night Canadian Stage (7/12-9/06) |
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Swan Lake by International Ballet Stars in Chatham, ON Chatham Capitol Theatre (3/27-3/27) |
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Mt. Joy RBC Amphitheatre (9/21-9/21) |
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THE NUTCRACKER by The United European Ballet Brockville Arts Centre (11/27-11/27) |
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CINDERELLA by The United European Ballet Company McIntyre Performing Arts Centre (12/02-12/02) |
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Bee Gees Celebration Théâtre Capitole (12/16-1/02) |
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Menopause The Musical Thunder Bay Community Auditorium (10/09-10/09) |
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Movie Night (On Stage) - An Improv Show Comedy Bar (7/11-7/11) PHOTOS |
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