Arias of Seduction
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...
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Upcoming Shows
Buddies Emerging Creators Unit Showcase
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
Gay AF Comedy is a comedy night presented as part of the Buddies in Bad Times Queer Pride Festival....
Homo Night in Canada
Homo Night in Canada is a comedy night presented as part of the Buddies in Bad Times Queer Pride Festival....
Horny Newsletter
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 Burlesque
Les Femmes Fatales presents a burlesque performance as part of the Buddies in Bad Times Queer Pride Festival....
Pride Prom: Electric Garden
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...
Queer Pride Festival
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
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...
Two-Spirit Cabaret
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
WISHING WELL returns for its 21st edition, produced by STARLIGHT and Liz Staples, as part of the Buddies in Bad Times Queer Pride Festival....
BOOTYCANDY
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!
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
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...
Toronto Burlesque Festival 2026: REVERIE
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...
GLORY!
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! 48: CROSSROADS
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...
DIE TONIGHT, LIVE FOREVER, or, The Nosferatu Principle
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...
DIMANCHE À SODOME
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,...
Review: JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE at Shaw Festival
That belovedly droll English valet of old, Jeeves, has resurfaced to the delight of everyone in the the charming play JEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE now onstage at The Shaw Festival. After the recent demolition of the Royal George Theatre in Niagara on the Lake Ontario, the Shaw Festival h…
Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Princess Of Wales Theatre
The Outsiders’ Canadian debut, presented with Mirvish Productions, is a seamless, multi-sensory delight that evokes strong reactions from traditionally quiet Toronto audiences. …
Review: 10 DAYS IN A MADHOUSE at Bluma Appel Theatre: St. Lawrence Centre For The Arts
Every aspect of 10 Days in a Madhouse, directed by Joanna Settle, exemplified why opera has the power to bring stories to life in ways that no other genre can. Score, libretto, set, costumes, lighting, and vocal and orchestral performances of the highest quality mingled into something that was more …
Review: PUNCH: A NEW MUSICAL - PRESENTED IN CONCERT at Factory Theatre
PUNCH: A New Musical - Presented in Concert is a warm, musical hug to those who feel like they don’t quite belong where they are expected. A favourable mix of originality and familiarity, the production features thoughtfully-crafted music and strong, believable performances.…
Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre
Based on the terrifying movies written and directed by Oren Peli, the stage adaptation of Paranormal Activity, now playing at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, holds just as much edge-of-your-seat tension with the right amount of carefully timed jump scares that will keep you excited for more. If you're a…
Review: FUNNY GIRL at Shaw Festival
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 …
Review: WORLD ON FIRE at The Assembly Theatre
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. …
Review: CICADAS at Tarragon Theatre
What did our critic think of CICADAS at Tarragon Theatre?…
Review: BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE/ERWARTUNG at Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts
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.…
Review: STRIFE at Tarragon Theatre
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…
Past Shows
take rimbaud
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,...
Kainchee Lagaa + Jhooti: The Begging Brown Bitch Plays
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
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...
Make Banana Cry
“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: Things That Go Bump In The Night
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 Line
The Green Lineby Makram AyacheAn In Arms Theatre Company Production in Association with Buddies + Factory TheatreSeptember 19 – October 4, 2025 $10 / $25 / $45...
2-Spirit Cabaret
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,...
Pride Legacy Pageant
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
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...
Shedding a Skin
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
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...
Rhubarb! 46
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...
Angels in America
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...
Leila Live!
The “Persian Judy Garland” comes back to Buddies In Bad Times with her brand new cabaret show! “This show leaves you wanting more Leila” -...
Mouthpiece
A Nightwood Theatre presentation of a Quote Unquote Collective production, in association with Why Not Theatre. Created and performed by Norah Sadava & Amy Nostbakken....
One Step At A Time
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,...
Calpurnia
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...
Unholy
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,...
Sharron & George's SUPERFUN Christmas SING-ALONG!
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,...
The Femme Playlist
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...
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LADIES' DAY VideoCabaret - Deanne Taylor Theatre (7/02-7/12) |
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CINDERELLA by The United European Ballet Company McIntyre Performing Arts Centre (12/02-12/02) |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Stratford Festival (5/01-9/26) PHOTOS |
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Relive the Music 50s, 60s & 70''s Show Thunder Bay Community Auditorium (9/17-9/17) |
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CINDERELLA by The United European Ballet Company Brockville Arts Centre (1/28-1/28) |
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Sisters of '78 Theatre Aquarius (9/30-10/17) |
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UNIONVILLE CANADA DAY CELEBRATION Unionville Millennium Square (7/01-7/01) |
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The Everlasting Friendship of Billy & Bink Young People's Theatre (7/02-7/12) |
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The Bean Marsh Street Centre (6/23-6/26) |
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Matilda - Worms BNZ Theatre (7/01-7/04) |