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Holiday! An Improvised Musical Comedy


Back for its 3rd year, Holiday! An Improvised Musical is inspired by Stephen Sondheim’s Company, with this one-of-a-kind musical party entirely made up on the ...



MS. B-HAVED to be Presented at The Drama Factory This Fall


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 26, 2025

Ms. B-Haved will be performed at THE DRAMA FACTORY Theatre. The production is written and performed by Sue Diepeveen. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!...

Theatre Gargantua's DISSONANT SPECIES To Premiere This November At Factory Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 12, 2025

Theatre Gargantua's newest original work, Dissonant Species by Heather Marie Annis and Michael Gordon Spence, directed by Jacquie P.A. Thomas, will premiere at Factory Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Paradise Factory Theatre To Host Staged Reading Of NOVECENTO by Alessandro Baricco


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 27, 2025

The Paradise Factory Theatre will present a special staged reading of Alessandro Baricco's internationally acclaimed play Novecento. Learn more and see how to attend! ...

Cast & Creative Team Set for September's THE GREEN LINE At Buddies In Bad Times Theatre 


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 12, 2025

Award-winning Canadian play The Green Line by Makram Ayache will open the 47th season at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre this September in partnership with In Arms Theatre, the MENA Collective and Factory Theatre....

JUST FOR LAUGHS SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL Returns with Star-Studded 13th Edition This November


by A.A. Cristi - August 11, 2025

Just For Laughs Sydney will return this November for its 13th edition, presenting a blockbuster lineup of international stars and Australian comedy favourites. Running across multiple venues and arenas, the festival will once again feature the world’s top comedic talent alongside standout local acts...

FACILITY 111 Comes to Assembly Rooms, Front Room This Month


by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2025

Facility 111 is a surreal new play/audio experience, written and performed live by Inge-Vera Lipsius in her Edinburgh Fringe debut. Learn more about the performance here!...

Bad Dog Theatre Company Reveals Season 8 Of The Featured Players


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 22, 2025

Bad Dog Theatre Company has revealed the Season 8 ensemble of the Featured Players Program. Learn more about the Featured Players Program here and about the individuals selected!...

THE BARDO STATE by Susan Cinoman to be Presented at Paradise Factory Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 09, 2025

Paradise Factory Theatre will present a reading of The Bardo State, a visionary new play by award-winning playwright and television writer Susan Cinoman. Learn more!...

THE IRON MASK Prohibition-Era Jazz Musical To Be Presented at 2024 Toronto Fringe


by A.A. Cristi - June 03, 2025

The Iron Mask, a new jazz-fueled musical inspired by the classic tale of The Man in the Iron Mask, will premiere this July as part of the 2024 Toronto Fringe Festival. Set in the smoky, underground world of 1920s Toronto, the production blends noir storytelling with explosive choreography and a bold...

Sydney Comedy Festival Reveals 2025 Award Recipients


by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2025

The Sydney Comedy Festival, drew to a close with the announcement of its 2025 award winners: Dan Rath, Ruby Teys and Jack Ansett who each took home along with their trophy a $1500 prize....

Past Shows

Hypothetical Baby
Hypothetical Baby
2/22 - 3/8/2025


A Nightwood Theatre production in association with The Howland Company Written by Rachel Cairns Directed by Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster In Hypothetical Baby, Rachel Cairns mixes ...

HOOKUP
HOOKUP
2/6 - 2/15/2025


Attention, singles! Forget awkward dating apps and overpriced dinners—this Valentine’s Day, treat yourself to a night of hilarity, spontaneity, and maybe even a little romance. ...

Chorelord: Oops All Couples
Chorelord: Oops All Couples
2/5 - 2/12/2025


The live game show where comedians compete in silly and ridiculous tasks—with a Valentine’s-themed twist! After sold out shows across the city, the Chorelord (Brandon ...

Holiday! An Improvised Musical Comedy


The holidays are here, the gifts are wrapped, the tree’s sparkling, and the fruitcake has found its annual re-gifted home. Now all that’s missing is ...

Honey I'm Home
Honey I'm Home
11/21 - 12/1/2024


Factory Theatre presents Honey I’m Home , a darkly comedic and surreal production created by Lester Trips (Theatre), running from November 21 to December 1, ...

I Don't Even Miss You
I Don't Even Miss You
10/31 - 11/10/2024


Non-binary computer programmer Basil (they/them) wakes to a new world and devastating loss. Using live music, dance, and video,  I Don’t Even Miss You  is ...

I DONT'T EVEN MISS YOU
I DONT'T EVEN MISS YOU
10/31 - 11/10/2024


Factory Theatre presents I Don’t Even Miss You , a bold multidisciplinary show by Tiny Bear Jaws, running from October 31 to November 10, 2024, ...

Sam Sferrazza's Work-in-Progress & Johnnie McNamara Walker's The Heterosexuals


A one-night-only Pride Month double-bill featuring two of Toronto’s funniest gays / gayest funnies! Work-in-Progress  by Sam Sferrazza For comedian Sam Sferrazza, there are some ...

Iggy Beamish
Iggy Beamish
5/23 - 5/24/2024


What happens to the life of the party once the party’s over? Charming trainwreck Iggy Beamish officiates straight weddings for a living while avoiding the ...

An Incomplete List of All the Things I'm Going to Miss When the World is No Longer:


An Incomplete List of All the Things I'm Going to Miss When the World is No Longer:  is a cutting-edge, Queer pop musical that takes ...

James & Jamesy: Easy as Pie
James & Jamesy: Easy as Pie
7/5 - 7/12/2023


James & Jamesy: Easy as Pie These titans of physical comedy are returning to the Toronto Fringe on their North American Tour.   A pie… ...

JAWBONE
JAWBONE
5/26 - 6/13/2021


Personal Life - FailedProfessional Life - FailedSocial Life - Non existent All that is about to changeJawbone is a provocative, bold, dark comedy about a ...

Anatomy Of A Dancer: Tribute To The Life Of A Song And Dance Man


In this homage to one of North America's most influential performers, Gene Kelly's life and career are reinterpreted for the 21st century stage. Everyone knows ...

Hooked
Hooked
7/5 - 7/15/2018


Through contemporary and jazz movement, Hooked looks at seven characters and how they function with their own increasingly addictive dependencies. It explores the possibility of ...

Silly Billy
Silly Billy
5/16 - 5/18/2018


Silly Billy (noun; informal) 1. a silly or foolish person 2. someone who acts in a dim-witted way, whether by accident or on purpose 3. ...

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