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Crow's/Musical Stage Company's THE GREAT COMET & More Take Home 2024 Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards


by Joshua Wright - June 11, 2024

After a four-year hiatus, the Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards (TTCAs) have returned to honour excellence in the city’s professional theatre scene from the 2023-24 season. The 11th TTCAs, announced Tuesday morning, boast 19 winners across 14 categories, including a special citation for artistic achie...

SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD & More Nominated for 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2024

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts revealed the 228 nominations for the 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards. See the full list! ...

Young People's Theatre Announces New Executive Director


by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2024

Jenine Krause and Richard Boyce, Co-Chairs of the Young People’s Theatre (YPT) Board of Directors, announced the appointment of Camilla Holland as the next Executive Director of YPT. ...

Tarragon Theatre Reveals 2024/25 Season Lineup


by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2024

Artistic Director Mike Payette and Managing Director Andrea Vagianos have announced Tarragon Theatre's 2024/25 season. Learn more about the lineup here!...

Pleiades Theatre to Offer Reality Glasses For d/Deaf Audiences


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2024

Pleiades Theatre is introducing Augmented Reality glasses for d/Deaf audiences during the world premiere of TYSON'S SONG....

Review: DANA H. at Factory Theatre


by Ilana Lucas - March 25, 2024

When actress Jordan Baker opens her mouth, the voice we hear isn’t hers; it’s the voice of Dana H. playwright Lucas Hnath’s mother, Dana Higginbotham, recorded in a series of interviews and cut together to form a lip sync track. Dana herself speaks her truth as she remembers it, which in this case i...

A PUBLIC READING OF AN UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY ABOUT THE DEATH OF WALT DISNEY Comes to Toronto in April


by Stephi Wild - February 16, 2024

Two of Toronto’s leading theatre companies Outside the March (Jerusalem, The Flick) and Soulpepper (Sizwe Banzi is Dead, The Seagull) are teaming up for A Public Reading of An Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney, by Obie Award-winning playwright Lucas Hnath (Dana H., A Doll’s House ...

 Crow's Theatre Extends NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 and Transfers DANA H. to Factory Theatre


by Stephi Wild - February 14, 2024

 Crow’s Theatre has announced a further extension of NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, and the transfer of DANA H. to Factory Theatre....

Nightwood Theatre to Present MAD MADGE This Spring


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2024

Nightwood Theatre will continue its 2023/24 Season with Mad Madge, presented in association with VideoCabaret. Learn how to purchase tickets....

Shakespeare BASH'd to Present Contemporary Take on THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 04, 2024

Shakespeare BASH'd presents a contemporary take on the rarely-produced play, The Two Noble Kinsmen. Directed by James Wallis, the production features an all-star cast and explores themes of love, gender, and identity. ...

Past Shows

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 ...

Tyson’s Song
Tyson’s Song
4/24 - 5/19/2024


In the World Premiere of Tyson's Song , Bryan and Tyson are two best friends out on their last boys night out, but when the ...

ROCKABYE
ROCKABYE
1/26 - 2/11/2024


Capitalism, Race, and Pop Culture. You know, the small stuff. ARC theatre company's 2024 mainstage production is the Canadian premiere of Rockabye by Joanna Murray-Smith, ...

Maggie Chun's First Love & Last Wedding


Maggie Chun's First Love and Last Wedding is a theatrical play written by Helen Ho, debuting at the Toronto Fringe Festival from July 5th-16th. Tickets ...

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 ...


Factory is continuing its innovative 20/21 season, with the world premiere of YOU CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE, a brand new collection of audio theatrical ...

Acts of Faith
11/19 - 11/28/2020


To kick off its 2020/21 season, Factory will present the world premiere of acts of faith, by multi-award winning Asian Canadian playwright David Yee, directed ...

Between Breaths
11/20 - 12/8/2019


Well known in Newfoundland as the Whale Man, Dr. Jon Lien during the course of his work pioneered techniques for rescuing whales entrapped in fishing ...

Trout Stanley
10/19 - 11/10/2019

The Secret Garden
6/14 - 6/15/2019


The Secret Garden, a musical adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic children's novel, takes you on a journey of healing and self-discovery. The music and ...

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. ...

How to Disappear Completely
How to Disappear Completely
5/8 - 5/13/2012


A deeply personal and extraordinary theatrical experience. In this candid and surprising new play, acclaimed lighting designer Itai Erdal reveals the unique story of the ...

Oil and Water
Oil and Water
4/18 - 5/6/2012


Big edgy theatre from the edge of a big country. Oil and Water is a theatrical retelling of the incredible true story of Lanier Phillips. ...

My Granny The Goldfish
My Granny The Goldfish
3/17 - 4/15/2012


The Toronto premiere of the hilarious and irreverent comedy. Granny travels from Bombay to visit her beloved grandson Nico who is in hospital in Vancouver. ...

Penny Plain
Penny Plain
1/20 - 2/26/2012


An end-of-the-world romance told heartbreakingly, horrifyingly and hysterically, as only Burkett can. Penny Plain sits in her overstuffed chair, listening to the news of civilization’s ...

The Rez Sisters
The Rez Sisters
11/5 - 12/11/2011


In The Rez Sisters, seven women all dream of winning The Biggest Bingo in the World. They band together to raise money toward their trip ...

Hardsell 2.0
Hardsell 2.0
10/13 - 10/23/2011


Created and performed by Rick Miller. HARDSELL 2.0 is based on the original play that premiered at Canadian Stage in 2009. For this Factory Theatre ...

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