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Upcoming Shows

MADDADDAM
MADDADDAM
Jun 13 – Jun 21, 2026

MADDADDAM is a ballet choreographed by Wayne McGregor, inspired by Margaret Atwood's celebrated novel trilogy with a score by composer Max Richter.

Romeo and Juliet
Oct 31 – Nov 8, 2026

The National Ballet of Canada's 75th anniversary season opens in Toronto with the full presentation of John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet. The production runs at...

Emergence / Silent Screen
Nov 13 – Nov 20, 2026

The National Ballet of Canada presents a double bill featuring Emergence, choreographed by Crystal Pite, and Silent Screen, choreographed by Sol León and Paul Lightfoot....



Review: FUNNY GIRL at Shaw Festival


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 ...

Review: WORLD ON FIRE at The Assembly Theatre


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. ...

Review: CICADAS at Tarragon Theatre


by Ilana Lucas - May 17, 2026

What did our critic think of CICADAS at Tarragon Theatre?...

Review: BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE/ERWARTUNG at Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts


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....

Review: STRIFE at Tarragon Theatre


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...

Review: PELLÉAS AND MÉLISANDE at Koerner Hall


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....

Review: THE MOORS at The Theatre Centre


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...

Review: CYRANO at CAA Theatre


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....

Review: THE NEIGHBOURS at Tarragon Theatre


by Ilana Lucas - March 06, 2026

What did our critic think of THE NEIGHBOURS at Tarragon Theatre?...

Review: PEOPLE OF THE CITY at Factory 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

Emma Bovary
May 29 – Jun 4, 2026

The National Ballet of Canada's Summer Season opens with a double bill at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The program features the...

Kismet
May 29 – Jun 4, 2026

The National Ballet of Canada's Summer Season opens with the world premiere of Kismet, a new work by Canadian choreographer Jera Wolfe, performed on a...

Kismet/Emma Bovary
Kismet/Emma Bovary
May 29 – Jun 4, 2026

New voices shine in this bold mixed programme as Jera Wolfe, a Métis Canadian choreographer, joins Helen Pickett to present works created for The National...

MAD HOT BALLET: Reverie
MAD HOT BALLET: Reverie
Jun 2

MAD HOT BALLET invites you into a living daydream, a voyage suspended between reality and imagination, where whimsical adventure awaits. Glide above the clouds at...

Pinocchio
Pinocchio
Mar 13 – Mar 22, 2026

Olivier Award-winning director and choreographer Will Tuckett created Pinocchio for The National Ballet of Canada in 2017, based on the 19th-century tale about a wooden puppet who...

The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
Nov 14 – Nov 21, 2025

Jealousy exacts a terrible price inThe Winter’s Tale, destroying friendship and family across two kingdoms until time and truth enable a reunion. Hailed a “modern...

Procession
Procession
Nov 1 – Nov 8, 2025

A landmark moment in dance, the world premiere ofProcessionbrings two of the world’s most inventive, sought-after choreographers to The National Ballet of Canada for the...

MAD HOT BALLET: New Wave
MAD HOT BALLET: New Wave
Jun 3

Dance through time at The National Ballet of Canada's MAD HOT BALLET with our bold New Wave theme. Embrace the fearless spirit and creative explosion...

Free Concert Series
Feb 5 – Feb 28, 2025

The Free Concert Series at the Canadian Opera Company offers a month of diverse artistic programming in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. Starting on February 5,...

Free Concert Series - Instrumental Series
Feb 19

The Free Concert Series features the Instrumental Series on February 19, 2025, at the Canadian Opera Company's Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. The COC Orchestra will perform...

Free Concert Series - Vocal Series (Awards)
Feb 18

The Free Concert Series at the Canadian Opera Company features a special Vocal Series event, The Christina and Louis Quilico Awards, on February 18, 2025....

Madama Butterfly
Jan 24 – Feb 16, 2025

Madama Butterfly returns to the Canadian Opera Company stage for the first time in a decade, featuring a powerful story of love and cultural clash....

La Reine-garçon
Jan 31 – Feb 15, 2025

La Reine-garçon is a new opera by Canadian composer Julien Bilodeau and librettist Michel Marc Bouchard, directed by Angela Konrad. This production marks the Canadian...

Free Concert Series - Vocal Series
Feb 11

The Free Concert Series at the Canadian Opera Company features a Vocal Series performance titled Détournons-nous du chemin, taking place on February 11, 2025. Tenor...

Free Concert Series - Jazz Series
Feb 5

The Free Concert Series at the Canadian Opera Company features the Jazz Series on February 5, 2025, showcasing acclaimed Toronto-based jazz pianist and composer Thompson...

Voices of Mountains
Voices of Mountains
Jan 15 – Jun 15, 2022

Fusing classical and contemporary opera repertoire with dance, Voices of Mountains features the world premiere of "Fire" by former COC Composer-in-Residence Ian Cusson. Mezzo-sopranos Rebecca...

The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
May 6 – May 21, 2022

The COC closes its Season Like No Other with a family favourite: Mozarts The Magic Flute. This timeless classic follows the adventures of Tamino and...

Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Feb 4 – Feb 25, 2022

For the first time in nearly two years, the curtain rises for a live audience at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts with...

In Winter
In Winter
Dec 18

The COC marks a change in the season with In Winter on December 18, 2021. The concert features a world premiere of a new commission...

Mozart's Requiem
Mozart's Requiem
Nov 27

As the year draws to a close, the COC partners with Against the Grain Theatre for Mozarts Requiem on November 27, 2021. This multidisciplinary interpretation...

Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi
Sep 30

On October 30, 2021, the COC stages its first full-scale opera in over a year and a half when it presents Puccinis lighthearted comedy Gianni...

In Concert: Russell Braun and Tamara Wilson with the COC Orchestra
In Concert: Russell Braun and Tamara Wilson with the COC Orchestra
Sep 25

The curtain rises after more than a year and a half at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts as beloved Canadian baritone Russell...

Videos


John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour in Toronto John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour
The Danforth Music Hall (6/28-6/28)
887 - Ex Machine / Robert Lepage in Toronto 887 - Ex Machine / Robert Lepage
The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres (12/10-12/13)
Fred Penner: The Hero In You in Toronto Fred Penner: The Hero In You
Young People's Theatre (3/06-3/20)
Finn & Friends: Back Again! in Toronto Finn & Friends: Back Again!
THE SECOND CITY (7/05-7/05)
The Tao of the World in Toronto The Tao of the World
Stratford Festival (8/02-9/26) PHOTOS
MrBallen: Lights out Live in Toronto MrBallen: Lights out Live
Meridian Arts Centre (10/04-10/04)
Jordan in Toronto Jordan
Young People's Theatre (10/16-10/23)
The Tempest in Toronto The Tempest
Stratford Festival (4/28-10/24) PHOTOS
CINDERELLA by The United European Ballet Company in Toronto CINDERELLA by The United European Ballet Company
The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts (11/17-11/17)
Grande Finale TBSF in Toronto Grande Finale TBSF
Grace Church-on-the-Hill (6/20-6/20)