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RED SANDCASTLE THEATRE

922 Queen St E
Toronto, ON M4M 2J5

Upcoming Shows

Zombocalypse
Zombocalypse
Apr 29 – May 10, 2026

Eldritch Theatre presentsZombocalypse!Directed by Ric WaughDesigned by Melanie McNeillCreated by Eric WoolfeStarring: Craig Lauzon, Patrice Goodman, Lisa Norton, Kimwun Perehinec & Eric WoolfeThe Dead rise...



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...

Review: LITTLE WILLY at Canadian Stage


by Ilana Lucas - March 05, 2026

Master puppeteer Ronnie Burkett brings the beautiful handcrafted marionettes of the Daisy Theatre to Canadian Stage’s Berkeley St. location for a run of LITTLE WILLY, an anarchic riff off Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in the same vein as 2022’s Little Dickens....

Review: LOVE YOU FOREVER AND MORE MUNSCH at Young People's Theatre


by Ilana Lucas - February 25, 2026

I grew up with Robert Munsch stories. If you grew up in Canada, it’s likely you did, too—or you’ve read them to your children, or grandchildren. ...

Review: EUREKA DAY at Coal Mine Theatre


by Ilana Lucas - February 25, 2026

Many of us have, at some point in our lives, operated on the basic assumptions that our chosen communities, particularly those aligned by basic ideology, had our best interests at heart and would look out for each other. ...

Past Shows

Kathryn: A Life Almosting
Kathryn: A Life Almosting
Mar 17 – Apr 5, 2026

Across 1950s jazz salons and Broadway backstages, Kathryn sings, stumbles, self-medicates—and ultimately rewrites the terms of her own life.A one-woman musical celebrating the rich and...

Night at the Grand Guignol
Night at the Grand Guignol
Feb 18 – Mar 1, 2026

Eldritch Theatre presentsNight at the Grand GuignolWritten and Directed by Eric WoolfeDesigned by Melanie McNeillStarring Jeanie Calleja, Pip Dwyer, and Natalia BushnikCome with us, back...

Doc Wuthergloom's Little Lib'ary of the Damned
Doc Wuthergloom's Little Lib'ary of the Damned
Oct 30 – Nov 9, 2025

Eldritch Theatre PresentsDoc Wuthergloom's Little Lib'ary of the DamnedCreated & performed by Dr Pretorious Wuthergloomwith the Assistance of Eric WoolfeArmed with a caravan of creepy...

The Elephant Girls
The Elephant Girls
Sep 10 – Sep 14, 2025

THE ELEPHANT GIRLSWritten & Performed by Margo MacDonaldDirected by Mary Ellis The multi-award-winning sold-out hit show returns to Toronto for one week only to celebrate its...

Buster Canfield's Apocalyptic Miracle Show
Buster Canfield's Apocalyptic Miracle Show
Jun 4 – Jun 8, 2025

The tides of tumult are rising, the rapture is on its way, and the Old Ones are waking from their slumber. And there’s nothing you...

MacBeth: A Tale Told by an Idiot!
MacBeth: A Tale Told by an Idiot!
May 7 – May 18, 2025

The return of Eldritch Theatre’s dementedly inspired, one-man MacBeth! Shakespeare’s blood-soaked king, with weird witches, viscera-sopped murders, nightmares of madness, and terrifying occult prophecies crashing head...

Thank u,ex
Thank u,ex
Apr 17 – Apr 27, 2025

Join Violet as she examines her past relationships, kicks her exes to the curb and finds her way to self discovery.

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The Strange & Eerie Memoirs of Billy Wuthergloom
The Strange & Eerie Memoirs of Billy Wuthergloom
Jan 29 – Feb 9, 2025

25 years after it first crawled out from under your bed, Eldritch Theatre’s premier production makes its horrific return!Having survived the ghastly terrors of adolescence...

Unbelievably Believable
Unbelievably Believable
Dec 5 – Dec 15, 2024

A holiday family show filled with magic, humour, puppetry, special effects, and unforgettable characters, celebrating dreams, friendships, and the spirit of Toronto running for a...

Speaking of Hilary
Speaking of Hilary
Jun 5 – Jun 9, 2024

Following a traumatic incident, Hilary becomes concerned with health issues to the point of obsession, seeking reassurance from her closest friend. ...

Women At Play(s) 6
Women At Play(s) 6
Mar 1 – Mar 10, 2024

WOMEN AT PLAY(S) is a festival of short one act plays written, directed, and acted by Canadian women playwrights, directors, and actors.

MacBeth: “A Tale Told by an Idiot”
MacBeth: “A Tale Told by an Idiot”
Feb 8 – Feb 24, 2024

Eldritch Theatre presentsMacBeth: “A Tale Told by an Idiot”by William Shakespeareconceived & performed by Eric Woolfedirected by Dylan Trowbridgedesigned by Melanie McNeillstage managed by Sandi...

Whale Fall
Whale Fall
Nov 17 – Nov 26, 2023

Whale Fall is a one act drama about the extinction of Canada’s southern resident orca population and the journey of one woman to find the last...

Whale Fall
Whale Fall
Nov 17 – Nov 26, 2023

Whale Fall is a one act drama about the extinction of Canada’s southern resident orca population and the journey of one woman to find the last...

Absolute Magic with Keith Brown
Absolute Magic with Keith Brown
Oct 10 – Oct 15, 2023

World-Class Magician, Speaker & VIP Entertainer Keith Brown comes to Sandcastle with a family-friendly magic and storytelling show: Absolute Magic. Prepare to be engaged in extraordinary feats...

Inge(new) - In search of a Musical
Inge(new) - In search of a Musical
May 25 – Jun 4, 2023

Does art imitate life or does life imitate art? On the eve of her 40th birthday, Bridget finds herself at an audition with no available...

Dressed as People
Dressed as People
Mar 7 – Mar 18, 2023

A school haunted by troubled children; an encounter with the unknown on open waters; the mysterious disappearance of a friend. Three characters; three time periods;...

Dressed as People - a Triptych of Uncanny Abduction
Dressed as People - a Triptych of Uncanny Abduction
Mar 7 – Mar 18, 2023

Parry Riposte Productions presents,Dressed as People - a Triptych of Uncanny Abduction March 7th-18th, 2023Red Sandcastle Theatre922 Queen St E, Toronto $20 Tuesdays / $30 Advance /...

The Fiancée
The Fiancée
Mar 1 – Mar 5, 2023

THE FIANCÉEWritten by: Anton ChekhovPerformed by: Susan Coyne, Rena Polley, Brenda Robins, David StorchDirected by Rena PolleyPresented by The Chekhov CollectiveMarch 1 – 5, 2023Wed, Thurs,...

Women At Play(s) 5
Women At Play(s) 5
Feb 10 – Feb 19, 2023

Women At Play(s) 5 presents 6 Original One Act PlaysBy 6 Local Toronto Playwrights, 6 Directors, and 10 ActorsFeb 10-12, Feb 16-19Evening performances 7:30pmSat/Sun Matinees...

The LIttle Pink-O Hen
The LIttle Pink-O Hen
Dec 29 – Jan 7, 2023

The 10th annual show... a Toronto holiday tradition!  An all ages musical extravaganza featuring songs by Katy Perry, the Beatles, Patricia Roberts and the latest...

Eldritch Theatre presents... REQUIEM FOR A GUMSHOE
Eldritch Theatre presents... REQUIEM FOR A GUMSHOE
Nov 24 – Dec 4, 2022

Eldritch Theatre presents...REQUIEM FOR A GUMSHOE by Eric Woolfe with bits stolen from Snorri SturlusonA weird-noir, hardboiled, cosmic-horror mystery told with sultry actors, terrifying puppets and...

Dollhouse of Deadly Sins
Dollhouse of Deadly Sins
Oct 27 – Oct 30, 2022

BACK FROM THE DEADA Halloween tradition of curses, magic, and puppetry... The red door opens at The Red Sandcastle Theatre to reveal Doc Wuthergloom, Eldritch...

Civilized
Civilized
Sep 30 – Oct 8, 2022

CIVILIZEDWritten by Keir CutlerDirected by Paul HopkinsPerformed by John D. Hustonat Red Sandcastle Theatre922 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4M 2J5Fri. Sept. 30 @ 7:30PM,...

Who's Afraid of Titus
Who's Afraid of Titus
Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2022

Eldritch Theatre presents a Titus-on-the-Run Productions Workshop Presentation,WHO'S AFRAID OF TITUS?Who was Shakespeare? Does it matter?Well Sky Gilbert thinks he was an aesthete a poet...

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Sep 8 – Aug 25, 2022

Real Canaan Theatre presents THE MERCHANT OF VENICECan justice and mercy co-exist?In a culture of demonstration and forced relevancy, Real Canaan Theatres anti-gimmick, no frills...

CATS! In Boots
CATS! In Boots
Dec 26 – Jan 5, 2020

THE CAT IS BACK! Its the 9th annual Pantomime starring the beloved Pink Cheshire Cat. Singing! Dancing! Fun for the whole Family! Based on the...

Lies and Consequences
Lies and Consequences
Apr 30 – May 5, 2019

What happens when a long-held family secret is secret no longer? Thirty years ago, when Martha was ten, an event happened which she believes she...

A Very Different Place
A Very Different Place
May 8 – May 13, 2018

"You can't go home again", said Thomas Wolfe. Was he right? Teri is about to find out. Rosemary Doyle plays Teri, a jazz singer who...

In Her Own Words: The Diana Tapes
In Her Own Words: The Diana Tapes
Sep 20 – Oct 7, 2017

This tense thriller presents the true story of one of the greatest media scandals in British history – the publication of Andrew Morton’s book about...

Untitled Shape Show: A New Musical for Young Audiences
Untitled Shape Show: A New Musical for Young Audiences
Oct 6 – Oct 7, 2017

Untitled Shape Show is a new musical for young audiences that celebrates self-expression, promotes individuality, and posits that it is our differences that make us...

Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole
Jan 24 – Feb 11, 2017

Rabbit Hole is a beautiful play by David-Lindsay Abaire that gives a raw and honest look into one families experience with the loss of their...

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