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THE ASSEMBLY THEATRE

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Burrillville, RI 02830



Review: PUNCH: A NEW MUSICAL - PRESENTED IN CONCERT at Factory Theatre


by Elizabeth Armstrong - June 13, 2026

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: 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?...

Past Shows

World On Fire
World On Fire
May 27 – Jun 7, 2026

New play written and directed by renowned playwright George F. Walker.

Anywhere
Anywhere
Mar 22 – Apr 2, 2026

Eight years ago, ANYWHERE by Michael Ross Albert (The Bidding War, Crow's Theatre), took indie theatregoers by storm. Following rave review and a sold-out run that left audiences...

Gillian Bartolucci’s I Love to Have to Do This
Gillian Bartolucci’s I Love to Have to Do This
Oct 4

Gillian Bartolucci is proud to announce she will tape her debut comedy special I Love to Have to Do This on Saturday, October 4 for...

RATS! Another Musical?
RATS! Another Musical?
Aug 15

Developed through the Troupes program with Comedy Bar PRO, RATS! Another Musical? brings their hit longform show "East Side Story" all the way from the...

Masque of the Red Death
Masque of the Red Death
Apr 8 – Apr 12, 2025

Producer, performer and creator Stella Kulagowski is proud to present the World Premiere of The Masque of the Red Death, a dark and delightful reimagining...

Illustrated Chaos
Illustrated Chaos
Feb 8

COME JOIN US FOR A NIGHT OF LAUGHS!!!Show Structure: Our host starts by getting a prompt from the audience. One by one, the performers come...

ScriptWorks 2024
ScriptWorks 2024
Apr 15

ScriptWorks Toronto presents their first ever script reading event, ScriptWorks 2024! An evening to celebrate brilliant new playwrights and bring new scripts to life.

Blake and Clay's Gay Agenda
Blake and Clay's Gay Agenda
Dec 27 – Dec 30, 2023

The creators of Gay For Pay with Blake & Clay are back with a new chapter! Join Blake and Clay in a book launch unlike...

Captain Galactic & Penny
Captain Galactic & Penny
Dec 9 – Dec 30, 2023

Join space heroes Captain Galactic and Lieutenant Penny as they crash on a mysterious alien planet, meet it's bizarre inhabitants, bring down an evil emperor,...

All Of Us Are Naughty
All Of Us Are Naughty
Dec 1 – Dec 29, 2023

 Get ready for a night of laughter and wild confessions in 'All of Us Are Naughty,' an improvisational comedy show that delves into the hilarious...

Mandatory Holiday Potluck at Mr. Robinson’s House
Mandatory Holiday Potluck at Mr. Robinson’s House
Dec 2 – Dec 29, 2023

Every improvisor brings an actual real dish of their own creation as CEO and President Mr. Robinson hosts this year’s mandatory holiday potluck! Bear witness...

Midnight Mass
Midnight Mass
Dec 2 – Dec 23, 2023

Every week some of Toronto's best comedians perform different hilarious stories and sketches around a different holiday theme.Part of Bad Dog Theatre's Comedy on Queen...

My Big Fat Immigrant Christmas
My Big Fat Immigrant Christmas
Dec 19 – Dec 23, 2023

Award winning, Filipina comedy troupe the Tita Collective join forces with TikTok sensation, Anesti Danelis come together in this satirical musical comedy that takes aim...

Stumbling All The Way
Stumbling All The Way
Dec 1 – Dec 22, 2023

Short form for the holidays? What could be better!? Come experience five characters stumble their way through games, scenes and more while telling your next...

SwordPlay: A Play of Swords
SwordPlay: A Play of Swords
Dec 16 – Dec 22, 2023

A swashbuckling adventure comedy where no plot is untwisted, no bad guy unstabbed, and no chandelier unswung!Toronto-based comedy company Sex T-Rex is remounting their most...

Comic Books Live!
Comic Books Live!
Dec 21

This month of COMIC BOOKS LIVE!!! Assembly Theatre joins forces with Bad Dog Theatre to pluck a comic book from all eras of graphic fiction history, chosen...

Christmas Birthdays Suck!
Christmas Birthdays Suck!
Dec 9 – Dec 14, 2023

 Daniel was born December 24. Dan was born Dec 26.Both feel robbed. So they wrote a show about it.Come celebrate with Dan Curtis Thompson (Just...

eggnog & honey: a holiday poetry slam
eggnog & honey: a holiday poetry slam
Dec 5 – Dec 10, 2023

Oh no! The biggest snowstorm of the century has hit Toronto and you’ve been trapped at the Assembly Theatre with no electricity and the most...

Betsy and Wetsy's Holiday Spejazzular
Betsy and Wetsy's Holiday Spejazzular
Dec 6 – Dec 9, 2023

Betsy and Wetsy are two aging daytime talk show hosts whose careers are under threat. The network wants to shut down the show, but BETSY...

Summer Dad Presents… Father Christmas: A Holiday Spectacular!
Summer Dad Presents… Father Christmas: A Holiday Spectacular!
Dec 5 – Dec 7, 2023

Summer Dad is proud to present their third full-length sketch show. From the absurd to the emotional the musical to the grounded this Father Christmas...

Hookup
Hookup
Dec 1 – Dec 2, 2023

 Want to know what it would be like to date that charming stranger sitting next to you? Hookup takes the lives, likes and dislikes, turn-ons...

A SHOW WE DON'T HAVE
A SHOW WE DON'T HAVE
Nov 25

Join us for a fun night of Improv! We have a great lineup of Toronto comedians ready to burn the roof down...not actually though.WHO: A.C.T....

Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight
Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight
Apr 20 – Apr 29, 2023

The Flare Productions is proud to present Lauren Gunderson's "Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight", presented by arrangment with Concord Theatricals on...

Two Minutes to Midnight
Two Minutes to Midnight
Jan 11 – Jan 30, 2022

The Assembly Theatre presentsin association with One Four One Collective and The Spadina Avenue GangTWO MINUTES TO MIDNIGHTa new play by Michael Ross Albertdirected by...

The Antipodes
The Antipodes
Apr 8 – Apr 26, 2020

Seven Siblings Theatre and Leroy Street Theatre are thrilled to present our co-production of The Antipodes by Annie Baker! The Antipodes is an ensemble based...

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