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THE ASSEMBLY THEATRE

1479 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M6R 1A1



TAPA Reveals 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Award Recipients


by Stephi Wild - July 01, 2025

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) has announced the recipients of the 45th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Learn more about the full list here!...

Nominations Announced For The 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Awards


by Joshua Wright - May 28, 2025

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) has announced nominations for the 45th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation. The Awards will be presented on Monday, June 30 at Toronto’s Meridian Hall....

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH World Premiere is Coming to Assembly Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 11, 2025

Producer, performer and creator Stella Kulagowski will present the World Premiere of The Masque of the Red Death, a dark and delightful reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story at The Assembly Theatre. Learn more!...

CREEPY BOYS Toronto Debut To Be Presented By Bad Dog Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - December 16, 2024

Fresh from an 8-week UK & European tour, queer Canadian comedy duo, the CREEPY BOYS makes their Toronto debut this holiday season after sold-out shows across Canada, the UK and Australia with 3 performances presented by Bad Dog Theatre as part of their Comedy on Queen season. ...

PATTY PICKER By Evan Bawtinheimer Returns To The Assembly Theatre November 2024


by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2024

PATTY PICKER, a hit from the Toronto Fringe, returns to The Assembly Theatre in November 2024. Experience this acclaimed production that captivated audiences with its compelling storytelling....

Aurora Browne, Fiona Reid, Sergio DiZio and More Will Lead the World Premiere of THE BIDDING WAR


by Stephi Wild - October 02, 2024

This November, Crow’s Theatre gets set to expose the depraved last stand of the middle class: the battle for home ownership - in Michael Ross Albert’s new comedy, THE BIDDING WAR, running November 12th to December 15th in the Streetcar Crowsnest Guloein Theatre....

Past Shows

Gillian Bartolucci’s I Love to Have to Do This


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?


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
4/8 - 4/12/2025


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


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 ...

ScriptWorks 2024


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
12/27 - 12/30/2023


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
12/9 - 12/30/2023


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
12/1 - 12/29/2023


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

Mandatory Holiday Potluck at Mr. Robinson’s House


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
12/2 - 12/23/2023


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 ...

My Big Fat Immigrant Christmas
My Big Fat Immigrant Christmas
12/19 - 12/23/2023


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
12/1 - 12/22/2023


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
12/16 - 12/22/2023


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 ...

Comic Books Live!


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 ...

Christmas Birthdays Suck!
Christmas Birthdays Suck!
12/9 - 12/14/2023


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

eggnog & honey: a holiday poetry slam


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 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 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
12/1 - 12/2/2023


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

A SHOW WE DON'T HAVE


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: ...

Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight


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
1/11 - 1/30/2022


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
4/8 - 4/26/2020


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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