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The Theatre Centre

1115 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1J1
Toronto

The Theatre Centre is a theatre in Toronto.

Upcoming Shows

Heaven

Sep 29 – Oct 3, 2026

Heaven is a contemporary dance work choreographed by Sasha Ivanochko, performed naked and without music, rooted in the idea of heaven as a site of union and exploring the tension between connection and isolation through the body. The 20th anniversary remount features performers...

Bright Lights

Oct 22

An opening-night celebration hosted by Juno Award-nominated artist Hisham Kelati, featuring stand-up comedy from Rasha Elfeky, Franco Nguyen, Sam Sferrazza, and Martha Chaves. The evening raises funds for The Theatre Centre and includes a pre-show reception, a complimentary...

Can't Stop Won't Stop (Laughing)

Oct 23

A stand-up comedy lineup featuring Faith With The Jokes, Lukas Brennan, Jesse Singh, and Ashwyn Singh. Hosted by Janelle Niles of Got Land Comedy.

Sketchy Business

Oct 23

A sketch comedy showcase featuring Imogen Quest, Sarah Conway, Becky Ablack and Zoe Marín from Small Friend Tall Friend, Anders Yates, and Tiyawnda. Hosted by Anasimone, who produces popular shows across Toronto.

A Night with Debra DiGiovanni

Oct 24

Canadian comic Debra DiGiovanni performs her signature fast-paced comedy at The Theatre Centre for the first time. The show also features sketch comedy duo Hackett & Langdon (Brandon Hackett and Jonathan Langdon) and is hosted by liza paul, artistic director of Comedy is Art.

Improv (and a lil sketch) Magic

Oct 24

An improv and sketch showcase featuring performances from Meet Cute, N***A PROV, and RATS! Another Musical?, hosted by Maricris Rivera of the Tita Collective. Meet Cute features A.C. Birch and Stevey Hunter, N***A PROV is an all-Black improv troupe including Tamara Shevon...

Articles

Review: LA TRAVIATA at Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts

Review: LA TRAVIATA at Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts

by Keira Grant · September 20, 2026

Canadian Opera Company’s season opener La Traviata pulls out all the stops and sets an extremely high bar for the rest of its 26-27 offerings. My companion has been coming to the opera with me for many years, and she was blown away, proclaiming this as one of her all-time faves. “A triumph,” s…

Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Soulpepper Theatre

Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Soulpepper Theatre

by Elizabeth Armstrong · September 18, 2026

Spring Awakening at Soulpepper Theatre is a well-executed and expertly-crafted sensory delight (though the dark themes this play tackles are far from delightful) that offers an intense, almost cinematic theatre-going experience.…

Review: AMADEUS at Shaw Festival

Review: AMADEUS at Shaw Festival

by Michael Rabice · August 24, 2026

The Shaw Festival seems to be having a small tribute festival to Shaffer brothers as it is presenting two of their known pieces this season. The dark mystery SLEUTH by Anthony Shaffer is now playing to great acclaim at the Court House Theatre and more recently and the comic drama AMADEUS by Sir Pe…

Review: SLEUTH  AND ONE FOR THE POT at SHAW FESTIVAL

Review: SLEUTH AND ONE FOR THE POT at SHAW FESTIVAL

by Michael Rabice · August 8, 2026

An embarrassment of artistic riches has yet again convened in Niagara on the  Lake for this season’s Shaw Festival. Two very different plays  are given world class productions sharing many of the same talents. Last week I attended Anthony Shaffer’s psychological thriller SLEUTH at the intima…

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre

Review: THE GREAT GATSBY at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre

by Louis Train · August 7, 2026

THE GREAT GATSBY is most definitely not your high school lit class. At the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, the music is loud, the dancing is hot, and the passions are hotter.…

Review: MAMMA MIA! at Princess Of Wales Theatre

Review: MAMMA MIA! at Princess Of Wales Theatre

by Elizabeth Armstrong · August 6, 2026

Now in performances at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre, Mamma Mia! is a delightfully cheerful and charmingly-quirky musical that had audiences roaring with applause and laughter.…

Past Shows

17 total · showing 11–17

71

71

Jan 31 – Feb 2, 2025

“71” is a new one-act play written and directed by Mashreka Mahmood. It is set in 1971 Bangladesh during the Liberation War. The play follows Naznin, a student at Dhaka University, as she works to find her place in the movement and her life. There is also a strange presence in...

An Afternoon of Jazz

An Afternoon of Jazz

Apr 27

Hosted by Dennis Passley In Celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month | FREE & Family Friendly The Theatre Centre presents Eucalyptus and Yansi Alexavier Quintet for an afternoon of Jazz performances in the Franco Boni Theatre! Eucalyptus is led by acclaimed saxophonist and...

Mad Madge

Mad Madge

Apr 9 – Apr 21, 2024

MAD MADGE, a Nightwood Theatre production in association with VideoCabaret, written by Rose Napoli, and directed by Andrea Donaldson. Meet Margaret Cavendish, 17th-century philosopher, poet, playwright – a scandalous Jill-of-all-Trades and mistress of none. In her unapologetic...

Cheap Wine presents NICKNAME: A Sketch Comedy Show

Cheap Wine presents NICKNAME: A Sketch Comedy Show

Mar 6 – Mar 14, 2024

Cheap Wine presents their brand new comedy show NICKNAME: The Documentary. It’s a live show about a documentary film. Have you ever had a nickname you just couldn’t shake? Did it become your whole identity and consume your entire life and change how you looked at yourself and...

The Tragedy of King Lear

The Tragedy of King Lear

Feb 16 – Feb 26, 2023

Shakespeare BASH’d returns with an all-star production of The Tragedy of King Lear , by William Shakespeare, featuring Tony and Olivier nominee Scott Wentworth in the title role. This mythic tale brings us into the heart of a broken kingdom, surrounded by an apocalyptic storm...

Hybrid by Design Festival

Hybrid by Design Festival

May 9 – May 15, 2022

Running May 9-15, Hybrid by Design will feature seven works by artists from The Theatre Centres Residency program and a selection of international work curated by Battersea Arts Centre bridging live performance and digital creation in experimental and genre-defying ways...

A Woman is a Secret

A Woman is a Secret

Mar 19 – Apr 5, 2015

Rip Jaw Productions and The Storefront Theatre, in association with SideMart Theatrical Grocery, present the world premiere of "A Woman Is A Secret" by John Patrick Shanley at The Theatre Centre, March 19-April 5. With live music by Juno-nominated singer Matthew Barber, this...

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