Upcoming Shows
a House of Beida and Buddies co-productionI’ve been a bitch as long as I can remember. The Begging Brown Bitch Plays are about lying, sex, and...
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....
by Ilana Lucas - March 06, 2026
What did our critic think of THE NEIGHBOURS at Tarragon 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...
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....
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. ...
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. ...
by Ilana Lucas - February 18, 2026
Erin Shields’ beautiful YOU, ALWAYS, directed by Andrea Donaldson at Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre, is a kaleidoscopic, fragmented look at all moments of a sibling relationship, from childhood to maturity and everything in between....
by Ilana Lucas - February 03, 2026
The fish leads a more exciting life when it jumps out of the water to visit mischief on the birds. That’s what Emily (Nicole Joy-Fraser), a 288-year-old spirit, tells Brooke (Lisa Nasson), a young Mi’kmaq woman who Emily feels is treading water instead of emerging from it....
by Samantha Wu - January 13, 2026
TranscenDance Project is starting off the new year by offering an invitation into the unknown with a remount of their intoxicating interactive production of Ophis. Taking over the multifple rooms and floors of The Great Hall, audience members are invited to don a mask and follow along as dancers tel...
Past Shows
The Herald, a world premiere production at Buddies in Bad Times, is written and directed by Jill Connell. This innovative piece employs poetics to explore...
An It Could Still Happen production in partnership with BuddiesAncient Greece / right here + nowThe plan will always feel like a mistake. Practice the...
“banana” isn’t just slang — it’s a symbol of the performance, erasure, and reclamation of self.Choreographers Andrew Tay and Stephen Thompson are the co-creators of Make...
The Toronto Burlesque Festival returns November 13th - 16th at the historic Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Whether you're a burlesque aficionado or a first-time...
The Green Line, an award-winning Canadian play by Makram Ayache, opens the 47th season at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. This Toronto premiere features an...
The Green Lineby Makram AyacheAn In Arms Theatre Company Production in Association with Buddies + Factory TheatreSeptember 19 – October 4, 2025 $10 / $25 / $45...
The 2-Spirit Cabaret showcases the vibrant talent of queer and 2-Spirit Indigenous individuals through a dynamic blend of music, dance, drag, performance art, spoken word,...
The Pride Legacy Pageant will debut on June 19 as part of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre's Pride Month programming. Hosted by Lemon, the winner...
The People's Choice Awards Kiki Ball, hosted by the Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance, takes place on June 14 as part of the Pride Month programming...
A Nightwood Theatre production in association with Buddies In Bad TimesWritten by Amanda WilkinDirected by Cherissa RichardsOn the 15th floor of a London tower block, a revolution takes place. Myah...
There is Violence and There is Righteous Violence and There is Death or, The Born-Again Crow follows Beth, a grocery store clerk grappling with life’s...
Thirteen shows, five days, two performance spaces, one venue: an experience of unhinged intensity and eclectic performance art that is truly unique to the world...
Thirteen shows, five days, two performance spaces, one venue: an experience of unhinged intensity and eclectic performance art that is truly unique to the world...
Thirteen shows, five days, two performance spaces, one venue: an experience of unhinged intensity and eclectic performance art that is truly unique to the world...
A THAT THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION, IN ASSOCIATION WITH BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATREIn a Reagan-era New York City beset by the AIDS crisis, a recently-diagnosed...
The “Persian Judy Garland” comes back to Buddies In Bad Times with her brand new cabaret show! “This show leaves you wanting more Leila” -...
A Nightwood Theatre presentation of a Quote Unquote Collective production, in association with Why Not Theatre. Created and performed by Norah Sadava & Amy Nostbakken....
Using monologues, original songs, and improvisational Tap dance, Andrew shares he and his wife's journey of caring for a son with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus,...
A Nightwood Theatre and Sulong Theatre co-production. Written and directed by Audrey Dwyer. A hilarious and provocative look at class, race and family dynamics under...
A Nightwood Theatre production. Written by Diane Flacks and directed by Kelly Thornton. “Should women abandon religion?” Four female panelists face off in a wild,...
AFTER THREE HIT runs in 2012, 2013 AND 2014, Sharron Matthews and George Masswohl, acclaimed Canadian musical theatre couple wanna bring you a little Christmas,...
Through the use of Filipino fan dancing and soulful singing, Catherine Hernandez uncovers the realities of living as a queer woman of colour. From masturbation...
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