About the Theatre
Promise Productions is dedicated to creating content that is captivating, thought-provoking and inspiring. We strive to create shows that have meaningful messages and engage our audience in meaningful conversations.
Upcoming Shows
People of the City
Feb 18 – Feb 28, 2026
Step into a Toronto story brought to life, told through improv. People of the City is Bad Dog Theatre’s Armando-style show where real Torontonian stories...
12 Angry Jurors
Mar 10 – Mar 12, 2026
Toronto Film School's acting students will bring one of theatre's most enduring courtroom dramas to life next month, when their production of 12 Angry Jurors...
Review: YOU, ALWAYS at Canadian Stage
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....
Review: MISCHIEF at Tarragon Theatre
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....
Review: OPHIS at The Great Hall
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
Holiday! An Improvised Musical Comedy
Dec 10 – Dec 20, 2025
Back for its 3rd year, Holiday! An Improvised Musical is inspired by Stephen Sondheim’s Company, with this one-of-a-kind musical party entirely made up on the...
Hypothetical Baby
Feb 22 – Mar 8, 2025
A Nightwood Theatre production in association with The Howland CompanyWritten by Rachel CairnsDirected by Courtney Ch’ng LancasterIn Hypothetical Baby, Rachel Cairns mixes data and drama...
HOOKUP
Feb 6 – Feb 15, 2025
Attention, singles! Forget awkward dating apps and overpriced dinners—this Valentine’s Day, treat yourself to a night of hilarity, spontaneity, and maybe even a little romance....
Chorelord: Oops All Couples
Feb 5 – Feb 12, 2025
The live game show where comedians compete in silly and ridiculous tasks—with a Valentine’s-themed twist!After sold out shows across the city, the Chorelord (Brandon Hackett)...
Holiday! An Improvised Musical Comedy
Dec 11 – Dec 21, 2024
The holidays are here, the gifts are wrapped, the tree’s sparkling, and the fruitcake has found its annual re-gifted home. Now all that’s missing is...
I Don't Even Miss You
Oct 31 – Nov 10, 2024
Non-binary computer programmer Basil (they/them) wakes to a new world and devastating loss. Using live music, dance, and video, I Don’t Even Miss You is a bold...
Sam Sferrazza's Work-in-Progress & Johnnie McNamara Walker's The Heterosexuals
Jun 16
A one-night-only Pride Month double-bill featuring two of Toronto’s funniest gays / gayest funnies!Work-in-Progress by Sam SferrazzaFor comedian Sam Sferrazza, there are some implicit rules in...
Iggy Beamish
May 23 – May 24, 2024
What happens to the life of the party once the party’s over?Charming trainwreck Iggy Beamish officiates straight weddings for a living while avoiding the reality...
An Incomplete List of All the Things I'm Going to Miss When the World is No Longer:
Jul 6 – Jul 15, 2023
An Incomplete List of All the Things I'm Going to Miss When the World is No Longer: is a cutting-edge, Queer pop musical that takes a...
James & Jamesy: Easy as Pie
Jul 5 – Jul 12, 2023
James & Jamesy: Easy as PieThese titans of physical comedy are returning to the Toronto Fringe on their North American Tour. A pie… A face... How...
JAWBONE
May 26 – Jun 13, 2021
Personal Life - FailedProfessional Life - FailedSocial Life - Non existent All that is about to changeJawbone is a provocative, bold, dark comedy about a...
Anatomy Of A Dancer: Tribute To The Life Of A Song And Dance Man
Jan 11 – Jan 20, 2019
In this homage to one of North America's most influential performers, Gene Kelly's life and career are reinterpreted for the 21st century stage. Everyone knows...
Hooked
Jul 5 – Jul 15, 2018
Through contemporary and jazz movement, Hooked looks at seven characters and how they function with their own increasingly addictive dependencies. It explores the possibility of...
Silly Billy
May 16 – May 18, 2018
Silly Billy (noun; informal) 1. a silly or foolish person 2. someone who acts in a dim-witted way, whether by accident or on purpose 3....
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