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THE ASSEMBLY THEATRE

1479 Queen Street West Toronto
Toronto, ON M6R 1A1


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Bad Dog & Sex T-Rex Host Blockbuster Week at The Assembly Theatre


by Stephi Wild - March 07, 2024

Bad Dog Comedy Theatre and Sex T-Rex have announced the return of Blockbuster Week from March 22 to 29, 2024 at the Assembly Theatre (1479 Queen Street West). ...

COMIC BOOKS LIVE!!! Returns In April with Dramatic Reading of DC's DEATH OF SUPERMAN SAGA


by A.A. Cristi - March 05, 2024

THE ASSEMBLY THEATREʼs live action comic book reading series COMIC BOOKS LIVE!!! returns in April!...

HOLIDAY! AN IMPROVISED MUSICAL is Coming to The Assembly Theatre This Holiday Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 07, 2023

Get ready for a holiday party like no other! Holiday! An Improvised Musical takes inspiration from Stephen Sondheim's 'Company' to bring you a night of improvised vignettes and songs that explore love, relationships, work, and the true meaning of the season. ...

Cheap Wine to Present IS IT JUICE? A Comedy & Wine Tasting Special


by Blair Ingenthron - November 03, 2023

Cheap Wine will present a night of live, scripted sketch comedy! It's also a wine tasting. Performances run for two nights only: Thursday, November 16th & Friday, November 17th at 8pm at The Assembly Theatre....

COMIC BOOKS LIVE!!! With A Dramatic Reading Of TALES FROM PHANTOM CITY Returns Saturday August 12  


by A.A. Cristi - July 31, 2023

Heroically returning after a brief hiatus, THE ASSEMBLY THEATRE's live action comic book  reading series COMIC BOOKS LIVE!!! Re-launches with a dramatic reading of PATRICK  JENKINS latest graphic novel TALES FROM PHANTOM CITY! ...

COMIC BOOKS LIVE!!! Returns to the Assembly Theatre This Month


by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2023

Fresh off a very special appearance at TCAF, COMIC BOOKS LIVE!!! returns to its variety show roots with a new installment plucking a comic book from graphic fiction history, chosen by series host, Assembly alumni and all around comic fanboy Luis Fernandes (Therac 25, The Assembly Theatre; Tough Jews...

BONE CAGE Comes to the Assembly Theatre in May


by Stephi Wild - March 29, 2023

Two-time Dora Award nominated actor, Cass Van Wyck (Two Minutes to Midnight, The Huns) will make her directorial debut when One Four One Collective presents the Governor General Award winning play, Bone Cage by Catherine Banks at the Assembly Theatre this Spring. ...

Tickets On Sale For EMILIE: LA MARQUISE DU CHATELET DEFENDS HER LIFE TONIGHT Next Month


by Stephi Wild - March 27, 2023

The Flare Productions, the new Toronto feminist indie production company, has announced tickets on sale for their April 2023 production of 'Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight' by Lauren Gunderson....

Bad Dog Theatre Company Presents COMEDY ON QUEEN STREET, A Winter Wonderland Comedy Pop- Up To Celebrate The Holiday Season


by A.A. Cristi - December 01, 2022

The Bad Dog Theatre Company present Comedy on Queen Street, an electrifying new winter wonderland comedy pop-up theatre to celebrate the holiday season from December 1st – 30th at the Assembly Theatre (1479 Queen Street West)....

Peggy Baker Projects to Present New Play BEAUTIFUL RENEGADES in September


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 16, 2022

PEGGY BAKER PROJECTS, in its final stage production, will present BEAUTIFUL RENEGADES, a brand new play written by Michael Ross Albert and directed by Eda Holmes. The show will run September 20 - October 2, 2022 at The Theatre Centre. ...

Past Shows

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 ...

Holiday! An Improvised Musical Comedy


Yule Log, Egg Nog, Brain Fog ... Holiday! It’s that time of year again… the party invitations are flooding your inbox and soon you’ll have ...

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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The John Saunders Centre (5/7 - 5/10)
Tango for Two in Toronto Tango for Two
Jeanne Lamon Hal (5/5 - 5/17)
New Beginnings – The Upper Canada Choristers celebrate their 30th anniversary in Toronto New Beginnings – The Upper Canada Choristers celebrate their 30th anniversary
Grace Church on-the-Hill (5/10 - 5/10)
The Glory of Living: A play by Rebecca Gilman in Toronto The Glory of Living: A play by Rebecca Gilman
The King Black Box (5/16 - 5/31)
Swipes Right: Back on the Apps in Toronto Swipes Right: Back on the Apps
The Second City (1/8 - 6/29)
FREEDOM! A Tribute to Aretha Franklin in Toronto FREEDOM! A Tribute to Aretha Franklin
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (5/21 - 5/22)
The Fixing Girl in Toronto The Fixing Girl
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