Toronto Fringe Festival offers 123 shows in 27 venues that showcase emerging theatre productions – June 30 to July 12, 2026

posted Saturday, June 27, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

Toronto Fringe is proud to announce programming for the 38th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival, taking place June 30-July 12, 2026 with 123 shows in 27 venues across the city. Tickets and passes are on sale now at www.fringetoronto.com. Chosen by lottery, Toronto Fringe is the home for first-time performers, celebrated collectives, TikTok stars taking to the stage, and award-winning theatre pros presenting their new works. The Toronto […]

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Grapefruits, Rosaries, and Queer Identity: Two Toronto Artists Get Personal This Pride – June 18 to 20, 2026 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, June 17, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Dance, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

DanceWorks presents Sweet Ephemera, a double bill running from June 18 to 20,2026 at The Theatre Centre in Toronto. This bill showcases two new works by emerging Toronto artists exploring identity, faith, queerness, and the parts of ourselves we’re taught to hide. Sweet Ephemera asks what it means to carry culture, identity, and grief in the […]

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Buddies in Bad Times Theatre 2026 – 27 Season Announcement

posted Friday, June 12, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s 48th season features work from some of Canada’s most imaginative playwrights and artists, partnerships with Obsidian Theatre Company, We Quit Theatre, and Modern Times Stage company, a refreshed Buddies Residency Program, the resurgence of Buddies Nightlife, and the 48th annual Rhubarb!—Canada’s longest-running, genre-bending live arts festival. Season tickets are on […]

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Cyclops: A Satyr Play – an interactive, queer, techno-pop fever dream – on stage Mar 27 to Apr 4, 2026 (Toronto)

posted Tuesday, March 24, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Queer, Theatre, Toronto

The Cyclops, Euripides’ only surviving Satyr Play, is incomplete, half-translatable, and reads like someone trying to remember The Odyssey after downing a whole bottle of ouzo. So that’s exactly what this Satyr is going to do. This is not a Greek play, this is an interactive, queer, techno-pop fever dream of the night before: karaoke, […]

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Nash The Slash Rises Again! – film premiere spotlights one of Toronto’s more obscure indie musicians, and includes a Q&A, record release, and live performances covering his music

posted Monday, March 9, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Featured Events, Film, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Nash The Slash: Covered is a one-of-a-kind multi-media theatrical premiere of the eclectic music documentary, Nash the Slash Rises Again! at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, Friday, March 13, 2026.  The film uncovers the origin story of the sinister, masked Canadian electronic music innovator, Nash The Slash, who took his name from the killer butler in […]

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Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival features sketch and musical comedy, drag, storytelling, and clowns – March 4 to 15, 2026 (Toronto)

posted Monday, March 2, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Cabaret, Comedy, Drag, Featured Events, Film, Lesbian, Music, Queer, Theatre, Toronto

Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival  is Toronto’s longest-running comedy festival, now celebrating its 21st anniversary with over 70 high-energy showcases by more than 75 comedy troupes, spanning sketch comedy, drag, storytelling, musical comedy, and clown. Mark your calendar to attend Toronto’s Live Comedy Party as it returns, March 4-15, 2026 at The Theatre Centre and Comedy Bar Bloor. […]

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Paradisum – new Hungarian stage production blends contemporary circus, dance, and theatre – Feb 13-14, 2026 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, February 11, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

Paradisum is a striking, visually arresting performance that blends contemporary circus, dance, and theatre, to tell a vivid story of renewal, community, and the beauty of movement. The production is directed and choreographed by company founder Bence Vági, whose visionary style has captivated audiences around the world.  Paradisum explores the myth of rebirth following the silence […]

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Company – the misadventures and challenges around navigating relationships – on stage until Feb 8, 2026 (Toronto)

posted Wednesday, January 21, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

Company follows a bachelor named Bobby who is approaching his 35th birthday and has mixed feelings about the idea of getting married. Over the course of a series of dinners, drinks and even a wedding, his friends–some of whom have happy marriages, others on the brink of divorce–explain the pros and cons of taking on a […]

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“On The Air” depicts the internal struggles of running a small town radio station – on stage January 9 to 31, 2026

posted Wednesday, January 7, 2026

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

Escape the dreary winter weather in sunny Northlamburton County, where Village Players welcomes you with Toronto playwright Ephraim Ellis’s On The Air, directed by Abby Craig and Jennifer Monteith. The show opens  Friday, January 9, and runs to the end of the month. This warm-hearted romantic comedy is sure to brighten up the dark days of […]

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The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical blends holiday movie trope with festive hijinx- on stage until Jan 4, 2026

posted Saturday, November 15, 2025

by: Bryen Dunn in Theatre, Toronto

Toronto will host the world premiere of The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical, a hilarious Broadway-style show that blends classic holiday movie tropes with high-octane pop showtunes. Running November 20, 2025 to January 4, 2026 at The Royal Theatre, this festive new musical promises cookie contests, small-town romance, corporate intrigue, and even a runaway moose! The story […]

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