TORONTO

Larger Theatres (Professional)

& Juliet (musical) by Max Martin. Juliet does not kill herself at the end of the Shakespeare’s play and instead goes to Paris with her nurse, a friend and Shakespeare’s wife. Runs Dec 3, 2025, to May 17, 2026. Royal Alexandra Theatre, www.mirvish.com. ★★★☆☆

The Barber of Seville (opera) by Gioacchino Rossini. A barber helps a nobleman to woo a woman watched over by her guardian. In Italian with English surtitles. Runs Feb 5 to Feb 21. Four Seasons Centre, www.coc.ca.

A Doll’s House (drama) by Henrik Ibsen. A woman comes to feel suffocated by her marriage. Runs Jan 17 to Feb 1. Bluma Appel Theatre, www.canadianstage.com.

Flight Pattern / Suite en Blanc (ballets) by Crystal Pite / Serge Lifar. One ballet about the suffering and resilience of refugees and another highlighting the artistry of classical technique. Runs Feb 27 to Mar 6. Four Seasons Centre, national.ballet.ca.

Hamlet (tragedy) by William Shakespeare. Eddie Izzard performs all the roles in this one-person version of the play. Runs Feb 25 to Feb 28. CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge St, www.mirvish.com.

Kimberly Akimbo (musical) by Jeanine Tesori & David Lindsay-Abaire. Despite a rare genetic condition, Kimberly, about to turn 16, is determined to find happiness. Runs Jan 15 to Feb 8. CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge St, www.mirvish.com.

Paradisum (circus) by Recirquel. A blending of circus arts and dance to tell a story of rebirth. Runs Feb 13 to Feb 14. Bluma Appel Theatre, tolive.com.

Rigoletto (opera) by Giuseppe Verdi. A court jester seeks to protect his daughter from the advances of a corrupt nobleman. In Italian with English surtitles. Runs Jan 24 to Feb 14. Four Seasons Centre, www.coc.ca.

Some Like It Hot (musical) by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman. A musical based on the famed 1959 film. Runs Feb 10 to Mar 15. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St, www.mirvish.com.

Smaller Theatres (Professional)

Another Side of Rice (storytelling) by Nicholas Rice. Rice tells more true stories from his 74 years of life. Runs Jan 29 to Feb 1. Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen St East, redsandcastletheatre.com.

Company (musical) by Stephen Sondheim. On his 35th birthday a bachelor questions his singleness. Runs Jan 15 to Feb 8. The Theatre Centre, 1119 Queen St West, www.tift.ca.

Copperbelt (drama) by Natasha Mumba. A woman who has left Zambia for an independent life has to return to take care of family matters. Runs Feb 7 to Mar 1. Young Centre, www.soulpepper.ca.

Eureka Day (comedy) by Jonathan Spector. When an outbreak of mumps hits a private elementary school, the Board of Direcors has to reconsider its liberal vaccination policy. Runs feb 2 to Feb 22. Coal Mine Theatre, 2076 Danforth Ave, www.coalminetheatre.com.

Little Willy (puppetry) by Ronnie Burkett. All the characters of Burkett’s Daisy Theatre play roles in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. For ages 16+. Runs Feb 27 to Apr 5. Berkeley Street Theatre, www.canadianstage.com.

Love You Forever and More Munsch (children) by Stephen Colella & Sue Miner. Stage adaptations of five favourite stories by Robert Munsch. For ages 4-9. Runs Feb 19 to Mar 21. www.youngpeoplestheatre.org.

Mischief (comedy) by Lisa Nasson. Brooke is happy selling cigarettes on the rez, but then a strange woman appears in a utility closet. Runs Jan 21 to Feb 8. Tarragon Theatre, tarragontheatre.com.

The Neighbours (drama) by Nicolas Billon. A young couple has been living a blissfully low-key life until they discover their neighbour has been hiding a sinister secret. Previews from Feb 24, opens Feb 26, runs to Mar 15. Tarragon Theatre, tarragontheatre.com.

Night at the Grand Guignol (drama) Eric Woolfe. Four classic horror plays from Paris’s famed Théâtre du Grand-Guignol of the 1920s. Runs Feb 18 to Mar 1. Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen St East, eldritchtheatre.ca.

Niimi’iwe Dance Double Bill (dance). Two new pieces about how women’s bodies are related to the earth. Runs Feb 5 to Feb 8. Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St East, nativeearth.ca.

Pu Songling: Strange Tales (drama) by Theatre Smith-Gilmour. Tales of the supernatural by a Chinese writer of the Qing Dynasty.  Runs Jan 13 to Feb 1. Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Ave, www.crowstheatre.com.

Rameau & the Art of Dance (dance) by Caroline Copeland. Choreographed pas de deux to music from the operas of Jean-Philippe Rameua. Runs Feb 19 to Feb 22. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St West, tafelmusik.org.

Rhubarb! 47 (festival). A hotbed of unruly creatives queering what it means to make art. Runs Feb 4 to Feb 14. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, buddiesinbadtimes.com.

Ripe Fruit Dance Festival (festival). A showcase of three new works by Toronto choreographers. Runs Feb 12 to Feb 15. VideoCabaret, 10 Busy St, videocabaret.yapsody.com.

Searching for Aimai (drama) by Coleen Shirin MacPherson. A woman about to give birth is pulled into the threads of her mixed-race lineage. Runs Feb 15 to Mar 1. The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St West, www.cahoots.ca.

The Second City Mainstage 91st Revue (comedy). The Second City's newest as-yet-unnamed sketch comedy revue. Runs Jan 13 to Apr 16. The Second City, 110 Harbour St, www.secondcity.com.

Sketch To The Death Comedy Tournament (festival). 63 sketch comedy troupes battle it out to be crowned Sketch Comedy Champions. Runs Jan 7 to Feb 25. The Comedy Bar, 2800 Danforth Ave, comedybar.ca.

La Sonnambula (opera) by Vincenzo Bellini. The fiancé of Amina calls off the wedding when she is found in the room of another man. In Italian with English surtitles. In concert. Runs Feb 14 only. Trinity St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St West, www.operainconcert.com.

Summer and Smoke (drama) by Tennessee Williams. In a small town a minster’s daughter falls in love with the reckless doctor next door. Runs Feb 3 to Mar 1. Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Ave, www.crowstheatre.com.

The Surrogate (drama) by Mohsin Zaidi. A male couple wait for the birth of their child but their suggorate suffers complications. Runs Feb 24 to Mar 22. Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Ave, www.crowstheatre.com.

Through the Eyes of God (drama) by Anusree Roy. An Indian woman finds that her child has been trafficked to Delhi. Runs Feb 1 to Feb 21. Theatre Passe Muraille, www.passemuraille.ca.

Tree (children) by Hélène Ducharme. An introduction to a luminous world of puppets, lights and melodies.For ages 6 months-3 years. Runs Feb 14 to Feb 22. www.youngpeoplestheatre.org.

Troilus and Cressida (drama) by William Shakespeare. During the Trojan War, Trojan warrior Troilus’s beloved Cressida is taken hostage by the Greeks. Runs Jan 29 to Feb 8. The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St West, www.shakespearebashd.com.

Witch (comedy) by Jen Silverman. In Elizabethan times the Devil tries to tempt a woman who is already thought to be a witch. Runs Jan 29 to Mar 1. Young Centre, www.soulpepper.ca.

You, Always (drama) by Erin Shields. Two sisters unravel a lifetime of memories over their 50-year shared history. Runs Jan 31 to Feb 15. Berkeley Street Theatre, www.canadianstage.com.

Smaller Theatres (Student and Community)

The Comedy of Errors (comedy) by William Shakespeare. Two identical twin masters have two identical twin servants. Runs Feb 4 to Feb 14. [student] Young Centre, www.georgebrown.ca.

H.M.S. Pinafore / Trial by Jury (operettas) by Arthur Sullivan & WS Gilbert. One operetta about a lass who loves below her station and another about a man tried for breach of contract of marriage. Runs Jan 30 to Feb 8. [community] St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 651 Dufferin St, www.stannesmads.com.

New (drama) by Pamela Mala Sinha. In the 1970s a Bengali bride arrives in a small town to meet the husband she’s never seen. Runs Jan 28 to Feb 8. [community] Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley St, alumnaetheatre.com.

She Loves Me (musical) by Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick. In 1930s Budapest two shop workers do not realize they are also romantic pen pals. Runs Feb 5 to Feb 21. [community] Theatre Scarborough, theatrescarborough.godaddysites.com.

These Shining Lives (drama) by Melanie Marnich. In the 1920s women confront health hazards while working for the Radium Dial Company. Runs Feb 27 to Mar 21.  [community] The Village Playhouse, 2190E Bloor St West, villageplayers.net.

BRAMPTON

Dogs Do Magic (circus) by Aaron Matthews. World champion dogs perform acrobatic tricks and illusions alongside human performers. Runs Feb 13 only. Rose Theatre, tickets.brampton.ca.

BURLINGTON

Splash ’N Boots (children) by Nick Adams & Taes Leavitt. An entertaining and uplifting concert experience for children. For ages 5-8. Runs Feb 16 only. Burlington PAC, splashnboots.com.

COLLINGWOOD

Love Letters (drama) by A.R. Gurney. A timeless romantic gem unfolds through decades of heartfelt correspondence between two lifelong friends. Runs Feb 13 to Feb 14. Simcoe Street Theatre, theatrecollingwood.ca.

GUELPH

The Grand Shanghai Circus (circus). 20 acts of acrobatics, dance, comedy, magic and high-flying aerial feats. Runs Feb 1 only. River Run Centre, riverrun.ca.

HAMILTON

BOOM X (performance) by Rick Miller. A survey of popular culture from 1969 to 1995 in 100 minutes. Runs Jan 21 to Feb 7. Theatre Aquarius, theatreaquarius.org.

Brave New Works (festival). Readings of six new Canadian plays. Runs Feb 27 to Mar 1. Theatre Aquarius, theatreaquarius.org.

Frost Bites (festival). A festival of new works, family-friendly activies and immersive performances. Runs Feb 27 to Mar 8. Various venues, hftco.ca.

KINGSTON

Doktor Kaboom: Under Pressure (children) by David Epley. A unique comedy science show. For ages 8-14. Runs Feb 22 only. Grand Theatre, www.kingstongrand.ca.

KITCHENER/WATERLOO

Bajbok (comedy)by Tatjana Kecman. Two female Serbian immigrants in Sweden are forced to room together because of Covid. In Serbian. Runs Feb 12 only. Registry Theatre, www.eventbrite.ca.

Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! (children). Gabby has an acorn that needs a rainbow to grow, but then CatRat breaks the rainbow. For ages 2-6. Runs Feb 28 only. Centre in the Square, gabbysdollhouselive.com.

The Llandovery Castle (opera) by Stephanie Martin. The story of the Canadian hospital ship sunk by a German submarine in World War I. Runs Feb 25 to Feb 28. [student] Theatre Auditorium, Wilfrid Laurier University, www.eventbrite.ca.

LONDON

Mrs. Krishnan’s Party (comedy) by Jacob Rajan & Justin Lewis. Mrs. Krishnan waits in the back of her corner store for her son to arrive for a festival. Preview Feb 25, opens Feb 26, runs to Mar 7. Grand Theatre, www.grandtheatre.com.

Piaf/Dietrich (musical) by Daniel Große Boymann & Thomas Kahry. Two famous singers – one French, one German – forge an unlikely friendship. Previews from Feb 17, opens Feb 20, runs to Mar 7. Grand Theatre, www.grandtheatre.com.

Primary Trust (drama) by Eboni Booth. Kenneth loses his job but a kind waitress helps him learn how to start over. Runs Jan 23 to Feb 7. Grand Theatre, www.grandtheatre.com.

MARKHAM

Playing Shylock (drama) by Mark Leiren-Young. When a performance of The Merchant of Venice is cancelled by protests, the actor playing Shylock delivers a passionate appeal. Runs Feb 25. Flato Markham Theatre, flatomarkhamtheatre.ca.

MISSISSAUGA

The Birds (comedy) by Yvette Nolan. Aristophanes’ comedy is refashioned as a satire about the relationship between settlers and First Nations in Canada. Runs Feb 6 to Feb 13. [student] Erindale Studio Theatre, www.utm.utoronto.ca.

NIAGARA FALLS

Wild Magic (magic) by Greg Frewin. Large-scale illusions performed by Greg Frewin. Runs Oct 13, 2022, booking to Dec 17, 2026. Greg Frewin Theatre, 905-356-0777, gregfrewintheatre.com.

The Phil Collins Story (revue). A survey of the life and music of Phil Collins. Runs Feb 11 to Feb 15. Fallsview Casino, fallsviewcasinoresort.com.

OAKVILLE

Doktor Kaboom: Under Pressure (children) by David Epley. A unique comedy science show. For ages 8-14. Runs Feb 28 only. Oakville Centre, www.oakvillecentre.ca.

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales (comedy) by Mitchell Cushman. A diverse group of pilgrims compete to tell the most unforgettable story. [student] Runs Jan 31 to Feb 4. Studio Theatre, Sheridan College, www.sheridancollege.ca.

Way Out There (musical) by Anton Lipovetsky. Jason believes his father was abducted by aliens, but his sister Megan doesn’t… until Jason disappears. [student] Runs Jan 31 to Feb 5. Studio Theatre, Sheridan College, www.sheridancollege.ca.

OSHAWA

Mysteries of the Keyhole House (magic) by Ted Outerbridge. Outerbridge and his wife portray the strange happenings going on in the haunted house where they live. Runs Feb 27 only. Regent Theatre, tickets.regenttheatre.ca.

OTTAWA/GATINEAU

After the Rain (musical) by Suzy Wilde & Rose Napoli. Suzie is struggling with her nagging parents until a mature student asks for help. Runs Feb 25 to Mar 7. National Arts Centre, Ottawa, nac‑cna.ca.

Albertine, en cinq temps (drama) by Michel Tremblay. 70 years old, Albertine questions her previous selves about their lives. In French. Runs Jan 21 to Feb 15. Théâtre de l’Île, Gatineau, www.ovation.ca.

Doktor Kaboom: Under Pressure (children) by David Epley. A unique comedy science show. For ages 8-14. Runs Feb 21 only. Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa, shenkmanarts.ca.

L’Empire du castor (drama) by Jean-Marc Dalpé et al. The story of the Hudson’s Bay Company from which Canada was born. In French. Runs Jan 14 to Feb 7. Théâtre La Bordée, Gatineau, bordee.ticketacces.net.

Entre histoires et illusions (magic) by Alain Choquette. Stories about the great magicians of the past along some of with their illusions. In French. Runs Feb 22 only. Salle Odyssée, Gatineau, www.maisondelaculture.ca.

Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! (children). Gabby has an acorn that needs a rainbow to grow, but then CatRat breaks the rainbow. For ages 2-6. Runs Feb 27 only. Algonquin Commons Theatre, gabbysdollhouselive.com.

J’comprends la game (comedy) by Dominic Paquet. A look at famous people who claim to understand things unknown to mere mortals. In French. Runs Feb 19 to Feb 20. Salle Odyssée, Gatineau, www.maisondelaculture.ca.

Mellowing (dance) by Christos Papadopoulos. Pared back movements develop into textured synchronization. Runs Feb 18 to Feb 19. National Arts Centre, Ottawa, nac‑cna.ca.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (drama) by Mark Shanahan. Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement to solve a murder in an English village. Runs Feb 25 to Mar 14. [community] Ottawa Little Theatre, Ottawa, www.ottawalittletheatre.com.

Nzinga (drama) by Tatiana Zinga Botao. Botao traces the line that links her to a 17th-century African queen of the same name. In French. Runs Feb 19 to Feb 21. La Nouvelle Scène, Ottawa, www.nouvellescene.com.

The Piano Teacher (drama) by Dorothy Dittrich. After a devastating family tragedy a classical pianist finds herself unable to play. Runs Feb 3 to Feb 15. Great Canadian Theatre Company, Ottawa, www.gctc.ca.

Pour Maëlle (comedy) by Ahmad Hamdan. Ali falls in love with Maëlle thus crossing social and culrural boundaries. In French. Runs Feb 25 to Feb 26. La Nouvelle Scène, Ottawa, www.nouvellescene.com.

Québec-Montréal (comedy) by Ricardo Trogi et al. A stage adaptation of the beloved 2002 film. In French. Runs Feb 6 to Feb 7. Salle Odyssée, Gatineau, www.maisondelaculture.ca.

Querelle de Roberval (drama) by Olivier Arteau. A sawmill on Lac Saint-Jean is beset by a strike when a charmismatic gay man, Querelle, shows up. In French. Runs Feb 26 to Feb 28. National Arts Centre, Ottawa, nac-cna.ca.

Sherlock Holmes and the Locked Room (drama) by Jerrod Chambers. Holmes, Watson and Professor Moriarty find themselves in a locked room with no way out. Runs Feb 18 to Feb 28. The Gladstone, thegladstone.ca.

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (ballet) by Guillaume Côté. A ballet version of Shakespeare’s tragedy directed by Robert Lepage. Runs Feb 25 to Feb 26. National Arts Centre, Ottawa, nac‑cna.ca.

Troupe Vertigo: Cirque Magique (circus). Dazzling acrobatics performed to music by live orchestra. Runs Feb 19 to Feb 21. National Arts Centre, Ottawa, nac‑cna.ca.

PETERBOROUGH

The Cull (drama) by Michele Riml & Michael St. John Smith. A couple celebrates its 25th anniversary while fires burn in BC. Staged reading. Runs Feb 26 only. Market Hall, tickets.markethall.org.

Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue (comedy) by Robert Leleux. An all-male stage play imagining a new episode of the “Golden Girls” television show. Runs Feb 25 only. Showplace Performance Centre, secure1.tixhub.com.

SARNIA

Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue (comedy) by Robert Leleux. An all-male stage play imagining a new episode of the “Golden Girls” television show. Runs Feb 26 only. Imperial Theatre, www.imperialtheatre.net.

SPENCERVILLE

The Diablo Manor: An Evening of Enchantment (magic) by Scott McClelland. A sumptuous meal followed by an intimate Victorian production of mystifying wonders and a séance. Runs Jan 2 to Feb 28. Diablo Manor, www.diablomanor.com.

ST. CATHARINES

Flora & Fauna (circus) by Femmes du Feu. Circus arts explore the themes of nature and relationships. Runs Feb 16 only. FirstOntario PAC, firstontariopac.ca.

Mind Kontrol (magic) by Mike D’Urzo. A blend of comedy, magic and mentalism. Runs Feb 16 only. FirstOntario PAC, firstontariopac.ca.

STRATFORD

My Great Work (puppetry) by David Espinosa. Epic stories told without words on tabletop using miniature puppets. Runs Feb 13 to Feb 14. Falstaff Family Centre, www.springworksfestival.ca.

SUDBURY

Le Concierge (performance) by Vincent Leblanc-Beaudoin. The audience follows a janitor as he makes his way through the classrooms of a school. In French. Runs Feb 17 to Feb 22. Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, letno.ca.

Dogs Do Magic (circus) by Aaron Matthews. World champion dogs perform acrobatic tricks and illusions alongside human performers. Runs Feb 21 only. Fraser Auditorium, www.showpass.com.

THUNDER BAY

On Thin Ice (comedy) by Drew Hayden Taylor. A young Indigenous couple seek help at a lonely cottage but the inhabitants seem rather sinister. Runs Feb 12 to Feb 28. Magnus Theatre, magnustheatre.com.

ON TOUR IN ONTARIO

Dark Purple Slice (comedy) by Bruce McCulloch. McCulloch uses music and storytelling to take us on a flyover of his life pursuing stories. bruciomcculloch.com

• Feb 5: Aeolian Hall, London

• Feb 7: Royal City Mission, Guelph

• Feb 12: Imperial Theatre, Sarnia

• Feb 19: Showplace Performance Centre, Peterborough

• Feb 20: Algonquin Commons Theatre, Ottawa

• Feb 22: Regent Theatre, Oshawa

• Feb 27: The Westdale, Hamilton

• Feb 28: Paris Presbyterian Church, Paris

What You Won’t Do For Love (performance) by Tara Cullis, David Suzuki et al. Cullis and Suzuki share captivating stories about their love for each other and the planet. whynot.theatre

• Feb 18: Sudbury Theatre Centre, Sudbury

• Feb 22: Registry Theatre, Kitchener

• Feb 26: Richmond Hill Centre, Richmond Hill