Toronto: Playwright Ameer Idreis is the inaugural recipient of the Andy McKim Endowment Fund for New Works
Theatre Passe Muraille (TPM) is thrilled to announce playwright Ameer Idreis as the inaugural recipient of the Andy McKim Endowment Fund for New Works, a fund established to champion visionary artists and support the development of bold, original Canadian theatre.
Idreis is recognized for his development...
New York: A “Heated Rivalry” parody musical is headed Off-Broadway
A new, unofficial parody musical of the hit show Heated Rivalry will receive a series of staged readings Off-Broadway this spring.
Initially playing the Laurie Beechman Theater, the productions will play a selection of dates throughout March, including March 14, 16, 17, and 18. All four Beechman...
Toronto: Crow’s Theatre presents “The Division” by Andrew Kushnir April 21-May 10
From award-winning Ukrainian-Canadian writer/director Andrew Kushnir, comes The Division: a gripping new work on identity, legacy, and the slyness of memory. The Division, produced by Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow’s Theatre, runs in the Studio at Crow’s Theatre...
Picton: County Stage Company announces its 2026 season
County Stage Company of Prince Edward County has announced its 2026 season. Our professional ensemble, living and working in the County all summer long, will bring you this season of three very different worlds to our stages, united by the joy and power of shared live performance.
Here’s what’s...
Toronto: Riot King Art Market presents “The Moors” by Jen Silverman April 8-19
Celebrated indie theatre company Riot King Art Market is gearing up to produce The Moors by playwright Jen Silverman, playing from April 8th to 19th in The Theatre Centre’s BMO Incubator Space.
A young governess arrives at a mysterious manor on the remote Moors of England after exchanging many letters...
Toronto: Native Earth Performing Arts presents “UPU” by the UPU Collective from New Zealand
Native Earth Performing Arts is proud to present UPU by UPU Collective with the support of Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa from February 27-March 1, 2026 at Aki Studio in Toronto. Following its sold-out season at the Sydney Opera House, UPU will visit eight Canadian cities in February and March 2026....
Toronto: “Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish” comes to Toronto May 25-June 7
One of the most electrifying theatrical events of the last decade is finally coming to Canada. The internationally celebrated revival of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish with English surtitles arrives at Toronto’s historic Elgin Theatre from May 25 to June 7, 2026. Presented by the Harold Green Jewish...
Toronto: The Second City remembers comedy legend Catherine O’Hara
The Second City is shocked and deeply saddened by the untimely passing of the great Catherine O’Hara, a comedienne and actress beloved by her fans, colleagues and anyone who got the privilege to glimpse her genius. Getting her start on The Second City stage in Toronto, Catherine was an original cast...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Say farewell to the Royal George Theatre January 31
The Shaw Festival is inviting patrons, neighbours, artists, staff and friends to gather for a heartfelt farewell to the Royal George Theatre. On January 31, the community is welcome to drop in for one final visit before the Royal George closes its doors and begins its transformation.
Guests are...
Toronto: “Tree”, a show for children aged 6 months-3 years, comes to Young People’s Theatre
Young People’s Theatre (YPT) is delighted to welcome its youngest audience to the Studio for TREE — a magical, multi-sensory journey designed specially for infants and toddlers. Produced by the acclaimed Quebec-based Théâtre Motus, this gentle and luminous production invites children ages 6 months...
Toronto: Guild Festival Theatre Co-Artistic Directors to move on to new opportunites this year
Guild Festival Theatre announces the transition of artistic leadership. Current Co-Artistic Directors, Helen Juvonen and Tyler J. Seguin, who have led the company together since 2019, will both be moving on to new opportunities this year. Helen will be transitioning into a consultant role with GFT...
Hamilton: Frost Bites runs February 27-March 8
Hamilton Festival Theatre Company is pleased to announce the programming and schedule for Frost Bites, Hamilton’s biggest winter theatre festival, taking place February 27-March 8, 2026, in partnership with Theatre Aquarius and The Staircase Theatre + Lounge. Frost Bites has six packed days of indoor...
Toronto: Crystal Pite’s “Flight Pattern” makes its North American debut February 27
Hope Muir, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, shared today that the Winter Season opens with Crystal Pite’s Flight Pattern which makes its North American premiere at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts February 27 – March 6.
“Following the great success of Angels’ Atlas and Emergence,...
Toronto: Tarragon Theatre and Green Light Arts present the North American premiere of “The Neighbours” by Nicolas Billon
Tarragon Theatre’s Artistic Director, Mike Payette and Executive Director Lisa Li, alongside Green Light Arts’ Artistic Director, Matt White, are pleased to announce the North American Premiere of The Neighbours, A Green Light Arts Production in Association with Tarragon Theatre. The thriller, written...
Toronto: Crow’s Theatre presents the world premiere of “The Surrogate” February 24-March 22
Next up in the Studio Theatre at the Streetcar Crowsnest, Here For Now Theatre, in association with Crow’s Theatre, House + Body, and b current Performing Arts, present the World Premiere of THE SURROGATE –a provocative and thrilling new play from the award-winning and internationally acclaimed author...
Toronto: “& Juliet” extends to July 5, 2026, due to popular demand
David and Hannah Mirvish announced today that, due to popular demand, the new Canadian production of the international smash-hit musical comedy & Juliet will extend performances through July 5, 2026, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. The new block of tickets will go on sale on January 31.
In addition,...
Toronto: The Women At Play(s) 8 festival runs March 6-15 at VideoCabaret
Women At Play(s) 8 is a festival of original short one-act plays written, directed, and performed by Canadian women-identifying playwrights, directors, and actors. Women at Play(s) 2026 will take you on a journey from a young woman’s life changing discovery in New York in 1901 (Daddy’s Girl by Emma...
Toronto: Eldritch Theatre presents “Night at the Grand Guignol” February 18-March 1
Come with us, back in time, to a dingy theatre in Paris in the 1920s, as we present our versions of the dangerous, blood-drenched, sexually depraved, horrifically horrible horrifying horrors that entertained, scandalized, and horrorized horrified audiences at the fabled home of horror, Le Theatre du...
Toronto: Buddies in Bad Times presents “The Herald” March 4-14
On stage this March at Buddies in Bad Times is The Herald, a world premiere It Could Still Happen production in partnership with Buddies, written by Jill Connell. Canadian theatre collective It Could Still Happen (ICSH) is known for formally innovative work that approaches the embodied experience of...
Cambridge: Drayton Entertainment kicks off its 2026 season with “Dear Evan Hansen” on March 18
Our 2026 Season kicks off in March at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse with DEAR EVAN HANSEN.
The Washington Post heralds it as “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theatre history” and The New York Times calls it “a gut-punching, breathtaking knockout of a musical.” Dear Evan Hansen is...
New York: Trish Lindstrom is making her Broadway debut in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
After originating the role of Ginny Potter in both the Canadian and North American touring productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Trish Lindstrom is currently making her Broadway debut in the same role at the Lyric Theatre.
It's a record-breaking time for the Tony-winning play, which...
Toronto: Tickets are now on sale for “10 Days in a Madhouse ”running June 16-21
Tickets are now on sale for the hotly anticipated 10 Days in a Madhouse, a bold contemporary opera inspired by journalist Nellie Bly’s daring 1887 exposé of patient abuse at the Women’s Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island in New York City.
This gripping psychological work from acclaimed Canadian...
Toronto: Nawaaz Makhani’s play “bol, brown boy, bol” tours to Ottawa, London and Toronto
A CQC Arts production, in association with Blemme Fatale Productions, is proud to present the Southern Ontario tour of the award-winning play bol, brown boy, bol (speak, brown boy, speak) created by Nawaaz Makhani on March 26-27 at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe in Ottawa, April 17-18 at the Grand...
Toronto: “Dog Man: The Musical” returns to Toronto May 6-June 14
Based on the worldwide bestselling hit series by Dav Pilkey, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious and heartwarming production following the chronicles of Dog Man, who with the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture.
But while trying his best to...
St. Catharines: The Foster Festival announces the 2026 Fostered Playwrights Fesival lineup
This year’s Fostered Playwrights Festival invites you to immerse yourself in four compelling new works, presented at our stunning new partner venue, Sons & Daughters Winery in Ridgeville. Nestled along the Niagara Escarpment, this family-owned winery offers a warm, welcoming backdrop where exceptional...
Stratford: Rod Beattie and Diana Leblanc star in “Love Letters” February 14-15
Celebrate Valentine’s Day Weekend with a moving, intimate theatre experience and support two of Stratford’s beloved cultural organizations at the same time.
Here For Now Theatre, in partnership with the Stratford Perth Museum, invites you to a very special Valentine’s Fundraising Weekend presentation...
Stratford: The Stratford Festival’s 2025 production of “The Winter’s Tale” is now available for streaming
The Stratford Festival’s acclaimed 2025 production of The Winter’s Tale is now available to audiences worldwide on the Festival’s exclusive streaming platform www.stratfestathome.ca. Directed for the stage by Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino and for film by Nicholas Shields, this visually stunning...
Millbrook: 4th Line Theatre holds reading of “The Legend of Pearl Hart” on January 31
4th Line Theatre presents its 19th annual Breaking Ground on Saturday, January 31 at Bagnani Hall at Catherine Parr Traill College in Peterborough featuring a free public reading of excerpts from Maja Ardal’s The Legend of Pearl Hart. Born in Lindsay, Ontario in 1871, Pearl Hart was the first woman...
Toronto: “ONES - The Beatles #1 Hits” plays Toronto July 28-August 2
What happens when the number one Beatles songs of all time are played note perfect by Canada’s most sought-after session musicians? What happens when you add five lead vocalists capable of representing the intricate vocals of the Beatles with incredible accuracy and tonal similarity? What happens when...
Toronto: Young People’s Theatre presents “Love You Forever And More Munsch” February 19-March 21
Young People’s Theatre (YPT) is thrilled to bring the beloved world of Robert Munsch to the stage in the upcoming Love You Forever And More Munsch. This fantastical adaptation weaves five timeless tales from Canada’s best-loved storyteller into one whimsical, laugh-out-loud journey. Celebrating the...
Toronto: Soulpepper presents “Copperbelt” by Natasha Mumba February 7-March 1
Soulpepper Theatre Company and the National Arts Centre English Theatre (NAC) are thrilled to partner on the World Premiere of COPPERBELT written by Natasha Mumba and directed by NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Nina Lee Aquino. On stage now in Ottawa, this crackling drama centering on the headstrong...
Orangeville: Theatre Orangeville presents “Common Ground” February 5-22
Join us after the holiday break in early 2026 as we bring you Common Ground. For her second seating in the Director’s Chair, Jennifer Stewart is delighted to bring this provocative rom-com to life.
Pam is blindsided when her husband of four years leaves her a note telling her he’s left her for another...
Toronto: Rhubarb returns to Buddies in Bad Times February 4-7
Canada’s oldest theatre festival for experimental new work is back at Buddies in Bad Times, from February 4 to 7. Festival Director Ludmylla Reis today announced the full programming lineup of raw, unhinged, and adventurous performance work that can only be experienced at Buddies during Rhubarb! 47....
Toronto: Cahoots Theatre presents “Searching for Aimai” February 15-March 1
Cahoots Theatre embraces the world of intimate solo performance with its 2025/26 featured production, Searching for Aimai by Coleen Shirin MacPherson. The story, that of a woman reconciling impending motherhood with a primal need to hear the voices of her ancestors, is the playwright’s follow-up to...
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Demolition of the Royal George Theatre will begin in early February
The curtain is slowly coming down on the historic Royal George Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
The town’s heritage committee members on Wednesday supported a demolition permit application by Shaw Festival to remove the theatre at 83-85 Queen St. and Tranter’s House next door at 79 Queen St.
“We...
Toronto: Native Earth Performing Arts presents “Niimi’iwe Dance Double Bill” February 5-8
Native Earth Performing Arts is proud to once again present the Niimi’iwe Dance Double Bill from February 5 – 8, 2026 at Aki Studio in Toronto featuring Conversations: Hidden Stories by Vanguardia Dance Projects & Aanmitaagzi, and Spine of the Mother by Raven Spirit Dance. The Niimi’iwe Dance Double...
Toronto: Downstage Theatre Company presents “An Intervention” February 13-15
Making its Toronto premiere as Downstage Theatre Company’s debut production, Mike Bartlett’s An Intervention is a riveting two-hander that follows a friendship on the brink of collapse. Leaving no stone unturned, Bartlett deftly explores love, politics, addiction, and citizen responsibility through...
Chicago, IL/Toronto, ON: The Second City announces the Joe Flaherty Memorial Scholarship
The Second City Training Center is proud to announce the launch of the Joe Flaherty Memorial Scholarship, a new initiative honouring the life and legacy of celebrated comedian, actor and writer Joe Flaherty. A beloved alumnus of The Second City’s storied stages in both Chicago and Toronto, Flaherty’s...
Toronto: The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival runs March 4-15
Toronto's longest-running live comedy festival returns for its 21st year. The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival runs March 4-15, 2026 at The Theatre Centre and Comedy Bar Bloor.
TOsketchfest is carefully curated to showcase the most exciting comedic voices from across North America. The 2026 festival...
London, ON: The Grand Theatre presents “Primary Trust” January 20-February 7
Primary Trust, one of the most exciting scripts to grip modern theatre, is set to run on the Grand Theatre’s Spriet Stage. Director Cherissa Richards leads the way through the tender, quirky, and Pulitzer Prize-winning pages of Playwright Eboni Booth in this all-new, London-made production.
Primary...
Toronto: Actors Repertory Company presents “A Mirror” by Sam Holcroft March 11-28
Tamara Vuckovic, Artistic Producer of Actors Repertory Company (ARC), has announced the cast and creative team behind the Toronto premiere of A Mirror by award-winning British playwright Sam Holcroft, running for a limited time from March 11 to 28, 2026 at 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media...
Stratford: SpringWorks presents the miniature extravaganza “My Great Work” February 13-14
To start 2026 with something spectacular, SpringWorks~PuppetWorks! presents El Local’s magnificence on a miniature scale. My Great Work is what could be done with an unlimited budget, the largest theatre in the world, 300 actors on stage, a military orchestra, a rock band, animals, cars and a helicopter...
Port Dover: Lighthouse Festival appoints David Leyshon Interim Artistic Producer for the 2026 season
Lighthouse Festival is pleased to announce the appointment of David Leyshon as Interim Artistic Producer for the 2026 season.
A respected theatre artist, educator, and director, Leyshon brings decades of experience in live performance and storytelling, making him a natural fit for Lighthouse Festival’s...
Toronto: Theatre Passe Muraille presents “Through the Eyes of God” February 1-21
Theatre Passe Muraille is thrilled to present the world premiere of Through the Eyes of God, a powerful new play by Anusree Roy, onstage from February 1 to 21, 2026. This long-awaited follow-up to Roy’s acclaimed box office hit Pyaasa returns audiences to the gripping world of Chaya, now a young mother...
Toronto: “Forts!” comes to Young People’s Theatre January 24-February 8
Young People’s Theatre (YPT) takes family fort-building to a colossal new level with the Canadian premiere of FORTS! Build Your Own Adventure. Fun for the whole family, this one-of-a-kind immersive experience invites children (ages 3-12) and their adults to step inside a giant living room where cozy...
Toronto: The Emerging Playwrights Reading Series runs January 24-25
The Emerging Playwrights Reading Series fills gaps in the theatre ecosystem by combatting challenges facing early career artists during a challenging period for Toronto’s theatre sector. The workshop series and reading festival returns featuring new plays by Anahita Dehbonehie, Alten Wilmot, and Kian...
Toronto: Crow’s Theatre and Soulpepper present Tennessee Williams’s “Summer and Smoke” starting February 3
This winter, Crow’s Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre, in association with Birdland Theatre invite audiences to rediscover one of Tennessee Williams’ most searching and lyrical plays, SUMMER & SMOKE. Long overshadowed by A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie, this astonishing masterwork receives...
Toronto: Ronnie Burkett returns to Toronto with “Little Willy” February 27
Just in time to rescue Toronto from the bleakest days of winter, Canadian Stage is thrilled to welcome back world renowned puppeteer – and longtime friend of the company - Ronnie Burkett and his beautifully bawdy Daisy Theatre gang back to the city for a side-splittingly hilarious, improvised mash-up...
Port Hope: The Capitol Theatre’s winter season begins with “Heartbreak Hits” on February 6
Rob Kempson, Artistic Director of the Capitol Theatre Port Hope, has shared details of the company’s first musical offerings of 2026: Heartbreak Hits - a special February edition of the Capitol’s original concert series; and Tom Thomson’s Wake from Shipyard Kitchen Party, on stage this March. The entire...
Stratford: Tickets for the Stratford Festival’s 2026 season go on sale January 10
Tickets for the Stratford Festival’s highly anticipated 2026 season go on sale this Saturday, allowing audiences to secure their seats for a year of theatrical magic. In this, the final season under the visionary leadership of Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino, the 2026 playbill weaves together an...
Toronto: Mirvish adds three performances to “Bat Out Of Hell - The Musical”
David and Hannah Mirvish announced today, due to overwhelming demand, the mega-hit musical Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, has extended its run April 1 – 4 with three added performances, returning to Toronto’s CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre next spring!
Tickets for the three added performances will be available...
Port Perry: Theatre on the Ridge announces its 2026 season
Life is full of big stories, little stories, love stories, stories about death, happy stories, sad stories, funny stories, fantastic stories and true stories
In the summer of 2026, Theatre on the Ridge brings four compelling and uniquely Canadian plays to the performance tent at Scugog Shores Museum...
Toronto: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert presents Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” February 14
VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert celebrates Valentine’s Day on Saturday, February 14, with Bellini’s sublime masterpiece from the ‘bel canto’ era, La Sonnambula, libretto by Felice Romani. The work premiered at Teatro Carcano in Milan on March 6, 1831, and cemented Bellini’s reputation as an opera composer...
Toronto: Cast and creative team for The Second City Mainstage 91st Revue
The world’s most influential name in live comedy, The Second City is proud to announce the new Mainstage ensemble and creative team for their 91st revue. This dynamic brand-new cast making their Mainstage debut at The Second City Toronto includes Gillian Bartolucci, Tim Blair, Monica Garrido Huerta,...
Toronto: Theatre Smith-Gilmour presents “Pu Songling: Strange Tales” January 13-February 1
Theatre Smith-Gilmour is proud to announce the English-language world premiere of Pu Songling: Strange Tales. Celebrating the visionary Chinese writer, Pu Songling (1640-1715), the show takes place from January 13 to February 1, 2026, at Crow’s Theatre. Produced by a Dora award-winning team, this adaptation...
Toronto: By the Word Productions presents the world premiere of “American Devotion” June 3-21
By the Word Productions is proud to present the World Premiere of American Devotion, a play set at Marilyn Monroe’s home at the height of McCarthyism, which has found unexpected relevance in the time of Trump. American Devotion will run June 3-21, 2026 at Streetcar Crowsnest Studio Theatre in Toronto...
Toronto: Toronto’s Annual Sketch To The Death Comedy Tournament returns January 7-February 25
The Sketch To The Death comedy tournament is back for its fifth year from January 7-February 25, 2026 at Comedy Bar Danforth. This annual sketch comedy tournament will see 63 sketch comedy troupes battling it out over eight weeks to be crowned Toronto Sketch Champions. From emerging up and comers to...
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