Toronto 
Events Description
Welcome to Rhubarb! 47.
Rhubarb! is Buddies at its rawest: a hotbed of unruly creatives queering what it means to make and experience art. Canada’s longest-running genre-bending Live Art festival has brought you, every year, well-crafted chaos.
Ludmylla Reis returns for their second year as Festival Director and they present you a group of artists smashing unfit things together into… well… art.
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets :
$20 + fees for nightly passes to all shows
Saturday programming: free public events from 1 – 4:30PM (no tickets required)
How to get tickets?
Phone: 416-975-8555
Email: tickets@buddiesinbadtimes.com
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Wednesday February 4, 2026 to Saturday February 7, 2026
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 – Opening Night
Doors 6:30PM / Show 7:30PM
On February 4, the venue is mask-mandatory after 9:30PM to serve the last show of the night. Masks will be available for those who need them.
Live Art // 7:30PM
TESTO by Wet Mess [60 minutes] ORTOLAN by Eris Thomas + Other Hearts [30 minute loop] I DESERVE TO FEEL GOOD By Katie Clarke [30 minutes]
Access Notes
TESTO by Wet Mess features a pre-show touch tour and described audio. Please purchase an “Audio-Description” ticket if you would like to access this feature.
I DESERVE TO FEEL GOOD by Katie Clarke is a masked performance.
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Doors 6:30PM / Show 7:30PM
Live Art // 7:30PM
How the Wolf Says Goodnight by River Oliveira + Max Cameron Fearon [30 min] Seasons of Grief by Cass Cervi + James Jordan (Bad Machine) [20 min] Sandpaper Hammock by Aliyah Aziz [30 min] Transfigure/Transfix by Jessie Walker + Oliver Pitschner + Sophie Parisi [60 min loop]
Access Notes
If possible, please bring a device that can connect to the internet and a pair of headphones to engage with Transfigure/Transfix. We will have limited numbers of each to use on site.
Friday, February 6, 2026
Doors 6:30PM / Show 7:30PM / Rhubarb! After Dark 10:30PM
Live Art // 7:30PM
EEKK!!! by jonnie lombard [30 min] How to Make a Fishing Net by Bronwyn Keough [20 min] Watch Me by Lucy Coren + Nevaeh May [30 min] Struggles of No Real Significance by Aiden Robert Bruce [30 min]
Rhubarb! After Dark // 10:30PM
Men Explain Things Men Explain Things to Us… and We Like It! by We Quit Theatre [60 min]
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Free Public Events 1 – 4:30PM / Doors 6:30PM / Show 7:30PM / Rhubarb! After Dark 10:30PM
Public Events // 1 – 4:30PM (no tickets required)
1PM – Coffee Chats
2:15PM – Canada, eh? A public chat on cultural diplomacy and the Canadian touring context, hosted in partnership with SummerWorks
3:20PM – (SOMETHING?): A Public Conversation on International Producing, hosted in partnership with Generator
Live Art // 7:30PM
TESTing ground by Erum Khan + isi bhakhomen [30 min] ¿Y si me ven? / If they see me? by Macarena Coronado [20 min] An-ti-gon-nee by Ludmylla Reis [15 min] And you? a performance on criticism related to An-ti-gon-nee led by Ludmylla Reis [45 min]
Rhubarb! After Dark // 10:30PM
Wrath Month: Louder Than Pride by GRRL Spells
Venue & Address
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1B4
Wheelchair accessible
Accessible by Public Transport
