Toronto Theatre Guide 2026: Performing Arts and Live Theatre in Toronto

La Traviata returns to our stage in a production that captures the glamour and heartbreak of one of opera’s most beloved works. Verdi’s timeless story ...  »

Kids, are you tired of grown-ups constantly telling you what to do? When to wake up, when to do homework, even making you do chores?! Well, on ...  »

Welcome to HELL’S KITCHEN, the hit musical from 17-time Grammy® Award winning Alicia Keys — inspired by her life, her music, and her community. Your journey begins ...  »

Margaret, the Chair of her English Department — and the Queen of Etymology — snaps awake, haunted by a nightmare of spiders. As she confides in her love, Henry, ...  »

The durational comedy of parental hypocrisy. A reverend in high heels. A formal lesbian breakup at a tropical destination. The THEYHEARD folks are trying to start new ...  »

Love, laughter, and a daring wager collide in this comic masterpiece that is a sly wink at the fickleness of the human heart. Drawing from the opera’...  »

Ever wonder what your dreams really mean? At long last, your dreams will be answered – literally! Sewn together through the fabric of improv and comedy the award-winning ...  »

Second City’s National Touring Company is hot out of the bullpen, bringing the heat and throwing curveballs as they develop brand new sketches, songs, and improv. ...  »

Packed with Offenbach’s signature wit, effervescent music, and razor-sharp satire of military pomp, this operetta delivers a whirlwind of flirtation, farce, and unforgettable tunes. Conducting the ...  »

This Saturday, October 17, we’re bringing TWO hilarious headliners to The Bodega for their FIRST-EVER appearances in Scarborough! Comedy heavyweights, JASON ALLEN & DAN DUVALL are taking ...  »

In this monastery of mayhem, nothing is sacred…. The monks who reside in the hilltop monastery have always lived in total isolation. But when the Abbot ventures ...  »

  “What’s love got to do with it?” A lot, according to David Suzuki. After a lifetime devoted to climate activism, internationally-renowned environmentalists David Suzuki and ...  »

Join us for a hilarious night of comedy at Rorschach Brewing Co. with your headliner LEONARD CHAN featuring Will Kristiansen, Adam Hussain & Zarah Elouise. Tickets are ...  »

  Laugh Dammit! is bringing the jokes* for all you salty stand-up stans and for anyone who’s looking to jumpstart their weekend! IT’S A LIT ...  »

Dive into a mesmerizing celebration of culture and dance at Navrang Navratri Festival Canada 2026 with Kinjal Dave! 🌟 🌈 Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of garba, where tradition ...  »

Start your Saturday evening with live stand-up at The 5 O’Clock Laughing Stock, presented by DGSPECIAL Productions. Host Kristin Doucet welcomes a lineup of comedians to Comedy ...  »

Jewish Schmucks is a showcase comedy show featuring Oddball Jewish Comedians, celebrating an ode to Jewish men’s clumsy and foolish lives. Show Features Joe Fish, Josh ...  »

Make Sunday a comedy night with All Good Comedy, presented by DGSPECIAL Productions. Join us at Comedy Bar West for live stand-up hosted by Dan Galea, Kris ...  »

Every month, come close out your month with laughs – shows feature a new lineup of some of the best up and coming comics from around the city ...  »

How did a dead body, a fake love letter, and — of all people — Ian Fleming turn the tide of WWII? Olivier Award winner for Best New Musical ...  »

Discover your next favourite comedian at Bloomin Funyuns, presented by DGSPECIAL Productions. This Toronto stand-up series brings rising comics from the Comedy Bar comedy school together with ...  »

With more than five million followers and over one billion views across his original content, Darryl brings his distinctive storytelling, humour, and perspective to audiences live and ...  »

Channeling the spirit of Fleetwood Mac at their very best, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac is an unique opportunity for fans to rediscover the songs that have ensured ...  »

One prophecy. One performer. Total collapse. Shakespeare’s most haunting tragedy traces Macbeth’s ruthless climb to power in this solo performance, set against the cutthroat world ...  »

What does a 31-year-old theatre kid do when he finds out his parents aren’t quite who he thought they were? Write a musical, of course! OUR ...  »

“There is no prison in any world into which love cannot force an entrance.” Writing from his prison cell, Oscar Wilde is cut off from the world ...  »

Tuesday Night Comedy Pick! Looking for a fun night out? Firecracker Dept brings an all-women and non-binary comedy lineup to Toronto’s SoCap Theatre on Tues, Nov 3! ...  »

CAMP, written and composed by Naomi Tessler, juxtaposes two 15 year old girls’ experiences—Lila at Jewish sleepover camp in Canada and Greta- in Auschwitz- a concentration camp. ...  »

Scott Thompson is proud to present the world premiere of The Last Glory Hole for five shows only from November 5-8, 2026 at Factory Theatre Mainspace in Toronto. ...  »

Single and ready to mingle? We’re bringing together some of the city’s funniest comedians to share their most hilarious, cringe-worthy, and relatable stories about love, ...  »

All The Cows Are Dead follows an artisan butcher who instructs his petulant and misanthropic nephew how to be more like him, leading both to discover how ...  »

Bad Dog Theatre Company is delighted to announce the world premiere of Roses & Thorns, an original unscripted comedy that invites the audience to reflect on the ...  »

A joyful comedy that flips the script on Shakespeare’s most infamous heroines To celebrate the 40th anniversary of her landmark play, acclaimed novelist and playwright Ann-Marie ...  »

Toronto stage and screen veteran Raoul Bhaneja strips Shakespeare’s most iconic tragedy down to its raw, beating heart — no sets, no costumes, no safety net. Just ...  »

What would you say if you had only 140 words a day? Discover Sam Steiner’s play this November. Presented at The Assembly Theatre in November 2026, Lemons Lemons ...  »

In a cluttered, run-down Chicago junk shop, three small-time crooks plot to steal a valuable coin collection. As the heist unravels, the men’s frustration and paranoia ...  »

An immersive live sketch comedy show like you’ve never seen before! After being awarded Sketchiest Sketch Troupe 2026 by fellow artists and Best of the Fest 2026 at ...  »

A timely drama about currency in a time of conflict. In an isolated farmhouse during a time of war, Johanna and Max attempt to hide two persecuted ...  »

From award-winning Canadian artistic collaborators Adam Lazarus, Guillermo Verdecchia, and Ann-Marie Kerr comes Versus, a laugh-out-loud experience that can only happen in the theatre. Cake included. It’...  »

Comedian Godfrey will be live at The Great Hall on November 12 and 13. Godfrey is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his sharp crowd work, animated ...  »

Two acclaimed works return to The National Ballet of Canada in a dynamic double bill celebrating the company’s innovation and global influence. Crystal Pite’s award-winning ...  »

Experimental, Body Horror, Cringe Comedy Have you ever danced on the head of a pin? – the last text sent by the cast and crew of a failed ...  »

Laugh together. Help somebody. DGSPECIAL Productions presents Funny For Money To Help Somebody at Comedy Bar West. Join Ava Val, Ruth Milkin and Carolyn Chalmers for a ...  »

As a girl, Emilia Lynch would cheat insomnia by slipping into neighbouring houses to spy on people as they slept, including her childhood crush Logan Goodyear. Now, ...  »

“‘Dear Friend’, that’s how we addressed one another. No names just ‘dear friend.’” On a snowy night in downtown Budapest, a perfumery hums with chatter, gossip, ...  »

Every month, come close out your month with laughs – shows feature a new lineup of some of the best up and coming comics from around the city ...  »

Get ready to have the time of your life! Based on Lionsgate’s beloved film, the story that awakened a generation is back in a new stage ...  »

A dark comedy about a cure with wicked fine print. In this dark comedy from celebrated Canadian author Mona Awad, writer of the bestselling novels Bunny and ...  »

“The theatre is a magical place, isn’t it, Miranda?” Miranda Fitch was bound for the spotlight until a freak stage accident painfully ended her career. Now ...  »

Samuel Beckett’s Endgame is the tragicomic tale of a man living with his parents and his servant in a world beyond time and place. With nowhere ...  »

The machine is warming up. Sketch-o-Matic is back with original live sketch comedy, presented by DGSPECIAL Productions. Catch the show at Comedy Bar West on November 29, January 30 ...  »

13 GOING ON 30: THE MUSICAL is a totally grown-up new musical comedy based on the hit 2004 film. Following a sold-out, award-nominated World Premiere in Manchester ahead of its ...  »

“If I were a different person, I could tell you who I really am.” HEY BIG MIKE! is a wildly theatrical musical memoir that invites audiences to ...  »

Complicity rarely announces itself. From Tony- and Oscar-winning writer Christopher Hampton and based on the real-life testimony of Brunhilde Pomsel, secretary to Joseph Goebbels in 1940s Germany, ...  »

The legendary concert. Reimagined. In 1976, The Band took the stage for a final performance that defined an era. Joined by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Muddy ...  »

They haven’t seen each other since the 1980s. Now two accomplished architects are reunited in a glass-walled Toronto office tower on the eve of a high-stakes ...  »

Two men. One room. Luka is new to AA. James has agreed to be his sponsor. What begins as a ritual of confession becomes a volatile struggle ...  »

One of literary history’s great characters is brought to new life by Erin Shields, known for her contemporary interpretations of classical texts. Jane Eyre explores a ...  »

A contemporary dance docu-drama. A love letter to our enemies. A transfeminist fantasia. A bad idea and a good time. Come into the mansion. Nothing bad could ...  »

“A good lawyer just tells the best version of their client’s story.” – Tessa Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister who has worked her way up from ...  »

Never before seen on the COC mainstage, The Turn of the Screw signals the arrival of one of the most chilling and psychologically charged operas of the 20...  »

“When I go to the biggest bingo in the world, in Toronto, I will win. For sure I will win.” On the Wasaychigan Hill Reserve, seven Ojibway ...  »

The original genre-defying murder mystery, Agatha Christie’s THE MOUSETRAP has kept the world asking whodunnit for nearly 75 years. When news of a shocking murder rocks London, ...  »

William is an expert on his Persian wife Tara: her mother, her culture, her turn-ons. Yet their marriage is collapsing fast. So he plans one last BIG ...  »

Set over one explosive week, The Day It All Went South is a darkly funny and emotionally charged drama about marriage, motherhood and the inescapable challenge of ...  »

The beloved Canadian story of buried family secrets. Ann-Marie MacDonald’s epic novel of family, faith, and buried history comes to the stage in Hannah Moscovitch and ...  »

Some family secrets take more than one night to unravel. Continue the journey of Ann-Marie MacDonald’s epic Canadian novel of family, faith, and buried history with ...  »

Few musicals feel as essential to revisit—or as urgent to re-examine—as Cabaret. Set in Berlin as the shadows of extremism lengthen, Cabaret invites us into ...  »

Directed by Frank Cox-O’Connell “EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I LIKE TO TALK TO SOMEBODY, REALLY TALK.” Peter sits on a quiet park bench on a ...  »

Stravinsky transformed the landscape of 20th-century classical music and set ballet on a new course for the modern era. His revolutionary compositions include iconic collaborations with Diaghilev’...  »

The play is based on the novel by Mark Haddon. Set in London and Swindon, UK, the story concerns 15-year-old Christopher John Francis Boone, a mathematical genius ...  »

A prophecy powerful enough to turn brother against brother. Gbolahan Obisesan delivers an award-winning adaptation of Chigozie Obioma’s celebrated novel following two Nigerian brothers who relive ...  »

In this new comedy from Morris Panych, we meet Alma, a seasoned career shoplifter who prefers the five-finger discount over a seniors’ day deal. But it’s ...  »

On Halloween, six people have come in secret to play a murder mystery game at a rustic island cottage. Invited by writer Charles Prince, they appear set ...  »

A real estate agent sells soulless mansions to rich heterosexuals, purging the public of dark corners while pursuing his own oblivion on the apps, kept awake by ...  »

Grandmother’s a butcher and to her disappointment, her daughter’s a vegetarian. But to her satisfaction, her granddaughter killed her first chicken at the age of ...  »

A new medical technology tests the impossible: accurately predicting when a person will die. When it is quietly introduced into a hospice, Dr. Froese, a leading palliative ...  »