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BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATRE

12 Alexander St, Toronto, M4Y 1B4
Toronto, ON

Last Landscape
Last Landscape
1/12 - 1/26/2025


A theatrical meditation on environmental collapse. A world premiere production from Bad New Days created and directed by Adam Paolozza imagines a future where we ...


There is Violence and There is Righteous Violence and There is Death or, The Born-Again Crow follows Beth, a grocery store clerk grappling with life’s ...

2-Spirit Cabaret
6/1 - 6/30/2025


The 2-Spirit Cabaret showcases the vibrant talent of queer and 2-Spirit Indigenous individuals through a dynamic blend of music, dance, drag, performance art, spoken word, ...


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Review: ORACULUM at Buddies In Bad Times


by Ilana Lucas - December 07, 2024

Whether ORACULUM effectively navigates the space between drag show and narrative is up for debate, but Drag Race fans will likely enjoy themselves at the cheeky, irreverent show....

Cast & Creative Team Set For LAST LANDSCAPE at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 18, 2024

Discover the world premiere of LAST LANDSCAPE, a theatrical meditation on environmental collapse, at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, featuring a unique blend of physical theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

World Premiere of ORACULUM to be Presented at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 30, 2024

Discover the world premiere of ORACULUM at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre this December. Experience a blend of performance, puppetry, and projection by drag artists Denim and Pythia exploring gender and spirituality. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Next Stage Theatre Festival Celebrates Successful 17th Edition


by A.A. Cristi - October 29, 2024

The Next Stage Theatre Festival has concluded its 17th edition at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, showcasing a range of performances from October 16-27, 2024....

Review: NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL: PART 2 at Buddies In Bad Times


by Ilana Lucas - October 22, 2024

The Next Stage Festival, curated and run by Toronto Fringe, plays at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre until Sunday, October 27, 2024. ...

Review: NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL: PART 1 at Buddies In Bad Times


by Ilana Lucas - October 20, 2024

Read our critics coverage of the first three shows in Toronto Fringe's annual curated festival. ...

The 17th Annual Next Stage Theatre Festival Reveals 2024 Programming and Casts


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 24, 2024

Toronto Fringe has revealed the programming and casting for the 17th Annual Next Stage Theatre Festival with six compelling shows from Toronto, Edmonton, and Halifax including solo shows, musicals, and dramatic theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets....

THIS FEELS LIKE THE END to Play The 2024 Next Stage Festival


by Blair Ingenthron - September 21, 2024

Theatre Aurinko and the Toronto Fringe will present the World Premiere of THIS FEELS LIKE THE END....

New Musical I WAS UNBECOMING THEN To Play At Toronto's Next Stage Theatre Festival


by A.A. Cristi - September 19, 2024

I WAS UNBECOMING THEN, a new musical by Lyndsey Bourne and Sam Kaseta, will be featured at the 17th Annual Toronto Fringe Next Stage Theatre Festival from October 16-27, 2024, at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre....

Buddies In Bad Times Theatre Reveal NUIT BLANCHE TORONTO Program


by Stephi Wild - September 10, 2024

ted witzel, Artistic Director of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, has announced free programming for the company's first ever Nuit Blanche Toronto activation, as part of the Buddies 46th season, running from 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 5 to 7 a.m. on Sunday, October 6....

Past Shows

I Was Unbecoming Then
10/16 - 10/27/2024


I Was Unbecoming Then is a new musical set in a North Vancouver high school music room in 2006, following twelve girls as they strive ...

Roberto Zucco
9/15 - 10/5/2024


Buddies in Bad Times Theatre will open its 46th season with Roberto Zucco, a neo-noir play by Bernard-Marie Koltès, translated by Martin Crimp. Directed by ...

Oraculum
12/1 - 12/14/2023


Oraculum marks the world premiere of a unique performance blending drag, puppetry, and projection, created and performed by celebrated Canadian drag artists Denim and Pythia. ...

Dead Parents Society: A Dark Sketch Comedy Revue


Good grief. Dead Parents Society is a dark sketch comedy revue created by a group of comedians who each lost a parent at a young ...

Body So Fluorescent
Body So Fluorescent
4/11 - 4/23/2023


What happened last night on the dance floor? Two friends retrace their steps from the night before to figure out how it all ended in ...

The Rhubarb Festival
The Rhubarb Festival
2/8 - 2/11/2023


Back for a 44th year, Rhubarb transforms Buddies into a hotbed of experimentation, with artists challenging our notions of what art-making and art-watching can be. ...

Mine
3/21


The Chicago premiere of "Mine" is a dark thriller where reality and certainty are blurred in the intense emotions of new parenthood. When young mother ...


The Hamburg Ballet’s ravishing version of Shakespeare’s classic tale of magic, mistaken identity and lovers’ quarrels is one of choreographer John Neumeier’s most joyous creations. ...

Pass Over
10/22

The 40th Rhubarb Festival
The 40th Rhubarb Festival
2/13 - 2/23/2019


Canadas longest-running new works festival returns for a 40th year. Rhubarb transforms Buddies into a hotbed of experimentation, with artists exploring new possibilities in theatre, ...

Mouthpiece
Mouthpiece
4/11 - 4/22/2018


A Nightwood Theatre presentation of a Quote Unquote Collective production, in association with Why Not Theatre. Created and performed by Norah Sadava & Amy Nostbakken. ...

One Step At A Time
One Step At A Time
3/24 - 3/25/2018


Using monologues, original songs, and improvisational Tap dance, Andrew shares he and his wife's journey of caring for a son with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, ...

Calpurnia
Calpurnia
1/14 - 2/4/2018


A Nightwood Theatre and Sulong Theatre co-production. Written and directed by Audrey Dwyer. A hilarious and provocative look at class, race and family dynamics under ...

Unholy
Unholy
11/23 - 12/10/2017


A Nightwood Theatre production. Written by Diane Flacks and directed by Kelly Thornton. “Should women abandon religion?” Four female panelists face off in a wild, ...

Love You to Death - A Murder Mystery Cabaret


Take a dash of Chicago, a sprinkle of CSI, a pinch of Nine, a swig of your favorite cult classic horror film and you’ve got ...

The Femme Playlist
The Femme Playlist
10/10 - 10/25/2014


Through the use of Filipino fan dancing and soulful singing, Catherine Hernandez uncovers the realities of living as a queer woman of colour. From masturbation ...

Lost Lounge
Lost Lounge
5/3 - 5/5/2012


Buddies in Bad Times Theatre presents LOST LOUNGE By Split Britches (NYC) Written and performed by Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver (Split Britches) Sound and ...

Dancing Queen
Dancing Queen
4/18 - 4/29/2012


Buddies in Bad Times Theatre proudly welcomes a Cabaret Company production DANCING QUEEN Written and Directed by Sky Gilbert Choreographed by Keith Cole A beautiful ...

Bliss
Bliss
3/27 - 4/8/2012


Candles are for Burning in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre presents BLISS By Olivier Choinère Translated by Caryl Churchill Directed by Steven McCarthy ...

Free as Injuns
Free as Injuns
2/28 - 3/18/2012


Buddies in Bad Times Theatre proudly welcomes a Native Earth Performing Arts production free as injuns by Tara Beagan Directed by Ruth Madoc-Jones In a ...

The Rhubarb Festival
The Rhubarb Festival
2/8 - 2/19/2012


Toronto's 33rd annual convergence of contemporary performance Festival Director Laura Nanni. Canada's premiere experimental performance festival offers Toronto fresh, live encounters with contemporary theatre, performance ...

The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad
1/10 - 1/29/2012


Buddies in Bad Times Theatre proudly welcomes a Nightwood Theatre production THE PENELOPIAD By Margaret Atwood The iconic Margaret Atwood offers a daring revision of ...

Hallaj
Hallaj
11/18 - 12/4/2011


Buddies in Bad Times Theatre proudly welcomes a Modern Times Stage Company production HALLAJ By Peter Farbridge and Soheil Parsa Directed by Soheil Parsa Hallaj ...

The Normal Heart
The Normal Heart
10/14 - 11/6/2011


Buddies in Bad Times Theatre proudly welcomes a Studio 180 Theatre production THE NORMAL HEART By Larry Kramer Directed by Joel Greenberg Larry Kramer's landmark ...

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