There are always so many exciting things happening in the GTA and beyond!
Toronto
Pochsy IV: UNPLUGGED – VideoCabaret
Pochsy worked at Mercury Packers. Where she packed mercury. Now her employer has moved offshore, and Pochsy must grapple (in her eerily screwball way) with her industrial past and God’s broken promise of a five-star future.
Combining such disparate elements as magical realism, satire and horror, Pochsy has won a devoted audience, numerous production and literary nominations and awards, as well as a reputation for original, hilarious and provocative entertainments.
April 8 – 20
VideoCabaret – 10 Busy Street
The Little Prince: A Physical Theatre Adaptation – A Landon Krentz, Theatre Passe Muraille and Inside Out Theatre Co-Production
Join us on a journey through the stars with The Little Prince, brought to life through the dynamic fusion of physical theatre, Visual Vernacular (VV), American Sign Language (ASL), breathtaking vertical dance, and immersive projection design. This reimagined adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s timeless tale transcends spoken language, weaving a visually stunning narrative that speaks directly to the heart. Led by visionary Deaf artist and storyteller Landon Krentz, this performance invites audiences into a world where communication transcends words, and every gesture tells a story. Follow the little prince as he ventures across whimsical planets, meeting inhabitants and uncovering profound lessons about love, belonging, and the human spirit.
April 2 – 19
Theater Passe Muraille – 16 Ryerson Ave
The Little Prince: A Physical Theatre Adaptation – Theatre Passe Muraille
Cock – Talk Is Free Theatre
Cock, the hit comedy by British playwright Mike Bartlett, is about John, a gay man, who has been in a relationship with his partner for seven years. But when he meets and falls in love with a woman, he is forced to contemplate the boundaries of his identity and decide what he really wants for his future. It is a hilarious and touching look at the difficulties that pop up when you realize you have a choice.
April 5 – May 2
Artists Play Studio – 388 Carlaw Avenue
Garden of Vanished Pleasures – Soundstreams
Garden of Vanished Pleasures is consummate opera, an emotional journey inspired by the life and work of English filmmaker and queer rights activist Derek Jarman, making its world premiere in the theatre. Conceived and devised by U.K./ Canadian director Tim Albery, Garden of Vanished Pleasures blends the works of two brilliant composers: Cecilia Livingston and Donna McKevitt. Livingston writes deeply felt songs of love and loss, and they chime perfectly with McKevitt’s heart-aching songs that use texts drawn from Jarman’s own journals. The texts cover a wide range of expressions, from longing and loss to anger over society’s inequities — universal themes which continue to resonate for our time. A finalist for Opera America’s 2022 Award for Excellence in Digital Opera, the illustrious cast includes stars from the world of opera: sopranos Mireille Asselin and Danika Lorèn, and counter-tenor Daniel Cabena.
April 25 – 27
Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre @ Canadian Stage – 26 Berkeley St
Garden of Vanished Pleasures – Soundstreams
Montreal
The 8th Annual Montreal Clown Festival
The Montreal Clown Festival returns from April 4-12, 2025, highlighting high-calibre clown, comedy, physical theatre, and eccentric performances that elevate clowning to the level of fine artistic excellence.
In celebration of its 8th edition, this year’s festival features eight events over eight days. Expanding its reach locally, the festival kicks off its opening weekend with performances at the Gesù Theatre in the heart of downtown Montreal, before moving to new venues in the Plateau, Mile End, and Villeray–Parc-Extension–Saint-Michel neighborhoods, including the newly opened La Toscadura and P’tit Ours.
April 4 – 12
Various locations in Montreal
2025 Festival des Clowns de Montreal, QC Montreal Clown Festival
Keffiyeh/Made in China – Teesri Duniya Theatre
Keffiyeh/Made In China is a compilation of 10 short plays that weave an unfolding story. It explores how ordinary life, even the most intimate relationships and everyday occurrences, is destabilised under colonization and displacement. Audiences get an honest window into insightful everyday stories… A mother and father buying their son his favourite fruit; siblings arguing with one another about who is the better writer; a business owner trying to sell the latest trend; parents decorating a child’s room; a couple reaching for intimacy on a night without the kids. These are unsettling, touching, humorous, heart-wrenching and beautifully mundane moments, offered against a backdrop of grief, death, rage and hope.
April 10 – 26
Teesri Duniya Theatre atRangshala Studio, Cité-des-Hospitalières,251 av. des Pins Ouest, Montreal
2025- Keffiyeh/Made in China | Teesri Duniya Theatre Montreal – Change the World One Play at a Time
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