Toronto

Niimi’iwe Dance Double Bill – Native Earth Performing Arts

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 Bill explores the nuances of Indigenous identity stories with these two dance pieces presented in a single evening followed by talkbacks with the artists after each show.

February 5 – 8

Aki Studio – 585 Dundas St E

https://nativeearth.ca/shows/all-shows/niimiiwe-dance-double-bill

Love You Forever and More Munsch – Young People’s Theatre

Step inside the wonderfully wacky world of Robert Munsch – Canada’s best-loved children’s author! Jam-packed with joy, this whimsical award-winning adaptation brings to life five modern classics: Mortimer; The Paper Bag Princess; Murmel, Murmel, Murmel; Zoom!; and Love You Forever. Prepare yourself for delightfully noisy bedtimes and a blowhard dragon leaping from the page to the stage! Whether it’s your first Munsch adventure or a nostalgic return, the whole family will love this celebration of childhood – from its funny frustrations to the unbreakable bonds we share with the ones we love most.

February 19 – March 21

Young People’s Theatre – 165 Front St E

https://www.youngpeoplestheatre.org/shows-tickets/love-you-forever-and-more-munsch/

TREE – Young People’s Theatre

Settle into Mama Bird’s cozy nest and experience the magical world of Tree! This interactive multi-sensory production will transport little theatregoers to a luminous universe filled with enchanting puppets, soft lights, and gentle melodies. Audience sizes are limited, allowing young children to explore the forest’s wonders through personalized one-on-one interactions with performers. Thoughtfully considered and beautifully staged, this unique theatrical performance promises fun-filled family memories that will last a lifetime.

February 14 – 22

Young People’s Theatre – 165 Front St E

https://www.youngpeoplestheatre.org/shows-tickets/tree/

Rhubarb! 47 – Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

I eat both, and maybe even a third — all at once. They mix inside of me, and I birth out a hybrid. Diverse, unnatural, impure, unlabeled, beautiful. I make new life with my cultural cannibalism. My creation-creature is a mix of all their original beauty and their primal beast.

Welcome to the Rhubarb! Festival 2026. 

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.

February 4 – 7

Buddies in Bad Times Theatre – 12 Alexander St

https://buddiesinbadtimes.com/show/rhubarb-festival-2026/

White Rabbit Red Rabbit – One Four One Collective, and Nassim Soleimanpour Productions, The Assembly Theatre

In what promises to be the must-see theatrical events of the year, each performance features a different actor, a script in a sealed envelope, and absolutely no rehearsal. With no director, no set, and no safety net, the performer receives the script the moment they step on stage. The actor performing each night is instructed to do no research about the play and just simply show up and read what’s contained in the envelope. What unfolds is spontaneous, fearless, and thrillingly unpredictable, once-in-a-lifetime experience for audiences and performers alike. Each night features a different performer creating a completely unique, unrepeatable live event. No two audiences will ever experience the same production.

February 5 – 20

The Assembly Theatre – 1479 Queen St. W.

https://www.theassemblytheatre.com/whiterabbitredrabbit

This Will Heal Me – Rakhee Morzaria

After sold out shows at Toronto Sketchfest, Montreal Sketchfest, Comedy is Art Festival,

Canadian Screen Award nominated comedian and actor Rakhee Morzaria, of Run the

Burbs (CBC, Hulu) and Dinner with Friends (TIFF) and is back with the premiere of her

solo show, This Will Heal Me.

Comedian Rakhee Morzaria will do everything she’s been too afraid to do in front of a

live audience (vulnerability included) in this debut solo show, so that she can emerge

fully healed. Themes of identity, culture, beauty and worse.

February 13 and 14

Sweet Action Theatre – 180 Shaw Street

Spotlight at the Second City – Second City

Spotlight at the Second City is a new series from Taylor Hreljac & Gabe Meacher that celebrates sketch comedy’s best troupes. Each month, The Second City will open its doors to the next generation of sketch by putting the spotlight on two of our favourite sketch troupes. Audiences will get to enjoy a double-header sketch show: two acts, one amazing night of fresh comedy.

February’s show features LEGALLY BROWN and EMILY JEFFERS!
Hosted by Taylor Hreljac & Gabe Meacher

February 17 and 18

Second City – 110 Harbour St

https://www.secondcity.com/shows/toronto/spotlight-at-the-second-city-tor

GTA

The 39 Steps – Guelph Little Theatre

A seemingly ordinary man becomes embroiled in extraordinary danger after meeting a mysterious woman who claims to be a spy. When she is murdered in his apartment, he finds himself on the run—pursued by both the police and a shadowy organization known only as “The 39 Steps.” What follows is a nationwide chase packed with quick-change characters, imaginative stage effects, and a finale that leaves audiences breathless.

A cast of only six actors brings over 100 characters to life, showcasing virtuosic timing, bold physicality, and gleefully inventive storytelling. The result is an evening of theatre that is clever, fast, and incredibly fun.

January 29 – February 8

Guelph Little Theatre – 176 Morris St, Guelph

https://www.guelphlittletheatre.com/whats-on

The Game’s Afoot – Oshawa Little Theatre

It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. It is then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.

January 22 – February 7

Oshawa Little Theatre – 67 Russett Ave, Oshawa

https://ci.ovationtix.com/36216/production/1230432

Montreal

Winterworks – Centaur Theatre

WinterWorks, Centaur Theatre’s festival dedicated to adventurous, experimental, and cutting-edge performance, returns February 4–22, 2026. Formerly known as the Wildside Festival, WinterWorks has evolved into a dynamic showcase of what’s next in Canadian performance—bringing together fully realized productions by established artists alongside Pay-What-You-Can readings by exciting emerging voices.

With accessible ticket prices, festival passes, and a program that spans dance-theatre, live electronic music, immersive technology, and daring new writing, WinterWorks is a must-see event for audiences eager to experience the future of theatre.

February 4 – 22

Centaur Theatre – 453 Saint-François-Xavier Street, Montreal

https://centaurtheatre.com/winterworks-2026/

CRASH – Imago Theatre

A tour de force narrative about family, faith, and the complexity of memory, CRASH follows a

woman known as The Girl as she navigates the fractured aftermath of a past assault while

grappling with the recent loss of a family member. Set in Montreal, the play is an intimate,

haunting yet joyful, and ultimately a redemptive exploration of the resilience of the human

spirit.

February 11 – 22

Segal Centre for Performing Arts (Studio), 5170 Chem. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal

https://www.imagotheatre.ca/crash

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