CELEBRATING STRANGE MAKERS!

A troupe of eager Clowns has arrived at the theatre to audition for a Shakespeare play. What play, you ask? One of William Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, of course! Which one, you ask? Well...

Can these Clowns handle Hamlet, the famous drama about a grief-stricken son? Or how about Romeo & Juliet, the beloved tale of star-crossed romance? Or maybe Macbeth, Shakespeare’s spooky play about witches and kings?

Can this intrepid group choose a play in time? The show must go on!

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Rivalry can be fun! When four border officers discover a forbidden love, they get caught in an escalating international incident that spirals belligerently out of control.

Directed by Canadian Comedy Award winner Ken Hall, U UP? is a surreal, immersive, comedy that explores national identity, authority, and long-distance relationships along the world’s longest undefended border.

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In a not-so-distant future, an aging crossdresser awaits execution for the crime of "gender bending." Through fragments of clown, memory, ritual, and hallucination, they revisit the moments (both toxic and touching) that have led them to their fate. A sometimes-comic and haunted meditation on identity faced with extinction.

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Jump aboard this fantastical adventure inside a neurodiverse brain! “Neuro-DIVE!” blends clown, storytelling and shadow puppetry to explore the inner workings of a brain that doesn’t quite follow the “rule book”.

The charmingly chaotic “Dina the Dopamine Receptor” tours us through the Frontal Lobe as she struggles with an overflowing mailroom, buzzing skeleton control panel and out of control “feelies”. When Dina unknowingly sets off an alarm, she and the audience need to work together in a quest to find the elusive “Reset Button”.

Think Alice in Wonderland meets Inside Out! From the creator of “The ADHD Project”.

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Following their 2025 Fringe triumphant run of Very Shady Arab Ladies, Juno-nominated “Divas of Disruption” Maryem Tollar and Roula Said return with Book of Ooka: The Immaculate Misconception. Fusing traditional Arabic melodies with slapstick comedy, this narrative centres on “Hag Energy”—the visionary power of older women of colour.

When 78-year-old Auntie Ooka (Anand Rajaram) miraculously becomes pregnant and speaks only in divine gibberish, the duo is catapulted from a Toronto shawarma shop to the River Jordan.

It’s a surreal, musical masterclass in using radical imagination to survive a world gone mad.

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Snacey has not been the kindest snake and is afraid no one will show up to her birthday party! When her past behaviour slithers back to haunt her, Snacey must shed her evil ways and grow into a new version of herself. Will her animal pals (and mom) accept that she is capable of change?

This campy musical highlights mother-daughter relationships, the power of an apology, and growing into your own person (or snake).

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Hustle! Grind! Mindset! Your favourite tech bro, thought leader and second-hand Tesla owner Santosh Santosh (aka TOSH) is delighted to be a very last minute speaker at Grind-Con! 5 ft 9 but with the ambition of 7’2, Santosh is the host of “Second-Hand Success”, an almost award-winning podcast.

He’s known for his linkedIn presence, with over 37 endorsements and one heart reaction from Sundar Pichai’s fan account. When he’s not doing asynchronous API orchestration, Santosh likes to kick back, drink beer and spend time inside his girlfriend.

~*Developed through the Buddies in Bad Times Emerging Creators Unit in 2025*~

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Short King has banned shadows from his entire kingdom. It hasn't helped. Short King is an adventure about a tiny ruler with a very big grief, and the quest that forces him to finally face it. Featuring shadow puppetry and live audience participation, it's a wildly theatrical show about loss, courage, and why our shadows are nothing to be afraid of.

For brave young adventurers and the grown-ups beside them.

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The legendary rivalry between the Tortoise and the Hare reaches its ultimate showdown. A spectacle rivaling the Super Bowl, with everything on the line.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ You may think you know this story, but what is the real truth of what happened?

Sweet Action Theatre presents a brave retelling of one of history’s most timeless tales. Join Toronto’s freakiest clown cult as they explore fate, intimacy, love, sex, death, hate, joy, pain, lust, fear, envy, gluttony, confidence, dancing, laughter, kissing, sleeping, feeling, wishing, and finally, knowing.

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Meet Billy & Bink! A puppet and human brother duo who are also BESTIES! It’s a perfect day until Bink finds out Billy is hiding a secret. Uh-oh! Things just got confusing! Friendship is HARD! With the help of songs, laughs, and YOU, they’ll sort their problem out! Enjoy this brand-new TYA musical for the whole family at KidsFest.

Suitable for ages 5–10 (and everybody else!)

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