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Shadow Theatre brings Kat Sandler’s Yaga to Edmonton ahead of Crave adaptation
Shadow Theatre is opening its 2026–27 season with Kat Sandler’s Yaga, a mystery-comedy that begins at Edmonton’s Varscona Theatre on October 14.
From Alberta to the Atlantic: Jay Whitehead brings Canada's bathhouse raid history to the stage
Jay Whitehead was backstage in Sackville, New Brunswick, this summer, preparing for a performance of his play 333: The Toronto Bathhouse Raids, when word reached him about a man at the theatre.
Whose Land Is It Anyways? brings Indigenous and South Asian comedians to Toronto’s Comedy Bar
Six comedians are scheduled to take the stage at Toronto’s Comedy Bar on Friday, Oct. 23, for Whose Land Is It Anyways?, a showcase featuring Indigenous and South Asian stand-up performers.
Adam Francis Proulx brings How to Hug a Porcupine home for Algoma Fall Festival workshop
Sault Ste. Marie theatre artist Adam Francis Proulx is bringing a project nearly a decade in development back to his hometown for the Algoma Fall Festival.
Bad Dog’s Roses & Thorns returns for four October Fridays at Comedy Bar Bloor
Bad Dog Theatre’s Roses & Thorns is back for four Friday performances in October at Comedy Bar Bloor, beginning Oct 9, 2026 and continuing Oct 16, 2026, Oct 23, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026. All four shows begin at 7 p.m.
Tracy & Martina’s first cross-Canada tour continues through November
Tracy & Martina, the Cape Breton comedy duo created and performed by Justine Williamson and Greg Vardy, are continuing their first cross-Canada tour with six verified dates still ahead.
Jordyn Wood’s Vascular Necrosis reaches Vancouver world premiere after Flying Start development
Vancouver playwright Jordyn Wood’s Vascular Necrosis reaches its world-premiere production this week, beginning with an Oct. 7 preview at The Nest on Granville Island and continuing through Oct. 18 in a co-production from Touchstone Theatre and Glitch Theatre.
I Don’t Even Miss You brings Elena Belyea’s national tour back to Edmonton
Elena Belyea’s I Don’t Even Miss You is back in Edmonton four years after it appeared in RISER Edmonton, returning as the fourth stop on a national tour that has since taken the work to Ottawa, Toronto and Calgary.
Iannicko N’Doua spent 15 years turning a journey to Côte d’Ivoire into Neige sur Abidjan
While studying theatre in Quebec, Iannicko N’Doua travelled to Côte d’Ivoire for the first time to find his father. Waiting there was a part of his family life that had largely existed at a distance.
Canadian comedians renew push for formal recognition in Canada’s arts funding system
In 2018, comedian Sandra Battaglini initiated a House of Commons petition asking the federal government to designate stand-up comedy an art form and make public arts funding available to comedians.