TO BE QUEER IS TO BE A SUBLIME OUTCAST
July 5 - September 21, 2010

It is with great excitement that Buddies in Bad Times Theatre announces its 2010- 2011 Season.

Please visit the CURRENT SEASON section for full show listings.   [more]

Blasted
September 22 - October 10, 2010

Ticket availability: Tuesday September 28/10 SOLD OUT

Sarah Kane's landmark play, lambasted by British critics when it was first performed in 1995 as "a disgusting feast of filth" (Daily Mail), is now considered one of the most important plays to emerge out of the English-speaking world in the last twenty years. This is a rare chance to see an unforgettable modern classic in a production that unites some of Canada's most accomplished theatre creators.   [more]

The Silicone Diaries
November 25 - December 11, 2010

"**** (out of four) profoundly moving" - Toronto Star
"***** (out of five) absolutely unforgettable" - Eye Weekly
"positively hypnotic" - Globe and Mail
"captivating theatre" - Xtra!
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The Bird
January 8 - January 30, 2011

Buddies is thrilled to welcome the return of Sonja Mills to our stage, almost fifteen years after the success of Dyke City.   [more]

The Rhubarb Festival
February 16 - February 27, 2011

As Canada's premiere experimental performance festival, Rhubarb offers Toronto audiences fresh, live encounters with contemporary theatre, performance art, dance and music. For two weeks, Buddies is taken over by more than a hundred local and international artists. Rhubarb is an invitation for both artists and audiences to journey off predictable paths and move beyond the boundaries of convention.   [more]

Tombs of the Vanishing Indian
March 9 - March 27, 2011

Inspired by true events, Tombs of the Vanishing Indian is a poetic excavation of the lost stories of displaced Aboriginal people.   [more]

SPIN
March 16 - March 27, 2011

SPIN blends theatre, music and technology in a unique tribute to the bicycle as muse, musical instrument and instrument of social change.   [more]

The Situationists
April 13 - April 24, 2011

Provocateur extraordinaire, Sky Gilbert, finds inspiration for his latest work in the ideas of the Situationist International, the infamous political and artistic movement which tore France apart in 1950s and 1960s.   [more]

AGOKWE
May 5 - May 15, 2011

Winner of 6 Dora Mavor Moore Awards including Outstanding New Play, Production of a Play, Direction and Performance.

"a riveting parable of hope" - Toronto Sun
"fiercely honest and original ... Fobister brings down the house" - NOW Magazine
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Tightrope
May 26 - June 5, 2011

"... magical mix of cabaret and video ... nothing short of genius" - Montréal Mirror

"... the most technologically sophisticated, superbly staged, and intricately timed multi-media experience I have had in quite some time." - San Francisco Bay Times   [more]