Shows
Upcoming clown shows. To get your listing in this section send an email with your show name, dates, times, price, location, description and artwork to show@torontoclown.com.
 | Party for Toronto Festival of Clowns! | |
| When: Saturday, August 14, 2010 8:00 PM | Where: Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St E Toronto | |
| A fundraiser for the Toronto Festival of Clowns. Come on out and see great clowning and support the efforts to run the festival again next year, bigger, better, clownier! | ||
 | Wonderland | |
| When: Friday, August 6, 2010 to Sunday, August 15, 2010 | Where: The Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen Street West | |
| Wonderland marks the triumphant return of Toronto’s beloved bouffon character Eff. From the heralded duo that keeps Toronto audiences laughing and squirming with their unique brand of satire, “Bouffon King” Adam Lazarus performs Eff under the direction of Canadian Comedy Award Nominee Melissa D’Agostino. | ||
 | ONEymoon - a honeymoon for one | |
| When: Thursday, July 1, 2010 to Sunday, July 11, 2010 | Where: 918 Bathurst St, Toronto | |
| Conceived, cowritten and performed by the Toronto based dynamo Christel Bartelse, ONEymoon tells the story of a woman who decides to marry herself. | ||
 | Mump & Smoot Cracked | |
| When: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 to Sunday, June 13, 2010 | Where: Magnetic North Theatre Festival | |
| These are not the clowns from your seventh birthday party. | ||
 | Best In Class | |
| When: Sunday, June 6, 2010 9:30 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns 6 Noble St | |
| A showcase featuring the best work to come out of recent physical theatre workshops. | ||
 | Morro & Jasp Gone Wild | |
| When: Sunday, June 6, 2010 8:00 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns 6 Noble St | |
| Spring break is here and Morro and Jasp are taking off on their biggest and boldest adventure yet. Pack your bags and join the clown sisters for the coming-of-age trip of a lifetime. Untamed, Unexpected, Underage. | ||
 | Lupe's Next Top Lupe | |
| When: Sunday, June 6, 2010 6:30 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns 6 Noble St | |
| Lupe has done it all: fled a revolution, written a series of mildly successful self-help books, and even Skyped with Oprah. Lupe is amazing! | ||
 | Lunacy Cabaret | |
| When: Saturday, June 5, 2010 9:30 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns 6 Noble St | |
| One night a year the east-ends best show makes its way across to the west end for an appearance at the Toronto Festival of Clowns. | ||
| | Lupe's Next Top Lupe | |
| When: Saturday, June 5, 2010 8:00 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns 6 Noble St | |
| Lupe has done it all: fled a revolution, written a series of mildly successful self-help books, and even Skyped with Oprah. Lupe is amazing! | ||
 | Based on Actual Unrelated Events | |
| When: Saturday, June 5, 2010 6:30 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns 6 Noble St | |
| based on actual unrelated events draws on seemingly unrelated, but very real ideas, discovering connections and relationships between living locally, learning languages and the meaning of movement, and global agriculture. | ||
 | Masters of Clown | |
| When: Friday, June 4, 2010 9:30 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns 6 Noble St | |
| Rick Roberts and Fiona Griffiths are the featured speakers in this discussion about physical theatre and clown. Demonstrations of clowning by Christian Laurin as Rutabagan and Mysterion the Mind Reader. | ||
| | Based on Actual Unrelated Events | |
| When: Friday, June 4, 2010 8:00 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns 6 Noble St | |
| based on actual unrelated events draws on seemingly unrelated, but very real ideas, discovering connections and relationships between living locally, learning languages and the meaning of movement, and global agriculture. | ||
| | Morro & Jasp Gone Wild | |
| When: Friday, June 4, 2010 6:30 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns 6 Noble St | |
| Spring break is here and Morro and Jasp are taking off on their biggest and boldest adventure yet. Pack your bags and join the clown sisters for the coming-of-age trip of a lifetime. Untamed, Unexpected, Underage. | ||
 | Cirque du Poulet | |
| When: Thursday, June 3, 2010 9:30 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns 6 Noble St | |
| Neil Muscott's long standing clown and physical comedy show returns for one night only at the Toronto Festival of Clowns. | ||
 | HOOKED | |
| When: Thursday, June 3, 2010 8:00 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns 6 Noble St | |
| HOOKED is a full-length clown play written and performed by Claire Ness. It is the story of love and longing told through song, dance, acrobatics, and of course, furniture. It explores the addiction to life, from mother’s milk to candy, from friends to sex, from vanity to alcohol and beyond! | ||
 | The World Is Ending…and It’s All Your Fault | |
| When: Thursday, June 3, 2010 6:30 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns 6 Noble St | |
| The 21st century is a scary time. Political and environmental issues draw closer and closer to a breaking point, doomsday prophecies fill our movies and music, and people seem increasingly disconnected from the comforts of community and spirituality. | ||
 | CRACK’d | |
| When: Thursday, May 27, 2010 | Where: asdas | |
| Trace Morgan’s mother is dead. Trace will do whatever it takes to forget and fill the void. | ||
 | Wingéd | |
| When: Thursday, April 29, 2010 to Saturday, May 8, 2010 8:00 PM | Where: The DeLeon White Gallery, 1139 College Street | |
| a radical, fearless interpretation of three mythical beings: Icarus, Lucifer and Phoenix. written & performed by David Tomlinson directed by Diana Kolpak | ||
 | Lunacy Cabaret 5th Anniversary 50th Show! | |
| When: Saturday, March 27, 2010 9:30 PM | Where: Centre of Gravity, 1300 Gerrard St E. Toronto | |
| The best of 5 years of Lunacy Cabaret | ||
 | The World is Ending...and It’s All Your Fault! | |
| When: Monday, March 22, 2010 8:00 PM | Where: Ryerson Theatre (43 Gerrard St. East) | |
| The 21st century is a scary time. Political and environmental issues draw closer and closer to a breaking point, doomsday prophecies fill our movies and music, and people seem increasingly disconnected from the comforts of community and spirituality. | ||
 | Tightrope | |
| When: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 to Saturday, March 27, 2010 | Where: Alumnae Theatre - Studio 70 Berkeley St., 3rd floor | |
| Raised in a traveling circus, Sheila grows up knowing only the insides of the giant tent; a child's fantasy brought to life. But behind the bright lights and makeup, is a world as painful and real as any other. | ||
 | Morro and Jasp do Puberty | |
| When: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 to Saturday, March 20, 2010 | Where: Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace - 16 Ryerson Ave | |
| After a 5-star, sold-out run in the 2009 Toronto Fringe Festival and an extension at the Best of the Fringe at the Berkeley Street Theatre, UNIT Productions is thrilled to announce a one week remount of Morro and Jasp do Puberty at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace. | ||
 | Rebecca Northan in Blind Date | |
| When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 to Friday, March 26, 2010 8:00 PM | Where: Brigantine Rm - York Quay Ctr 235 Queens Quay West | |
| Blind Date is one of the most daring and exhilarating undertakings in the scope of contemporary theatre. Part improvisation, theatre and social undertaking, Northan takes you on one of the funniest and most unpredictable rides of your life. | ||
 | Lunacy Cabaret - Monsters and Mad Scientists | |
| When: Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:30 PM | Where: Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St E. | |
| Another installment of clowns and comedy. This time with a monster theme. | ||
 | Lunacy Cabaret Jan 9, 2010 | |
| When: Saturday, January 9, 2010 8:30 PM | Where: At The Centre of Gravity Vaudeville Theatre 1300 Gerrard Street East Toronto | |
| AN ECCENTRIC EVENING OF CLOWN, CIRCUS, COMEDY AND LIVE MULTIMEDIA! | ||
 | Lunacy Cabaret Dec 2009 | |
| When: Saturday, December 12, 2009 8:30 PM | Where: 1300 Gerrard Street East Toronto | |
| AN ECCENTRIC EVENING OF CLOWN, CIRCUS, COMEDY AND LIVE MULTIMEDIA! | ||
 | Lunacy Cabaret Nov 28, 2009 | |
| When: Saturday, November 28, 2009 8:30 PM | Where: The Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St E | |
| GREECE the musical! | ||
 | The Belle of Winnipeg | |
| When: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 to Sunday, November 15, 2009 | Where: Winchester Street Theatre 80 Winchester Street, Toronto | |
| An innovative production that melds a newly developed style of physical performance with film projection and live musical accompaniment, The Belle of Winnipeg is a new original play inspired by the silent film era. The culmination of over four years of collective creation this production combines physicality with a group of engaging characters to introduce a new vocabulary of theatrical expression in silence – save for the live accompaniment of a piano. | ||
 | Lunacy Cabaret - Speakeasy! | |
| When: Saturday, October 17, 2009 8:30 PM | Where: The Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St E. | |
| AN ECCENTRIC EVENING OF CLOWN, CIRCUS, COMEDY AND LIVE MULTIMEDIA! | ||
 | SPENT | |
| When: Thursday, October 8, 2009 to Sunday, October 25, 2009 | Where: Factory Studio Theatre 125 Bathurst Street | |
| an absurd account of two execs who fall off the corporate ladder | ||
 | Old Peculiar | |
| When: Thursday, August 6, 2009 to Sunday, August 16, 2009 | Where: Factory Theatre | |
| The Hobo Homos of Dot & Dribble Productions present Old Peculiar | ||
 | Red Bastard | |
| When: Friday, July 3, 2009 to Saturday, July 11, 2009 | Where: St. Vladimir’s Theatre | |
| Red Bastard is a dangerous, seductive Comedy-Monster! His mission: to charm, disarm, shock and seduce. America’s Premiere Bouffon unleashes a pompous theatrical masterclass. Anything can happen in this interactive show when Red Bastard becomes an elitist movement teacher instructing us on “the theatre of life”. Very, Very Funny- NY TIMES. One of the premiere clowns of our time- Gothamist. | ||
 | Zdenka Now! | |
| When: Friday, July 3, 2009 to Sunday, July 12, 2009 | Where: Royal St. George’s Auditorium | |
| There’s a reason the Yugoslavian flag has only one star in it. That star is Zdenka! Come see Zdenka Now! Meet her new friends of this great city of Toronto! “If we handed out Oscars at the end of the Fringe, Toronto’s Precious Chong would be a front-runner for Best Actress.” ****CBC Winnipeg “A fun, fearless show.” Uptown Magazine | ||
 | When I Grow Up: A Personal Narrative Comedy Show | |
| When: Thursday, July 2, 2009 to Friday, July 10, 2009 | Where: Royal St. George’s Auditorium | |
| Is it too late to dream about what you want to be when you grow up? Hope not! Here we surrender to you our aspirations from childhood dreams and grown-up reveries in a comedy variety show of stand-up, clowning, singing, dancing, & sketch. It’s a little bit campy and a little bit rock’n’roll. Can we still have dreams? Hope so! | ||
 | Morro and Jasp do Puberty | |
| When: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 to Saturday, July 11, 2009 | Where: Tarragon Theatre Extra Space | |
| Morro and Jasp have finally reached puberty. This hilarious show explores the trials and tribulations that we all went through, or are about to go through, in becoming a grown-up. Sixty minutes of laughter, longing, tears and tampons! Not recommended for kids. “The crowned queens of clown” EYE WEEKLY “Hilariously and heartbreakingly awkward” **** CBC “Outstanding Ensemble” NOW Magazine | ||
 | Joe: The Perfect Man | |
| When: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 to Sunday, July 12, 2009 | Where: Bread & Circus - Kensington Market | |
| 2008 Ottawa Fringe Outstanding Comedy Award Winner; After losing his job, Joe stumbles upon a “MACBETH Open Call Audition” and sees it as his one chance to fulfill his destiny. “The most fun you’ll have in a theatre all year.” EYE WEEKLY; **** “Gourgeous clown-based show packs huge rewards.” SEE Magazine; “****Delightful absurdist comedy.” Uptown Magazine. **** Edmonton Journal; **** VUE Weekly | ||
 | Bouffon Show 2009 TFOC | |
| When: Sunday, June 7, 2009 9:30 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| 9:30pm, Sunday June 7 One of the few chances in North America to see an entire cabaret of bouffon characters. | ||
 | Lunacy Cabaret 2009 TFOC | |
| When: Saturday, June 6, 2009 9:30 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| 9:30pm, Saturday June 6 Toronto's wildest clown cabaret at a special west-end location. | ||
 | Masters of Clown 2009 TFOC | |
| When: Friday, June 5, 2009 9:30 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| 9:30pm, Friday June 5 | ||
 | An Exercise in Futility/And now a message from Mr. Mr. | |
| When: Friday, June 5, 2009 to Sunday, June 7, 2009 | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| 6:30pm, Friday June 5 8pm, Sunday June 7 Double bill from Nathan Schwartz and Michael Rubenfeld. | ||
 | Big Girls Don't Cry | |
| When: Friday, June 5, 2009 to Saturday, June 6, 2009 | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| 8pm, Friday June 5 | ||
 | Clown Chowder 2009 TFOC | |
| When: Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:30 PM | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| 9:30pm, Thursday June 4 The final evening of Owen Anderson's clown cabaret. | ||
| | Spent | |
| When: Thursday, June 4, 2009 to Sunday, June 7, 2009 | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| 8pm, Thursday June 4 | ||
 | Chaotica | |
| When: Thursday, June 4, 2009 to Saturday, June 6, 2009 | Where: Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| 6:30pm, Thursday June 4 | ||
| | When I Grow Up: A Personal Narrative | |
| When: Friday, May 8, 2009 11:00 PM | Where: The Second City Theatre, 51 Mercer Street, Toronto | |
| Lesley Carlberg & Barb Jensen are so happy to present this comedy variety show fundraiser. | ||
 | Booff Show 2009 | |
| When: Saturday, May 2, 2009 | Where: Russian Music Drama Youth Center 48 Alness Road Finch and Dufferin | |
| Toronto-based comedy group performs a classic Russian-style panto-mime theater show directed by clown legend Nikolai Terentiev (Cirque Du Soleil and Slava's Snow Show) | ||
| | Lunacy Cabaret 4th Anniversary Show | |
| When: Saturday, April 11, 2009 8:30 PM | Where: Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St E. | |
| Yes, four full years of lunacy with many more to come. This show is titled "Charlie Brown's Easter Special". | ||
| | chaos | control | |
| When: Thursday, March 12, 2009 to Sunday, March 15, 2009 | Where: The Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen Street West (entrance at side door on Dovercourt). | |
| chaos | control 2 women 2 plays Dutch Girl Productions and Whetstone Productions present chaos | control, the Toronto premieres of LIONHEART and CHAOTICA, two tantalizing examinations of how to take charge of one's life (or death), at The Theatre Centre for five performances only, March 12 - 15. | ||
| | Lunacy Cabaret February Friday the 13th | |
| When: Friday, February 13, 2009 to Friday, February 13, 2009 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Where: The Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St E. (just east of Greenwood on north side of Gerrard). | |
| One day before Valentine's day and a Friday the 13th should make this LUnacy an extra special event! | ||
| | Lunacy Cabaret June 2008 | |
| When: Saturday, June 21, 2008 to Saturday, June 28, 2008 | Where: At the Centre of Gravity | |
| Two Lunacy Cabaret shows this Month! One at the Centre of Gravity and a special edition at the Toronto Festival of Clowns in the west end. | ||
 | Eggstatic at Ottawa Fringe | |
| When: Thursday, June 19, 2008 to Saturday, June 28, 2008 | Where: University of Ottawa- Studio Leonard Beaulne 135 Seraphin- Marion | |
| Inspired by real life events, Ardyth Johnson brings us a relationship between a Canadian soldier and his obsessive-compulsive british landlady. When an unusual egg arrives during “high tea”, things take on alien proportions and the yolk hits the fan. | ||
| | PUZZLE ME RED | |
| When: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 to Saturday, June 28, 2008 8:00 PM | Where: Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs 26 Berkeley Street | |
| PUZZLE ME RED is a clown and mask piece created by Michael Kennard, with Kennard performing and John Turner directing. | ||
| | The Lunacy Cabaret | |
| When: Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:00 PM | Where: The Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St E Gerrard just east of Greenwood | |
| The Lunacy continues Saturday May 10th at 8pm with your hosts Fesso and Sketchy. | ||
 | 3rd Anniversary Lunacy Cabaret | |
| When: Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:00 PM | Where: The Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St E | |
| Celebrate three years of clown mayhem with us! | ||
 | QUANI CABARET | |
| When: Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:30 PM | Where: Location: Pia Bouman School of Dance and Creative Movement 6 Noble Street (1 block north of Queen at Dufferin) | |
| A fundraiser for Kenya All proceeds will benefit ASANTE-Reproductive Health | ||
 | Abnormals Anonymous | |
| When: Friday, February 22, 2008 9:00 PM | Where: The Gladstone Hotel | |
| THE HOBO HOMOS PRESENT Abnormals Anonymous A Celebration of Circus Freaks & Social Deviants! | ||
| | Lunacy Cabaret Feb 16th 2008 | |
| When: Saturday, February 16, 2008 8:30 PM | Where: The Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St. E @ Greenwood. Toronto Doors: 7:30 Show: 8:30 | |
| AN ECCENTRIC EVENING OF CLOWN, VAUDEVILLE, CIRCUS, COMEDY AND LIVE MULTIMEDIA! Lunacy Cabaret is a volunteer produced vaudeville cabaret in support of Circus Without Borders and The Centre of Gravity. | ||
 | Baby Clown Soiree | |
| When: Saturday, February 9, 2008 8:00 PM | Where: Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St E | |
| Get your clown on! The Baby Clown soiree is happening! This is your chance to see a wonderful group of new clowns in performance! | ||
 | "Movement" | |
| When: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 12:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Where: Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen Street W. | |
| Corporeal Mime Artist Giuseppe Condello interprets the music of Stravinsky and Via Salzburg. | ||
| | Clown Chowder | |
| When: Sunday, January 27, 2008 7:00 PM | Where: Bad Dog Theatre Theatre 138 Danforth Avenue (at Broadview) | |
| Clown Chowder: an intimate clown soirée. | ||
 | Nearly Lear | |
| When: Thursday, January 17, 2008 to Sunday, February 3, 2008 | Where: The Winchester Street Theatre 80 Winchester Street, Toronto | |
| What if the great and tragic story of King Lear were to be told by the King's closest companion - his own Fool? | ||
 | Lunacy Cabaret Jan 12, 2008 | |
| When: Saturday, January 12, 2008 8:30 PM | Where: The Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St E Just east of Greenwood on Gerrard. | |
| First Lunacy of 2008! | ||
 | Toronto Comedy Combo | |
| When: Sunday, December 9, 2007 1:00 PM | Where: The Second City, 51 Mercer St., Toronto | |
| A show featuring clown, improv, stand up and sketch comedy. A fundraiser for The Comedy Combo, a group raising awareness of comedy in Toronto. | ||
| | Lunacy Cabaret Xmas 2007 | |
| When: Saturday, December 8, 2007 8:00 PM | Where: The Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St E | |
| Special yule tide edition of the Lunacy Cabaret - almost wholesome entertainment. | ||
| | Clown Chowder: an intimate clown soirée | |
| When: Monday, November 19, 2007 8:00 PM | Where: The Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave (at Bloor) | |
| The first show in Season 2! | ||
| | Double Bill: Joe: The Perfect Man and Unicorn Horns | |
| When: Thursday, November 8, 2007 to Sunday, November 18, 2007 | Where: Theatre Passe Muraille | |
| Double bill of one act plays from directors Aleksandar Sasha Lukac and Adam Lazarus | ||
 | The Foo Talk Show @ Hysteria | |
| When: Thursday, November 1, 2007 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Where: Buddies In Bad Times Theatre Alexander St Toronto | |
| Come on out to the talk show with a twist! Witness Foo's unique interviewing styles with musical sidekick Fishead and with special Hysteria guests including Rebecca Leonard, Judy Batalion and Moynan King! | ||
 | Lunacy Cabaret Halloween 2007 | |
| When: Saturday, October 27, 2007 8:30 PM | Where: The Center of Gravity 1300 Gerard St E | |
| Come dressed in your costume for the show and stay for the party after! | ||
 | Lunacy Cabaret at Harvest Fest 2007 | |
| When: Saturday, September 22, 2007 8:00 PM | Where: Midlothian Ridge | |
| The latest Lunacy Cabaret show will be held at Harvest Fest again this year. | ||
| | The Truth According to Morro and Jasp | |
| When: Thursday, July 5, 2007 to Saturday, July 14, 2007 | Where: KidVenue | |
| From the team behind last years Fringe hit The Funtastical Friendship of Morro and Jasp comes a new clown adventure – The Truth According to Morro and Jasp. | ||
 | This is Cancer | |
| When: Wednesday, July 4, 2007 to Sunday, July 15, 2007 | Where: Venue 13 Royal St. George's College (Music Room) 120 Howland Ave. | |
| Cancer has arrived. Got something to say to him? | ||
 | Hanging with Jesus: Forty Minutes on the Wood | |
| When: Sunday, June 24, 2007 10:00 PM | Where: Main theatre | |
| A feel good biblical satire. Rated: Adults Only | ||
 | Joe: The Perfect Man | |
| When: Sunday, June 24, 2007 8:30 PM | Where: Main theatre | |
| Joe goes on an audition for the Scottish play. Rated: Viewer discretion advised – language, some adult themes | ||
 | Josie with the Toes | |
| When: Sunday, June 24, 2007 7:00 PM | Where: Main theatre | |
| Josie with the Toes has hit rock bottom. There’s nothing lower than finding yourself living in a garbage can, except having to live there with a nasty puppet for a roommate. Rated: Viewer discretion advised – language, some adult themes | ||
 | Illmatix Dance Crew | |
| When: Sunday, June 24, 2007 4:00 PM | Where: Workshop room | |
| The Illmatix Dance Crew demonstrate Krumping, answer questions and give a short workshop. Rated: Family Friendly | ||
 | The Caretaker | |
| When: Sunday, June 24, 2007 2:30 PM | Where: Main theatre | |
| Sometimes setting up for the show is a show in itself. Rated: Family Friendly | ||
 | Banjo Puppets | |
| When: Sunday, June 24, 2007 1:00 PM | Where: Main theatre | |
| Banjo Puppets Presents : The Awesome and Wonderful Musical Variety Show with Normal Peter. Rated: Family Friendly | ||
 | The Lunacy Cabaret | |
| When: Saturday, June 23, 2007 8:30 PM | Where: Main theatre | |
| Anything can happen in this adult clown and circus cabaret hosted by the moon! Rated: Adult Only | ||
| | Illmatix Dance Crew | |
| When: Saturday, June 23, 2007 7:00 PM | Where: Workshop room | |
| The Illmatix Dance Crew demonstrate Krumping, answer questions and give a short workshop. Rated: Family Friendly | ||
 | Josie with the Toes | |
| When: Saturday, June 23, 2007 4:00 PM | Where: Main theatre | |
| Josie with the Toes has hit rock bottom. There’s nothing lower than finding yourself living in a garbage can, except having to live there with a nasty puppet for a roommate. Rated: Viewer discretion advised – language, some adult themes | ||
 | The Caretaker | |
| When: Saturday, June 23, 2007 2:30 PM | Where: Main theatre | |
| Sometimes setting up for the show can be the show itself. Rated: Family Friendly | ||
 | Banjo Puppets | |
| When: Saturday, June 23, 2007 1:00 PM | Where: Main theatre | |
| Banjo Puppets Presents : The Awesome and Wonderful Musical Variety Show with Normal Peter. Rated: Family Friendly | ||
 | Deconstructing Horror Clowns: A midnight multimedia mock-panel | |
| When: Friday, June 22, 2007 12:00 AM | Where: Taste Cafe at 1330 Queen St W. Just around the corner from the Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement. | |
| The horror clown genre has been with us for a few decades now. How has it changed the world? Our panel of renowned experts looks deeply into this pressing issue. Rated: Adults Only | ||
| | Hanging with Jesus: Forty Minutes on the Wood | |
| When: Friday, June 22, 2007 10:00 PM | Where: Main theatre | |
| A feel good biblical satire. Rated: Adults Only | ||
 | Bubkus | |
| When: Friday, June 22, 2007 8:30 PM | Where: Main theatre | |
| The purpose of Bubkus is to show the audience the beauty and possibility of a play without words, without bright lights and loads of witticisms. In a world where everything beeps, flashes, shakes, rattles and rolls, Jesse is offering a simple vision of a simple man struggling with his position in the world. Rated: Family Friendly | ||
| | Joe: The Perfect Man | |
| When: Friday, June 22, 2007 7:00 PM | Where: Main theatre | |
| Joe goes on an audition for the Scottish play. Rated: Viewer discretion advised – language, some adult themes | ||
 | Bubkus | |
| When: Thursday, June 21, 2007 10:00 PM | Where: Main theatre | |
| The purpose of Bubkus is to show the audience the beauty and possibility of a play without words, without bright lights and loads of witticisms. In a world where everything beeps, flashes, shakes, rattles and rolls, Jesse is offering a simple vision of a simple man struggling with his position in the world. Rated: Family Friendly | ||
 | Space Night | |
| When: Thursday, June 21, 2007 7:00 PM | Where: Main Theatre | |
| The return of Space Night one of Toronto's most beloved clown shows. Rated: Viewer discretion advised - language, some adult themes | ||
| | Lunacy Cabaret | |
| When: Saturday, May 12, 2007 8:00 PM | Where: The Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St E. Just east of Greenwood | |
| Your next chance to get some Lunacy is May 12th at 8pm. | ||
 | Send a Clown to Russia | |
| When: Saturday, April 14, 2007 8:00 PM | Where: The Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St E. | |
| Fundraiser to send a theraputic clown to Russia. | ||
| | Lunacy Cabaret 2nd Anniversary Show | |
| When: Saturday, March 31, 2007 8:00 PM | Where: 1300 Gerrard St E. The Centre of Gravity. Gerrard at Greenwood. | |
| Two years of clown, circus, comedy, music and mayhem. Check out the biggest show yet! | ||
| | Clown Chowder | |
| When: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Where: Bad Dog Theatre, 138 Danforth Ave. | |
| Clown Chowder: an intimate clown soiree. | ||
 | EVERYBODY’S AN ASSHOLE | |
| When: Thursday, January 25, 2007 to Saturday, January 27, 2007 8:00 PM | Where: Buddies in Bad Time Theatre | |
| Presented as part of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s Audience Relocation Laboratory Series | ||
| | Puzzle Me Red showing | |
| When: Friday, December 29, 2006 to Saturday, December 30, 2006 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Where: BERKELEY STREET UPSTAIRS THEATRE 26 Berkeley Street Closest intersection: Front & Parliament | |
| A Workshop Presentation
A clown and mask piece pondering about the cause of…
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 | Lunacy Cabaret Christmas | |
| When: Saturday, December 16, 2006 8:00 PM | Where: The Centre Of Gravity, 1300 Gerrard St. E. (GERRARD & GREENWOOD) | |
| AN ECCENTRIC EVENING OF CLOWN, VAUDEVILLE, CIRCUS, COMEDY AND LIVE MULTIMEDIA. | ||
| | Clown Chowder | |
| When: Thursday, November 23, 2006 8:00 PM | Where: Bad Dog Theatre 138 Danforth Ave (at Broadview) | |
| A new clown show debuts at the Bad Dog Theatre. | ||
 | An intimate evening with Cancer | |
| When: Friday, August 4, 2006 | Where: Factory Studio Theatre | |
| Spend an intimate evening with Cancer… | ||
 | A Junky's Cabaret | |
| When: Thursday, August 3, 2006 to Saturday, August 12, 2006 | Where: The Cameron House, 408 Queen St W (just West of Spadina) | |
| This is a hilarious, raucous one-act that mocks consumerism and is composed of wild performances by CEO Lady Excess and her band of Corporate Whores. | ||
 | Saturday 08:30pm Houppz Compagnie (France): SplasH2O | |
| When: Saturday, July 15, 2006 to Saturday, July 15, 2006 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Where: Tankhouse Theatre, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, The Distillery Historic District, 2006 Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| Three mischievous minds perform a gigantic belly flop! This international company (France-Canada) brings you a sparkling visual, clownesque aquatic comedy for all ages. Suitable for all ages | ||
 | Saturday 06:00pm Absolut Theatre Company Society & Blyssful Productions (Vancouver): Altered States | |
| When: Saturday, July 15, 2006 to Saturday, July 15, 2006 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Where: Tankhouse Theatre, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, The Distillery Historic District, 2006 Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| Hot off of her phenomenal BC and Alberta tour, Siobhan as Blyss brings us “altered states – primal scream: the edge of consciousness”, where she riffs off of the book, “He’s Just Not That into You.” Recommended ages 15 and up | ||
 | Saturday 04:30pm DeGrassi Knoll (Toronto): Primal Broads | |
| When: Saturday, July 15, 2006 to Saturday, July 15, 2006 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Where: Tankhouse Theatre, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, The Distillery Historic District, 2006 Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| What's a clown to do to survive inflatable debauchery, revenge killings, wheelchair wheelies, seduction by chocolate, inka dinka doo, paroxysms of grief, audience participation, and the planet's impending doom? ... SCREAM!!! Recommended ages 10 and up | ||
 | Saturday 03:00pm Alliesallover (Toronto): The Rise and Fall of Humpty Dumpty | |
| When: Saturday, July 15, 2006 to Saturday, July 15, 2006 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Where: Tankhouse Theatre, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, The Distillery Historic District, 2006 Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| Part-political satire, part-adult nursery rhyme and all clown, this play is a one-man show featuring, among other things: a man in a giant egg suit, a bear fight, 9 different animals, a love-scene, a giant floating balloon man and a show stopping, nail-biting epic thousand-man/sheep battle scene. Recommended ages 10 and up | ||
 | Absence of Magic (A Clown Show) | |
| When: Friday, July 14, 2006 to Sunday, July 16, 2006 | Where: Dancemaker’s Theatre in the Distillery District 55 Mill Street Toronto | |
| In this show, Eric Davis stars as a bone-thin cantankerous clown, whose neurotic endeavors run the gamut of comic expression. | ||
| | Red Bastard (A Bouffon Show) | |
| When: Friday, July 14, 2006 to Sunday, July 16, 2006 | Where: Dancemaker’s Theatre in the Distillery District 55 Mill Street Toronto | |
| New York’s King of Fools infiltrates Toronto! This one-man bouffon show stars Red Bastard as a grotesque, yet disarmingly charming Bouffon, whose enormous ego is matched only be his colossal red ass. | ||
 | Saturday 10:00pm David Craig (Toronto): Napalm The Holey Trinity (Toronto): The DaVinci Load | |
| When: Friday, July 14, 2006 to Saturday, July 15, 2006 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM | Where: Tankhouse Theatre, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, The Distillery Historic District, 2006 Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| "Part nightmare, part Burlesque song and dance man and pure theatre." David Craig talks about the development and history of his buffoon character Napalm. Warning: not suitable for children | ||
| | Friday 10:00pm David Craig (Toronto): Napalm The Holey Trinity (Toronto): The DaVinci Load | |
| When: Friday, July 14, 2006 to Saturday, July 15, 2006 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM | Where: Tankhouse Theatre, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, The Distillery Historic District, 2006 Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| "Part nightmare, part Burlesque song and dance man and pure theatre." David Craig talks about the development and history of his buffoon character Napalm. Warning: not suitable for children. | ||
 | Friday 08:30pm Theatrophy (Ottawa): The Epoch of Coming and Going | |
| When: Friday, July 14, 2006 to Friday, July 14, 2006 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Where: Tankhouse Theatre, Young Centre for the Performing Arts, The Distillery Historic District, 2006 Toronto Festival of Clowns | |
| The Epoch of Coming and Going is a dark, physical-comedy cabaret hosted by Death himself. Recommended ages 10 and up | ||
 | Carnival Electro: Circus of Electric Dreams | |
| When: Friday, July 14, 2006 to Sunday, July 16, 2006 | Where: Presented By the Toronto International Circus Festival @ The Distillery District 55 Mill St, Toronto | |
| Canada's new Electronic Circus Show - A comedy from the creators of Lunacy Cabaret Fri July 14: 8:00pm Tickets $10 - All Ages To order online see "Stage 2" of the "Toronto International Circus Festival" at www.ticketking.com | ||
 | Suit Suite | |
| When: Thursday, July 6, 2006 to Monday, July 17, 2006 7:30 PM | Where: Honest Ed Mirvish’s Loading Dock 581 Bloor St. West (The alley between Bathurst and Markham) | |
| Suit Suite at the Toronto Fringe Festival. Featuring Adam Lazarus and Sandy Gribbin. | ||
| | The Funtastical Friendship of Morro and Jasp | |
| When: Thursday, July 6, 2006 to Saturday, July 15, 2006 | Where: The Toronto Fringe Festival - KidsVenue - Palmerston Library Theatre/560 Palmerston Avenue. | |
| A journey into the friendship of the clown sisters, Morro and Jasp. | ||
 | Posey's Wig | |
| When: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 to Sunday, June 18, 2006 8:00 PM | Where: Dancemakers Studio in the historic distillery district. | |
| Helen Donnelly is re-mounting her hit show, a clown musical where she plays both characters, Miss Posey, a fading opera star and her long-suffering personal maid, Mildred. | ||
| | Lunacy Cabaret 1st Anniversary show | |
| When: Saturday, April 1, 2006 8:00 PM | Where: The Centre Of Gravity, 1300 Gerrard St. E. (GERRARD & GREENWOOD) | |
| AN ECCENTRIC EVENING OF CLOWN, VAUDEVILLE, CIRCUS, COMEDY AND LIVE MULTIMEDIA. Saturday, April 1st, 2006 | ||
 | JOE A Workshop Presentation | |
| When: Thursday, March 23, 2006 to Saturday, March 25, 2006 8:30 PM | Where: Pia Bouman School of Dance 6 Noble Street (Just West of Dufferin, North of Queen) | |
| Written and Performed by Rachelle Elie Directed by Adam Lazarus | ||
 | Absence of Magic (Quest for the Glove of Never Ending Awesomeness) | |
| When: Friday, March 10, 2006 to Saturday, March 11, 2006 8:00 PM | Where: The Centre of Gravity | |
| Live from New York…2 Nights Only! Zero Gravity Circus presents the Canadian Premiere of the Critically acclaimed clown, Eric Davis, in Absence of Magic (Quest for the Glove of Never Ending Awesomeness) | ||
 | Lunacy Cabaret Episode 7 | |
| When: Saturday, March 4, 2006 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Where: The Centre Of Gravity, 1300 Gerard East | |
| Lunacy Cabaret is a No-Holds-Barred Vaudevillian Extravaganza of Clown, Circus, Comedy and Live Multimedia. | ||
| | Lunacy Cabaret Episode 6 | |
| When: Saturday, January 28, 2006 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Where: The Centre Of Gravity, 1300 Gerard East | |
| Lunacy Cabaret is a No-Holds-Barred Vaudevillian Extravaganza of Clown, Circus, Comedy and Live Multimedia. | ||
 | An Experiment in Elizabethan Comedy | |
| When: Thursday, January 12, 2006 to Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:00 PM | Where: Glen Morris Studio Theatre 4 Glen Morris St. | |
| Recreating the comedy of Shakespeare's era as played by The Queen's Men, featuring two celebrated Canadian clowns, Mike Kennard and Andy Massingham. | ||
 | A Grotesque Christmas Pageant | |
| When: Friday, December 16, 2005 to Saturday, December 17, 2005 8:00 PM | Where: The Centre of Gravity 1300 Gerrard St. E. Just east of Greenwood | |
| Holey Trinity Productions presents: A Grotesque Christmas Pageant Its your birthday Jesus! | ||
 | The second annual Toronto Burlesque and Vaudeville Alliance Benefit show | |
| When: Friday, December 2, 2005 9:00 PM | Where: The Vatikan at 1032 Queen Street | |
| The second annual Toronto Burlesque and Vaudeville Alliance Benefit show, Goth Burlesque, will take place Friday, December 2 at The Vatikan with all proceeds going to Inter Pares | ||
 | Fable: Based on a True Story | |
| When: Thursday, December 1, 2005 to Sunday, December 4, 2005 8:00 PM | Where: Nightwood Studio Theatre 55 Mill St., The Cannery, Suite 301 | |
| After a year and a half of re-writes and various shapings, my one man FABLE show is back for a limited FREE run – and this time, Eff has brought some friends along for the ride. | ||
| | 2 Evenings with The Bouffons | |
| When: Friday, November 25, 2005 to Saturday, November 26, 2005 8:00 PM | Where: Toronto Dance Theatre - 80 Winchester Street, Studio C | |
| This special 2 evening showing at Toronto Dance Theatre is presented as the final stage of a 2 week intensive Bouffon workshop. Under the instruction of Bouffon specialist Adam Lazarus, Graduate of L’Ecole Philippe Gaulier in France, the students will have created original Bouffon Numbers to present to you | ||
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