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Mae Martin The Possum

image of comedian Mae Martin

Queer Pride 2026

queer pride 2026 logo

take rimbaud

Kainchee Lagaa & Jhooti: The Begging Brown Bitch Plays

Zaiba, a brown queer transfeeme sits on her heels looking outwards in a blu/p[urple haze with a spotlight behind her. She wears fuchsia lipstick, jewelled maang tikka on her forehead, bangles and an assortment of jewelry. She is wearing a sparkly crop top and a short skirt. She holds a small purse and a plastic grocery bag filled with items that sits on the floor.

The Herald

The Herald web banner. Jill Connell is back lit with purple smoky light. She looks upward and the image is overlaid with ascii art.

The 47th Rhubarb! Festival

an image of Rhubarb! Festival Director Ludmylla Reis wearing an extravagant outfit of tulle and knit fabrics, holding their arms up with their hands in their hair. the background is dark purple.

Make Banana Cry

Make Banana Cry banner

Bijuriya

image of gabriel dharmoo, Bijuriya creator, in a white and gold gown, looking back over their shoulder against a deep purple backdrop with an ascii digital art overlay

ArtAttack! 2025

Nuit Blanche: WISHING WELL

A purple image of Starlight, one of the members of xLq. They are wearing a tulle dress adorned with neon letters, a black wig, and enormous pink pleaser heels. They are bent over, wearing purple and orange glasses that say xLq.

The Green Line

Makram Ayache, playwright and director of The Green Line, is backlit in a purply-smokey frame. He wears an open black vest and looks directly into the camera, seen from the waist up.

2025 – 26 Season

Queer Pride Festival 2025

Genrefuck

A person wearing a gray sweater with red cuffs and fishnet tights poses crouched in front of a gray background on the left side. On the right side a person wearing a white dress and scarf tied around their head poses standing in front of a gray background. There is white text that reads 'Genrefuck.' on the left side of the image.

 

Shedding a Skin

promotional image for shedding a skin by Amanda Wilkin, featuring a black textured background and a collaged image of Amanda Wilkin, laughing and looking down

The 46th Rhubarb! Festival

A person with short dark hair wearing a collared shirt and black and white striped arm warmers poses in front of a blue purple and green abstract background. White text across a black background on the left side of the images reads "the 46th Rhubarb Festival". Image for Rhubarb Festival 2025.

There is Violence and There is Righteous Violence and There is Death or, The Born-Again Crow

An abstract style image include three faces looking at the camera, the entire image has a blue tint. White text across the image reads 'There is Violence There is Righteous Violence and There is Death or, The Born-Again Crow'

I Won’t Envy

A blonde person wearing a green outfit with large sleeves and rhinestone makeup stands against an abstract pink, green and black background. White text across the left part of the image reads 'I won't envy'.

 

Oraculum

Two people in drag makeup and costumes pose in front of a red background. The person in the lower half of the image is wearing all blue. The person in the upper half of the image has dark hair. There is white text across the middle of the image that reads 'Oraculum'.

Nuit Blanche

Several people wearing black outfits pose in front of a white background that looks like torn paper, there is a black background behind those images. White text at the top of the image reads 'Nuit Blanche'

Roberto Zucco

Against a black background a person with many tattoos is shown in various poses. White text across the image reads 'Roberto Zucco'.

2024-25 SEASON

QUEER PRIDE 2024

A beautiful abstract graphic featuring patterns or green, pink, yellow and black. The text reads: "May twenty fourth to June thirtieth. Queer Pride"

The Youth/Elders Podcast

Contact

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Press Releases

July 8, 2026: Mae Martin Announces Limited Toronto Engagement at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

May 8, 2026: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre announces Queer Pride Festival 2026

March 31, 2026: Cast and creative team announced for take rimbaud by Susanna Fournier

March 2, 2026: Cast and creative team announced for Kainchee Lagaa + Jhooti by Zaiba Baig

February 10, 2026: Rae Abunahla named nightlife programmer at Buddies in Bad Times

January 26, 2026: Buddies announces cast and creative team for The Herald

December 18, 2025: Buddies announces artists for the 47th annual Rhubarb! Festival

December 3, 2025: Buddies and Toronto Dance Theatre announce cast and creative team for Make Banana Cry

October 14, 2025: BIJURIYA hits the stage for four nights only this November at Buddies

October 2, 2025: Buddies announces November 6 ArtAttack! auction and fundraiser

September 4, 2025: Buddies presents xLq’s WISHING WELL: Alphabet Soup at Nuit Blanche 2025

August 12, 2025: Buddies announces cast and creative team for The Green Line

June 24, 2025: Buddies 2025 – 26 Season Announcement

May 8, 2025: Buddies announces lineup for Queer Pride 2025

April 16, 2025: Buddies announces updated program for Genrefuck.

January 28, 2025: Buddies and Native Earth announce cast and creative team for The Born-Again Crow

January 15, 2025: Buddies announces lineup for the 46th annual Rhubarb! Festival

November 18, 2024: Buddies announces lineup for I Won’t Envy, a new podcast by Vivek Shraya

October 30, 2024: Buddies in Bad Times Theatre announce cast and creative team for the world premiere of Oraculum

October 11, 2024: Buddies announces ArtAttack! 2024

September 10, 2024: Nuit Blanche Programming Announcement

August 7, 2024: Cast & Creative team announcement: Roberto Zucco

June 25, 2024: Buddies 2024-25 Season Announcement

April 29, 2024: Buddies presents Queer Pride 2024

February 14, 2024: A cinematic theatre thriller, WHITE MUSCLE DADDY makes its world premiere at Buddies

January 15, 2024: Buddies announces programming lineup for the 45th Rhubarb Festival

December 19, 2023: Irreverent performance duo We Quit Theatre brings three works to Buddies this January

October 23, 2023: The Rocky Mountain Special makes a stop at Buddies

October 4, 2023: Buddies presents ArtAttack! 2023

August 24, 2023: Critically-acclaimed speaking of sneaking kicks off Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s 45th season

August 22, 2023: ted witzel Named Artistic Director of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre