The Rhubarb Festival
February 2024
“A Toronto Theatre institution”
— XTRA
Back for its 45th year, Rhubarb transforms Buddies into a hotbed of experimentation, with artists challenging our notions of what art-making and art-watching can be. As Canada’s longest-running new works festival, Rhubarb is the place to encounter the most adventurous ideas in performance and to catch familiar and unfamiliar artists venturing into uncharted territory.
Rhubarb continues to strengthen Buddies’ international ties with the curatorial performance network, fostering exchanges of artists and works between performance festivals around the globe. Stay tuned for our programming, to be announced this winter.
illustration by mitch duncan
graphic design by Awake Studio
“TORONTO’S GO-TO EVENT FOR THOUGHT-PROVOKING, POLITICAL, ADVENTUROUS ENTERTAINMENT”
-Toronto Life
“ONE OF THE BEST EVENTS ON THE TORONTO THEATRE CALENDAR”
-Toronto Star
“THE WILDEST THEATRE FEST IN TOWN”
-Toronto Life
“RHUBARB IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT, BUT EVEN MORE IMPOSSIBLE TO RESIST”
-My Gay Toronto
Launched to mark the festival’s 35th anniversary, The Rhubarb Archive is a (hopefully) comprehensive list of all the projects, performances, experiments, parties, and special events to ever grace the stage at Canada’s longest-running new works festival.
VISIT THE ARCHIVEStay tuned for our programming, to be announced this winter.
Tickets
$10/$25/$40/$70
For each of our mainstage shows this season, we’re offering tickets at a range of price points, though seating is general admission, and every seat is just as good as the next. If cost is a barrier, this is your chance to get an affordable ticket. If you are able to pay more, this is your chance to increase your support for the work onstage and ensure it stays affordable for those who need it.
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