News — Théâtre français de Toronto

TfT breaks ground on its first permanent venue

31 July 2026

Yes. At last.

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A new theatre troupe is being born in Toronto

28 July 2026

What if your next great adventure started on stage?

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7 Nominations at the 2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards

17 June 2026

Congratulations to the artists, creative teams, and all those who contributed to these remarkable productions.

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Playing Soon: Angle Mort (Blindside)

12 May 2026

ANGLE MORT by Stéphanie Morin-Robert Takes Toronto by Storm, May 28–30, 2026.

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Playing Soon: Je suis William

28 April 2026

Théâtre français de Toronto and Alliance française de Toronto present Je suis William (I Am William), a musical play by Théâtre le Clou.

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Thoughts on writing Joséphine et les grandes personnes

19 March 2026

I began writing this play with the reality of families during the pandemic in mind.

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Spotlight on the next generation of artists: Simon-Rys Landry

12 March 2026

Originally from Sudbury, Ontario, Simon-Rys Landry, born in 2004, is currently experiencing one of the most intense moments of his journey...

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Playing Soon: Bonnes Bonnes

5 March 2026

TfT, in association with Factory Theatre, is proud to present Bonnes Bonnes, in its original French.

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Playing Soon: Joséphine, et les grandes personnes

4 March 2026

The theatrical conference that will change everything — for children… and their parents.

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Exhibition: KÉLÉMA – Memories of Brazza

18 February 2026

Discover the photographic exhibition by artist Cynthia-Laure Etom

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Conference: Queen Zingha: Historical Roots and Contemporary Resonances

15 February 2026

A look at these heroines of resistance, symbols of power and African female leadership.

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Playing Soon: Nzinga

19 January 2026

When Exil Becomes Voice and Power.

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2025 Annual Donation Campaign — Plurielles

17 November 2025

This year, with our PLURIELLES campaign, TfT pays tribute to the many voices that nourish our company.

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Théâtre français de Toronto presents Les Zinspiré·e·s : À la lumière des 13 Lunes

5 November 2025

When the Number 13 Becomes a Theatrical Good-Luck Charm

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Théâtre français de Toronto presents Le malentendu (The Misunderstanding) by Albert Camus

22 September 2025

One of Albert Camus’s great tragedies. Camus, a towering literary figure and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Job Offer Marketing Assistant

9 June 2025

TfT seeks a Marketing Assistant to support its communications efforts for the 2025–2026 season.

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Five Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations

28 May 2025

TfT is proud to announce that LES ZINSPIRÉ.E.S: LE NOMBRE SUBLIME has been nominated for 5 Dora Mavor Moore Awards!

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Matching Gift Campaign Until June 20!

23 May 2025

TfT is launching its very first matching gift campaign!

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Launching the 58th Season!

20 May 2025

TfT unveils a 2025–2026 season full of emotion, boldness, and intimate stories.

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Playing Soon: Michel(le)

18 April 2025

Théâtre français de Toronto presents Michel(le) — a powerful solo inspired by a true story.

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Community Workshop on April 25!

15 April 2025

Inclusive Co-creation with Catherine Bourgeois & and Andreas Prinz

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Playing Soon: Cispersonnages en quête d’auteurice

31 March 2025

Cispersonnages en quête d'auteurice, Joe, Jack & John's gritty comedy where we're no longer walking on eggshells... we're swimming in omelets!

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Merlin Simard awarded the 2025 Mariel-O'Neill-Karch Playwrighting Grant

19 March 2025

TfT is able to award an annual grant to support the development of Franco-Ontarian playwriting.

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Playing Soon: Cet été qui chantait

12 March 2025

A poetic journey into the world of Gabrielle Roy.

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Spotlight on the next generation of artists: Éléa Losa

3 March 2025

Spotlight on the next generation of artists: Éléa Losa. This article was produced in partnership with the University of Ottawa's Department of Theatre and Faculty of Arts.

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Back on Stage: Crawlspace

18 February 2025

Back at TfT Before a National Tour!

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ISO Illustrator

23 January 2025

Théâtre français de Toronto is looking for a visual artist to illustrate its next season.

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Playing Soon: Le problème avec le rose

7 January 2025

The Problem with Pink: a poetic and colourful show for young audiences

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2024 donation campaign: help TfT anchor itself for years to come!

3 December 2024

Today, and until December 31, 2024, we would like to ask you for a donation to enable TfT to continue anchoring itself for the next 57 years (minimum!) and continue positioning itself as a reference in Toronto's cultural landscape.

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Playing Soon: Les Zinspiré·e·s : le nombre sublime

12 November 2024

Théâtre français de Toronto presents LES ZINSPIRÉ-E-S: LE NOMBRE SUBLIME. Celebrating the talent of young Franco-Ontarians for the 12th year!

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Playing Soon: Feu Monsieur Feydeau !

26 September 2024

A delirious comedy that resurrects the spirit of Georges Feydeau’s farces!

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Nuits claires from Vancouver to Caraquet, via Toronto

12 June 2024

Twelve Canadian theatres, including TfT, to collaborate on an ambitious cumulative French-language writing project

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Launching the 57th Season!

30 May 2024

TfT is proud to unveil its 2024-2025 artistic season, an invitation to discover a kaleidoscope of human experiences.

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The 2024 WeeFestival Starts May 10!

6 May 2024

Toronto’s only performing arts festival for very young audiences celebrates its 10th birthday

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Spotlight on the next generation of artists: Sarah Komendat

2 May 2024

Sarah Komendat is 20 years old and a native of Ottawa. She is currently a 3rd year theatre student at the University of Ottawa, and will be graduating in a few weeks.

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Playing Soon: Les Fourberies de Scapin

29 April 2024

Molière Back on TfT's Stage!

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Carolyn Fe awarded the 2024 Joël Beddows Playwrighting Grant

25 April 2024

TfT is able to award an annual grant to support the development of Franco-Ontarian playwriting.

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Playing Soon: Le Roi Poubelle

11 April 2024

A singular adventure. An eco-responsible new play.

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Playing Soon: Quichotte

22 March 2024

Quixote! A Zany Journey into the Imaginary World of Cervantes

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Job Offer

18 March 2024

Théâtre français de Toronto, Obsidian Theatre and Theatre Gargantua are looking for a Project Coordinator

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Playing Soon: Mononk Jules

28 February 2024

An Indigenous hero kept for too long in the shadows of History

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Playing Soon: L'Amour telle une cathédrale ensevelie

22 January 2024

A Theatrical Odyssey of Love, Loss, and Migration

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OTF grant of $36,800 lights up Théâtre français de Toronto

30 November 2023

TfT celebrates the new lighting equipment it was able to acquire thanks to a $36,800 capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

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Get on board for our 2023 fundraising campaign!

28 November 2023

Our 2023-2024 season promises to be rich in discovery, travel, and adventure!

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Playing Soon: Les Zinspiré.e.s : Onze calme et on continue

6 November 2023

Originality, Creativity and Authentic Voices: TfT Presents the 11th Edition of Les Zinspiré.e.s

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Playing Soon: Les Filles du roi

2 October 2023

Théâtre français de Toronto invites you to cross the Atlantic on route to 1673 New France with LES FILLES DU ROI.

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Playing Soon in Toronto and Limoges: Convictions

31 August 2023

Théâtre français de Toronto (TfT) presents CONVICTIONS: a brand new creation written by Lara Arabian, directed by Djennie Laguerre and starring Lara Arabian, Sheila Ingabire Isaro and Nabil Traboulsi.

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Sébastien Bertrand awarded the 2023 Joël Beddows Playwrighting Grant

21 June 2023

The Joël Beddows Fund aims to support the development of Franco-Ontarian playwriting through an annual grant awarded to a playwright.

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TfT Launches its 56th Season

11 June 2023

TfT unveils its 2023-2024 season, a remarkable collection of theatrical productions that share a common thread of discovery and voyages.

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6 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations

29 May 2023

TfT is proud to announce that two productions presented during the 2022-2023 season have been nominated for the Dora Mavor Moore Awards - totaling 6 nominations!

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Playing Soon: Aalaapi | ᐋᓛᐱ

23 May 2023

A captivating encounter between radio and theatre: Aalaapi | ᐋᓛᐱ immerses audiences in the reality of two women from Nunavik.

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The WeeFestival is Back!

16 May 2023

WeeFestival Arts & Culture for Early Years’s 2023 Edition Offers a Feast of Engaging Arts for the Youngest Theatregoers Over Four Weeks.

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Playing Soon: Mesdames et messieurs, garçons et filles

4 May 2023

The youth show for 9 to 14 year olds follows the story of Finn, born Fiona, and the affirmation of his gender identity

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Playing Soon: Vaches, The Musical

19 April 2023

TfT presents Création In Vivo's wildly entertaining musical that has already conquered the rest of Ontario. Guaranteed Laughs.

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Appointment of Karine Ricard as Artistic Expert to the CITF

13 April 2023

The Canada Council for the Arts is proud to announce the appointment of Karine Ricard as an artistic expert with the Commission internationale du théâtre francophone (CITF).

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Spotlight on the Next Generation of Artists: Lucas Taylor

5 April 2023

Lucas Taylor is 19 years old and a first year theatre student at the University of Ottawa. He tells us what brought him to the theatre, his journey in French and how he sees the future.

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Les Zinspiré.e.s, ARTS FOR YOUTH AWARD 2023 Finalist

24 March 2023

The award celebrates an individual, collective or organization that has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to engaging Toronto’s youth

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Playing Soon: Crawlspace

23 March 2023

A dark comedy based on true events with the terrifying Toronto real estate market as backdrop....

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Playing Soon: Le Concierge (The Caretaker)

13 February 2023

Follow a caretaker in the classrooms and hidden corners of a school. The very first 'Site-Specific' production from TfT!

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2023 Fundraising Gala

16 January 2023

TfT is excited, once again, to welcome you - in person – to our annual Fundraising Gala

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Playing Soon: FLUSH, a dark comedy by Marie-Claire Marcotte

12 January 2023

TfT, La Troupe du Jour and Fittonia Films present FLUSH: A reflection on the deep meaning of the word “Family”

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2022 Annual Support Campaign: Lumière ! (Lights!)

30 November 2022

Your support is both an important sign of confidence in our work and a tangible contribution to the entire francophone artistic community

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Les Liaisons dangereuses: Nominated at the MIFF in 4 categories!

21 November 2022

TfT's Web series has been selected for the 2022 Montreal Independent Film Festival

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Playing Soon: The Anniversary Edition of LES ZINSPIRÉ.E.S!

3 November 2022

TfT is proud to present the tenth edition of LES ZINSPIRÉ.E.S featuring seven new original scripts.

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UN. DEUX. TROIS. : 40 Artists from across Canada

26 September 2022

TfT and Canadian Stage are proud to present UN. DEUX. TROIS. by Mani Soleymanlou, created by Orange Noyée in partnerships with 10 other companies

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Manman la mer — A Tribute to Spirituality and the Resilience of Haiti’s Women

22 September 2022

Théâtre français de Toronto (TfT) presents Manman la mer by Djennie Laguerre, the award winning play produced by Théâtre Catapulte (Rideau Award for Best Production 2021).

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Ghislain Caron, recipient of Théâtre Action's Professional Sector Award

19 September 2022

This award recognizes his long career in the cultural sector and his great contribution to French theatre in Ontario.

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2 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations!

31 August 2022

Corpus' La bulle, co-presented by TfT and Jamii in the summer of 2021, is nominated for two Doras.

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TfT Awarded the Prix Senghor-Césaire

29 June 2022

This international prize is awarded to TfT in recognition of its contribution, not only to francophonie in its global sense, but also to linguistic and cultural diversity.

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Les Liaisons dangereuses : Correspondances inédites

15 June 2022

This summer's must-see Web series: Les Liaisons dangereuses : Correspondances inédites

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TfT launches its 55th season!

16 May 2022

The company presents a full line-up of live theatrical plays and increases the number of shows offered.

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Maxime Beauregard-Martin discusses his creative process

4 May 2022

"How to do justice to a situation simultaneously so intimate and foreign from my own?" The author of Singulières ponders...

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Lara Arabian awarded the 2022 Joël Beddows Playwrighting Grant

22 April 2022

For this first edition, Karine Ricard chose the artist and playwright Lara Arabian to support the adaptation of her play Convictions for the stage.

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Introducing our Smartglasses

24 March 2022

Already a pioneer in the field of surtitling, TfT is now rolling-out a brand new technology

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Dillon Orr directs The Shadflies Club

21 March 2022

Dillon Orr (recipient of the Ontario Arts Council's Pauline McGibbon Award in 2021) directs this play developed during a writing residency at TfT.

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Launching the 9th edition of Les Zinspiré.e.s

8 March 2022

Francesca, director of Les Zinspiré.e.s : Flambant 9, celebrates the launch of her brand new Web series!

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Spotlight on the Next Generation of Artists: Anne Hamels

22 February 2022

Anne says they are one of those young people “who want to carve themselves a place in this world and exist”. They had the chance to explore the creative process before the pandemic, when theatre was a celebration of emotions.

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Winter Solstice — A Caustic Dramatic Comedy

20 January 2022

Théâtre français de Toronto (TfT) presents, Solstice d’hiver (Winter Solstice) by Roland Schimmelpfennig, one of Europe’s most performed contemporary playwrights.

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