Promotional graphic for Nightwood Theatre’s 2026 to 2027 season and season passes, featuring the Nightwood logo, a large pink and yellow NW mark, and three show images below: a portrait from Fall on Your Knees, a black and white image from To a Flame, and an illustration from Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.
2026 – 2027 SEASON PASS

Grab our Season Pass, the best deal to see all of our 2026-2027 shows!

In addition to tickets for To a Flame, Fall on Your Knees and Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, season passes also secure flexible and convenient booking, and major savings on our entire season.

SEASON PASSES

Package A: Full Season Pass (4 shows)
General Pass: $317.00 | Subsidized Pass: $264.00

Package B: Three Performance Pass (3 shows)
General Pass: $232.00 | Subsidized Pass: $198.00

Package C: Two Performance Pass (2 shows)
General Pass: $153.00 | Subsidized Pass: $100.00

All passes include fees and HST. Subsidized Passes are available in limited quantities and are intended for arts workers, students, and seniors in financial need.

Book your Season Pass here

Promotional poster for To a Flame featuring a black and white image of a smiling performer with raised hands in front of a gothic window motif, with red and white text naming Erin Shields as playwright, describing the show as a multi sensory performance in ASL and English with movement and live music, and listing dates, venue, co production partners, and Nightwood Theatre’s website.
TO A FLAME

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A 1s1 Theatre and Nightwood Theatre co-production, in association with Modern Times Stage Company and Why Not Theatre

September 22 – October 4, 2026 
Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre (877 Yonge Street)

BOOK TICKETS
 

To a Flame is an explosive theatrical feast of image and language that pulls us deep into a Victorian Gothic Horror. Three confined women await the conclusion of their stories in the ancestral home of the man they call Father. Secrets burn to be revealed, aches of the past refuse to be suppressed, and the very house itself vibrates with desire for revenge.
This groundbreaking work intertwines American Sign Language and English with vibrant movement and live music into a haunting, multi-sensory performance for Deaf and hearing audiences. Featuring celebrated Deaf performer and cultural leader Dawn Jani Birley, internationally-renowned director Josette Bushell-Mingo, and vivid text by Governor General Award-winning playwright Erin Shields, with the support of the company.

photo of a Black women in a denim top and jeans reaching up to catch colourful papers flying around her
HOW TO CATCH CREATION

A Nightwood Theatre, Obsidian Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre co-production 

April 23 – May 17, 2026
Soulpepper Theatre – Michael Young Theatre  (50 Tank House Lane)

BOOK TICKETS

The only way to find your voice is to use it. In San Francisco, four artists and intellectuals wrestle with creativity, legacy, and the complexities of love and family. When they uncover the work of a Black queer feminist writer from the 1960s, her words ripple across time, intertwining their lives in unexpected ways. Bold and imaginative, Christina Anderson’s latest work explores the power of artistic expression and the lasting impact of those who dare to create. A story for dreamers and idealists alike, it challenges us to reconsider who gets remembered and who gets to define the future.

Single tickets for the Groundswell Festival will go on sale in Fall 2026.