What we’re about
Welcome to Canada's largest theatre goers club.
If you like going to plays, musicals, comedy clubs and other arts events, but don't want to go alone ... you will love Thumbs Up!
One of our mandates is affordable theatre. This means we actively seek ticket discounts when possible. We also go to performances where rush and pay-what-you-can tickets are offered.
We also go to non-theatrical events, including concerts, street festivals, walking tours, day trips and many other events.
There are lots of fun get togethers at affordable cafes and restaurants before and after events.
It's FREE to join our group. Check out our schedule of upcoming events: https://www.meetup.com/Thumbs-Up-Theatre-Toronto/events/
By choosing to join Thumbs Up Theatre Toronto, it means you have read and agreed to our:
LIABILITY WAIVER: https://www.meetup.com/Thumbs-Up-Theatre-Toronto/events/243426563/
Please also review our group's
ATTENDANCE POLICY: [https://www.meetup.com/Thumbs-Up-Theatre-Toronto/events/243426463/ ](https://www.meetup.com/Thumbs-Up-Theatre-Toronto/events/243426463/)
CELLPHONE POLICY: https://www.meetup.com/Thumbs-Up-Theatre-Toronto/events/243426512/
Please note we are a fragrance-free group. This means members are requested not to wear perfume, cologne or any strong fragrance.
See you at the theatre!
Belinda Sutton
President
Thumbs Up Theatre Toronto
www.thumbsuptheatre.com
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- $10 Orchestra Tickets !!! LIFE AFTER Musical @ CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre (matinee)Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto, ONCA$21.00
Please follow the HOW TO PAY instructions below to get the $10 Orchestra deal! Payment is due by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
Join us for LIFE AFTER, a deeply moving and beautifully crafted musical that explores love, loss and the pursuit of truth - with plenty of wit, humour, and heart along the way. It's your second chance to see this show that features a great cast that includes Chilina Kennedy and Jake Epstein! VIDEO TRAILER.
Our group will pay just $10 + service fee for Price 1 tickets in Orchestra Rows G to L! Regular price is $129.
The Show: Frank Carter, a beloved self-help guru, had all the answers - except the ones his 16-year-old daughter, Alice, truly needed. After his sudden passing, Alice embarks on a profound journey of discovery, piecing together the truth behind the events that changed her family forever. This celebrated Canadian gem by Britta Johnson sold out in Toronto in 2017 before heading to Chicago and San Diego where it wowed audiences. It's back in Toronto headed by Tony Award and Olivier Award-winning producers!
✨ Thumbs Up Theatre Rave Reviews!
Below are comments by members who saw this show on April 20, 2025."Strong voices and acting, clever sets, moving music with excellent orchestrations (there was even a harp), all of which should help its journey to Broadway."
"Just wanted to say thank you for a wonderful experience!"
"Hope the show makes it to Broadway ... I thought it was similar to a mash up of Fun Home and Next to Normal. I was teary-eyed!"
"Thank you for organization today's play, it was very moving and so well done."
"Thank you for arranging it Belinda! It was a great performance."
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OUR DISCOUNT TICKETS
Group Discount Tickets: $10 (regular $129 in Orchestra Rows G to L)
Service Fee: $11 per ticket
No Meetup Fee
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HOW TO PAY
*** Payment is due by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. ***
1. Sign up on this event page
2. Send an email to belindameetup@gmail.com to request the payment instructions
3. Specify you are inquiring about Life After
4. Include the name you use on this Thumbs Up Theatre website.
5. Belinda will email you the payment instructions
6. If you don't receive the instructions in your inbox, check your junk box in case it has gone thereMembers must pay for their tickets in advance. Pick up your prepaid ticket(s) from Belinda at the meetup spot.
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OVERVIEW
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Time: Show starts at 1:30 p.m. Pick up your tickets after 12:30 p.m. at the Victoria Street entrance of the theatre
Where: CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario
Show Length: 1 hour, 30 minutes (no intermission)
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ACCESSIBILITY
The Ed Mirvish Theatre is an old theatre. Our group seats will be in Orchestra. There's an elevator at the theatre's Victoria Street entrance that can take you to the Orchestra-level lobby. If you have difficulty with stairs, let Belinda know.
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MEETUP ARRANGEMENTS
This is a hostless event. Please pick up your ticket(s) after 12:30 p.m. in your name at the box office at 244 Victoria Street. If you encounter any difficulty, call or text Belinda at (416) 879-7575.
PLEASE NOTE OUR ZERO-TOLERANCE CELLPHONE POLICY
- FLEX… Canadian Premiere…Crow’s Theatre, $36Crow's Theatre, Toronto, ON
Join us for Flex, a play which celebrates the fierce strength and athleticism of young women and what it means to be going for your shot at greatness.
Plot: It’s 1997 and the WNBA is changing the game. Every player on Plainnole’s Lady Train High School basketball team dreams of going pro. But first, they must navigate the pressures of being young, Black, and female in rural Arkansas, where a mistake on the court can become a foul in real life.
With the swagger, determination, and adrenaline of a four-quarter game,
Playwright Candrice Jones’s primary goal is to write “love letters for and to women of the American south.” Director Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu is the artistic director of Obsidian Theatre.Winner of the National Arts Club’s Kesselring Prize for Playwriting.
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OUR DISCOUNT TICKETS
Discount Tickets: $36.40 (HST & service fee included)
Regular Tickets: $98.88 (adult), $79.67 (senior) (HST & service fee included)
Meetup Fee: $3 cash* per attendee (Please pay Rosa exact change at the meetup spot) *Note: Interac etransfers are not accepted.
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HOW TO PURCHASE
1. Sign up on this event page.
2. Send an email to belindameetup@gmail.com to request the promo code.
3. Specify you are inquiring about FLEX.
4. Include the name you use on this Thumbs Up Theatre website.
5. If you don't receive a reply in your inbox, check your junk box in case it has gone there.
6. Once you receive the promo code, purchase your tickets online.Select April 27, 2025 @ 1:30 performance and a Tier B Adult ticket. The price will change after you enter the Coupon code at the bottom of the screen.
Seating Arrangements: Seating is reserved. Meet up before and after the show in the lobby.
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DETAILS
When: Sunday, April 27, 2025
Time: Show starts at 1:30 p.m. Meet Rosa at 12:45 p.m. in the theatre lobby near the box office.
Length: TBD
Where: Crow’s Theatre, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto, ON
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MEETUP ARRANGEMENTS
Meet Rosa at 12:45 p.m. in the theatre lobby. She will be wearing a pink fascinator hat. Please pay your $3 meetup fee to Rosa at the meetup spot.
After-Show Meetup Spot: See Rosa in the lobby after the show. She will be wearing her pink fascinator hat.
THUMBS UP CELLPHONE POLICY: Cellphones must be turned off, or kept in silent or flight mode (no sound and no vibration), and MUST NOT be pulled out or used under any circumstances during shows.
- CLUE murder mystery ... you'll die laughing @ Royal Alex $80 all feesRoyal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, ONCA$80.00
Join us for Clue, a whodunnit based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game. This is the ultimate murder mystery that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist. Check out the VIDEO TRAILER.
The Play: A mansion. A murder. A mystery. Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench?
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OUR DISCOUNT TICKETS
Group Tickets: $69 (no discount for Balcony Rows D to F)
Upgraded Tickets: $72 (regular $89 for Orchestra Rows Q to S, Dress Circle Rows H and J, Balcony Rows A to C), $88 (regular $109 for Orchestra Rows L to P, Dress Circle Rows F and G), $104 (regular $129 for Orchestra Rows B to K, Dress Circle Rows B to E)
Service Fee: $11 per ticket
No Meetup Fee
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HOW TO PAY
1. Sign up on this event page
2. Send an email to belindameetup@gmail.com to request the payment instructions
3. Specify you are inquiring about Clue
4. Include the name you use on this Thumbs Up Theatre website.
5. Indicate how many tickets you need.
6. Belinda will email you the payment instructions
7. If you don't receive the instructions in your inbox, check your junk box in case it has gone thereMembers must pay for their tickets in advance. Pick up your prepaid ticket(s) from Belinda at the meetup spot.
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OVERVIEW
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Time: Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Meet Belinda between 6:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the theatre.
Where: Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King Street West, Toronto, Ont.
Show Length: 1 hour, 20 minutes with no intermission
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ACCESSIBILITY
The Royal Alexandra Theatre is an old theatre and does NOT have an elevator to take you upstairs to the Dress Circle or Balcony. Our group discount tickets are in Balcony, but you can purchase upgraded discount tickets in Orchestra if you have difficulty climbing stairs.
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MEETUP ARRANGEMENTS
Meet Belinda any time between 6:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the left side of the lobby (as you enter the first set of doors) inside the theatre.She is very short and will be wearing a bright pink hat and bright pink glasses. Cell # (416) 879-7575 for use on day/time of show ONLY.
INTERMISSION MEETUP SPOT: There is no intermission!
DINNER BEFORE SHOW: Join other members at 5:45 p.m. at Lee Chen Asian Bistro, a restaurant featuring authentic Chinese food at 214 King Street West, Toronto. The restaurant is located about a block from the theatre. Members will receive their theatre ticket(s) at the restaurant if they dine there. Please message Belinda if you want to be included in the reservation.
- COMFORT FOOD…World Premiere…Crow’s Theatre, $36Crow's Theatre, Toronto, ON
Join us for Comfort Food, a play about sustenance, stellar evolution, and finding your way in the kitchen of life.
Plot: Bette is a popular cooking show host whose young-mom persona is about to expire – both on tv and in real life. Her only son has withdrawn and is spending more and more time in the deep space of the internet. As Bette looks towards the next chapter of her life, she can’t shake the feeling that everything she defines herself by is about to go up in flames.
Zorana Sadiq (MixTape) is an award-winning, Pakistani Canadian actor, playwright, and classical musician whose work and performances span theatre, radio, and new music.
Director Mitchell Cushman is a Siminovitch Prize Protege, and the founding Artistic Director of Outside the March.
***OUR DISCOUNT TICKETS
Discount Tickets: $36.40 (HST & service fee included)
Regular Tickets: $87.58 (adult), $70.63 (senior) (HST & service fee included)
Meetup Fee: $3 cash* per attendee (Please pay Rosa exact change at the meetup spot) *Note: Interac etransfers are not accepted.
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HOW TO PURCHASE
1. Sign up on this event page.
2. Send an email to belindameetup@gmail.com to request the promo code.
3. Specify you are inquiring about Comfort Food
4. Include the name you use on this Thumbs Up Theatre website.
5. If you don't receive a reply in your inbox, check your junk box in case it has gone there.
6. Once you receive the promo code, purchase your tickets online.Select May 25, 2025 @ 2:00 p.m. performance and a Tier B Adult ticket. The price will change after you enter the Coupon code at the bottom of the screen.
Seating Arrangements: Seating is General Admission. Meet up before and after the show in the lobby.
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DETAILS
When: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Time: Show starts at 2:00 p.m. Meet Rosa at 1:15 p.m. in the theatre lobby near the box office.
Length: TBD
Where: Crow’s Theatre, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto, ON
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MEETUP ARRANGEMENTS
Meet Rosa at 1:15 p.m. in the theatre lobby. She will be wearing a pink fascinator hat. Please pay your $3 meetup fee to Rosa at the meetup spot.
After-Show Meetup Spot: See Rosa in the lobby after the show. She will be wearing her pink fascinator hat.
THUMBS UP CELLPHONE POLICY: Cellphones must be turned off, or kept in silent or flight mode (no sound and no vibration), and MUST NOT be pulled out or used under any circumstances during shows.
