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/
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- 25% off: 1939…Stratford Festival production @ Canadian Stage26 Berkeley St, Toronto, ON
Join us for 1939, a heart-wrenching portrayal of five indigenous students, brought together under unusual circumstances, who experience self-discovery and growing pains.
Plot: Anticipating a visit by King George VI, an English teacher at a fictional Residential School in Northern Ontario enlists her students in a production of All’s Well That Ends Well. But her rigid ideas of how Shakespeare should be performed are challenged as new spreads, audience expectations abound and her Indigenous students start finding parallels between themselves and the characters in the play, setting out to make Shakespeare’s bitter-sweet comedy defiantly their own.
“A moving and powerful must-see play”
- Broadway World“A gripping tale of heart and humanity”
- Stratford Today
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OUR DISCOUNT TICKETS
Our group will receive 25% off the regular ticket price.Discount Tickets:
$28.82 ($25.50+$3.32 HST) reg. $38.42 ($34+$4.42 HST) for Level C
$64.41 ($57+$7.41 HST) reg. $85.88 ($76+$9.88 HST) for Level B
$77.97 ($69+$8.97 HST) reg. $103.96 ($92+$11.96 HST) for Level A
$133.34 ($118+$15.34 HST) for Level A+ (no discount)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
Sign up on this event page and then e-mail Belinda for the promo code using our email form on the desktop site or your cellphone browser (not the app).
Please specify you are inquiring about 1939 and do NOT block your e-mail address. Members must purchase their own tickets in advance.Once you receive the promo code, purchase your tickets online. Enter the promo code at the top of the page and hit submit. Tickets selected will show up at the regular price but will change to the discounted price at checkout. Please ensure the price is correct before applying payment.**
You can also book over the phone by calling the theatre box office
416-368-3110 (Monday to Friday 12 pm to 5 pm), or emailing boxoffice@canadianstage.com. Tell the box office you are attending with Thumbs Up Theatre and give them the promo code to secure the discount.Seating Arrangements: Seating is reserved so we'll get together before, during (at intermission) and after the play. Please post your seating information on this event page so others can book seats near you.
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DETAILS
When: Sunday, Sept 22, 2024
Time: Show starts at 2 p.m. Meet Rosa at 1:15 p.m. in the theatre lobby near the box office.
Length: 2 hours and 30 minutes, with intermission
Where: Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre. 26 Berkeley Street, Toronto
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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.
- $27 Tickets !!! Hilarious Broadway Hit: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY @ CAA TheatreCAA Theatre, Toronto, ONCA$38.00
Join us for The Thanksgiving Play, a hilarious Broadway hit that is smart, wildly entertaining and deliciously wicked. This will be the Canadian premier of one of the most produced plays across North America.
Our group has special pricing of $27 + service fee for the best available seating in Orchestra and Balcony. Regular price is $85 and $99.
The Show: Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s hilarious comedy. It’s the story of four white theatre people who are brought together to create a culturally sensitive elementary school show about the origins of Thanksgiving. Their politically correct attempts to update the myth of the first Thanksgiving with today’s social justice issues are served up as a comedic feast. The play asks: How do you do the right thing in an ever-changing world?
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OUR DISCOUNT TICKETS
Group Tickets: $27 (regular $85 and $99 in Orchestra and Balcony (includes HST)
Service Fee: $11 per ticket
No Meetup Fee
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HOW TO PURCHASE
Sign up on this event page and then e-mail Belinda for the payment instructions using the following email form on the desktop site or your cellphone browser (not the app).
Please specify you are inquiring about THANKSGIVING PLAY on Sept. 28 and do NOT block your e-mail address.
Members 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: Saturday, September 28, 2024
Time: Show starts at 8 p.m. Meet Belinda between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. inside the theatre
Where: CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario (south of the Yonge-Bloor subway station)
Show Length: 1 hour, 40 minutes with no intermission
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ACCESSIBILITY
Let Belinda know if you need accessible seating. Orchestra is wheelchair accessible.
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MEETUP ARRANGEMENTS
Meet Belinda any time between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the lobby beside the box office. Belinda 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 performance ONLY.
PLEASE NOTE OUR ZERO-TOLERANCE CELLPHONE POLICY
- JERRY'S GIRLS ... Broadway musical review ... Fairview Library Theatre $24Fairview Library Theatre, Toronto, ON
Join us for Jerry's Girls, a musical review celebrating the life and legacy of legendary award-winning Broadway composer Jerry Herman. The show will be presented by Stage Centre Productions at the Fairview Library Theatre in North York.
You can attend with our group on September 28 at 8 p.m. or purchase discount ticket(s) for any available performance between Sept. 26 to Oct. 5.
THE SHOW: This musical review features some of the best songs from Mame, Hello Dolly!, Milk and Honey, Mack and Mabel and La Cage Aux Folles. Jerry Herman’s list of awards and honours is seemingly endless. It includes multiple Tony, Grammy, Olivier and Drama Desk Awards, the Johnny Mercer Award, the Richard Rodgers Award, the Oscar Hammerstein Award, and an entry into the Theatre Hall of Fame.
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TICKETS
Our group will save more than 30 per cent off the regular adult ticket price.
Discount Tickets: $24 (includes HST)
Regular Tickets: $35 adults, $30 for students / seniors 60+ (includes HST)
Meetup Fee: $3 per attendee (Stage Centre Productions will collect all the meetup fees and turn it over to Belinda)
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HOW TO PURCHASE
Sign up on this event page and use the promo code TUTT47 to get your discount tickets. You can book online or by calling the box office at (416) 299-5557. If leaving a voice mail, include your name, phone number, show name and date/time of the performance. You can also send an e-mail to scptickets@gmail.com.
Please note: The meetup fee will be included if booking online.
Members do not have to attend with our group on September 28 @ 8 p.m. Members may use our promo code TUTT48 to purchase $24 discount tickets for any available performance.
Please note the box office may be slow to return your call or email because it's run by volunteers. Be patient. You will eventually receive a response.
Members are responsible for purchasing their own tickets directly from the theatre.
Seating Arrangements: Seating is reserved so members will get together before, during and after the show.
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OVERVIEW
When: Saturday, September 28, 2024
Time: Play starts at 8 p.m. Meet Belinda at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Drive, North York, Ontario (near Don Mills station on the Sheppard subway line)
Runtime: 2 hours (includes 15-minute intermission)
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MEETUP ARRANGEMENTS
Meet Belinda at 7:30 p.m. beside the box office. She is very short and will be wearing a bright pink fascinator hat. Cell # (416) 879-7575 for use on day/time of performance ONLY.
Intermission: Meet Belinda in the lobby. She will be wearing her bright pink fascinator hat.
After-Show Meetup Spot: Meet Belinda in the lobby.
Parking: There is free parking in the lot beside the theatre.
OTHER UPCOMING SHOWS @ FAIRVIEW LIBRARY THEATRE:
Saturday, Nov. 30 - A Christmas Story
Saturday, Jan. 25 - Doubt, A Parable
Saturday, March 22 - The Country House
Saturday, May 17 - My Boy Jack - LIFE OF PI ... winner of 5 Oliviers + 3 Tonys ($99 group tickets with all fees)CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, Toronto, ONCA$99.00
Join us for Life of Pi, an extraordinary, award-winning show with jaw-dropping visuals. Check out the VIDEO TRAILER.
Please follow the HOW TO PURCHASE instructions below to pay for your ticket(s). Our group discount tickets are in Orchestra and Mezzanine. Members can also buy other tickets starting at $69 + service fee. This show has a limited run and will sell out.
The Show: Winner of five Olivier Awards, including Best New Play and three Tony Awards! After conquering the West End and Broadway, the ★★★★★ ‘theatrical phenomenon’ (Telegraph) embarks on its biggest adventure yet. Jaw-dropping visuals and world-class puppetry combine in a unique and ‘breath-taking’ (The Times) theatrical event that is ‘a wonder to behold’ (Daily Mail). After an epic storm in the Pacific Ocean, Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with four other survivors – a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a Royal Bengal tiger. Based on the global phenomenon and winner of the Man Booker Prize, selling over 15 million copies worldwide, Life of Pi is the hugely popular story of an epic journey of endurance and hope. With this strictly limited engagement, you will not want to miss this one! Based on the best-selling book by Yann Martel.
"Everything about this production is extraordinary."
- The Observer"Breath-taking. Roar it out. This is a hit."
- Sunday Times"An extraordinary journey. Unmissable"
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OUR DISCOUNT TICKETS
Group Discount Tickets: $88 (Orchestra Rows R to Q and Mezzanine Row F)
Other Discount Tickets: $69 (no discount in Mezzanine Rows O to W far sides and T to W centre), $72 (regular $89 in Orchestra Rows V and W and Mezzanine Rows L to S), $88 (regular $109 in Orchestra Rows Q to U and Mezzanine Rows F to K), $104 (regular $129 in Orchestra Rows BB to P and Mezzanine Rows AA to E), $159 Premium (no discount in limited supply in Orchestra Rows D to J near centre)
Service Fee: $11 per ticket
No Meetup Fee
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HOW TO PURCHASE
Sign up on this event page and then e-mail Belinda for the payment instructions using the following email form on the desktop site or your cellphone browser (not the app).
Please specify you are inquiring about LIFE OF PI and do NOT block your e-mail address. Mirvish reserves the right to shut down ticket sales at any time so purchase early to avoid disappointment.
Members 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, October 1, 2024
Time: Show starts at 8 p.m. Meet Belinda between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. outside the Yonge Street entrance of the theatre
Where: CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 263 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario (meet at Yonge Street entrance)
Show Length: 2 hours, 10 minutes with one intermission
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ACCESSIBILITY
The Ed Mirvish Theatre is an old theatre. Our group seats will be in Orchestra and Mezzanine. There's an elevator at the theatre's Victoria Street entrance that can take you to the Orchestra-level lobby. If you want to sit in Mezzanine, you will need to use stairs to get to your seat(s). If you have difficulty with stairs, let Belinda know.
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MEETUP ARRANGEMENTS
Meet Belinda between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. outside the Yonge Street entrance, on the right side as you face the theatre. Belinda 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 performance ONLY.
Intermission Meetup Spot: TBD
PLEASE NOTE OUR ZERO-TOLERANCE CELLPHONE POLICY
