The Bus Stop Theatre

Mayworks presents On The Line
2026-05-10 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
On the Line is a time-lapse video and photo compilation of six months’ worth of one of domestic labor’s most repetitive and relentless tasks: laundry. By documenting every load washed, every dryer load, and every line of drying clothes, the project seeks to show the cumulative weight of an everyday chore, particularly within the context of parenting and motherhood.
Created by Audrey Eastwood
On display in the Bus Stop Lobby May 1 to June 1
Reception on May 10, 4:00pm-6:15pm
Artist Q&A on May 10, 6:15pm-7:00pm

Mayworks presents Am I Ovary-Acting?
2026-05-10 19:00 - 20:00
Am I Ovary-Acting? is a work by LunaSea Theatre about reproductive justice that examines commonly held beliefs about health and medical care for those with ovaries/uteruses/vaginas. Through comedy, storytelling, rage and disbelief we explore reproductive health and justice through relevant objects. At Mayworks, our focus will be the history, uses and misuses of the speculum. This 50 minute show is part ted-talk, part conversation, part storytelling. When it comes to health and reproductive justice the political and social landscape right now is rife with misinformation, disinformation and half-truths. We are here to press against that tide with nuanced conversation and evidence-based information in a fun, curious, theatrical way.
Credits:
Created and performed by Kathleen Dorian and Ailsa Galbreath
Research by Claire Horn

Bad Banana presents Small Crimes: An Evening of Stand-up & Improv
2026-05-13 19:30 - 21:30
Halifax’s newest comedy troupe presents Small Crimes: An Evening of Stand-up & Improv! Join Bad Banana Productions and guest performers as we tell jokes then act out scenes inspired by all of the faux-pas, annoyances, and bad habits that YOU wish were chargeable offenses! Come support the Bus Stop and local comedy, and enjoy a Wednesday evening of laughs.

HOT POT: An All-Asian Variety Show
2026-05-17 17:30 - 19:30
Back for its fourth year, HOT POT is a joyful, genre-blending celebration of Asian talent in the heart of Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Curated by burlesque artist Elle Lixir and hosted by the fabulous Kaidan Ivy, this vibrant variety show brings together a simmering mix of burlesque, drag, dance, and live music — all by Asian artists across the diaspora.
From heartfelt storytelling to high-energy spectacle, HOT POT serves up something for everyone, while making space for community, creativity, and cultural pride. Whether you’re coming for the laughs, the glamour, or the emotional punch — you’re in for a night to remember.
Hosted By Kaidan Ivy
Performances by Aiya Xiaoxin, Akira Mayari, Brocko LEE, Dim Sum fund, Elle Lixir, G-Spott, Harley Knower, Kaleidoscope Crush, Katanna Skin, Lovina poison, Mani & Soumya, & Sangeeta Raju
KIttened by MissShapen & GIDGEFor more info, please visit: www.elle-lixir.com/hotpot

Come spend part of your long weekend with us! We hope to see you there!

Please bring cash for tips, but we also will accept EMT transactions to Elle.Lixir.Dancer@gmail.com
All tips will be split equally among the cast. Please write “Hot Pot Tips” in the note section.
Showtimes*: EARLY 5:30 PM & LATE 9:00 PM (approx. 2 hours each)
Doors into the theatre area open 30 minutes before each show.

Haytarma Screening
2026-05-18 18:30 - 21:30
Haytarma
A film about a night that changed everything.
In 1944, the entire Crimean Tatar people were forcibly deported from their homeland of Crimea.
The Crimean Tatars are an Indigenous people of Crimea and one of the Indigenous ethnic minorities of Ukraine, with their own distinct language, culture, and history.
This is their story of loss, survival, and dignity.
Join us for a community screening & discussion
History should not be forgotten.

Stomping Grounds Vol. 2
2026-05-21 19:00 - 22:00
Halifax… this is the one you don’t hear about after—you feel it in the room
Stomping Grounds Vol. 2 Where the city links, the energy hits different, and everybody leaves saying “yeah… that was crazy” No politics. No weird vibes. Just music, people, and a night that actually matters.
$10 online / $15 at the door
Pull up with your crew or pull up solo—you’re leaving with a story either way. Don’t wait for clips the next day… be in them.
KEEP STOMPING FORWARD.

SPONTANEITY IMPROV COMBO SHOW
2026-05-22 19:30 - 22:00
Two Spontaneity Improv teams come together to provide a night of hilarious entertainment.

Join Spontaneity’s ‘Improv the Musical’ for their opening AND closing night of a brand new improvised musical inspired by YOU! These seasoned improvisers create the next big musical, with each scene and songs made up on the spot!
Watch a wild, unique, and silly world unfold as Spontaneity’s ‘What’s Up! Improv’ brings a brand new universe to life every show, based on audience suggestions.

Actual Sorcery
2026-05-23 19:30 - 21:30
“Beautifully done.” – Penn Jillette, Penn & Teller
“Truly remarkable magic.” – Mark Robins, Halifax Presents

As seen on Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and winner of the Best of the Fest Audience Choice Award & the Neptune Scotiabank Hot Ticket Award at the 2025 Halifax Fringe Festival

Actual Wizard and Halifax Magician Vincenzo Ravina returns to the illustrious Bus Stop Theatre with his sixth weird magic show

YOU ARE INVITED.

There might be: Mind reading! A visit from the Tooth Fairy! Playing cards! Secret societies! PROFLIGACY FOR HEME!

Actual Sorcery is funny, mystifying, absurd, and experimental.

This show is for you, specifically and in particular.

BE SEEING YOU.Note: This event will be video recorded, audio recorded, and photographed. The audience may appear in these recordings. By entering the event premises, you consent to such recording media and its release, publication, exhibition or reproduction.
Ticket Information:
First Row Reserved: $30
General Admission: $25
Tickets available at ActualWizard.ca

CJ The X Lecture: Mommy, Why Is The Computer Talking
2026-05-24 19:00 - 21:30
Anyone else notice the screens are staring back at us? Guys…?
A comedy-philosophy lecture on how tech culture infected the entire world, and how to recover our trust from the rubble.
CJ The X is an artist and philosopher based in Toronto, creating videos, making music, and performing live lectures to sold out audiences around the world. Their breathless interdisciplinary approach makes them one of the most unique cultural voices in the internet age, blending irreverent humour, sharp intellectualism, and earnest spirituality. They speak passionately on an eclectic array of subjects interwoven with pop culture and memes, skewering internet culture, reimagining our relationship to religion, and challenging cultural norms.

6:30pm – Doors
7:00pm – Lecture
8:15pm – Intermission
8:30pm – Q&A
9:15pm – Bar, Mingle, Merch

HTYP's Benefit Show and Auction
2026-05-25 19:00 - 21:00
Halifax Theatre for Young People is holding a multi-genre show to support two new theatre projects – Next Stage Voices and Earth Tour – the musical! Come support local art for youth while getting your groove on. There will also be an online auction starting in early May.

Pay what you can, (suggested $10-20)
Reserve seats by e-transfer: info@halifaxtheatreforyoungpeople.com

The Fabulist Auditions (Community Room)
2026-06-01 18:00 - 21:30
Seeking Actors for a stage play in Halifax this fall!
Auditions will be in the Community Room at the Bus Stop Theatre on Monday, June 1st, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Please sign up as indicated below, if possible. Walk-ins will also be seen as time permits.
Please complete the following Google form to indicate interest: https://forms.gle/hBzs7dcCcyscsxkU7
To sign up for an audition time slot, click on the following spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HwcJFNbojefxQ4f5upTeIttx4nH-sF0ERHIcPAJx0BE/edit?usp=sharing
Sides will be provided in advance of the audition date.
THE FABULIST is a new play about the famed folklorist Helen Creighton. The play traces the midpoint of Dr. Creighton’s long and celebrated life, from the late 1920s when she embarked upon her journey as a collector of songs and stories, to the publication of her classic book “Bluenose Ghosts” in the late 1950s.
THE FABULIST incorporates music and multi-media elements in telling the tale of this determined and fascinating Nova Scotian.
Playwright/Director Rachel Rubin Ladutke has received staged readings, workshops, and productions. Her work appears in numerous monologue and scene anthologies. She curates the virtual reading series “States of Play,” which she started in 2022. She serves on the Board of the Halifax Theatre for Young People, and was awarded a Grant-In-Aid from the Helen Creighton Folklore Society in support of developing this premiere production of THE FABULIST.
Rehearsals will be held over the summer within the Dartmouth/Halifax area (location TBA), 2 to 3 times per week.
There will be 4 performances during the Halifax Fringe Festival (September 3-13). The first show is on September 5th, which was Helen Creighton’s birthday. The performances will take place in Dartmouth and/or central Halifax.
There is no pay for this production, and no fee to participate. All cast and crew will be VOLUNTEER positions. We must utilize non-union performers only.
We are seeking FIVE actors:
1 female actor, 20s-50s, to play Helen Creighton, The Fabulist (some singing required)
1 female actor, 20s-50s, to play Doreen Senior, a musician and dance teacher who collaborates with Helen for years (some singing required)
1 female actor, 20s-50s, to play multiple supporting roles (some singing required)
1 male actor, 30s-40s, to play multiple supporting roles (some singing required; ability on guitar or banjo welcome but not required)
1 male actor, 50s-70s, to play multiple supporting roles
Thanks for reading this far. We look forward to meeting you! Also…please feel free to spread the word!

Am I Going To Hell: A Talk Show Live From Purgatory
2026-06-05 20:00 - 22:00
In this spin on the classic late night talk show program, comedians in character will be interviewed by a DEMON in PURGATORY! YOU, the audience gets to decide if each comedian has their soul SAVED, or if they get sent to HELL!

Starring Brandon Michael, Kyle Barnet, Luba Magnus, and MORE surprise guests from BEYOND the (comedy) grave!
There will be music, videos, and even a live painting artist!
Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to influence the afterlife!
Doors at 7, show’s at 8pm. $15 tickets available on Eventbrite

Bruce Fummey - Scotland Made the World
2026-06-06 20:00 - 22:00
Come join us at The Bus Stop Theatre for an event celebrating all things Scottish! Bruce Fummey is where humour meets Scottish history and insightful storytelling.
Bruce, the comedian behind the 230k subscriber YouTube channel Scotland History Tours, returns to Halifax with a new show. Laughs galore and quirky observations as he explains how Scotland Made the World.
His unique style showcases and celebrates Scottish culture and history, in a way that will not only keep you fully engaged, but have you rolling with laughter and screaming for more!
Every Saturday morning UK time Bruce tells a story from Scotland’s history. This show will deliver more jokes than you’d get from the YouTube videos, and some might even make you blush, but you’ll still leave having learned about Scotland’s role in the world while laughing along the way.
Nominated for comedy awards in Australia, at home in Scotland and even named Scottish Comedian of the Year, Bruce appeared on CBC series Stuff the British Stole and many UK TV and radio shows

Elevator Theatre presents Spring Awakening
2026-10-08 19:30 - 22:00
Spring Awakening – October 8-25,2026
Spring Awakening is a groundbreaking rock musical about a group of young people coming of age in a world that refuses to speak openly about desire, identity, and fear. Set in late 19th century Germany but driven by a contemporary pulse, this 8-time Tony Award-winning musical explores the collision between youthful longing and rigid authority. With a propulsive, emotionally charged score, Spring Awakening fuses folk-inspired rock with fearless storytelling. Urgent, intimate, and unflinching, it captures the intensity of adolescence, the cost of silence, and the power that comes from finally being heard.

Content Warning: Spring Awakening contains mature and potentially distressing content, including sexual content, sexual violence, abortion, suicide, self-harm, physical abuse, strong language, and themes of grief, trauma, repression, and adolescent mental health. Viewer discretion is advised.

Spring Awakening Performance Dates and Times
October 8, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. (Opening)
October 9, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
October 10, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
October 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
October 12, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. (Industry Night)
October 14, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
October 15, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
October 16, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
October 17, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
October 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
October 21, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
October 22, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
October 23, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
October 24, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
October 25, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. (Closing)
