Ball Pit #11
Friday January 24 @ 8pm, doors at 7:30
$20 or PWYC
Tickets available here
The Ball Pit is a thunderdome of improv games and competition with five rounds of back-to-back made-up-on-the-spot hilarity. The audience will vote for the team who brought the most laughs at the end of each round. Only one team can reign supreme as champions of The Ball Pit.
Bring your friends, bring your comedy-loving lover, have a drink, have a comedy-loving drink and watch Peterborough’s highly anticipated competitive improv show that is THE BALL PIT. Brought to you by Rapid’s End Improv
A night of stories and poems: Shaun Phuah
february 7 @ 7pm
tickets $10
available online now
A Night of Stories and Poems will be an event where many writers from Peterborough will read their hard work. The readings include stories such as a man with a knife who confronts another man and accuses him of being a different person—a narrative journey through a grocery store which reveals the minute details of people—a cinema burns—a curse is placed upon three friends as they speed through Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The reading also includes many poems, poems that deal with bats and their intrinsic connection to the world and by extension, us—poems about internet atrocities—gambling—loyalty—friendship—death and grief.
Readers include: Graham Wylie, Geeta Narine, Alex Deng, Chancellor McGuigan, Kade Davies, Sarah Waldner, Dante Pettapiece, and Shaun Phuah
Action 705 news improv
february 8 @ 8pm, doors 7:30
$20 or Pwyc
tickets available here
Do you like hard-hitting news?
How about in-your-face investigative reporting?
Or perhaps you enjoy watching unstable news hosts who make you feel like you’ve got your life together?
Introducing Peterborough’s Action 705 News Team! We’re Peterborough’s No. 1 improvised news
experts, delivering breaking headlines on all things made up. Real or not—but mostly not—we bring
you the news literally on the spot! Join us as our team of quick-witted reporters and chaotic anchors make watching the news fun again. From absurd updates to spontaneous breaking stories, you won’t want to miss the madness.
Action 705 News: “News, now, regardless!”
This new-format improv showcase is brought to you by the talented cast you’ve loved in Ball Pit
shows and beyond. Produced by Rapid’s End Improv, Action 705 News guarantees laughs,
surprises, and a whole lot of made-up mayhem.
Rico & Rostrup: Make Me Sing
Friday February 21 @ 8Pm, doors 7:30
Tickets on sale now
Rico & Rostrup return to Theatre on King with a brand new show: Make Me Sing, where the audience holds the power to turn the show into a musical!
Rico & Rostrup is an electrifying, laugh-out-loud improv duo lighting up the stage at Theatre on King. Fueled by audience suggestions, these two dive headfirst into creating wild new worlds and meeting a cast of quirky characters.
With years of experience making audiences roar with laughter across Canada, Rico and Rostrup have been sharpening their improv skills to a point where anything is possible. Now, they’ve teamed up in Peterborough to form a dynamic comedy duo that will have you laughing hard.
Get ready to laugh until you cry (or cry until you laugh).
Brought to you by Rapid’s End Improv
THe Love Ball
Saturday February 22 @ 8pm
Tickets are $20/PWYC option available
Reserve your spot now!
Step into a world of love, drag, and celebration at The Love Ball!
Join us on February 22 at The Theatre on King (171 King St) for an unforgettable evening showcasing the brilliance of a full BIPOC cast from Peterborough, Toronto, and Ottawa. With doors opening at 7:30 PM and the show starting at 8:00 PM, prepare to be dazzled by six spectacular performers, headlined by the electrifying Prince Manny Dingo and the iconic former MX Capital Pride, Mx Caligula.
Curated and hosted by your local favorite, Sahira Q, this drag showcase is a love letter to the art of drag itself—elegant, playful, and unapologetically fabulous.
Enjoy the night with a drink from the bar as you revel in performances that exude passion and creativity. Sponsored by OPIRG Peterborough, Peterborough Pride, and BLM Nogojiwanong, this strictly 19+ event is not just a show—it’s a celebration of love and community.
The Theatre on King is fully accessible.
Come experience the magic, and let love take center stage.