Moby Dick at the 2026 Toronto Fringe Festival

Peter Thompson as Ishmael in Songs for Moby Dick

Ubu Opera is pleased to announce that Songs for Moby Dick will be appearing at the 2026 Toronto Fringe Festival in a fully staged production, featuring Peter Thompson as Ishmael, with Erika Reiman at the piano. Directed by Adam Paolozza (Bad New Days Theatre). Featured as part of the Alliance for Canadian Musical Theatre.

Theatre Passe-Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave, Toronto ON

Tickets available June 3, 2026

Performance dates & times:

  • Tuesday June 30 @ 3:45pm
  • Saturday July 4 @ 2:00pm
  • Sunday July 5 @ 7:30pm
  • Tuesday July 7 @ 9:30pm
  • Wednesday July 8 @ 5:15pm
  • Friday July 10 @ 5:15pm
  • Sunday July 12 @ 5:15pm
Listen to Moby Dick

Projects

Read about all of our projects to date! Please stayed tuned for news and upcoming events below.

Ubu Roy
Moby Dick
The Corner that Held Us
Three love songs of Pablo Neruda

Ubu Roy – The Movie

Ubu Roy: the movie. A short project to keep us busy during the pandemic! We are thrilled that this video was included in the 2022 Toronto Lift-Off Online film festival! Hope you enjoy!

Ubu Roy workshop

A full-cast workshop was held this past weekend…the piece is coming together! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this amazing session. Stay tuned for clips from our recording, and news about upcoming performances of Ubu Roy!

 

                                

     

                                                                                                   

Clockwise from left: Katerina Autochkina; Peter Thompson & Julia Morson, Vania Chan & Arieh Sacke   photos: Alex Thompson