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Our 2026 show in French is Molière’s The Miser (L’Avare).
The Miser is a five-act comedy in prose that was first performed on September 9, 1668 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris. It is loosely based on the Latin comedy Aulularia (“The Little Pot” or “The Pot of Gold”) by Plautus, and revolves around the miserly widower Harpagon, the plans for his marriage and those of his daughter and his son, and his all-consuming desire to keep his wealth safe.
For more on the plays, see the Wikipedia articles on The Miser and Molière. One-page summaries and full texts of both plays in English and French are available below, and you can follow us on social media to be kept abreast of other developments.
We are giving two performances, on Thursday and Friday, April 16 and 17, 2026, at 7:30 PM at the Isabel Bader Theatre at Victoria College, on the downtown campus of the University of Toronto. Printed copies of the one-page summary in English (also available on-line below) as well as projected surtitles in English will be available at both shows.
Tickets
Prices
Adults $40, Students $20
Online
You can purchase (reserve and pay for) tickets online immediately. Seats will be selected by our box office staff starting March 9, 2026, at the latest, in the order in which the online purchases were made. Your tickets will be held at the theatre entrance the night of your show until you arrive.
By Email
You can reserve tickets by contacting our box office team by email starting February 26, 2024. Seats will be selected by our box office staff starting March 9, 2026, at the latest, in the order in which the online purchases were made. Your tickets will be held at the theatre entrance the night of your show until 30 minutes before show time (show time is 7:30 PM, thus until 7 PM), with payment by cash or cheque.
By Telephone
You can reserve tickets by contacting our box office team by telephone starting March 9, 2026. Your tickets will be held at the theatre entrance the night of your show until 30 minutes before show time (show time is 7:30 PM, thus until 7 PM), with payment by cash or cheque.
At the Door
Tickets, if any remain, will also be available at the door on the nights of the performances with payment by cash only.
Practical Information
Date and Time
Thursday, April 16, and Friday, April 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
English surtitles will be shown and a printed one-page summary (copy available on-line below) in English will be available both days
Location
Isabel Bader Theatre
Victoria College
University of Toronto
93 Charles St W
Toronto, ON M5S 2C7
Subway: Museum (N.B. Museum is not an accessible station; the nearest accessible alternatives are Bay, St. George and Wellesley)
Map
Seating plan
Isabel Bader Theatre orchestra seating plan
Full texts and summaries
Full text of The Miser in English in French
One-page summary of The Miser in English in French
Posters
- Coming soon
Miscellaneous
- Program