Johnnie McNamara Walker

"comic genius" 

the irish times

Johnnie McNamara Walker is a writer & performer from Toronto.

His solo show The Heterosexuals premiered at the Edmonton Fringe and has since been performed in Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria and Dublin, Ireland.

His first solo show, Redheaded Stepchild has toured North America and is available in print from Playwrights Canada Press.

Johnnie has been an artist-in-residence at Canadian Stage, Theatre Passe Muraille, Videofag, Playwrights Workshop Montreal, and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, where his play Shove It Down My Throat premiered in 2019.

He wrote and directed the short film Saturn Devours.

He is a founding member of BoylesqueTO.

He is also a DJ and produces the long-running monthly queer dance party / drag show HEY GIRL HEY.

The Heterosexuals on tour!

★★★★★ “Word perfect.” The Irish Times

THEY WALK AMONG US! But where did they come from? And what do they think they’re wearing? Find out in this explosive solo show based on undercover research gathered while posing as one of their own! Combining elements of storytelling, satire, comedy, and deep personal humiliation, The Heterosexuals is here to spill the T on what The Queers really think about The Straights.

Toronto, ON: Factory Theatre, June 16, 2024

Atlanta, GA: Lavender Fest, June 19-22, 2024

Edmonton, AB: Edmonton Fringe, Aug 2024

Rochster, NY: Rochester Fringe, Sept 2024

iggy beamish makes his toronto premiere!

★★★★ A picaresque journey of hilarious humiliations… very funny.” Edmonton Journal

Directed by Byron Laviolette

Charming trainwreck Iggy Beamish officiates straight weddings for a living while avoiding the reality of his own gay divorce. It’s gay husbands vs hetero-flexible hookups; Toronto’s jubilant queer nightlife vs nightmarish real estate market; wedding gigs vs DJ gigs; ; “The Happiest Day of your Life” and Rock Bottom.

Factory Studio Theatre, 125 Bathurst St

Thu, May 23, 2024 8:00pm | Fri, May 24, 2024 8:00pm

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