From Thursday, July 2 to Sunday, July 12, 2026 – Little Lamb Theatre presents The Everlasting Friendship of Billy & Bink, a new theatre for young audiences (TYA) musical about what it means to be a friend in the digital age. Presented as a part of the 2026 Toronto Fringe Festival’s KidsFest at Young People’s Theatre.
A brand-new musical for the whole family
Puppets and humans alike, meet Billy & Bink, a puppet and human brother duo who are also best friends! It’s a perfect day until Bink finds out Billy is hiding a secret. Uh-oh! Things just got confusing! Friendship is hard! With the help of songs, laughs and you, they’ll sort their problem out. The Everlasting Friendship of Billy & Bink is written (book & lyrics) and performed by Will Parry (Into the Woods, Koerner Hall).
“At a time when audiences are craving connection, playfulness, and genuine surprise, this piece delivers all three with charm to spare. It’s clever, weird, heartfelt, and, most importantly, an absolute blast.”
– Adam Francis Proulx, production puppet designer/consultant
About Will Parry
Born in Barrie and based in Toronto, Will Parry (they/he) is a proudly queer actor, singer, educator and award-winning content creator. As a performer, they’ve worked with Koerner Hall (Milky White & others in Into The Woods), Smile Theatre (Seán/Donald the Leprechaun in The Wild Rovers), Drayton Entertainment (Toto in Wizard of Oz: The Panto) and Starvox Entertainment (Performer/Demonstrator in Illusionarium). As a cabaret artist, they’ve performed with Theatre Gargantua, Icarus Theatre, Bubble Productions, and they’ve self-produced their own cabaret, Here I Am, during the pandemic. As an educator, Will primarily works with the Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy teaching classes in puppetry, improv, scripted acting and audition technique. Additionally, Will is a mentor with Next Generation Showcase (formerly known as Theatre Ontario Showcase). Read more about Will here.
About the Toronto Fringe Festival
Founded in 1989, the Toronto Fringe Festival welcomes approximately 75-140 companies from around Canada and the world to 5-30 theatre venues in downtown Toronto. Over the course of 13 days every July, over 1,200 artists participate in performances across the city, including comedy, drama, musicals, improvisation, storytelling, children’s theatre, dance and much more. Read more about the 2026 Toronto Fringe Festival here.
(Photo credits: Will Parry & Billy the Puppet. Puppet made by Adam Francis Proulx. Photo by Andrew Lamb.)
Event details
Presented by: Little Lamb Theatre
Type of event: musical performance for young audiences
Creator & performer: Will Parry
Director/Dramaturg: Andrew Lamb, Artistic Director of Roseneath Theatre
Composer/Music director: Chris Tsujiuchi
Puppet Designer/Consultant: Adam Francis Proulx
Dates & times: The Toronto Fringe Festival runs from Tuesday, June 30 – Sunday, July 12, 2026.
The Everlasting Friendship of Billy & Bink runs from Thursday, July 2 – Sunday, July 12, with varying times on the following dates and an optional Q&A after each show:
- Thursday, July 2 @ 12:00 PM ET
- Friday, July 3 @ 6:15 PM ET
- Saturday, July 4 @ 2:30 PM ET
- Tuesday, July 7 @ 2:45 PM ET
- Wednesday, July 8 @ 12:30 PM ET
- Thursday, July 9 @ 3:15 PM ET
- Sunday, July 12 @ 3:15 PM ET
Duration: approx. 40 minutes (with optional Q&A, no intermission)
Cost: A C$3.75 service fee is included in prices.
- General admission (adults): C$19.00
- Kids (age 12 and under): C$6.00
- 6-play Festival pass: C$106.50
- 10-play Festival pass: C$170.00
- 20-play Festival pass: C$340.00
- 30-play Festival pass: C$450.00
- *Ways to save: Info here. Please note, some of these options may not apply to this show.
Location: Young People’s Theatre Studio, 165 Front St. E., Toronto, ON, M5A 3Z4
Trailer: Watch the trailer
Booking link: Book your tickets here
Contact details: Toronto Fringe Festival, 100 Broadview Ave., Suite 300, Toronto, ON, M4M 3H3, Canada; (416) 966-1062, general@fringetoronto.com, fringetoronto.com
Content warning: This is a child-friendly event! Suitable for ages 5-10 (and everyone else). Audience members will be invited to “play ball” (hit a large inflatable ball) with Billy & Bink. There will also be an optional audience Q+A after the show.
Accessibility: Barrier-free access, with elevators available. Venue accessibility info here. General Festival accessibility info here.
COVID-19 policy: Stay home if you feel sick, have any symptoms, or have had a recent close contact with COVID-19. The Fringe does not have understudies, so please take every precaution to protect our staff, volunteers and artists from becoming ill.
Refund policy: No refunds. 100% of ticket revenue goes directly to the artists, so Toronto Fringe does not offer refunds on tickets or passes. There are no refunds for any unused portions of a pass.