Experience the world premiere of the new comedy, Running Wilde, by John Lazarus! Synopsis: At 27, young Oscar Wilde embarked on a hugely successful one-man lecture tour of North America. The tour went like clockwork… except when he missed a connection in straight, stuffy Kingston, Ontario. Lazarus imagines what might have happened next – a tangled, farcical …
Experience Cosmo Girls by Lawrie Carruthers, along with seven other fantastic plays during this year's Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays! This year's festival brings together a remarkable collection of works from playwrights across Canada, the United States, and Japan, offering a diverse exploration of the human condition through the intimate lens of the …
Join us for the first session of our 26/27 Work With Me! series! An independent writing session with a prompt provided by leader, Djanet Sears, followed by a Q & A about inspiration and process. This is a free event, however registration is required. Register HERE. Djanet Sears is a playwright, director, and an assistant professor at …
Experience The Short Play Buffet at The Tamarack Festival! A true treat for your theatrical taste buds, enjoy a selection of one-act plays, all written, directed and performed by Northern Ontario artists! Featured plays include: - La Nonna è Qui by Skye Smith, Sault Indie Theatre Collective - A Man Dies by The Gun by …
Love fresh theatre vibes? Elmira Theatre Company is thrilled to host an evening of select readings — performed by the playwrights themselves! Featuring Playwrights: Makambe K. Simamba, Carly Anna Billings, …
An elderly woman goes online shopping and is assisted by the store's customer service rep. A fondness develops and trust builds but, is the bond enough to save a life? In the grip of an increasingly illusory world, playwright Carolyn Fe hurls us headlong into Aye Caesar. Produced by Stakes & Embers and Carolyn Fe …
Join award-winning authors Katherine Koller and Lynn Hutchinson Lee in collaboration with celebrated Toronto bassist and composer George Koller in an evening of readings, conversation and music at Free Times Café, Oct 1 at 7:30 p.m. George performs solo and also accompanies Katherine reading from Earthen and Lynn reading from Nightshade. Signed copies available, courtesy …
Experience a staged reading of new play by Valerie Sing Turner, presented by Western Gold Theatre as part of their Have A Senior Moment Festival. A political satire about power and geopolitics. One night only, Saturday, October 3rd at 7:30pm, at PAL Studio Theatre, 581 Cardero Street, Vancouver, BC Tickets ($20) and information: https://westerngoldtheatre.org/hasm-festival/
Canadian Superfan Matti McLean deep dives into the history of the world's biggest song contest in this award-winning remount! Join performer and Eurovision Superfan Matti McLean in this award winning remount of his 2025 hit Fringe show that toured America and Canada in this fundraiser for his upcoming UK Fringe tour! Matti McLean (BODIES, Actual …
An evening dedicated to celebrating the best in Canadian playwriting Named for a founding member of Playwrights Guild of Canada, the late Tom Hendry, these national awards annually celebrate the most notable new works for the stage. Started by Playwrights Guild of Canada in 2002, the Tom Hendry Awards have grown to be a nationally …
After successful performances in Brantford, Ontario, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MAGGIE is off to the United Kingdom to make its UK premiere at Thestival 2026, produced by the Butter Side Up Theatre Company at the Lantern Theatre in Sheffield, UK. In this dark comedy, Maggie avoids being with her husband as he undergoes risky surgery that …
PGC members have been paired up with an international playwright to share their work and discuss the craft of playwriting with one another. You can tune into these live events and get a glimpse of what these theatre creators have been up to! Craft Bites International is open and free to the public. Please note …