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 …
Audiences can enjoy three nights of FREE readings of new Canadian plays at the Port Stanley Festival Theatre as part of their Simon Joynes Playwrights' Festival! Following a single day of rehearsal, the plays will be presented as public readings followed by question/answer sessions with the playwrights and invited audience feedback, hosted by Artistic Director …
Son of a Temperance by Lori McIntyre Son of a Temperance is a lively, heartfelt celebration of Cookstown’s past, unfolding inside the very walls where history was made – the old Temperance Hall, now home to the beloved South Simcoe Theatre. To celebrate the 60th Anniversary Season, this original play brings to life the spirited …
Experience Lambs in Winter by Ray Rivers! Lambs in Winter is a dramatic comedy for adults of all ages. Set in Hamilton in 2008, this is the story of a recently retired couple and their best friend who discover that getting older doesn’t mean growing up. Former 60’s student activists, they had settled into their comfortable …
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 …
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/
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 …