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Bad Hats Theatre’s NARNIA Extends Run At Crow’s Theatre And Soulpepper Due To Audience Demand
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 10, 2025

Bad Hats Theatre’s NARNIA will extend its run at Crow’s Theatre in association with Soulpepper Theatre. The adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ story features an actor-musician ensemble and a new score. The production continues as the centrepiece of Soulpepper’s holiday offerings.

FUNNY GIRL and More Set for Shaw Festival 2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 27, 2025

The Shaw Festival has unveiled its 64th season today, set to begin in April 2026, featuring Funny Girl and more. See the full lineup here and learn more about the season!

THE VEIL World Premiere and More Set for Crow's Theatre 25-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 9, 2025

Crow’s Theatre has revealed its 42nd season of programming and revealed an innovative three-year partnership with Soulpepper Theatre that imagines a collaborative and robust vision for the future of theatre in Toronto. Learn more!

Review: SNOW IN MIDSUMMER at the National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - Nov 3, 2024

What did our critic think of SNOW IN MIDSUMMER at National Arts Centre?

SNOW IN MIDSUMMER Makes Canadian Premiere At The Shaw
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2024

The Shaw Festival will present the Canadian premiere of SNOW IN MIDSUMMER, a contemporary reimagining of a classic Chinese drama, showcasing themes of justice and revenge.

New Adaptation Of THE ORPHAN OF CHAO Begins This Week At Shaw Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 14, 2024

The Shaw Festival will present a new adaptation of THE ORPHAN OF CHAO, exploring themes of justice and family.

The Shaw's 2024 Casts and Creative Teams Revealed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 9, 2023

The cast and creative teams have been revealed for the Shaw Festival’s 62nd season.

Shaw Festival to Present Charles Dickens's A CHRISTMAS CAROL & More This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 2, 2023

The Shaw Festival's holiday shows, including Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, are set to light up the season starting on November 5. Don't miss out on the festive playbill!

Shaw Festival Announces Casts And Creative Teams For BRIGADOON and A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 9, 2023

Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, the Shaw Festival's perennial production (and audience favourite), kicks off the holiday theatre season on November 5 at the Royal George Theatre. The seasonal celebrations continue when Lerner and Loewe's timeless musical Brigadoon conjures more magic and enchantment at the Festival Theatre on November 15.

Review: ON THE RAZZLE at Shaw Festival
by Michael Rabice - Aug 3, 2023

A good story often bears repeating. Such is the case in Tom Stoppard's ON THE RAZZLE, currently playing on the Royal George stage of the Shaw Festival. It's storied provenance has beginnings dated back to the 1842 play  'Einen Jux will er sich machen'  by Johann Nestroy.

THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD Comes to the Shaw Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2023

Jackie Maxwell returns to the Shaw Festival to direct The Playboy of the Western World – the play that stoked the fires of Irish nationalism and sparked the infamous Dublin “Playboy Riots” of 1907. Previews of J.M. Synge's funny and enthralling masterwork of the Irish Literary Renaissance begins May 25 in the theatre named after The Shaw's former A.D. – the Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre.

ON THE RAZZLE Comes to Royal George Theatre This Weekend
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2023

​​​​​​​On the Razzle, Tom Stoppard's vivacious breakneck joyride of mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, double entendres and narrow escapes, begins previews on April 16 at the Shaw Festival's Royal George Theatre.

Cast & Creative Teams Confirmed for Shaw Festival 2023 Season, Featuring PRINCE CASPIAN World Premiere & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2023

Artistic Director Tim Carroll has unveiled the Shaw Festival's 2023 casting and creative teams for the Festival Theatre, Royal George Theatre, Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre, BMO Stage, as well as the newly added Spiegeltent.

OUTDOORS @ THE SHAW to Return This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2022

The Shaw Festival will once again go al fresco with a series of specially produced performances, concert series and curated experiences throughout the summer and fall. Popular Outdoors @ The Shaw events return with new enchanting and imaginative encounters at various locations in and around the Festival grounds and Niagara-on-the-Lake.

DAMN YANKEES, GASLIGHT & TOO TRUE TO BE GOOD Coming to The Shaw Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 20, 2022

The Shaw Festival’s 60th season will continue with performances of the romantic musical comedy Damn Yankees, psychological thriller Gaslight and surreal tour de force Too True to Be Good. All three shows will begin welcoming audiences to preview performances in the coming days and weeks.

Casting And Creative Teams Announced for Shaw Festival's 60th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 23, 2022

Artistic Director Tim Carroll has announced casting and creative teams for the Shaw Festival’s 60th anniversary season.

Shaw Festival to Present OUTDOORS @ THE SHAW - A Fresh Air Summer Fête
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2021

Artistic Director Tim Carroll and the Shaw Festival have announced Outdoors @ The Shaw, a series of concerts and events scheduled to take place from July 10 to October 9, 2021 on the grounds of the Festival Theatre and Royal George Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake. 

Shaw Festival Announces Casting and Creative Teams for 2021 Main Season Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 10, 2021

Artistic Director Tim Carroll has announced casting for the Shaw Festival’s upcoming productions of Charley’s Aunt, Flush, The Devil’s Disciple, Sherlock Holmes and the Raven’s Curse, A Short History of Niagara and Trouble in Mind.

The Shaw Festival Brings Holiday Music to Niagara-on-the-Lake with SONGS FOR A WINTER'S NIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 16, 2020

The Shaw Festival is adding a festive twist to its popular concert series. Running December 5 through December 19 in the Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre (10 Queen's Parade), Songs for a Winter's Night features favourite melodies from the holiday season.

November Dates of the Shaw Festival's Concert Series Now Available
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 19, 2020

As of October 28, the Shaw Festival's concert series will move indoors to the Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre with a limit of 50 guests and safety protocols in place. Featuring the music of Duke Ellington, Dorothy Fields and Cole Porter, the performances run Wednesdays to Fridays at 6 p.m.​ and Saturdays at 2 p.m. from October 28 through November 20.