Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre News

The Grand Theatre has announced its upcoming 2026/27 Season “All in Grand Time” – including four plays, two musicals, five symphonic rock concerts, and a new live comedy series. Learn more here!

The Grand Theatre has announced its upcoming 2026/27 Season “All in Grand Time” – including four plays, two musicals, five symphonic rock concerts, and a new live comedy series.

Following sold-out runs in Canada and tours to Japan, South Africa, and Brazil, Cock will return to London this spring in a raw, intimate new staging from Canada's acclaimed Talk Is Free Theatre. 

The Citadel Theatre has announced Casey and Diana, the critically acclaimed Canadian drama by Governor General's Award finalist Nick Green. Learn more here!

The Citadel Theatre has revealed its 2026/27 season, a wide-ranging and adventurous lineup that celebrates stories from across Canada and around the world, while marking a major milestone in the theatre's history.

Since its 2001 publication, Yann Martel’s novel, Life of Pi, has captivated readers around the world. Nearly two decades and an Academy Award-winning film adaptation later, the extraordinary story made its live theatre debut in Sheffield, England before transferring to London’s West End. Now, the Olivier Award-winning production embarks on its highly anticipated run at Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre.  

In August, Soulpepper Theatre invites audiences to take in a simmering theatrical masterpiece, presenting Harold Pinter’s Old Times on stage August 6th through to September 7th.

The Stratford Festival is welcoming five new participants to the Langham Directors’ Workshop for the 2025 season. Learn more about the participants here!

A final extension has been announced for the all-Canadian production of Come From Away. The production will add four more weeks of performances to its current run at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Montreal Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Montreal Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Montreal Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The Stratford Festival has announced that Tracey Flye has joined the company of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as director.

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Montreal Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

We talk to Steven Schipper about Every Brilliant Thing at The Rose Studio. Ice cream. Water fights. Roller coasters. Hugging. People falling over. A seven-year-old boy starts a list of wonderful things in the world to cheer up his mom. Everything worth living for. As he matures and faces his own challenges, the growing list inspires him to find meaning in everyday life. Told with the help of the audience, this charming one-man show is a joyful act of collective storytelling that reveals how the connections we make are what keep us strong. Funny, poignant and full of hope, Every Brilliant Thing might just change the way you see the world.

The Shaw Festival has announced the appointment of Melissa Novecosky as its first Associate Executive Director.

With weeks left until the beginning of the Grand Theatre’s 2024/25 season, the Theatre has announced a full season of artist development programming on the Auburn Developments Stage, titled Artists in the Auburn. Learn more about the lineup here!

As a director, I've had the unique experience of working on two powerful plays by Carey Crim that explore the aftermath of sexual abuse from starkly different angles. As I prepare for the European premiere of 23.5 Hours at Park Theatre, I'd like to share some insights into the challenges and revelations that come with bringing these contrasting perspectives to life on stage, and why I was drawn to telling both stories.

 With just over two months left until the opening production of the Grand Theatre’s 2024/25 Season: A Time for Play, the theatre has announced the names of the over one-hundred artists and creative team members who will make up the company of Rachel Peake’s first programmed season as Artistic Director. 

Read BroadwayWorld's review of The Play That Goes Wrong at the Citadel’s Shoctor Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.