World-Class Theatre
John Simon of New York Magazine calls the Shaw Festival the "best repertory theatre on the continent". The
Shaw Festival remains the only theatre group celebrating the works of George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries. About a
dozen different plays are offered each year. The quality and the selection of plays will help you decide that a visit to
Niagara-on-the-Lake should be an annual event.
The flagship theatre for the Festival is The Shaw Festival Theatre. This 869-seat theatre is where
large-scale productions are presented. See 2007 Season Playbill below.
Courthouse Theatre
A national historic site dating from the 1840s, The Court House Theatre is where the Shaw Festival began in
1962. The theatre has 327 seats. See 2007 Season Playbill below
Royal George Theatre
Built as a vaudeville house to entertain the troops during World War I, The Royal George Theatre presents a
modest exterior, but inside it's all Edwardian gilt moldings, red walls and golden lions. It has 328 seats. See 2007 Season
Playbill below.
Playbills
Festival Theatre
- April 21 to October 27 2007 - Saint Joan
- April 03 to October 28 2007 - Mack and Mabel
- May 31 to October 27 2007 - Hotel Peccadillo
Royal George Theatre
- April 10 to October 28 2007 - The Circle
- May 01 to October 07 2007 - The Philanderer
- June 23 to October 27 2007 - Summer and Smoke
Court House Theatre
- April 26 to October 06 2007 - A Month in the Country
- May 29 to October 05 2007 - The Cassilis Engagement
- July 12 to October 06 2007 - Tristan
- June 20 to October 06 2007 - The Kiltartan Comedies (Lunchtime)
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