The Shaw Festival … the perfect intermission from life!
Nestled in the heart of Niagara-on-the-Lake, just a short lovely drive down the beautiful Niagara Parkway from Niagara Falls, The Shaw is one of North America’s finest cultural attractions. Each year, from February through December, The Shaw offers an eclectic array of award-winning musicals, family-friendly offerings, quirky comedies, bold dramas, sweeping classics and thrilling whodunits.
Join us for our 2023 Season
February 28th – December 23rd
Festival Theatre
MAHABHARATA
Written and adapted by Ravi Jain and Miriam Fernandes
A Why Not Theatre Production
In association with Barbican Centre
Commissioned and presented by the Shaw Festival
GYPSY
A Musical Fable, Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee
Noël Coward’s
BLITHE SPIRIT
THE AMEN CORNER
By James Baldwin
Royal George Theatre
PRINCE CASPIAN
Adapted for the stage by Damien Atkins
Based on the novel by C.S. Lewis
ON THE RAZZLE
By Tom Stoppard
Adapted from Einen Jux will er sich machen by Johan Nestroy
VILLAGE WOOING Lunchtime One‐Act
By Bernard Shaw
THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT
By Edith Wharton
Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
By J.M. Synge
THE APPLE CART
By Bernard Shaw
THE CLEARING
By Helen Edmundson
OUTDOORS @ THE SHAW
MOTHER, DAUGHTER
Written and directed by Selma Dimitrijevic
THE GAME OF LOVE AND CHANCE
A romantic comedy by Pierre de Marivaux
Improvised by the Shaw Festival Ensemble – a new play every time.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s
A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING –ONE ACT- IN CONCERT
Music by RICHARD RODGERS
Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Musical Arrangements by FRED WELLS
Orchestration by MICHAEL GIBSON AND
JONATHAN TUNICK
Conceived by WALTER BOBBIE
A SHORT HISTORY OF NIAGARA
Created by Alexandra Montagnese and Mike Petersen
With original sound design by Ryan Cowl
Commissioned and presented by the Shaw Festival
The Holiday Season Includes:
Lerner and Loewe’s
BRIGADOON
Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe
Original dances created by Agnes DeMille
Revised book by Brian Hill
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens
Adapted and originally directed by Tim Carroll
There’s also so much beyond the stage … great workshops, seminars and backstage tours.
Region: Niagara-on-the-Lake
Add to your tripWhen
Feb 28th 7:00 pm to
Dec 23rd, 2023 12:00 am
Shaw Festival
10 Queen's Parade
Box 774
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
L0S 1J0
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Latest Reviews
Ranked #12 of 129 things to do in Niagara-on-the-Lake
G7555YBelainea
We've been to the Shaw Festival off and on over the past 30 years or so. And most of them are wonderful. But we saw Brigadoon tonight, Friday November 17th 2023. And it was absolutely fabulous! I...
Gerry B
St. Catharines, Canada
I attended a Wednesday afternoon performance of Brigadoon at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake. What an enjoyable experience! I had vaguely remembered the story plot, but it all came back to...
Try2TravelSustainabl
Hamilton, Canada
We have been going yearly since 1992. Each year there are so many shows to see. If you live close by consider getting a season's pass. They have daily deals too and lots of other ways to save. The...
