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 2024 Season
Festival Theatre
LERNER AND LOEWE’S
MY FAIR LADY
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Adapted from Bernard Shaw’s Play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
By Richard Bean
Based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni
With songs by Grant Olding
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE MYSTERY OF THE HUMAN HEART
By Reginald Candy
Based on characters by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Royal George Theatre
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
By Agatha Christie
THE SECRET GARDEN
A Play with Songs
Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Adapted for the stage by Jay Turvey and Paul Sportelli
THE ORPHAN OF CHAO (Lunchtime One-Act)
Adapted by Michael Man
Based on the classical Chinese drama,
The Great Revenge of the Zhao Orphan,
by Ji Junxiang
CANDIDA
By Bernard Shaw
Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre
THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND
By Marcus Gardley
SNOW IN MIDSUMMER
By Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig
Based on the classical Chinese drama,
The Injustice to Dou E that Moved Heaven and Earth,
by Guan Hanqing
SPIEGELTENT
Enter a secret world of glamour, beauty, and pleasure. Our 1920’s ‘mirror tent’ is the perfect venue for cabaret: listen to music, soak up the atmosphere, catch someone’s eye in their reflection … our cabaret space, alive with music and performance of all kinds.
The Holiday Season Includes:
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens
Adapted and originally directed by Tim Carroll
LERNER AND LOEWE’S
MY FAIR LADY
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Adapted from Bernard Shaw’s Play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion
There’s also so much beyond the stage … great workshops, seminars and backstage tours.
Region: Niagara-on-the-Lake
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10 Queen's Parade
Box 774
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
L0S 1J0
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Latest Reviews
Ranked #12 of 128 things to do in Niagara-on-the-Lake
tommyb602
Finger Lakes, New York
Our third visit to Niagara on the Lake in three years, and our focus this visit was on food and professionally done plays. We saw two at the Shaw Festival Theater and one at the Royal George. Two...
poochtribe
Columbus, Ohio
Great play with fine actors in a charming theater. A wonderful experience. The box office was very helpful as well. What a treat to have actual physical tickets for souvenirs.
Lee A
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
We saw "One Man, Two Guvnors" at the Festival Theatre. It was fantastic. The show included musical numbers--even though it wasn't a musical. We were amazed that the actors not only acted, but sang...
