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09/04/2026

If you like...

💔 Dark humour
💔 Family dramas
💔 and shows like Downton Abbey

Then you'll love HEARTBREAK HOUSE!

🎟️ Get your tickets soon because there is only ONE MONTH left before the lights go dark on the Shotover estate. Tickets at shawfest.com

By Bernard Shaw
Directed by Tim Carroll
Set and costumes designed by Ximena Pinilla
Lighting designed by Louise Guinand
Music direction, original music and sound designed by Claudio Vena
Movement directed by Alexis Milligan

📷 Photos by David Cooper
Featuring Fiona Byrne, Jason Cadieux, Julia Course, Allison Edwards-Crewe, Kristi Frank, Sochi Fried, Martin Happer, Tom Rooney, Graeme Somerville, Sanjay Talwar and Michael Therriault.

HEARTBREAK HOUSE is generously sponsored by the Gabriel Pascal Memorial Fund and the Dorothy Strelsin Foundation.

The Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre is sponsored by Paradigm Captial Inc.

09/03/2026

kinda chic to see a show at the Shaw Festival tbh

The lights dim. A room full of strangers becomes, for a moment, one audience. Sharing the same breath, the same silence, the same laughs.

✨ That's the magic of live theatre, and we think that's kinda chic!

🎟️ Tickets to your next Shaw show at shawfest.com

09/02/2026

Listen to Artistic Director Tim Carroll explain why YOU need to see this seasons hilarious farce ONE FOR THE POT!

You have less than 40 days to laugh till your sides hurt!

In a world of constant problems, escape into the chaos of Billy Hickory Wood's life as he tries to inherit a big pot of cash!
The only catch? He has a few siblings who have come out of the woodwork and want what they're owed in this farcical comedy!

🎟️ Get your tickets to this hilarious masterpiece the Globe & Mail gave a critics pick today at shawfest.com

09/01/2026

Much like the talkative Mr. Toad, the critics have a lot to say about THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS! 🐸

Critics are captivated by the world of Mr. Toad, Badger, Ratty and Mole. Thorold Today described it as “a miniature world of fantastical whimsy,” calling it “a visual delight!”

We invite you to come and play with us in the Jackie Maxwell Studio and see what the Niagara Falls Review is calling “joyful.”

🎟️ Get your tickets before this show ends September 27th at shawfest.com

Based on the play Toad of Toad Hall by A.A. Milne⁠
Adapted and directed by Fiona Sauder⁠
Set designed by Judith Bowden⁠
Costumes designed by Laura Delchiaro⁠
Lighting designed by Kevin Lamotte⁠
Original music and sound designed by Jeffrey Newberry⁠
Fight and movement directed by Jack Davidson (née Rennie)⁠

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS is generously supported by Ron & Barbara Besse and Mary E. Hill. ⁠
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Children and Family Programming is supported by Christopher & Jeanne Jennings. ⁠

The Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre is supported by Paradigm Capital Inc⁠
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2026 Christopher Newton Intern, Jamie Anderson, is generously supported by Marilyn & Charles Baillie.

08/31/2026

This September learn something new and go beyond the stage at the Shaw Festival! We’ve got concerts, hands-on workshops, and a lineup of guest speakers that you won’t want to miss:

Join us for:
✨ Jewish Women in the Theatre with Anne Cattaneo of the Lincoln Center Theater
✨ The Art of Classical Music with Dr. Kristin Franseen
✨ Anecdotes and Stories of the Theatre with Anthony Chase

And so much more! Whether you’re a lifelong learner, a theatre lover or just curious, there’s a place for you here.

🎟️ To learn more and secure your spot at these exciting events visit shawfest.com

08/28/2026

40% off. Less than 6 weeks left. Zero reasons to wait.

You have one last chance to see AMADEUS, FUNNY GIRL, ONE FOR THE POT and much more before our holiday shows take the stage! Use code SHAW to save 40% on any shows on Shaw’s stages before October 11*

Whether you've already fallen in love with one of these productions or haven't made it to the theatre yet, now's the time. Grab your tickets before these shows take their final bow!

🎟️ Run, don't walk, to shawfest.com and get your tickets before these shows take their final bow!

*Restrictions: Based on availability. Not valid in conjunction with any other offers or discounts or on previously purchased tickets. Not valid on purple seating or holiday shows in November/December. Tax, handling apply. Offer ends September 14th.

Photographs by Dahlia Katz

08/27/2026

Mop Dog is a character of its own — imagined by set and costume designer Sim Suzer and built in our Prop Shawp. He joins the ensemble in JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE, now running until October 10 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

🎟️ Secure your seat at shawfest.com today!

08/26/2026

Without further ado…We announce our much anticipated 2027 season playbill lineup!

This upcoming season features a romantic Shavian drama, a stupendous Stoppard satire, Spontaneous Theatre, spooky mysteries and classic fables. In 2027, audiences will experience a compelling diversity of shows highlighting The Shaw’s rich traditions of creativity and adventure while embracing the future of two-way theatre.

The Shaw Festival’s 2027 season begins March 31 and runs until December 23.

Want early access to tickets? Become a friend of the Shaw today, call 1-800-657-1106 etx.2556 to learn more!

Tickets to the 2027 season go on sale beginning November 7 for Friends of The Shaw and December 8 to the public. Orders can be placed through the Box Office at 1-800-511-SHAW (7429) or online at shawfest.com.

For more information on the 2027 season follow the link in our pinned comment (or link in bio) to read our full press release.

The Shaw Festival’s 2026 season runs through to December 23 and is supported by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.

Photographed by Dahlia Katz

08/25/2026

You have 38 days to catch SLEUTH on stage at the Shaw's Courthouse Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake!

Director Peter Fernandes makes his Shaw debut with a razor‑sharp staging of Anthony Shaffer’s classic: five men, one house, and a mounting series of theatrical traps and reversals. If puzzles, psychological sleights and a duel of wits appeal to you, this is one you can't miss.

🎟️ Get your tickets today at shawfest.com

08/24/2026

ONLY 50 DAYS LEFT...
After that, we’re trading in these stories for sleigh bells and stage magic as RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA and A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD move in for the holidays.

You have just 50 days to catch FUNNY GIRL, HEARTBREAK HOUSE, THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS, JEEVES & WOOSTER IN PERFECT NONSENSE,ONE FOR THE POT, SLEUTH, A WORK IN PROGRESS, AMADEUS and OHIO STATE MURDERS before the curtain closes on this chapter of the season.

Whether you’ve already fallen in love with one of these productions or haven’t made it to the theatre yet, now’s the time. Grab your tickets before these shows take their final bow!

🎟️ Run, don’t walk, to shawfest.com and get your tickets before these shows take their final bow!

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