Soup Can Theatre

01/21/2026

We are thrilled to be taking part in this series from Ontario Culture Days, Mass Culture / Mobilisation culturelle, and Black Pledge Canada.

✨ Arts organizations: Start the year with purpose.

As we step into a new year, how can values-driven leadership help build a more inclusive, sustainable arts future?

Join Ontario Culture Days, Mass Culture / Mobilisation culturelle, and Black Pledge Canada for a small-group professional development series designed to support arts leaders in embedding purpose, equity, and sustainability into strategic planning.

Through three virtual sessions and one in-person intensive, we will explore purposeful leadership, equitable workplaces, navigating polarized environments, and expanding community reach.

💡 Lead with Purpose: A Values-Driven Model for a Sustainable Arts Future
📅 Wednesdays: Jan 21, Feb 4, Feb 25 (online) + Mar 11 (in person)
💼 $125 | Subsidies available

🔗 Register now: https://buff.ly/tCSl7VC

01/06/2026

CLOSES TODAY! It's also the last day to make a contribution to our GoFundMe campaign! No amount is too small, and every little bit helps. https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-christmas-carol-2025-at-the-campbell-house-museum

Many thanks to the cast, production team, understudies, Campbell House Museum staff, audiences, and donors! It takes a village to make theatre happen

The Three Ships Collective, with the support of Soup Can Thea… The Three Ships Collective needs your support for A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2025 at the Campbell House Museum!

01/05/2026

closes tomorrow, and we'd like to give another thank you to our costume sponsor, Thunder Thighs Costumes Ltd.! Audiences have been able to see these fabulous pieces up close, designed by Nála Lendor and assisted by Mairead Canning. Learn more about Thunder Thighs here: https://thunderthighscostumes.com/ . Production photos by Laura Dittmann.
Thank you Thunder Thighs for your support!

01/03/2026

Today we're thanking 's official radio sponsors, The New Classical 96.3 FM and ZoomerRadio! In keeping with the spirit and tenets of A Christmas Carol, a portion of all ticket sales will be donated to their Holiday Hope Fund charity fundraising program in support of individuals and families facing hunger and homelessness. Learn more at https://classicalfm.ca/ and https://www.zoomerradio.ca/

Zoomer Radio has the largest broadcast footprint in North America, with its rare 50,000‑watt clear channel frequency that reaches extensive parts of Ontario, Quebec & 28 American states. It is the only AM channel still playing music in Canada's largest market.

12/29/2025

Happy Holidays, everyone! We hope you're having a wonderful break and are ready to ring in 2026 ✨
There is still time to support before we close on Jan 6th, by either donating to our GoFundMe or taking part in our Adopt-A-Performance campaign. More details below!

All performances of A Christmas Carol are now sold out! To be added to our ticket waitlist, please fill out this form to be notified by email if any any additional tickets become available. Even if none do, we will be sure to contact you when details of our 2026 production are announced!

12/22/2025

It's the last day of performances for before we break for the holidays!
There's also only 24 HOURS LEFT to make a bid in our Holiday Silent Auction! Bidding closes tomorrow, Dec 23 at 12pm! https://christmascarolto.com/about/silent-auction-2025/
If you've ever wondered what the holidays were like in the Victorian era, here's an article from the Victoria & Albert Museum on Christmas traditions of the time:
https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/victorian-christmas-traditions?srsltid=AfmBOorUwS_L0VgbfmuMwfiTgeOggjcAI9k3bWw_4C-6n5L8Q5C4YAVK

The Victorians created Christmas as we know it – from Christmas cards and crackers to the decorated Christmas tree

12/21/2025

Thank you Alex Lean for this lovely review of !

We have two more days of performances before we break for the holidays. There is still time to support this production by making a bid in our Holiday Silent Auction, making a donation to our GoFundMe, or taking part in our Adopt-A-Performance campaign: https://linktr.ee/soupcantheatre. Many thanks to those who have supported us this year!

https://badreviewer.substack.com/p/a-christmas-carol-that-moves-you

At The Campbell House Museum

12/20/2025

Happy Anniversary! 👻🎄

On this day, December 19, 1843: Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol in London. Six thousand copies vanished by Christmas Eve.

He wrote it in six weeks, walking the streets of London at night to clear his head. The fog, the flicker of lamps, the silence. Whatever he met out there followed him home and became part of the story.

The book earned him almost nothing. A bad contract. Costly printing. But it left behind something that never faded.

It did not invent the spirit of Christmas. It reminded people, and still does today, why generosity, compassion, and redemption matter. And beneath all that warmth, there's something colder. Spirits, chains, and warnings from beyond the grave.

It's proudly a Christmas ghost story (see full title). Likely the most famous one ever told.

That same Victorian darkness? It's alive in Ottawa.

Join us at the Bytown Museum for our Nightmare Before/After Christmas ghost tours this December. Eerie true tales, Victorian holiday creepiness, and a visit inside the oldest building in the city. If you like your holidays with a few shivers, this is it.

12/19/2025

Here are a few images from 's Costume Designer Nála Lendor for the look and feel of the production. And yes, we all love The Muppets' Christmas Carol 🎄

12/18/2025

We're highlighting more prizes in our Holiday Silent Auction, all in support of ! Place your bids today! https://christmascarolto.com/about/silent-auction-2025/

First up, 2 tickets to Tarragon Theatre! Welcome to Canada's neighbourhood theatre! Tarragon Theatre is Canada’s home for groundbreaking contemporary plays. Their mission is to create, develop and produce new plays to provide the conditions for new work to thrive. Their 2025-2026 season is running now!

Next, a gift certificate to the Queen Mother Cafe! Open since 1978 in a 19th-century building, this Queen West staple serves international dishes and Laotian-Thai specialties in a cozy setting filled with artwork by local artists.

12/17/2025

is back on tonight at the Campbell House Museum, our final week before we break for the holidays!
A reminder that tonight's 6:15pm performance is a MASK MANDATORY performance. Masks will be provided at the door if you do not have one. Click on the link below for more information about our masking policies.
https://christmascarolto.com/tickets-info/masking-policies/

12/16/2025

We're highlighting more prizes in our Holiday Silent Auction, all in support of ! Place your bids today! https://christmascarolto.com/about/silent-auction-2025/

First up, 4 tickets to an immersive escape game at Casa Loma! Can you escape Casa Loma? Step back in time with five unique escape room games by Secret City Adventures set in Toronto's iconic Casa Loma! These original games include a cast of live actors and fully immersive sets. Save the dragons of Avalon in The Dragon's Song. Take over a bootlegging empire in King of the Bootleggers. Uncover secrets in an underground spy facility in Station M. Rescue a celebrity detective in our Murdoch Mysteries Escape Room. Shave years off the Second World War in Escape from the Tower. Choose your adventure and immerse yourself in play with the Casa Loma Escape Rooms by Secret City!

Next, four tickets to the Royal Ontario Museum! Opened in 1914, the Royal Ontario Museum showcases art, culture, and nature from around the world and across the ages. Among the top 10 cultural institutions in North America, Canada’s largest and most comprehensive museum is home to a world-class collection of 18 million artworks, cultural objects, and natural history specimens, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces.