Shaw Festival in Brief:
The Shaw Festival is a theatre company featuring plays by George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries. The lineup of plays has become particularly known for including those by forgotten female playwrights of Shaw's day, Canadian playwrights - both known and up and coming - and "undiscovered" or otherwise undervalued works.
Located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Shaw Festival produces 10 to 12 plays each season (May to November), with about 800 performances in four theatres. Approximately 300,000 people attend the Shaw Festival each year.
Located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Shaw Festival produces 10 to 12 plays each season (May to November), with about 800 performances in four theatres. Approximately 300,000 people attend the Shaw Festival each year.
When is the Shaw Festival:
The Shaw Festival runs May to November each year.
The Shaw Festival offers film series or lectures occasionally outside of these months.
The Shaw Festival offers film series or lectures occasionally outside of these months.
Where is the Shaw Festival:
The Shaw Festival is in Niagara-on-the-Lake, a small town next to Niagara Falls.
Shaw Festival performances take place in four theatres: The Festival Theatre, the Court House, the Royal George and the Studio Theatre.
Shaw Festival performances take place in four theatres: The Festival Theatre, the Court House, the Royal George and the Studio Theatre.
What's Special about the Shaw Festival:
Aside from its pretty location in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Shaw Festival is popular for being the only theatre that specializes in plays by Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries, and in plays about the period of Shaw’s lifetime. In addition, Shaw is one of a handful of theatre companies that has a permanent acting company.
Tickets for the Shaw Festival:
Each fall, the next season lineup is announced and tickets for that season go on sale in January (earlier for Shaw Festival members). The Shaw Festival 2010 season will be announced in fall 2009 and tickets go on sale to the general public in January 2010.
See the Shaw Festival's current season's lineup.
See the Shaw Festival's current season's lineup.
How to Buy Tickets for the Shaw Festival:
See more information on how to buy tickets for the Shaw Festival.
Shaw Festival Ticket Prices:
Shaw Festival tickets range from CAD$30 to more than $100 each.
Ways to Save:
Book early
Book three or more performances
Attend Sunday evening performances
See a preview before the official opening
A limited number of discounted Festival Theatre balcony tickets are available for regularly priced performances
Students, people under 30 and seniors all receive discounts
Ways to Save:
Where to Stay:
Niagara-on-the-Lake has smaller, independent hotels with only a few recognizable chain hotels like Holiday Inn and Best Western (check rates).
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Find a Niagara Falls hotel, about 15 minutes down the road.
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Restaurants - Where to Eat:
Niagara-on-the-Lake has charming restaurants and bistros in town. Many local Niagara wineries have excellent restaurants.
