IT’S A
WONDERFUL LIFE:

A Live Radio Play

Adapted by Joe Landry

Wed Dec 10, 2025 7pm 
Thurs Dec 11, 2025 7pm
Fri Dec 12, 2025 7pm

Sat Dec 13, 2025 2pm
Sat Dec 13, 2025 7pm
Sun Dec 14, 2025 2pm

MARKET HALL, PETERBOROUGH

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(L-R) Megan Murphy, Brad Brackenridge, Kerry Griffin, M. John Kennedy, Ordena Stephens-Thompson, Gabriel Vaillant. Photo by Dahlia Katz.

Red poster advertising a holiday play titled 'It's a Wonderful Life' spaced over December 10th to 14th, 2025, adapted by Joe Landry, with tickets costing $40 at Market Hall, featuring new stages theatre and based on the story 'The Greatest Gift' by Philip Van Doren Stern.

IT’S A
WONDERFUL
LIFE:

A Live Radio Play
Adapted by Joe Landry

Starring Megan Murphy, Brad Brackenridge, Ordena Stephens-Thompson, Kerry Griffin, and M. John Kennedy.

Directed by Mark Wallace.
Musical direction by Gabriel Vaillant.
Stage manager: Talfryn Quiring
Assistant stage manager: Victoria Wood
Producer: Laurie Westaway
Costume designer: Korin Cormier
Set coordination: Michelle Chesser
Youth performers: Poppy Alderson, Faela Conroy, and Evie Wallace
Lighting/Set consultation: Patricia Thorne
Sound: Tai Timbers

By popular demand, we’re going back to Bedford Falls this December and bringing back our holiday hit from two years ago, featuring all of the original performers.

Set in a 1940s radio station, five actors play all the characters from the classic movie and create all the sound effects before your eyes. Come help Clarence get his wings. It’s a downright wonderful holiday show!

Recommended audience: 8+

"One of the best productions I’ve ever seen in Peterborough. Phenomenal. Go see it!” - Rachel Bemrose

"We LOVED this show! Take your friends and family for lots of laughs, a few pantomime boos, and a heart-warming story told by an excellent cast." - Lois Tuffin

Group of seven people standing on a stage, smiling and singing into a microphone, with a blue backdrop and signs reading 'APPLAUSE' and 'ON AIR'.
Actors performing on stage in a scene resembling a 1940s office or newsroom, with one actor in a pinstripe suit holding his head in distress, another actor in a yellow suit holding a magnifying glass smiling, and others seated and reacting in the background.

Photos by Dahlia Katz

Wed Dec 10, 2025 - 7:00 pm 
Thurs Dec 11, 2025 - 7:00 pm
Fri Dec 12, 2025 - 7:00 pm
Sat Dec 13, 2025 - 2:00 pm
Sat Dec 13, 2025 - 7:00 pm
Sun Dec 14, 2025 - 2:00 pm

MARKET HALL, PETERBOROUGH

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Get your tickets today for this unforgettable holiday production for the family.

Tickets: $40

Family pass: $120 for 4 family members

PRESENTED BY:

Logo for East City Builders with stylized E and bold text.
Logo of Lakefield College School with the slogan 'Like No Other'.
Green-tinted poster for a staged reading of 'Women of the Fur Trade' by Frances Koncan, happening on Saturday, January 24th, 2026, at 7 pm at Market Hall with tickets costing $30.

WOMEN OF THE FUR TRADE

by Frances Koncan

A surreal comedy that flips the script on the male-centric history of the Canadian fur trade.

Black-and-white portrait of a woman with short, dark hair, wearing a necklace and earrings.

Directed by Patti Shaughnessy.

Set in “18 hundred and something-something,” this playful story revolves around three women, Ojibwe, Métis, and British, all of whom speak in 21st-century slang. A must-see staged reading that was a hit at the Stratford Festival.

Content advisory: Strong language.

Recommended audience: 14+

Sat. Jan 24th, 2026
Showtime: 7:00 pm 

MARKET HALL, PETERBOROUGH

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PRESENTED BY:

Logo for ARISING COLLECTIVE in black and gray text
Logo for Meg Nimigon Coaching & Consulting with a large black 'M' inside a square frame.
A poster for a theatrical play titled 'A Public Display of Affection' by Jonathan Wilson. The background shows two people walking hand-in-hand on a city sidewalk, with parked cars on the right side. The event details are displayed: Saturday, Septembe
Poster for a theatrical workshop titled 'Footnote to Freedom' written and performed by Beau Dixon and Lance Dixon. The background features two soldiers in historical military uniforms and a person filming the scene. The event is scheduled for Sunday,
Red-tinted promotional poster for a radio play titled 'It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,' adapted by Joe Landry. The event is scheduled for December 10th to 14th, 2025, at Market Hall Theatre, with tickets costing $40. The poster mentions the
Green promotional poster for a staged reading of 'Women of the Fur Trade' by Frances Koncan, scheduled for Saturday, January 24th, 2026, at 7 pm at Market Hall, with tickets costing $30.
Event poster with a carved wooden lion's face background. Text announces a staged reading of 'The Cull' by Michele Riml and Michael St. John Smith, scheduled for Thursday, February 26th, 2026 at 7 PM, at Market Hall, with tickets costing $30.
Event poster with a blue background, white text, and images of plates and wine glasses. It announces a staged reading of '12 Dinners' by Steve Ross on Sunday, March 1st, 2026, at 7 pm at Market Hall with tickets costing $30, featuring brand new stage
The image is a promotional poster for a theatrical production of 'Paul and Linda Plan a Threesome' by Jane Cooper Ford. The background shows a bed with two sets of feet visible, lying under a pinkish-purple blanket. The text provides details about th
Promotional poster for the play 'Clyde's' by Lynn Nottage, featuring a large sandwich with multiple layers of meat and bread, and event details including date, time, tickets, and location.

2025/26 Leading Sponsors

Logo of Cambium Consulting & Engineering featuring a stylized tree and a sun in the background.
Memorial plaque dedicated to Joanne Brown and Shirl Delarue in memory of Nan and Rod Williamson.

2025/26 Season Sponsors

Logo for Grady's Feet Essentials featuring a stylized footprint in the center with the words "Comfort in Every Step" and "Feet Essentials," established in 1984.
The logo of Peterborough Optometric, featuring a stylized eye symbol and the company name in gray text.
Schilling Financial logo in black and white with stylized 'S' symbol and company name.
Logo for The Little Building Company with a line drawing of a house and tree inside a circle, and text indicating Peterborough, ON.
Kawartha NOW logo with large gray letters 'k' and 'N', website kawarthaNOW.com in black text, and a tagline 'A QUID NOVIS PRODUCTION' in gray.
Logo with stylized black letter A and the text 'The A-Frame' with tagline 'Creative Co-conspirators' in gray.

Government Partners

Logo with three wavy lines and the word "peterborough" in black text.
Black and white logo for Delta Bingo Gaming with a circular emblem containing a stylized 'D'.

Show Sponsors & Partners

Logo for Central Smith ice cream shop with an ice cream cone icon replacing the letter 'A' and the tagline 'We dream in ice cream.'
Logo for Arising Collective in black and gray text
Logo of East City Builders with stylized letter E and text in bold gray and black fonts.
Logo of the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough featuring a circular emblem with stylized initials 'cgp' and the organization’s name beside it.
Logo for EDH Law featuring overlapping letters and a leaf design, with text indicating Nathan Higgins B.A. & J.D. and successor firm to Douglas F. Walker.
Book cover with the names Ayotte, Dupuis, Gunsolus, O'Neill in white text on a dark gray background
A logo for Meg Nimigon Coaching & Consulting, featuring a large black letter M within a black rectangular outline, with the name Meg Nimigon above and the words Coaching & Consulting below.
Black text that says 'SANDBAGGER' with scattered black dots in the background.
Logo for Lakefield College School with the slogan 'Like No Other'
Logos of Barrick Real Estate and Royal LePage ProAlliance Realty, a real estate company.
Hand-drawn sign for Silver Bean Cafe with a coffee cup icon.

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