2019-2020 Season

New Stages Theatre Company brings you the best contemporary plays
performed by some of Canada's finest artists.

We look forward to announcing our 2021-2022 season soon!

For now, we'll keep listing the 2019-2020 season and reflect on great memories from those productions.
We made it through 4 of 5 before the world changed...

TORCH SONG by Harvey Fierstein
Sunday, September 15, 2019, 7:30pm

Hilarious and heart-wrenching, TORCH SONG follows Arnold Beckoff’s journey to find happiness. All he wants is a husband, a child, and a pair of bunny slippers that fit, but a visit from his overbearing mother reminds him that he needs one more thing: respect. Join Arnold on this all-too-human journey about the families we’re born into, the families we choose, and the battles to bring them all home.

A staged reading at Market Hall, 140 Charlotte St.

BANG BANG by Kat Sandler
Sunday, November 10, 2019, 7:30pm

A white playwright uses the shooting of an unarmed black youth by a police officer as a “jumping-off point” for his hit play that is soon to be adapted into a major movie, all without the consent of the officer involved. With enormous wit and humour, BANG BANG traces the impact of what “inspired by true events” may actually mean.

A staged reading at Market Hall, 140 Charlotte St.

EVERY BRILLIANT THING by Duncan MacMillan and Jonny Donahoe
January 16-18, 2020, 7:30 pm
January 19, 2020, 3:00 pm
January 21-25, 2020, 7:30 pm

A man remembers when he was a young boy who tried to ease his mother’s depression with a list of every brilliant thing that reminded her that life is worth living. In the process, he makes his own discoveries about the power of hope and storytelling in this unique comedy-drama. A unique theatre experience!

A full production at The Theatre on King, 171 King St. In partnership with Public Energy. Directed by Linda Kash* and featuring Steve Ross.*

* The participation of these artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance-Opera-Theatre Policy.

CANADIAN RAJAH by Dave Carley
Sunday March 8, 2020, 7:30 pm

The incredible true story of Esca Brooke, born in Malaysia and son of the country’s legendary “White Rajah” and his Malay wife. In a strange twist of fate, Esca ended up in Canada in the village of Madoc, Ontario, but he was desperate to be recognized for who he was – the son of Rajah Charles Brooke – and the play depicts the dramatic showdown that ended his lifelong quest.

A touring production from Toronto, presented at Market Hall.

ICELAND by Nicolas Billon
April 28 - May 3, 2020, 7:30 pm

Set against the backdrop of the banking crisis, a confrontation between a real estate agent and a tenant takes an unexpected turn. A huge hit in the 2012 Toronto Summerworks Festival, winning The Summerworks NOW Audience Choice Award, the play went on to a production at Factory Theatre and a national tour. Playwright Nicolas Billon won the Governor General’s Award for ICELAND.

A full production at The Theatre on King, 171 King St.

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