2025-26
Season
Bringing the best of professional theatre to our region.
UPCOMING SHOWS
FOOTNOTE TO
FREEDOM
written and performed
by Beau Dixon and Lance Dixon
A workshop presentation of a brand new musical by brothers Beau and Lance Dixon.
Beau Dixon
Lance Dixon
A workshop of a new musical about the life of Beau and Lance’s grandfather, George Dixon, who served in the No. 2 Battalion, Canada’s only segregated Black Battalion in World War One.
Recommended audience: 10+
Sunday Nov 9th
Showtime: 7:00 pm
MARKET HALL, PETERBOROUGH
PRESENTED BY:
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.
Photos by Dahlia Katz
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+
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
Get your tickets today for this unforgettable holiday production for the family.
Tickets: $40
Family pass: $120 for 4 family members
PRESENTED BY:
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.
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
PRESENTED BY:
brand new
STAGES
2026 FESTIVAL
TUES FEB 24 - SUN MAR 1, 2026
MARKET HALL &
THE THEATRE ON KING
PETERBOROUGH
Brand New Stages means artist panels, new scripts in various stages of development, training workshops, and creative collaborations across disciplines.
The first 2 events are confirmed below. Stay tuned for announcements of new events coming up in the 2026 Brand New Stages Festival.
Brighten up your winter with our week-long festival of exciting new work, taking place at two venues in downtown Peterborough.
THE CULL
by Michele Riml and
Michael St. John Smith
A timely drama unfolds at a dinner party in the B.C. mountains, where wildfires burn and a wolf cull is underway.
In The Cull, a group of friends gather to celebrate one couple’s 25th wedding anniversary. When a surprising business offer is made, secrets spill into the light. Will the bonds of friendship buckle? What is it that holds us together?
A powerful drama first produced by Vancouver’s Arts Club Theatre, the script is in a new stage of development. Directed by Peter Pasyk.
Content advisory: Strong language. Recommended audience: 14+
Thurs. Feb 26, 2026
Showtime: 7:00 pm
MARKET HALL, PETERBOROUGH
PRESENTED BY:
12 DINNERS
by Steve Ross
Don’t miss this acclaimed semi-autobiographical play about 12 dinners Steve shares with his parents during an eventful time in their lives.
Steve Ross,
playwright
Randy Read,
director
Directed by founding Artistic Director Randy Read, 12 Dinners is a beautiful script that showcases Steve Ross’ meteoric emergence as an exciting Canadian playwright.
Previously produced at Stratford’s Here for Now Festival, 12 Dinners is also part of Talk is Free Theatre’s upcoming season in Toronto and Barrie. Not to be missed!
Recommended audience: 12+
Sunday March 1
Showtime: 7:00 pm
MARKET HALL, PETERBOROUGH
PRESENTED BY:
PAUL AND LINDA PLAN A THREESOME
by Jane Cooper Ford
A sold-out and held-over hit at Stratford’s Here for Now Festival, you are cordially invited to a charming, funny, and completely outrageous evening.
A successful couple aim to shake up their stale marriage by planning a threesome, much like they might plan a dinner party. When things don’t go quite as planned, hilarity ensues.
Very funny and very inappropriate for younger audiences, the play is a well-crafted and heartfelt celebration of love that comes in many meanings and forms. Come one, come all!
Content advisory: Strong and explicit language and mature themes. Recommended audience: 16+
Sat May 2, 2026 - 7:00 pm
Sun May 3, 2026 - 2:00 pm
MARKET HALL, PETERBOROUGH
PRESENTED BY:
CLYDE’S
by Lynn Nottage
Full of heart and wit, this season-ending staged reading of Clyde’s is a savoury delight that must be experienced for yourself.
From the Pulitzer-winning playwright of Sweat, Clyde’s is a new comedy about a truck-stop sandwich shop that employs people on the edge, people marginalized by the system, all while on a shared quest to create the perfect sandwich.
Content advisory: Strong language and mature themes. Recommended audience: 14+
Saturday June 14th, 2026
Showtime: 7:00 pm
MARKET HALL, PETERBOROUGH
PRESENTED BY:
Leading Sponsors
Season Sponsors
Show Sponsors & Partners
Government Partners
Past productions
A PUBLIC DISPLAY OF AFFECTION
written and performed by Jonathan Wilson
Nominated for Outstanding New Production by the Toronto Theatre Awards.
Mixing history, comedy, and poignant reflection in equal measure, A Public Display of Affection excavates the lives, loves, and landmarks of Jonathan’s queer youth on the streets of Toronto.
Jonathan Wilson, Sept 20, 2025, Market Hall. Photos by Andy Carroll.
Sat Sept 20th
Showtime: 7:00 pm
MARKET HALL, PETERBOROUGH
PRESENTED BY:
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