Niagara Falls

About Shaw Fest:

The Shaw Festival Story

In 1962, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, lawyer and playwright Brian Doherty parlayed his love for the work of Irish playwright Bernard Shaw into a summer theatre festival, producing eight performances of Don Juan in Hell and Candida in the Court House auditorium.  In this singular act of passion for theatre and culture, the Shaw Festival was born.

Today, with 10 or more productions each year performed in three theatres for an audience of more than 250,000, the Shaw Festival has grown to become a major Canadian cultural icon, a gem in this country’s rich cultural heritage. Inspired by the wit and passion of Bernard Shaw, the Shaw Festival is a contemporary theatre that features a smart, provocative, potent and diverse mix of plays from the past and present, performed by our celebrated repertory theatre Ensemble. The result is theatre that is challenging, surprising, often funny and always entertaining. These plays are lovingly and artfully brought to the stage each year by a talented team of actors, directors, and designers, showcasing the incredible tapestry of talent that this country contributes to the world.

Our Saturday Adventure:

Early morning swim

Breakfast

Taxi to Niagara-on-the-Lake: http://www.niagarafallstaxi.com/

Tour and shop at Niagara-on-the-Lake

Late Lunch/Early Dinner

Shaw Fest: Possible shows on this date:

11:30a: The Orphan of Chao:

11:30a: Cotton Club:

12p: The House That Will Not Stand:

2p: The Secret Garden:

5p: Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Human Heart

8p: Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution:        

 https://www.shawfest.com/whats-on-tickets

Taxi back to hotel: http://www.niagarafallstaxi.com/

*This schedule can be adjusted to accommodate show preferences.  Please let me know what show you are just dying to see.

Show preferences: The theatre name and address will be listed after decisions are made about what show you would like to see.  Bob and I are flexible.

Bob and Barbara: 5p Sherlock Holmes

Don and Jennifer: Yes to Niagara-on-the-Lake; no to seeing a show

Randy and Beverly: Yes to Niagara-on-the-Lake; no to seeing a show

Found this interesting little tidbit at the beginning of their brochure:

“The Shaw wishes to acknowledge and honour the land upon which we gather as the historic and traditional territory of First Nations peoples. In particular, we recognize and thank the Neutral Nation, the Mississauga and the Haudenosaunee for their stewardship of these lands over millennia.”