Actor

Fanny Brice has everything it takes to be Broadway’s next big thing: the voice, the charm and more than a little chutzpah. But does she have “the look?” This touching comedy explores her unlikely rise to stardom with the Ziegfeld Follies as well as her turbulent love life with gambler Nick Arnstein. One of the greatest musical scores of all time, Funny Girl includes classics like “Don’t Rain on My Parade”, “I’m the Greatest Star”, “People” and much more.

Funny Girl

Festival Theatre

From the Tony Award-winning songwriting team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Seussical, Ragtime), comes the Olivier Award-winning Once on This Island. This highly original and theatrical Caribbean adaptation of the popular fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, garnered eight Tony nominations for its Broadway run, including Best Musical, Book and Score.

Once On This Island

Beddington Theatre Arts Centre

We are thrilled to announce the premiere of a new workshop presentation from 2025 Pulitzer and Tony award-winning playwright, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Following our memorable productions of his plays An Octoroon (2017) and Everybody (2022), we asked Branden to come and make a new work with our Shaw Ensemble. This workshop presentation, from one of the world’s leading playwrights, will have a limited run of presentations. See it before anyone else does!

Actor

Janelle Cooper

Events

Upcoming events

Jul 9 - Oct 3, 2026

Funny Girl · Shaw Festival

Aug 1 - Sep 10, 2026

A New Work in Progress · Shaw Festival

Past events

Jul 9 - Oct 3, 2026

Funny Girl · Shaw Festival

9 - 31 May, 2025

Once On This Island · StoryBook Theatre

Future and recently performed repertoire

Mrs Strakosh in Funny Girl by Styne

Shaw Festival

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