EVENTS
ALL EVENTS
Broken Leg Theatre — 7:00pm
Broken Leg Theatre is a variety show that often features local performance artists such as Caravan Theatre, DanceConXion, the Ukulele Ladies, Valley Ghost Walk ghosts, and more three times a year. Every show is simply amazing!! Don't miss it!
If you'd like to be involved in Broken Leg theatre (on the stage or behind the scenes), or if you would like to reserve a ticket, please contact Donna Holmes at donnaholmes712@gmail.com.
General Admission: $10.00, available at the door or by contacting Donna Holmes
The Enchanted Bookshop— 7:30pm
$50 Festival Passes to see all 5 main stage shows will be available soon!
During the day, A Likely Story may look like any other used bookstore. But at night, it’s a place where magic happens. That’s when the characters inside the books come alive.
Six of those characters — Dorothy Gale, Robin Hood, Pollyanna, Sherlock Holmes, Heidi, and Tom Sawyer — long to help Margie, the scatterbrained owner, save her struggling store. But they’re not allowed to leave the building or be seen by human eyes. So when a pair of smugglers comes looking for a stolen necklace hidden inside one of the books, the characters are torn. Should they warn Margie and risk disappearing forever? Or can they find a way to defeat the crooks without being seen?
Featuring additional appearances by such beloved literary characters as the Queen of Hearts, Long John Silver, and Doctor Dolittle, this charming comedy celebrates the joy of reading in a fresh, fun-filled way.
Presented by Valley Drama School
Tickets: $20.00, available soon!
NT Live: Nye — 7:00pm
National Theatre Live’s Nye
A new play by Tim Price
Directed by Rufus Norris
Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state.
From campaigning at the coalfield to leading the battle to create the National Health Service, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan is often referred to as the politician with greatest influence over the UK without ever being Prime Minister.
Confronted with death, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.
Written by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris (Small Island), this epic new Welsh fantasia will be filmed live at the National Theatre in London.
General Admission: $14.78 + HST
Moriarty’s Daughters— 7:30pm
$50 Festival Passes to see all 5 main stage shows will be available soon!
In 1897 New York City, Lucy and Louise Bullard are trying their best to live a quiet life, untouched by the legacy of their father Adam Worth, an internationally infamous conman and art thief whose exploits inspired the character of Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes stories. However, upon discovering that their father has a third daughter, kept in the care of their aunt, and that the aunt in question has just been falsely accused of an elaborate crime, the girls cannot help but be drawn into the mystery. Add in their nosy landlady, her snarky, sneaky daughter, and the local chapter of the Sherlock Holmes Appreciation Society, and it’s a recipe for problems, plots, and escapades more convoluted than anything Arthur Conan Doyle...or Adam Worth himself...could conjure!
Presented by Valley Drama School
Tickets: $20.00, available soon!
The Female Quixote— 7:30pm
$50 Festival Passes to see all 5 main stage shows will be available soon!
Art imitates life as a dozen young dreamers adapt Charlotte Lennox's novel into their own play in the hopes of lifting the spirits of a dear friend facing a big change. Drawing from Cervantes' original, the play-within-the-play follows Arabella, a young woman who flits through the world as though it were her own personal fairy tale. But as the play progresses, she must reckon with the realities of love and loss—and so too must this group of young women learn to hold each other up in a fast-changing world.
Presented by Valley Drama School
Tickets: $20.00, available soon!
Our Town— 7:30pm
$50 Festival Passes to see all 5 main stage shows will be available soon!
Our Town is Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play that debuted in 1938. Performed with minimal scenery and props, the play examines life in the small town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, zeroing in on two families, the Webbs and the Gibbs. Three acts, spaced a few years apart, follow relationships and changes in the town and its people.
Presented by Valley Drama School
Tickets: $20.00, available soon!
You Can Call Me Al — 7pm
The Lighthouse Theatre Company presents the comedy You Can Call Me Al written and directed by Allen D. Hume. Four characters decide to share an office space only to experience some confusion with getting the right client to the correct appointment, causing some confusing meetings. And the person responsible for these appointments has some interesting responses to incoming calls. Eventually, most things get sorted out with romance winning over all.
This is the tenth anniversary show for The Lighthouse troupe. Their first show was called The Lighthouse, and all but one of that cast is returning for this production. The company loves playing at Al Whittle Theatre and has always appreciated the great support given to them
The cast includes: Candy O’Brien, Stephen Abbass, Sherry Bishop, Tracy Churchill, Mike Holland, Lindy Levy Fisk, Wil Lang, Everett MacPherson, and Ray Baltzer. Hannah Fisk is the stage manager.
You Can Call Me Al — 2pm & 7pm
The Lighthouse Theatre Company presents the comedy You Can Call Me Al written and directed by Allen D. Hume. Four characters decide to share an office space only to experience some confusion with getting the right client to the correct appointment, causing some confusing meetings. And the person responsible for these appointments has some interesting responses to incoming calls. Eventually, most things get sorted out with romance winning over all.
This is the tenth anniversary show for The Lighthouse troupe. Their first show was called The Lighthouse, and all but one of that cast is returning for this production. The company loves playing at Al Whittle Theatre and has always appreciated the great support given to them
The cast includes: Candy O’Brien, Stephen Abbass, Sherry Bishop, Tracy Churchill, Mike Holland, Lindy Levy Fisk, Wil Lang, Everett MacPherson, and Ray Baltzer. Hannah Fisk is the stage manager.
Comedy Corner— 7:30pm
$50 Festival Passes to see all 5 main stage shows will be available soon!
So You Think You Can Date?
The one where two exes go head to head to find replacement dates for prom...and #spoileralert: it doesn't go well. Warning: this play contains the use of hilariously ridiculous characters.
The Desperate Housewives of Shakespeare
Okay, these housewives may not be real, but they are desperate. Shakespeare has been manipulating and twisting their lives for six plays now, and they desperately want to escape his evil machinations. But are they desperate enough to commit murder? Shakespeare has been found dead: stabbed, poisoned, starved, choked, bitten by an asp, and even turned into a baardvark. Lady Macbeth, Juliet, Kate, Rosalind, Cleopatra, and Titania all had the means and the motive to kill Shakespeare, but who really did it?
Presented by Valley Drama School
Tickets: $20.00, available soon!
Murder by the Book— 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Both performances are now SOLD OUT
Kick off fundraising for the new Wolfville Library!
Murder by the Book is the inaugural kick-off to our fundraising campaign. We are delighted to present this play-within-a-play, written by Laura Teasdale, with support from Louise Penny.
The town of Two Spruce is about to lose their beloved library. A team of volunteer actors come to its financial rescue by staging a murder mystery. But on opening night a real murder most foul threatens to thwart their theatrical aspirations. Lucy the Librarian and a team of quirky volunteer actors scramble to solve the crime before the curtain rises and the library is lost forever!
Presented by Annapolis Valley Regional Library
Tickets: $20.00, available online or with cash at the door
Murder by the Book — 7:30pm
This performance is now SOLD OUT
Kick off fundraising for the new Wolfville Library!
Murder by the Book is the inaugural kick-off to our fundraising campaign. We are delighted to present this play-within-a-play, written by Laura Teasdale, with support from Louise Penny.
The town of Two Spruce is about to lose their beloved library. A team of volunteer actors come to its financial rescue by staging a murder mystery. But on opening night a real murder most foul threatens to thwart their theatrical aspirations. Lucy the Librarian and a team of quirky volunteer actors scramble to solve the crime before the curtain rises and the library is lost forever!
Presented by Annapolis Valley Regional Library
Tickets: $20.00, available online or with cash at the door
NT Live: The Motive and the Cue — 7:00pm
Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play.
1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.
The Evening Standard award-winning best new play was filmed live during a sold-out run at the National Theatre.
A new play by Jack Thorne
Directed by Sam Mendes
Designed by Es Devlin
General Admission: $14.78 + HST
Advance ticket sales are closed for this event. There are still plenty of ticket available to purchase at the door 30 minutes before the showtime.
Celebration
Presented by Wolfville Theatre Collective
Show Times:
Wed, Mar. 27 - 7:00pm
Thu, Mar. 28 - 7:00pm
Fri, Mar. 29 - 7:00pm
Sat, Mar. 30 - 2:00pm
Nobel prize winning playwright Harold Pinter’s Celebration is irreverent, dark, witty, and very funny.
Set in a ritzy London restaurant at the beginning of the 21st century, the play focusses on two groups of diners. At one table, four patrons are celebrating an anniversary. The men, who are brothers and thinly veiled thugs, are married to two sisters. At the other table we meet a narcissistic banker and his seemingly ditsy trophy wife.
"Hugely entertaining. The riotous one liners fall far faster and funnier than ever. Pinter captures the vacuous idiocies of everyday dialogue with dazzling skill." - Mail on Sunday
Tickets: $15.00, available online or at the door
The event will take place in Studio Z.
WOW: All Grown Up— 2:00pm & 7:00pm
The Women of Wolfville present their 20th production
Tickets: $15.00; Available at Eos Natural Foods in Wolfville
WOW: All Grown Up— 7:00pm
The Women of Wolfville present their 20th production
Tickets: $15.00; Available in advance at Eos Natural Foods in Wolfville
The Queeriosity Cabaret— 8:00pm
Presented by Valley Pride
Are you ready to explore the queer side? Come on over to the Al Whittle to enjoy a Pride filled variety show! We are beyond thrilled to present The Queeriosity Cabaret, a show filled with queer music, comedy, drag, and Burlesque.
Join Your local Drag Queer Queera Bang as they host a night to remember. Joined by a variety of queer artists including Freya Milliken, Wolfville Queer Chorus, TJ, Julien Pletz, Will Butrin, ms. E. Moe, Elle Lixir, Randi E. Rogenous, Farrah Cuda, Lacia Majora & Nicky Blinders
Tickets: $15.00 available online, $20 at the door (if available)
This event is 18+. Tickets sales will go directly to the performers and Valley Pride.
NT Live: Vanya — 7pm
National Theatre Live’s Vanya
Adapted by Simon Stephens, after Anton Chekhov
Directed by Sam Yates
Designed by Rosanna Vize
Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.
Filmed live during its sold-out run in London’s West End, Vanya will be playing exclusively in cinemas in 2024.
General Admission: $14.78 + HST
Advance tickets to this event are now closed. There are still plenty of tickets available to purchase at the door between 6:30-7:00pm.
Broken Leg Theatre - Here Be Dragons -7pm
Buy Tickets: $10 Tickets available at the door or by contacting Donna at donnaholmes712@gmail.com
Broken Leg Theatre is a variety show that often features local performance artists such as Caravan Theatre comedians, DanceConXion, the Ukulele Ladies, Valley Ghost Walk ghosts, and more three times a year. 2024 is the Year of the Dragon, so we'll see if we can add one or two to the stage this time around. Every show is simply amazing!! Don't miss it!
If you'd like to be involved in Broken Leg theatre (on the stage or behind the scenes), or if you would like to reserve a ticket, please contact Donna Holmes a donnaholmes712@gmail.com.
NT Live: Dear England — 7pm
National Theatre Live presents Dear England.
With the worst track record for penalties in the world, Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt, to take team and country back to the promised land.
General Admission: $14.78 + HST
Running time: 3 hours 10 minutes
ADVANCE SALES HAVE CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT.
THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF TICKETS THAT CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE START TIME
Fezziwig’s Death of a Snowman — Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 2pm & 7pm
The Fezziwig Pantomine IS BACK!
Tickets are available at the door and for pre-purchase Eos Natural Foods and Applewicks in Wolfville.
Standard Admission: $15.00
Senior, Student, and Children: $10.00
Family 4 Pack: $45.00
Join us for a festive frolic at the Al Whittle Theatre in Wolfville. The show is excellent for all ages, and accessible seating is available upon request - email us at fezziwiginfo@gmail.com for more details!
This year, Fezziwig Presents Death of A Snowman, an original script and story by Billy Van Ekris.
This show is packed full of everything from the mysterious death of a snowman, a slap-dash search for thieves, a visit to the stock market, and the wonders of outer space, and it even features a live birth on stage!
As wild as that might seem, the show's overall theme speaks to the warmth and support we find when holding empathy for one another and how - especially in the cold winter - it is crucial to accept people for all parts of who they are, including their mistakes. We mustn't forget to forgive!
Waitress The Musical — 7pm
This musical is a heartwarming story that follows the life of Jenna Hunterson (Sara Bareilles), a pie-maker and waitress stuck in an unfulfilling marriage in a small town. Jenna finds solace in baking and dreams of winning a baking contest in a nearby city to escape her mundane life. When Jenna becomes pregnant, she decides to take control of her life with the help of her co-workers and a new town doctor. She confronts her past, faces her fears, and makes life-changing choices.
General Admission: $14.78 + HST
ADVANCE TICKET SALES HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT. There are still tickets available to purchase at the door.
There will be pie available to purchase!!!
Based on the beloved film of the same name, the musical adaptation was created with original music and lyrics by singer Sara Bareilles and captured audiences' hearts during its run around the world. This spirited and visually stunning recording was filmed during a live Broadway performance of the musical, "Waitress, the Musical - Live on Broadway" captures the essence of the original production beautifully. The film features an exceptional performance by Sara Bareilles herself, who steps back into the role of Jenna.
Immerse yourself in this wonderful world, and maybe we will even have some pie available at the screening!
Titanic The Musical — 7pm
Five-time Tony Award winner Titanic: The Musical is ‘Breathtaking’ (The Guardian) and ‘Magnificent’ (The Telegraph). A stunning and stirring production recounting the hopes, dreams and aspirations of her passengers, from the wealthy first class to the third class dreaming of a new life in America. This stunning production, captured live on stage for cinema screenings, celebrates the 10th anniversary of its London premiere, where it won sweeping critical acclaim.
General Admission: $14.78 + HST
With music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone -- the pair have collectively won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, an Olivier Award and three Tony Awards. The original Broadway production of Titanic: The Musical won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book.
Hamlet - 7pm
Tickets: $17 debit/credit at the door
Advance tickets available online
Hamlet - Bristol Old Vic Live is only in cinemas.
Preshow lecture from Anthony Harding from 6:30-7:00pm
Hamlet's father is dead. His mother has remarried. He is alone with his thoughts. Then, he speaks. Haunted by grief, and with his world spinning violently out of control, Hamlet has to make some decisions: forget or remember; live or die.
Rising star Billy Howle (The Serpent, MotherFatherSon, On Chesil Beach) returns to Bristol Old Vic to play the title role. This visceral new production directed by John Haidar (Richard III) excavates the dark subconscious of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy.
Masks are recommended.
Every Brilliant Thing 7pm Studio Z
Caravan Theatre Presents:
Every Brilliant Thing
IN STUDIO Z
by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe
Directed by Kathy France and Performed by Thea Burton
The colour yellow, roller coasters, ice cream — as her mother battles chronic depression, a daughter creates a list of every brilliant thing she can think of, to remind her mom of what makes life worth living. As the child grows, so does the list. Looking back on a life of ups and downs, she takes the audience on an inspiring journey that celebrates finding joy in the mundane and being grateful for the simple pleasures hiding all around us. At once intimate and interactive, this touching, funny, and uplifting performance chronicles life’s small joys and reveals the lengths to which we will go for those we love.
CONTENT WARNING: This play discusses the subjects of suicide and mental health. While it is an overall optimistic and heartwarming experience, viewer discretion is advised.
Ages: 16 and above
Show runs for 75 minutes.
Halloween Costume Contest- Studio Z 9am-5pm
Book your spot to for a photo session between 9am-5pm
email: yogurtweavers@proton.me
Costume Contest
Do you take Halloween seriously???
Do you like to dress up?
Come along to Studio Z space at the Al Whittle Theatre on Oct 31 and let us take a photo of you in your costume.
One lucky winner will receive a $100 prize!!
TO ENTER YOU MUST BE 16 OR OVER AND YOU MUST BOOK AT TIME SLOT FOR YOUR PHOTO SESSION BY EMAILING THE BELOW ADDRESS.
PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO :
YOGURTWEAVERS@PROTON.ME
Broken Leg Theatre - Pearls of Wisdom - 7pm
Buy Tickets: $10 Tickets available at the door
Broken Leg Theatre is celebrating it's 30th production (within its 12th season)! The traditional gift for a 30th anniversary is pearls so our theme this time is "Pearls of Wisdom" (cuz adding more performance art to the world is a wise thing to do).
Never heard of us? We're a variety show stuffed full of theatre, music, comedy, and dance that happens three times a year at the Al Whittle in Wolfville. Our shows feature local performance artist groups such as DanceConXion, Caravan Theatre, the Ukulele Ladies, Valley Ghost Walks, Precision Dance, Valley Drama School, Women of Wolfville, and so much more.
If you'd like to be involved in Broken Leg Theatre (on the stage or behind the scenes) email donnaholmes712@gmail.com or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BrokenLegTheatre.
Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance - 7pm
Buy Tickets: Online or $17 debit/credit at the door
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance
Matthew Bourne's gorgeous production lends a gothic vision to the classic fairy tale.
Brown Wasp - 7:00pm
Tickets: $15 online or at the door before the event
Brown Wasp pulls you into the funny, self-deprecating world of Sarah St. John, a Canadian woman in the throes of an edgy inner journey through illness, healing and redemption.
Sarah, with husband in tow, travels to Manitou Springs, Saskatchewan, hoping for a cure in the spa’s restorative waters. Sarah’s reflections on the horrors of disease and her ravaged physical body are both wickedly funny and beautifully evocative.
Performer Megan McArton is “seamless, stirring, a joy to behold” .(Rory Runnells, Winnipeg Free Press) Brown Wasp, by Meah Martin, was the winner of the Canadian National Playwriting Competition award for a one-act play in 2000. Recently the play has been updated for a 2023 audience and is now a fringe favourite, touring the festival circuit.
Fleabag - 7pm
Buy Tickets: Online or $17 debit/credit at the door
Fleabag
Phoebe Waller-Bridge in her one-woman stage show.
A rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig cafe struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.
Jump The Musical- 7:30pm Thursday, 8:00pm Friday, 2:00pm & 7:30pm on Saturday
Tickets: $18 online ($15 kids/seniors) or at the door before the event
Jump! An 80’s Musical
Presented by The Graduate Collective
All profits donated to The Valley Fine Arts Scholarship
It’s end of summer 1987, the local girls‘ private school has burned down, forcing the attendees to navigate all the joys and pitfalls of attending school alongside the boys at their private school. Will their relationships stand the cliques and excitement of this new situation? Inspired by John Hughes’ movies, this exciting musical features your favourite 80's hits.
Music arrangement by Keigan Richard, choreography by Jillie Richard and Tracy Fanous, band direction by Zoe Strutt, co-conceived by Kerri Leier and Tracy Fanous and starring many Edalene, and valley grads and students, this show celebrates its 17th anniversary. It was the first musical performed on the Al Whittle stage, boasts many professional Nova Scotia theatre and music professionals as alumni, and has been performed overseas.
This production is produced by The Graduate Collective, a group dedicated to giving back. Along with the generous support of local businesses, all profits from this production will be funding The Valley Fine Arts Scholarship, a scholarship being offered to a graduate intending on studying Fine Arts after high school.
Everyone’s A Whittle Bit Gay- 8pm
Tickets: $15 online in advance or $20 at the door before the event
QUEER VARIETY SHOW
Let's Face it! We are all A Little bit Gay, so bring your queer self over to the Al Whittle to enjoy a Pride filled variety show.
We are beyond thrilled to present Everyone is a Whittle Bit Gay, a show filled with queer music, comedy, drag, and Burlesque.
Join Your local Drag Queer Queera Bang as they host a night to remember.
Joined by a variety of queer artists including Kayleigh Bayne, Freya Milliken, Wolfville Queer Chorus, Mirage-et -Trois, BILF, Tom Foolery, Crypt, Trina James, Julien Platz, ADHDick, Jake Jockerson, and Miss Elaine Sparks
18+.
Ticket sales going directly to the performers and Valley Pride
Good - 7pm
Buy Tickets: Online or $17 debit/credit at the door
GOOD
by C.P. Taylor
directed by Dominic Cooke
David Tennant (Doctor Who) makes a much-anticipated return to the West End in a blistering reimagining of one of Britain’s most powerful, political plays.
As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German
professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences.
Olivier Award-winner Dominic Cooke (Follies) directs C.P. Taylor’s timely tale, with a cast that also features Elliot Levey (Coriolanus) and Sharon Small (The Bay). Filmed live at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London.
Masks are recommended.
Murder by the Book - 7:30pm
Tickets: $20 ($15 students) online or at the door. Festival Passes available.
Valley Drama Festival from Valley Drama School
THIS SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO June 20/21 due to illness. Please join us for the show next week. Tickets purchased for the Friday and Saturday (June 15/16) shows will be honored on the new dates.
Junior Acting 2023
Murder by the Book by Craig Sodaro
The Canterville Ghost - 7:30pm
Tickets: $20 ($15 students) online or at the door. Festival Passes available.
Valley Drama Festival from Valley Drama School
Junior Acting 2023
The Canterville Ghost by Tim Kelly
A Little Princess - 4:00pm
Tickets: $20 ($15 students) online or at the door. Festival Passes available.
Valley Drama Festival from Valley Drama School
Junior Acting 2023
A Little Princess Adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s Sara Crewe by Vera Morris
The Insanity of Mary Girard - 7:30pm
Tickets: $20 ($15 students) online or at the door. Festival Passes available.
Valley Drama Festival from Valley Drama School
Senior Acting 2023
The Insanity of Mary Girard by Lanie Robertson
Based on the true events of 1790
The Drowning Girls - 7:30pm
Tickets: $20 ($15 students) online or at the door. Festival Passes available.
Valley Drama Festival from Valley Drama School
Senior Acting 2023
The Drowning Girls by Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson & Daniela Vlaskalic
Queens - 7:30pm
Tickets: $20 ($15 students) online or at the door. Festival Passes available.
Valley Drama Festival from Valley Drama School
Junior Acting 2023
Queens by Kristen Doherty
Broken Leg Theatre - Apple of My Eye - 7pm
Buy Tickets: $10 Tickets available at the door
Broken Leg Theatre is a variety show that features local performance artists such as The Dead Sheep Scrolls, DanceConXion, the Ukulele Ladies, Valley Ghost Walk ghosts, and more, three times a year. Every show is simply amazing!! Don't miss it!
If you'd like to be involved in Broken Leg theatre (on the stage or behind the scenes), or if you would like to reserve a ticket, please contact Donna Holmes :O)