Company Description

Upper Canada Playhouse is a classic, intimate theatre experience.

Upper Canada Playhouse was established in 1983 and began life in a giant tent in the woods on the outskirts of Upper Canada Village. Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, The Playhouse has become one of the most acclaimed professional theatre companies in Eastern Ontario.

Audiences come from the many Seaway Valley communities as well as from Ottawa, Brockville, Upper New York State and Montreal to take in a show at the Upper Canada theatre and leave laughing. The Playhouse features some the finest professional actors, designers and directors in the country. The small, intimate theatre gives you the feeling of being right on top of the action, so you won’t miss a beat.

Upper Canada Playhouse offers musicals and comedies that tickle your funny bone.

Laughter is the best medicine, and Upper Canada Playhouse serves up a funny and memorable prescription of musicals and comedies from April through December. The theatre season kicks off in the spring with a musical concert featuring live musicians and bands. Summertime brings a four-show comedy series ranging from the slapstick fun of a farce to a variety of entertaining classic and modern situational plays that look at life through a comic lens. There’s something for everyone.

‘Enjoy the laughter & music of The Playhouse Experience-fabulous productions of entertaining shows professionally produced in a charmingly converted toothbrush factory where everyone’s close to the action!’