This fall marks 20 years since members of the Peterborough community came together and opened Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough, and the 20th anniversary season is something to behold.
Back in June, Showplace announced its initial fall season with an eclectic selection of music, theatre, comedy, and children’s entertainment including:
- a tribute show to country music legend Waylon Jennings (September 17)
- a hilarious puppet show for adults by Frank Meschkuleit: “My Big Fat German Puppet Show” followed by “The Left Hand of Frank” (September 22)
- a presentation of the Tony Award winning musical “Ain’t Misbehavin'” (September 30 – October 2)
- the beginning of Peterborough Symphony Orchestra‘s 2016/17 concert season, including “The New World” (November 5) and “A Nutcracker Christmas” (December 10)
- fun for the kids with The Wiggles‘ Wiggle Town Tour! (October 6)
- comedy with Red Green‘s “I’m Not Old I’m Ripe” North American tour (October 16)
- a tribute to the music of Buddy Holly, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers, and more with the “Class of ’59” (October 25)
- early jazz and cabaret music from The Wintegarten Orchestra (October 27)
- Michael Gabriel‘s “Strings Attached” featuring the Peterborough Children’s Chorus (October 28)
- Classic Albums Live presentation of The Beatles’ Abbey Road (October 29)
- musical theatre with Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro (November 8)
- the Elite Blues Series presentation of virtuouso bluesman Tas Cru (November 10)
- Canada’s alt-country singer-songwriter Fred Eaglesmith (November 12)
- “The Three Muskrateers”, a family musical theatre take on the classic Alexandre Dumas tale (December 8 and 9), and
- the Elite Blues Series presentation of Rezonator with Peterborough’s own Al Black (December 17)
- a Celtic family Christmas with wife-and-husband fiddlers Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy (December 22 and 23).
As if that weren’t enough, Showplace has now added even more shows to its fall line-up, including:
- mystical entertainment for the entire family with Cyrus the Hypnotist (September 23)
- a tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival with Mike Macdonald and the Bayou Boys (September 23)
- Canadian rock legend Burton Cummings (October 11)
- kids’ entertainment with Treehouse TV’s Splash’N Boots (October 19)
- stand-up comedy with Derek Edwards “Alls I’m Saying Tour” (October 21)
- a concert by predominant 1970s’ Canadian rock band The Stampeders (November 24)
- even more family entertainment with Toopy and Binoo‘s Fun and Games (December 1)
- the 12th annual Cozy Christmas featuring the Foley family (December 11)
Although the physical box office at Showplace Performance Centre is closed until after Labour Day, you can still order tickets online for all the upcoming shows through www.showplace.org.
For your convenience, we’ve provided the complete current schedule for Showplace’s 20th anniversary fall season below, including performance dates and tickets prices. For more information about a show and to buy tickets, click the linked title.
| Performance | Date | Ticket Price |
|---|---|---|
| Waylon Jennings Tribute Show | Saturday, September 17, 8pm | $38 ($35 seniors) |
| My Big Fat German Puppet Show & Left Hand of Frank starring Frank Meschkuliet | Thursday, September 22, 8pm | $25 |
| Cyrus the Hypnotist | Friday, September 23, 7:30pm | $25 |
| Mike McDonald and the Bayou Boys | Saturday, September 24, 8pm | $38 |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Friday, September 30, 8pm Saturday, October 1, 2pm and 8pm Sunday, October 2, 2pm | $28 ($15 students) |
| The Wiggles | Thursday, October 6, 3pm & 6:30pm | $37.50 |
| Burton Cummings | Tuesday, October 11, 8pm | From $92 |
| Red Green- "I'm Not Old, I'm Ripe!" | Sunday, October 16, 7pm | $59.50 |
| Splash n' Boots | Wednesday, October 19, 6pm | $25 |
| Derek Edwards | Friday, October 21, 7:30pm | $45 |
| Class of '59 | Tuesday, October 25, 7:30pm | $49 |
| Wintergarten Orchestra | Thursday, October 27, 7:30pm | $38 |
| Strings Attached with Michael Gabriel featuring the Peterborough Children's Chorus | Friday, October 28, 7:30pm | $24 ($15 children) |
| Classic Albums Live presents Abbey Road (The Beatles) | Saturday, October 29, 8:00pm | $35.50 |
| Peterborough Symphony Orchestra presents The New World | Saturday, November 5, 7:30pm | $20-$48.50 ($10 students) |
| Collabro | Tuesday, November 8, 8pm | $45.40 |
| Tas Cru | Thursday, November 10, 8pm | $32 |
| Fred Eaglesmith with special guest Tif Ginn | Saturday, November 12, 8pm | $31 |
| The Stampeders | Thursday, November 24, 7:30pm | $55 |
| Toopy and Binoo - Fun and Games | Thursday, December 1, 6:30pm | $31.25 |
| Arbor Theatre presents The Three Muskrateers | Thursday, December 8 & Friday, December 9, 7:00pm | $31.25 |
| Peterborough Symphony Orchestra presents A Nutcracker Christmas | Saturday, December 10, 7:30pm | $30 ($10 students) |
| 12th Annual Cozy Christmas | Sunday, December 11, 2:00pm | $15 ($10 children under 16) |
| A Celtic Family Christmas with Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy | Thursday, December 22 & Friday December 23, 7:30pm | $68.50 |
