After celebrating its 20th anniversary last year with an extended season, Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon has announced its 2024 season of plays, music, and comedy will be even larger.
This year’s season will feature 10 mainstage shows and three special events between May 10 and December 15 at the Lakeview Arts Barn at 2300 Pigeon Lake Road.
“Last year’s community response to our extended season was incredible and that, coupled with the success to date of our ongoing capital campaign, means this will now be the new normal for Globus,” says co-founder and artistic producer James Barrett in a media release.
The 2024 season will kick off from May 10 to 12 with Raised on Songs & Stories by Globus favourite Mark Whelan followed by the world premiere of The Dating Game, a romantic comedy by award-winning playwright Peter Quilter running from May 29 to June 8.
One of Canada’s most popular sports podcasts will come to the Globus stage from June 14 to 16 with This Day in Sports by Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Mike Shara, and Matt Kippen. From July 3 to 13, Globus presents Kristen Da Silva’s Where You Are, a hilarious and poignant comedy about love and family, followed by the concert Bond, James Bond: The Songs of 007 by Rebecca Perry from July 17 to 21.
Globus Theatre’s popular interactive murder mystery dinner experiences return from July 24 to August 3 with Who Killed The King, about a murder at the Elvis Festival. A season at Globus would not be complete without a play from Canada’s most-produced playwright, and Norm Foster’s golf comedy The Ladies Foursome will run from August 14 to 24.
Coinciding with the Ontario Plowmen’s Association’s International Plowing Match being held in the Kawartha Lakes this year, Globus is presenting Buying the Farm, a comedy by Shelley Hoffman and Stephen Sparks, from September 25 to October 5. Leisa Way, another Globus mainstay, returns to the Lakeview Arts Barn from October 15 to 19 to present the music of legendary singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot in Early Morning Rain.
From November 13 to 23, Globus will be presenting the second interactive murder mystery of the season with Murder at the Snowball Ball. Capping off the mainstage shows of the 2024 season will be Globus Theatre’s annual traditional British panto, with Sarah Quick’s Aladdin running from December 4 to 15.
Along with Mark Whelan’s Raised on Songs & Stories kicking off the season, other special events in 2024 include the annual hit comedy Girls Nite Out on August 9 and 10 and a reading of Poster Boy, a new play by Norfok County’s Chris Rait, Jeannine Bouw, and Mark Williams — whose first play, the musical comedy Tip of the Iceberg, ran at Globus last August — on September 14.
“After the success of last year’s 20th anniversary season, planning something to top it in 2024 has been a daunting task, but I think we’ve done it,” says Globus co-founder and artistic director Sarah Quick. “Programming 10 mainstage shows and three special events that combine to show theatrical diversity and something for everyone is no small task, but it is a lot of fun.”
Different subscription packages for Globus Theatre’s 2024 season will go on sale for supporters on January 22, for 2023 subscribers on January 29, and for the general public on February 1, with single tickets on sale for the general public on March 4 at a cost of $50 for theatre only or $100 for dinner and theatre.
For more information or to purchase subscriptions or individual tickets, visit globustheatre.com or call the box office at 705-738-2037.
