Live Theatre

We are proud to present professional live theatre in The Gravenhurst Opera House - a historical landmark and a cornerstone of Gravenhurst’s arts, culture and heritage. 

2026 Season

The Bean

By Norm Foster

Directed by Jamie Williams

July 7-17
Matinees 2:30 pm | Evenings 7:30 pm 
Tickets: $40 plus applicable fees & taxes 

Dennis goes to his favourite local coffee shop, The Bean, every day after he drops his daughter at school. Cheryl has just started a new job at the law firm across the street. Beyond a need for caffeine, they have little in common but being single, and the start of their day. Yet Monday to Friday they run into each other. As chat turns to revelation they learn more than they bargained for about one another and an unlikely friendship begins to percolate. Come see what’s brewing in Norm’s latest comic spin on Man meets Woman, The Bean.

Produced by the Foster Festival | Presented by the Gravenhurst Opera House

Forever Plaid

By Stuart Ross

Musical Continuity Supervision and Arrangements by James Raitt

August 11-19
Matinees 2:30 pm | Evenings 7:30 pm 
Tickets: $40 plus applicable fees & taxes 

Forever Plaid is one of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory. This deliciously fun revue is chock-full of classic barbershop quartet harmonies and pitch-perfect melodies! It is a hilarious and heartwarming musical revue packed with tight harmonies, nostalgic hits, and classic 1950s charm. Four earnest young men dream of becoming a popular quartet, but are killed in a tragic accident on the way to their first big break. Caught between life and the afterlife, they’re given one chance to return and perform the show they never got to deliver, featuring beloved hits and heartfelt humor.

Produced by Theatre by the Bay | Gravenhurst Opera House presents through special arrangements with Musical Theatre International (MTI)

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Buy as part of our TRIO ticket package! Get tickets to The Bean, Forever Plaid & Brass Transit for $110 per person + applicable fees & taxes. Save $19/person!

A side-splitting and thought-provoking comedy
Megan and Carly write down a list of qualities that describe the Perfect Man, and much to their surprise, he appears! This hilarious comedy explores a woman’s quest for the perfect mate. In Foster’s former hit, The Love List, two men search for the ideal woman. In this new comedy, Canada’s funniest playwright turns it all around as women look for the ideal man!

 

A comedy about love on the rocks
Bill and Sandy’s marriage split up, and their curling team splinters into men’s and women’s teams. When the men are short a player for the big Bonspiel, they set aside personal differences and unite as one team. You don’t need to know a thing about curling—just be ready to laugh at this witty, fast-paced comedy that explores the hilarious ups and downs of this unlikely team.

 

Long Weekend
A very 1990’s comedy…by Canada’s favourite playwright.

It’s 1994, and two couples get together for a weekend getaway that goes hilariously awry. Max and Wynn Trueman and Roger and Abby Nash have been friends for years, but when they come together at Max and Wynn's new vacation home, grievances, desires and secrets spill out, sparking nonstop laughs. Canada’s most popular playwright, Norm Foster, skewers marriage and friendship over a long weekend that goes anything but smoothly.

 


every brilliant thing

A unique theatrical experience…celebrating the everyday joys of life.

In order to help his mother, a young boy creates a list of everything that brings joy to their lives. A list that grows every passing year as he moves through his own life. Join us on a wonderful journey that focuses on finding the joy in everyday moments and appreciating the simple pleasures around us. Often hilarious and always uplifting, Every Brilliant Thing is a rare event: a comedy about loss that will captivate your imagination.

 

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