Theatre Collingwood unveiled its 2026 Playbill in a news release published Nov. 24, 2025, announcing performances from January through November 2026 across venues in Collingwood and South Georgian Bay. The advance announcement gives local artists, businesses and tourists plenty of lead time to plan around shows, subscriptions and special events.
The season, themed “Connections Through Story, Song & Community,” expands Theatre Collingwood’s “theatre-without-walls” approach by staging productions on porches, in churches, ballrooms and traditional stages such as the Simcoe Street Theatre and the Marsh Street Centre. The company is introducing the inaugural Fireside Festival (Jan. 24–25 at the Simcoe Street Theatre) and will present the world premiere of Norm Foster’s The Bean (June 23–26, 2026) at the Marsh Street Centre. In the organization’s news release (reproduced by CollingwoodToday and Ontario Visited), Executive Director Erica Angus said, “Our 2026 lineup truly reflects who we are as a company. Each show offers opportunities for people to gather, to laugh, to feel moved, and to see themselves in the stories we tell.”
The 2026 season features a three-play subscription series that includes Shirley Valentine (Apr. 21–25) at the Marsh Street Centre and the world premiere of Foster’s The Bean in June. Two festivals anchor the schedule: the new Fireside Festival on Jan. 24–25 at the Simcoe Street Theatre and the popular Porchside Festival outdoors in July. Other highlights include a community-cast production of Love Letters (Feb. 13–14 at the Simcoe Street Theatre), the comedy Girls Nite Out: Pajama Party! (Mar. 6–7 at The Normandy Room), a secret “Hidden Gem” production slated for September (title TBA), and the 1970s musical revue Get Down Tonight (Oct. 14–17 at the Marsh Street Centre).
Early Bird 3-Play subscriptions went on sale Nov. 24, 2025, at a discounted price of $147 (available through Jan. 30, 2026) and are being promoted as holiday gifts for 2025. By releasing the full lineup more than a year in advance, Theatre Collingwood is positioning the season to boost mid-week visitor numbers and support downtown restaurants and hotels. In a season preview carried by Ontario Visited, Angus added, “Connection has always been at the heart of our mission, and this season brings that theme to life in such meaningful ways.”
