STC Announces 2018/19 Season and we’re excited!

The Sudbury Theatre Centre announced John McHenry as their new Artistic Director last December and he is delivering on his promise to bring some of the hottest shows and playwrights on stages across Canada to Sudbury. They recently announced their lineup for the 2018/19 season and we think you’ll be excited.

They also announced a new Membership program to create a community of like-minded people who share in the magical experience of live theatre. Subscriptions are now on sale. Call the DiBrina Box Office at 705.674.8381 or stop by in person at 170 Shaughnessy Street in Downtown Sudbury.

Mainstage Series

The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom
September 12-October 13, 2018

Story and songs by Tom C. Connors, script by David Scott, directed by Rob Kempson and music director David Archibald. Stompin’ Tom Connors is a Canadian icon and legendary troubadour. This great Canadians fascinating life story is presented as a concert with flashbacks to his early years on the streets and to his breakout success in Timmins.

Plaid Tidings – A special holiday edition of Forever Plaid
December 6-22, 2018

By Stuart Ross and director John McHenry, this truly “heaven-sent” holiday treat lifts the spirits with classic music, perfect harmony, all tied up in a nifty package with a Christmas bow on top.

Here on the Flight Path
February 7-23, 2019

By Norm Foster and director John McHenry, Here on the Flight Path follows John Cummings as he interacts with three women who become his neighbours over a three and a half year period.

The Birds and the Bees
April 11-27, 2019

By Mark Crawford and director Patricia Vanstone, this raucous funny comedy is about Gail, a retired empty-nester who has been quietly raising bees in solitude. Unexpectedly, her grown daughter Sarah returns home. It seems twenty years of artificially inseminating turkeys has taken a toll on Sarah’s love life, and she and her husband are through. As both women set about putting their lives back in order and reacquaint themselves with living under the same roof, they are visited by a strapping, young grad student who has come to study the declining bee population

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Special Event

Across the Pond: The British Invasion
March 15-24, 2019

Across the Pond celebrates over 50 years of British pop and rock music with hits from: The Beatles, Dave Clark Five, Herman’s Hermits, Elton John, Petula Clark, Tom Jones, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Shirley Bassey, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Animals, Dusty Springfield, Rod Stewart, Adele, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Sting, Annie Lennox, Led Zeppelin, Joe Cocker, Lulu, The Hollies and many more!

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Theatre for Young Audiences

Little Witch
November 7-10, 2018

Written by Pascal Brullemans, translated by Alexis Diamond and directed by Mike Payette, Little Witch features highly physical performance, imaginative scenic design and enchanting storytelling.

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Students on Stage

The Wind in the Willows
June 1-2, 2019

Book and lyrics by Barbara Worthy, music by John-Luke Addison and based on the original story by Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows will enchant young and old alike.

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Cabaret Series

Voices of the Rock
December 1, 2018 | February 2, 2019 | May 11, 2019

Hosted by Kelly Perras and some of Sudbury’s finest singer/songwriters in three nights of song including the widely celebrated Kevin Closs.

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One Night Only Special Event

Affordably Number Celebrates Pink Floyd
January 17, 2019