Theater entertainment in Ontario
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Bookshelf
Part lefty bookstore, part cinema, part cafe, Bookshelf is the pacemaker of Guelph's cultural heartbeat. Swing by to read the paper, catch an art-house flick or have brunch in the Artisanale Café & Bistro (brunch mains $4 to $14, dinner $16 to $22).
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Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre
The restored double-decker Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre stages high-profile productions in an amazing setting.
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CanStage
Contemporary CanStage produces top-rated Canadian and international plays by the likes of David Mamet and Tony Kushner. Plays are staged at its own Berkeley Street Theatre, and the larger St Lawrence Centre for the Arts. CanStage also runs Dream in High Park, wonderful mid-summer productions of Shakespeare under the stars in High Park. Show up early and bring a blanket.
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Young Centre for Performing Arts
The $14 million Young Centre houses four separate performance spaces, utilized by theatrical tenants including Soul Pepper, Moonhorse Dance Theatre and George Brown Theatre Co. There's an on-site bookshop and bar too.
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Factory Theatre
This innovative theater company – 'Home of the Canadian Playwright' – has been busy for 35 years. The independent SummerWorks Theatre Festival stages plays at the Factory Theatre too, as do performers from the Toronto Fringe Festival. Sunday matinees are 'Pay What You Can.'
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Grand Theatre
Once an opera house, then a movie theater, and now the city's premier venue for theater, the symphony, concerts and comedy, the Grand has undergone extensive renovations since 1967, including a massive overhaul in 2008.
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National Arts Centre
The capital's premier performing arts complex delivers opera, drama, and performances from the symphony orchestra. The modish complex stretches along the canal in Confederation Sq.
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Princess of Wales Theatre
Almost next door to the Royal Alex, POW theater is a 200-seat playhouse showing big-ticket items such as Miss Saigon and Rock of Ages.
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St Jacob’s Country Playhouse
Family-friendly shows such as High School Musical and Peter Pan take the stage at this 385-seat playhouse.
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Canon Theatre
The Canon, a 1920s-era Pantages vaudeville hall, is a hot ticket for musical extravaganzas.
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Royal Alexandra Theatre
Commonly known as the 'Royal Alex,' this is one of the most impressive theaters in the city. Expect renditions of plays like Tennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending and splashy Broadway musicals.
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