Don’t miss Australian blues legend Lloyd Spiegel

The Matt Anderson of Australia An artist at the forefront of Australia’s blues scene, Lloyd Spiegel is a rising star in North America. With nine albums, dozens of accolades and 26 years experience writing, performing and recording, Spiegel is considered a driving force in Australian blues, and one of the most respected guitarists in the …

Executive director wins industry achievement award

Tim Yerxa, executive director of Fredericton Playhouse Inc., was recognized with the Atlantic Presenters Association Achievement Award last night. Congratulations Tim! The Atlantic Presenters Association Achievement Award Selected by the association's board of directors from a series of nominations made by association and/or industry members, the Atlantic Presenters Association Achievement Award is recognizes an individuals "significant …

Collectif9 with Architek Percussion: My Backyard, Somewhere

Returning to the Playhouse after a hit performance in 2016, cutting-edge classical string band Collectif9 has joined forces with Architek Percussion, a Quebec-based experimental chamber quartet, for a new presentation called My Backyard, Somewhere. Collectif9 and Architek Percussion take the stage Sunday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Based on a bilingual poem commissioned from Montreal’s …

Ailey II brings America’s best young dance talent to Fredericton

Featuring top up-and-coming dancers from the New York-based Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of America’s best young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding emerging choreographers. Ailey II will take the stage at the Fredericton Playhouse on Thursday, Oct. …

Tomáš Kubínek: Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible

The one and only Tomáš Kubínek (toh-mawsh koo-bee-neck) is a comic genius virtuoso vaudevillian and all-around charmer who provides and utterly joyous experience you’ll remember for a lifetime. "Absolutely expert and consistently charming!" After a sold-out run on Broadway, The New York Times lauded his work as “Absolutely expert and consistently charming!” Kubínek takes the …

What is Pay What You Will?

We’re always looking for new ways to encourage our community to take a chance on new and exciting work and to make the performing arts more accessible. The 2018-19 season is the third – and biggest – year for our Pay What You Will program with six shows to choose from. How it works Step …