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Welcome To Our Theatre

The South Simcoe Theatre is a registered non-profit organization that produces a variety of plays and musicals each year. We are always looking for new members to perform on stage, to work behind the scenes and as members of our Board of Directors. For more information on how to get involved, go to our volunteer page.

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UPCOMING SHOW

The Princess and the Handmaiden

NOVEMBER 21*-DECEMBER 7, 2025

This delightful family musical is about loyalty, friendship, magic potions and talking sheep!

Show Details

The Princess and the Handmaiden Written and Composed by Leslie Arden (based on the Grimm’s Fairy Tale, The Goose Girl)

Events & Notices

Events, Notices & Auditions

POSTED: SEPTEMBER 20, 2025

2025 Annual General Meeting - How to Register

The South Simcoe Theatre's 2025 Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 25th, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. This year’s meeting will again be a hybrid meeting - you can attend either in person or via Zoom...

POSTED: SEPTEMBER 15, 2025

PLAYWRIGHTS WANTED! Call for Submissions

Playwrights are invited to submit plays for consideration—Original sketches, monologues, short or full-length plays accepted for consideration. Please avoid submitting musicals, works with large casts or anything...

POSTED: AUGUST 25, 2025

Audition Notice for COLOURS IN THE STORM

Colours in the Storm is about the life - and mysterious death - of one of Canada’s best-loved painters, Tom Thomson, whose landscapes of Algonquin Park are among the most famous paintings ever done in Canada...

POSTED: AUGUST 6, 2025

Cast Announcement: THE PRINCESS & THE HANDMAIDEN

The South Simcoe Theatre is delighted to announce the cast for their upcoming production of The Princess & The Handmaiden, written and composed by Leslie Arden. We thank everyone who took...

POSTED: JUNE 10, 2025

Season Subscriptions Are Available Now – Order Yours Today!

Download our brochure and order your subscription now to get the best choice of seats!

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POSTED: MARCH 26, 2025

The South Simcoe Theatre Announces its All Canadian 2025-26 Season!

The South Simcoe Theatre is delighted to announce our All Canadian 2025-26 season! We hope you join us at The South Simcoe Theatre, located at the Old Town Hall in Cookstown, Ontario. Thank you for supporting Canadian talent and theatre!...

POSTED: MAY 6, 2025

The South Simcoe Theatre is pleased to have been chosen as a 2025 grant recipient from Tourism Simcoe County, in the marketing stream.

Midhurst/April 9, 2025 – The County of Simcoe has approved 63 successful applications totalling $400,864.34 through the 2025 Tourism, Culture and Sport Enhancement Fund...

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Theatre Memories

See our theatre in action! We offer productions from across the theatre canon - whether a straight play or a musical, from an established or an emerging playwright, we choose our seasons to entertain, inspire and stimulate discussion. We have compiled a collection of photos from past performances - check them out!

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