The South Simcoe Theatre Announces its All Canadian 2025-26 Season!
- chelseabmcfadden
- Mar 26
- 3 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
The South Simcoe Theatre is delighted to announce our All Canadian 2025-26 season!
Below, you'll find the show titles and dates for our upcoming 2025-26 theatre 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!
The Princess & the Handmaiden
Book, Music and Lyrics by Leslie Arden
A musical adaptation of The Goose Girl, by the Brothers Grimm.
Dates: November 21* - December 7, 2025
This delightful family musical is about loyalty, friendship, magic potions and talking sheep! When the Princess is sent on a mission outside of her castle walls, the Handmaiden called to accompany her challenges their friendship amidst a dark and dangerous forest. Touching on themes of love, responsibility, persistence and being true to oneself, this story will delight theatregoers of all ages. Originally commissioned and produced by Toronto’s Young People’s Theatre. Nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical. 🇨🇦
Recommended for ages 5 and up.
*Please Note: Saturday, November 22 will be a matinee performance (due to the Light Up Night festivities).
The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble
By Beth Graham
Dates: February 20 - March 8, 2026
Iris Trimble is struggling to cope with the recent news that her mother, Bernice, a lively 55-year-old, has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. To compound the shock of the news, her siblings are on opposite sides of the fence – Sara demands a second opinion and Peter seems completely unfazed. In the face of these tricky family dynamics, Bernice approaches it with a smile and a laugh, and most importantly, is ready to put herself first. Told with a good dose of humour while carefully addressing a sensitive topic, the story illuminates the challenges families experience when faced with this all too prevalent health issue. Nominated for the 2015 Governor General's Award. 🇨🇦
Recommended for ages 14 and up.
Colours in the Storm: The Tom Thomson Musical
By Jim Betts
Dates: April 24 - May 10, 2026
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. A beautifully written work with memorable music, it is more a gallery of scenes and songs than a traditional musical. The story follows Thomson’s life and growth as a painter, from his arrival in Algonquin Park in 1912, to his tragic death in Canoe Lake in 1917. Often haunted by his artistic vision, Thomson struggles to realize his potential and to come to terms with the passions in his life, while under the spell of his magnificent surroundings. First produced in 1990 by The Muskoka Festival, Ontario. 🇨🇦
Recommended for ages 14 and up.
Four Play: A Showcase of Play Readings
Dates: June 4-7, 2026
Every day a different play! Audiences will be treated to a showcase of lightly rehearsed readings of plays by local playwrights. Playwrights are invited to submit plays for consideration - sketches, monologues or full-length plays are accepted. Preference will be given to playwrights from Simcoe County and Ontario. Submissions from outside of Canada cannot be accepted. 🇨🇦
The submission period opens September 2025, and the deadline for submission is November 30, 2025 to FourPlay@TheSouthSimcoeTheatre.com
Wing Ding Tea Room
Date: Saturday, June 6, 2026 ONLY!
Time: 10am-2pm
Join us for our annual fundraiser as part of the Cookstown Wing Ding. Enjoy our scrumptious strawberry shortcake, take a tour of the theatre, and learn about our upcoming season and how to get involved at SST.
Get Ready for the 2025-26 Season!
Looking for a Season Subscription?
Pre-season subscription orders are accepted by mail and e-mail over the summer, and tickets are sent out in early September! If you're not already on our mailing list, you can have a brochure with the order form mailed to you! Email the Box Office at BoxOffice@TheSouthSimcoeTheatre.com or leave a voicemail at: 705-458-4432 with your mailing address.
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Get Involved at the Theatre!
Want to participate in this next season? Check out our call for creatives, and stay tuned for audition notices in the spring, summer and fall! Also, we are always looking for volunteers, so be sure to check out our volunteer opportunities if you'd like to get involved at The South Simcoe Theatre!