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Spotlight Series

The Fredericton Playhouse Spotlight Series invites some of the most exciting artists touring today to the Playhouse stage, offering East Coast favourites, internationally acclaimed ensembles, up-and-coming musicians, innovative dance and circus shows, hilarious comedy performances, inspiring theatre pieces and much more.

The 2024-25 season features 30 professional performances in music, dance, circus, and comedy from across Canada and around the world. Plus, with 7 Pay What You Will performances, everyone can find a way to enjoy the Spotlight Series!

**NEW: Supported and Young Audience discounts are offered on tickets to all Spotlight Series shows. Click here for full ticket price details. 

Plus, become a Playhouse Member and be the first to get the best seats with access to a discount on Spotlight Series performances, special members' pre-sale for ALL events and MORE! 

Learn more about ticket pricing details.

Featured Events:

Fri 28 Feb 2025
@ 7:30 PM
$19- 38
Plus taxes
Three actors dressed as researchers in white parkas against a black background
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

Dimanche

By Focus and Chaliwaté. Represented by Aurora Nova. Sometime in the near future... Humanity has failed to adapt to the new ecological reality. It is officially the end of the world as we know it. In a small building in the city centre, a family is about to spend their Sunday together, a family tradition. But the walls are shaking...

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Three actors dressed as researchers in white parkas against a black background

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Wed 5 Mar 2025
@ 7:30 PM
Pay What You Will- Tickets Required
Plus taxes
Maryna Krut sitting and leaning against the bandura with a tan background and plant next to her
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

Maryna Krut

Maryna Krut (pronounced “kroot”) is a Ukrainian singer and virtuoso of the bandura, a stringed instrument unique to Ukraine that looks and sounds like a hybrid of lute and harp. At 28, Maryna Krut is an assured performing artist; her compelling, soulful performances evoke both folk traditions and modern sensibilities, with pop and jazz flourishes. A Eurovision finalist, she often...

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Maryna Krut sitting and leaning against the bandura with a tan background and plant next to her

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Sat 8 Mar 2025
@ 7:30 PM
$17- 34
Plus taxes
Close up of Cliff Cardinal with a ruffled Shakespear-style collar, surrounded by a group of people's hands
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

As You Like It, or The Land Acknowledgement

A Crow's Theatre Production. By Cliff Cardinal. With this subversive updating of the Bard’s classic, cultural provocateur Cliff Cardinal aims to surprise and provoke. The title of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It holds a double meaning that teasingly suggests this is a play to please all tastes. Is it possible? The show exults in dark humour, difficult subject matter...

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Close up of Cliff Cardinal with a ruffled Shakespear-style collar, surrounded by a group of people's hands

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Sun 9 Mar 2025
@ 7:30 PM
$20- 40
Plus taxes
A bright yellow background with the words Choir! Choir! Choir! An epic Queen sing along. We will Choir you: We teach! You Sing!
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

Choir! Choir! Choir!

We Will CHOIR! You!: An EPIC QUEEN Sing-Along! Choir! Choir! Choir! is the fully interactive, participatory show that turns audience into performer. So get ready to laugh, dance and SING! your hearts out with hundreds of other music-lovers just like you. It’s like a big birthday party for the greatest songs of all time and you’re invited! So grab a...

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A bright yellow background with the words Choir! Choir! Choir! An epic Queen sing along. We will Choir you: We teach! You Sing!

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Thu 13 Mar 2025
@ 7:30 PM
$24- 48
Plus taxes
Steve Patterson jumping in the air, arms outstretched at different angles, and legs bent. He's wearing a full suit and is in front of a flat white background
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

Steve Patterson is: Patterdad

Many Canadians recognize the name Steve Patterson. He’s been a crowd favorite since his first Just for Laughs Gala appearance back in 2004, and as host of the long-running hit show The Debaters on CBC since 2007. But what they may not know is how Patterson’s perceptions have shifted since he became a dad to two precocious daughters. Those new...

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Steve Patterson jumping in the air, arms outstretched at different angles, and legs bent. He's wearing a full suit and is in front of a flat white background

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Fri 14 Mar 2025
@ 7:30 PM
$17- 34
Plus taxes
Chris Funk is centered on a dark background with the image of a violin in one hand and playing cards floating in the air under his other hand.
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

Chris Funk: The Wonderist

His parents wanted him to be a musician, he wanted to be a magician. Chris Funk’s show is an engaging multimedia experience that has audiences talking and scratching their heads for years to come. Finally, a magic show with live music! Chris has pioneered the use of instruments like the violin, guitar, sax, and more in his illusions. Throughout the...

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Chris Funk is centered on a dark background with the image of a violin in one hand and playing cards floating in the air under his other hand.

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Wed 26 Mar 2025
@ 7:30 PM
$44- 89
Plus taxes
Alan Cumming making a scrunched face as Ari Shapiro kisses his cheek
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

Alan Cumming & Ari Shapiro

Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret Alan Cumming (Cabaret, The Good Wife) and Ari Shapiro (NPR’s All Things Considered, Pink Martini) both transport audiences to other worlds through their stories. Now, they’re joining forces in SONG. Witness the critically acclaimed evening of tunes and tall tales titled Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret. The evening, featuring musical direction by Henry...

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Alan Cumming making a scrunched face as Ari Shapiro kisses his cheek

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Thu 10 Apr 2025
@ 7:30 PM
$23- 46
Plus taxes
The Peking Acrobats holding large green fans out to the side as all 10 balance on a single bike
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

The Peking Acrobats

For the last thirty-two years, The Peking Acrobats have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs and display their technical prowess at such arts as trick-cycling, precision tumbling, juggling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. They push the limits of human ability, defying gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control. The time-honored...

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The Peking Acrobats holding large green fans out to the side as all 10 balance on a single bike

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Fri 11 Apr 2025
@ 12:00 PM TO 1:00 PM
$14- 28
Plus taxes
Performers with the Peking Acrobats in colourful yellow and red clothes posed together in a human pyramid shape
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

The Peking Acrobats: Special Matinee

This shortened version of the full evening performance will fit perfectly into your lunch hour! For the last thirty-two years, The Peking Acrobats have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs and display their technical prowess at such arts as trick-cycling, precision tumbling, juggling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. They push the limits...

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Performers with the Peking Acrobats in colourful yellow and red clothes posed together in a human pyramid shape

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Sat 12 Apr 2025
@ 7:30 PM
$18- 36
Plus taxes
One man standing next to another holding a screen in front of the other's face. On the screen the image looks like the back of the man's head.
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

The Umbilical Brothers: The Distraction

Do you love staring at screens? Are you staring at a screen right now? You should get out more. Specifically to a show that has an enormous screen smack-bang in the middle of it! The Umbilicals take the energy of live performance and the spectacle of cinema and smash them together into a new show performed simultaneously on stage and...

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One man standing next to another holding a screen in front of the other's face. On the screen the image looks like the back of the man's head.

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Fri 2 May 2025
@ 7:30 PM
$27- 54
Plus taxes
Matt Dusk in a red velvet jacket singing into an old fashioned microphone with the text "Matt Dusk sings Tony Bennett"
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

Matt Dusk Sings Tony Bennett

Matt Dusk is one of Canada’s most beloved male vocalists, forging a career in music that has resulted in fourteen critically acclaimed studio albums and sold over one million albums worldwide. In this new show, Dusk pays tribute to one of his greatest inspirations, the legendary Tony Bennett. With over 70 years of entertaining audiences, Tony Bennett is celebrated as...

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Matt Dusk in a red velvet jacket singing into an old fashioned microphone with the text "Matt Dusk sings Tony Bennett"

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Thu 8 May 2025
@ 7:30 PM
$23- 46
Plus taxes
Two ballet dancers in front of a purple background, one in a pink tutu, being held forward by the other one in a suit.
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

Sleeping Beauty

Canada's Ballet Jörgen Embark on a magical journey with Ballet Jörgen as they present their enchanting rendition of Sleeping Beauty, blending dazzling choreography with Tchaikovsky's timeless score. Get swept away by one of the most celebrated ballets brought to life by some of the finest dancers in the country. Sleeping Beauty is one of the world‘s most famous classical ballets...

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Two ballet dancers in front of a purple background, one in a pink tutu, being held forward by the other one in a suit.

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Fri 9 May 2025
@ 7:30 PM
$18- 36
Plus taxes
A close up of the two Barr Brothers standing in front of a window looking to the side off-camera
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

The Barr Brothers

*Originally scheduled for March 20, 2025. It has been postponed until May 9, 2025. Get ready for an evening of thoughtful lyrics and irresistible melodies with The Barr Brothers! Hailing from the streets of Montreal, this dynamic ensemble weaves a tapestry of sound that perfectly blends a variety of musical influences. Comprised of brothers Brad and Andrew Barr, along with...

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A close up of the two Barr Brothers standing in front of a window looking to the side off-camera

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Fri 23 May 2025
@ 7:30 PM
Pay What You Will - Tickets Required
Plus taxes
A close up of Tomas Kubinek making a silly face, his arm outstretched to the side holding on to his own toes
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

Tomáš Kubínek - Miracle Man

Billed as a Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible, Tomáš Kubínek (Toh-mawsh Koo-bee-neck) is a comic genius, virtuoso vaudevillian, and all-round charmer who gives audiences an utterly joyous experience they'll remember for a lifetime. With appearances in over 30 countries, Mr. Kubínek has won the hearts of thousands in theaters, opera houses, television specials, and in communities large and...

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A close up of Tomas Kubinek making a silly face, his arm outstretched to the side holding on to his own toes

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

Wed 4 Jun 2025
@ 7:30 PM
$24- 48
Plus taxes
Martin Levac sitting at a bright white drum kit against a dark background
Fredericton Playhouse Presents

Martin Levac: A Tribute to Phil Collins & Genesis

From the intimate to the universal, Martin Levac takes us through the soundtrack of Phil Collins’ life. From the beginnings of Genesis to the mega-hits of his solo career, Levac and his faithful musicians lovingly recreate Collins’ legendary repertoire. Experience the magic as Levac's passion and mastery breathe new life into the timeless classics, captivating audiences with every beat. Martin...

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Martin Levac sitting at a bright white drum kit against a dark background

Fredericton Playhouse
686 rue Queen St
Fredericton NB
Canada

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