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The Festival Theatre is The Shaw’s flagship theatre. This beautiful proscenium-arch theatre, lined with British Columbia cedar, seats 856, and features a Café and The Shawp, a retail shop featuring theatre memorabilia and the work of theatre and Niagara artisans. Enjoy your lunch or dinner or even just a light snack on our beautiful outdoor patio, with indoor seating also available. Pre-show and at intermission, sit under the wisteria and take in the peaceful grounds and reflecting pond, wander to our secret garden or shop for theatre souvenirs to bring home.
This 305-seat theatre – right in the heart of the old town – was built as a vaudeville house to entertain the troops stationed in Niagara-on-the-Lake during World War I. The Royal George presents a modest exterior, but inside it’s all Edwardian gilt mouldings, red walls and golden lions! Enjoy the atmospheric basement bar and lounge lined with black and white photographs from past productions.
The Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre is a 267-seat theatre located in the Shaw Festival’s Production Centre (same location as the Festival Theatre).
To access the theatre, use the Production Centre entrance – the furthest set of doors adjacent to our driveway. The Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre offers an intimate theatre experience and shares an outdoor patio with the Festival Theatre which overlooks beautiful gardens and grounds which are ideal for a stroll. You can pre-order your drink for intermission and it will be waiting for you, giving you more time to enjoy our serene and stunning surroundings.
Ready for a thrilling Shaw getaway … but want to stretch your dollar further? Learn about senior and Under 30 discounts, play passes, and free (or almost free) ways to explore.
Stay overnight to see more of The Shaw. Niagara-on-the-Lake is filled with gems: from quaint bed & breakfasts to upscale, historic hotels and resorts. Find the perfect place to rest your head.
Once you’ve come to The Shaw, you’ll find hundreds of reasons to linger. Explore local dining experiences, vineyards (wine tasting, anyone?), activities, great places to shop, and more.
Turn your Shaw Festival experience into a road trip for the day, weekend, or whole week! Our friends at Tourism Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls Tourism, Tourism St Catharines, and Visit Niagara Canada can help you find the best hotspots and hidden gems.
