Main Stage

The cast of The 39 Steps. Photo Jill Scaplen.

Since 1969, hundreds of artists, crafts people and administrators as well as thousands upon thousands of audience members have contributed to over 220 Main Stage productions. Half of these have been Canadian plays or adaptations by Canadian writers and over 20 have been Main Stage world premieres.

2011-2012 Main Stage Season

A COMEDY THRILLER

Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps

Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece and juicy spy novel with a dash of Monty Python and you get this fast-paced and ferociously funny whodunit. A nationwide manhunt, an onstage plane crash and some good old-fashioned romance climax in a death-defying finale! Gordon Gammie returns to TNB to star with NB comedienne Rachel Jones! OCTOBER 13-16: Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30pm; Sun. at 2:00pm at The Fredericton Playhouse

Opening act: The Smokey Mokes By Rick Merrill: Meet The Smokey Mokes backstage at The Fredericton Playhouse as they wonder: Is it time to take the make-up off?

A HOLIDAY LOVE STORY

The Gifts of the Magi

A musical from the stories of O. Henry
Boo k & Lyrics by Mar k St. Germain; Music & Lyrics by Randy Courts
It’s Christmas in New York but for young lovers Jim and Della, the prospects are bleak. A show for everyone from the beloved stories of O. Henry full of humour, heart and the greatest gifts of all. Jacqueline Thair, Mary from It’s a Wonderful Life, returns as Della! DECEMBER 1-4: Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30pm; Sat.& Sun.at 2:00pm at The Fredericton Playhouse

A TONGUE-IN-CHEEK MUSICAL

The Musical of Musicals

Book and Music by Eric Rockwell; Book and Lyrics by Joanne Bogart

One story, five musicals. This hilarious satire showcases the musicals famous Broadway composers never got to write. Everything you love about Broadway comes together in one extreme night of musical theatre. Fredericton’s Fred McCausland joins some of the country’s top musical theatre talent! MARCH 15-18: Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30pm, Sat. at 2:00pm at The Fredericton Playhouse; Sunday at 2:00pm at Moncton’s Capitol Theatre