Showplace Performance Centre
290 George St. North, Box 242 K9J 3H2 Peterborough, ON, Canada

This holiday season, help support our local arts community by donating to the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund cfgp.ca/project/arts-alive-fund. ...and in the meantime, enjoy and share this video from the amazing Meg Murphy and Dan Smith.

We do have some amazing local talent here in Peterborough. Here featuring S-J Riley. Give a listen.

I think we all need a good laugh and you can help Showplace at the same time. Order tickets for Ron James New Years Eve Show from the link below. In the box "DID YOU RECEIVE NOTICE ABOUT THIS SHOW FROM A THEATRE?" be sure to type in "SHOWPLACE PERFORMANCE CENTRE". Ron and his crew will then make a donation to Showplace. Let's get our laugh on! Tune in New Year’s Eve as Canada’s #1 touring comedian rides the ‘Corona Coaster’ that was 2020 into hell bound oblivion where it bel...ongs!! Just as he blazed a trail playing theatres from one end of our dominion to the other, this time he pioneers a virtual tour coming to you straight from his living room. This intimate and interactive experience features all new material mining maximum laughs from our Year of the Plague. So, pour yourself a drink, grab a seat on the couch and laugh away the Curse of COVID before the Martian’s invadecause you just know that’s coming next! Tickets: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_DmZsrkGwTu22WX-hIgDzkA

To the person (or persons) who shovelled/plowed and salted the back parking lot of Showplace this morning - thank you, what nice treat!!!!! No idea who it was so wanted to send out a big thanks :) #ptbo

We at Showplace are thrilled to have received a grant from the Ontario government’s Rural Economic Development program in support of our capital campaign for seat replacement in the theatre. Many thanks to the Ontario Government, Rural Economic Development, and to Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith.

We are so incredibly grateful to Peterborough Chamber of Commerce for their ongoing support and generosity during this time! Make sure to get your tickets for this year's Business Excellence Awards...as they say "It's not business as usual, but we're celebrating business, as usual!" https://fb.me/e/1BrBBUqxH

Well it’s kinda Breaking News ... We just wanted to give everyone a heads up that we are in the process of transitioning to a new ticketing system and access to show information will be unavailable until October 12. Stay tuned for further updates.

Showplace is participating in #LightUpLive...an evening across Canada to bring attention to the impact that this pandemic has had through our industry and the long road we face to come back. Thank you to all of our patrons and supporters!

Buy a ticket and receive a gift card for Gerti's and the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce will make a donation to Showplace Performance Centre. Looking forward to this years awards!

Showplace, along with other local performance venues, are working together to plan for the safe reopening of our spaces for our staff, volunteers, and patrons. https://kawarthanow.com//peterborough-performance-venues-/

This weekend, we are hosting our first event since March 12!!!! Something a bit different, we're welcoming @ElectronicCurrentMusic for a 2 night virtual DJ fundraiser with all proceeds going to Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre. Be sure to tune in to the live stream at twitch.tv/electroniccurrent to see what is going on and donate to an important cause.

Congratulations to you Brian and Rocklands Entertainment on this remarkable milestone. Can hardly wait until we can light up the stage once more.

We are so happy that the Peterborough Public Library asked us to help out with this. Such a fun initiative! Put on your walking shoes and take the kids for a walk to check out this great story (hint-check the front doors right around a little one’s eye level )

A huge congratulations to one of the best in the business Rocklands Shows and Brian Edwards for celebrating 40 years in the industry! Brian - your support and guidance through this challenging time has been so appreciated and we can't wait to welcome you back to our house with your stellar shows! https://mailchi.mp//rocklands-entertainment-celebrates-40-

Have a listen to the latest release from the Peterborough Singers.

Many thanks to @kawarthaNOW for helping get our message out.

Enjoy some Michael Buble, Barenaked Ladies and Sofia Reyes!

Last Friday, May 15, The Shows Must Goes On concluded its Andrew Lloyd Webber weekly programming with the broadcast of Cats, along with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s live commentary. But the shows will, indeed, go on! Today, The Shows Must Go On YouTube channel announced that the series will continue with The Sound of Music Live!, branching out from its previous exclusive Andrew Lloyd Webber programming. The broadcast will stream on Friday, May 21 at 2 PM (EDT), and the recording wil...l remain accessible for 48 hours. The Sound of Music Live! television special was originally broadcast by NBC in December 2013. Based on the original 1959 Broadway production, the television musical features the classic tunes by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The live television production stars Carrie Underwood as Maria and Stephen Moyer as Captain Georg von Trapp. The production also features Audra McDonald, Laura Benanti, Christian Borle, and Sophia Anne Caruso among other stars of the stage and screen.