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Welcome to GCTC’s 26-27 Season – a season as large as life!
Next year's gifts of comedy, exhilaration, wildness, and poignancy are waiting to unfold. We say gifts because assembling this lineup of shows has been like putting together a selection of gifts designed to delight; sparkling offerings that will gather us together to laugh, think, and share joyful and profound experiences in community.
Gather here with friends for events that will astonish, pique your curiosity, provoke discussion, and tickle your funny bone.
Explore the new season below.
Photo of Tom Rooney by Dahlia Katz.
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Rogers v. Rogers
October 20 - November 1, 2026
A Crow’s Theatre Production
Adapted for the stage by Michael Healey, based on Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada’s Telecom Empire by Alexandra Posadzki
Directed by Chris Abraham
Starring Tom Rooney
Step inside one of the most dramatic boardroom showdowns in Canadian history. Telecom tycoon Ted Rogers built an empire turning Canada’s airwaves into cash. Now his son Edward, long dismissed by his father, is fighting for control of the family business. Meanwhile, shrewd public servant Matthew Boswell is determined to derail Rogers’ billion-dollar takeover of Shaw Communications.
Photo by Jonathan Lorange.
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Liars at a Funeral
December 1 - 13, 2026
Written by Sophia Fabiilli
Directed by Hugh Neilson
When an estranged family gathers to mourn the passing of their matriarch, the funeral erupts into more of a dysfunctional reunion than any of them could predict. Secrets unravel, long-buried truths emerge, a family curse keeps siblings apart, and nothing goes according to The Plan!
Can this eccentric family of liars navigate the road to reconciliation? Or will the next 24 hours be the final nail in this dysfunctional family’s coffin? Find out in this uproarious romp that pokes fun at the absurdities of family dynamics and the desperate lengths we go to for love and connection.
Photo of Margo MacDonald by Jonathan Lorange.
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Hurricane Diane
Feb 9 - 21, 2027
Written by Madeleine George
Directed by Sarah Kitz
Starring Margo MacDonald
Meet Diane, a permaculture gardener dripping with butch charm. She’s got supernatural abilities owing to her true identity - the Greek god Dionysus - and she’s returned to the modern world to gather mortal followers and restore the Earth to its natural state. Where better to begin than with four housewives in a suburban cul-de-sac? Pulitzer Prize-finalist Madeleine George pens a hilarious take-down of our willful ignorance in the face of climate change and the bacchanalian catharsis that awaits us, even in our own backyards.
This production is sponsored by generous friends.
Photo by Jonathan Lorange.
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Age is a Feeling
April 6 - 18, 2027
Written by Haley McGee
Directed by Lucy Coren
How many chances do you get to change the course of your life?
What will you leave unsaid when you go?
Beginning on the day you turn 25 and continuing through to your death, Age is a Feeling charts the seminal moments, rites of passage and turning points that make up an adult life.
Haley McGee’s internationally lauded solo show is a gripping story about how our connection with mortality shapes the way we live. Exploring the relationships that define us and what we choose to share, Age is a Feeling celebrates the glorious and melancholy unknowability of human life.
Photo uncredited
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Waiting for Godot - Inuktitut
May 19 - 29, 2027
A 662 OVA (Nunavut) and Volcano (Toronto) creative collaboration, produced in association with Great Canadian Theatre Company, NAC Indigenous Theatre and the NAC’s National Creation Fund
Written by Samuel Beckett
Translated by Ruth Angutiqjuaq, Tatanniq Idlout, Carol Saqpinaq Kunnuk, Kaittaasi Peter and Mary Petooloosie
Directed by Tatanniq Idlout and Ross Manson
Vladimir and Estragon wait endlessly for someone named Godot, passing the time in Inuktitut, the most widely spoken language of the North. Hungry, battered, bored and deeply bound to one another, they share a kinship that is tender, grumpy, and enduring, relying on their wit and companionship to make life bearable.
Join Beckett’s famous duo as they banter, bicker, and wait for Godot. This legendary play is performed in Inuktitut, with subtitles and sections in English.
This show will be performed onstage at the NAC, and is only available through a 5-Show Subscription.
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