The Shaw Festival is a major Canadian theatre festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, the second largest repertory theatre company in North America. Founded in 1962, its original mandate was to stimulate interest in George Bernard Shaw and his period, and to advance the development of theatre arts in Canada.
The following is a chronological list of the productions that have been staged as part of the Shaw Festival since its inception.
1962 Don Juan in Hell – (from Man and Superman) by George Bernard Shaw Candida – by George Bernard Shaw
1963 You Never Can Tell – by George Bernard Shaw How He Lied to Her Husband – by George Bernard Shaw The Man of Destiny – by George Bernard Shaw Androcles and the Lion – by George Bernard Shaw
1964 Heartbreak House – by George Bernard Shaw Village Wooing – by George Bernard Shaw The Dark Lady of the Sonnets – by George Bernard Shaw John Bull's Other Island – by George Bernard Shaw
1965 Pygmalion – by George Bernard Shaw The Shadow of a Gunman – by Seán O'Casey The Millionairess – by George Bernard Shaw
1966 Man and Superman – by George Bernard Shaw Misalliance – by George Bernard Shaw The Apple Cart – by George Bernard Shaw
1967 Arms and the Man – by George Bernard Shaw The Circle – by W. Somerset Maugham Major Barbara – by George Bernard Shaw
1968 Heartbreak House – by George Bernard Shaw The Importance of Being Oscar – based on the life and works of Oscar Wilde, by Michael MacLiammoir The Chemmy Circle – by Georges Feydeau, translated by Suzanne Grossman and Paxton Whitehead.
1969 The Doctor's Dilemma – by George Bernard Shaw Back to Methuselah (Part One) – by George Bernard Shaw Five Variations for Corno di Basetto – from the music criticism of George Bernard Shaw The Guardsman – by Ferenc Molnár
1970 Candida – by George Bernard Shaw Forty Years On – by Alan Bennett
1971 The Philanderer – by George Bernard Shaw Summer Days – by Romain Weingarten, translated by Suzanne Grossman Tonight at 8.30 – by Noël Coward War Women and Other Trivia -- A Social Success – by Max Beerbohm O'Flaherty V.C. – by George Bernard Shaw Press Cuttings – by George Bernard Shaw
1972 The Royal Family – by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber Getting Married – by George Bernard Shaw Misalliance – by George Bernard Shaw
1973 You Never Can Tell – by George Bernard Shaw The Brass Butterfly – by William Golding Fanny's First Play – by George Bernard Shaw Sister of Mercy – A Musical Journey into the World of Leonard Cohen – conceived by Gene Lesser
1974 The Devil's Disciple – by George Bernard Shaw Too True to be Good – by George Bernard Shaw Charley's Aunt – by Brandon Thomas The Admirable Bashville – by George Bernard Shaw Rosmersholm – by Henrik Ibsen
1975 Pygmalion – by George Bernard Shaw Leaven of Malice – by Robertson Davies Caesar and Cleopatra – by George Bernard Shaw The First Night of Pygmalion – by Richard Huggett G.K.C. The Wit and Wisdom of Gilbert Keith Chesterton – compiled, arranged and performed by Tony Van Bridge
1976 Mrs. Warren's Profession – by George Bernard Shaw The Admirable Crichton – by J. M. Barrie Arms and the Man – by George Bernard Shaw The Apple Cart – by George Bernard Shaw
1977 Man and Superman – by George Bernard Shaw Thark – by Ben Travers The Millionairess – by George Bernard Shaw Great Catherine – by George Bernard Shaw Widowers' Houses – by George Bernard Shaw
1978 Major Barbara – by George Bernard Shaw John Gabriel Borkman – by Henrik Ibsen Heartbreak House – by George Bernard Shaw Lady Audley's Secret – A Musical Melodrama – by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, adapted by Douglas Seale, music by George Goehring, lyrics by John Kuntz
1979 You Never Can Tell – by George Bernard Shaw The Corn is Green – by Emlyn Williams Dear Liar – by Jerome Kilty Captain Brassbound's Conversion – by George Bernard Shaw Blithe Spirit – by Noël Coward My Astonishing Self from the writings of G.B.S., – by Michael Voysey Village Wooing – by George Bernard Shaw
1980 Misalliance – by George Bernard Shaw The Cherry Orchard – by Anton Chekhov A Flea in Her Ear – by Georges Feydeau The Grand Hunt – by Gyula Hernady The Philanderer – by George Bernard Shaw A Respectable Wedding – by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Jean Benedetti Canuck – by John Bruce Cowan Puttin on the Ritz – by Irving Berlin Gunga Heath – compiled and performed by Heath Lamberts Overruled – by George Bernard Shaw
1981 Saint Joan – by George Bernard Shaw Tons of Money – by Will Evans and Valentine The Suicide – by Nikolai Erdman Camille – by Robert David MacDonald In Good King Charles's Golden Days – by George Bernard Shaw The Magistrate – by Arthur Wing Pinero Rose-Marie – book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein, music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart The Man of Destiny – by George Bernard Shaw
1982 Pygmalion – by George Bernard Shaw See How They Run – by Philip King Camille – by Robert David MacDonald Cyrano de Bergerac – by Edmond Rostand Too True to Be Good – by George Bernard Shaw The Singular Life of Alfred Nobbs – adapted by Simone Benmussa from Albert Nobbs by George Moore The Desert Song – book and lyrics by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein and Frank Mandel The Music Cure – by George Bernard Shaw
1983 Caesar and Cleopatra – by George Bernard Shaw Cyrano de Bergerac – by Edmond Rostand Rookery Nook – by Ben Travers Private Lives – by Noël Coward The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles – by George Bernard Shaw Candida – by George Bernard Shaw The Vortex – by Noël Coward Tom Jones – by Sir Edward German, libretto by Robert Courtneidge and A. M. Thompson O'Flaherty V.C. – by George Bernard Shaw
1984 The Devil's Disciple – by George Bernard Shaw Private Lives – by Noël Coward The Skin of Our Teeth – by Thornton Wilder Célimar (or Friends of a Feather) – by Eugène Labiche Androcles and the Lion – by George Bernard Shaw The Vortex – by Noël Coward The Lost Letter – by Ian Luca Caragiale Roberta – books and lyrics by Otto Harbach, music by Jerome Kern The Shaw Playlets: The Fascinating Foundling and How He Lied to Her Husband – by George Bernard Shaw 1984 – by George Orwell
1985 Heartbreak House – by George Bernard Shaw The Madwoman of Chaillot – by Jean Giraudoux One for the Pot – by Ray Cooney and Tony Hilton Cavalcade – by Noël Coward John Bull's Other Island – by George Bernard Shaw The Women – by Clare Boothe Luce Tropical Madness No. 2 – Metaphysics of the Two-Headed Calf – by Stanisław Witkiewicz Murder on the Nile – by Agatha Christie Naughty Marietta – book and lyrics by Rida Johnson Young, music by Victor Herbert The Inca of Perusalem – by George Bernard Shaw
1986 Arms and the Man – by George Bernard Shaw Banana Ridge – by Ben Travers Cavalcade – by Noël Coward Back to Methuselah – by George Bernard Shaw On the Rocks – by George Bernard Shaw Holiday – by Philip Barry Tonight We Improvise – by Luigi Pirandello Black Coffee – by Agatha Christie Girl Crazy – music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, libretto by John McGowan and Guy Bolton Passion, Poison and Petrifaction – by George Bernard Shaw
1987 Major Barbara – by George Bernard Shaw Hay Fever – by Noël Coward Marathon 33 – by June Havoc Peter Pan – by J.M. Barrie Fanny's First Play – by George Bernard Shaw Night of January 16th – by Ayn Rand Playing with Fire – by August Strindberg Salome – by Oscar Wilde Not in the Book – by Arthur Watkyn Anything Goes – music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse Augustus Does His Bit – by George Bernard Shaw
1988 You Never Can Tell – by George Bernard Shaw Peter Pan – by J.M. Barrie War and Peace – by Leo Tolstoy Once in a Lifetime – by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman Geneva – by George Bernard Shaw The Voysey Inheritance – by Harley Granville Barker He Who Gets Slapped – by Leonid Andreyev Dangerous Corner – by J.B. Priestley Hit the Deck – music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Leo Robin, Clifford Grey and Irving Caesar, book by Herbert Fields The Dark Lady of the Sonnets – by George Bernard Shaw
1989 Man and Superman – by George Bernard Shaw Berkeley Square – by John L. Balderston Once in a Lifetime – by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman Trelawny of the "Wells" – by Arthur Wing Pinero Getting Married – by George Bernard Shaw Peer Gynt – by Henrik Ibsen, translated by John Lingard Nymph Errant – music and lyrics by Cole Porter, libretto by Romney Brent, from the novel by James Laver An Inspector Calls – by J.B. Priestley Good News – music by Ray Henderson, book by Laurence Schwab and B.G. DeSylva Shakes versus Shav and The Glimpse of Reality – by George Bernard Shaw
1990 Misalliance – by George Bernard Shaw Trelawny of the "Wells" – by Arthur Wing Pinero The Waltz of the Toreadors – by Jean Anouilh, translated by Lucienne Hill Present Laughter – by Noël Coward Mrs. Warren's Profession – by George Bernard Shaw Nymph Errant – music and lyrics by Cole Porter, libretto by Romney Brent, from the novel by James Laver Ubu Rex – by Alfred Jarry, translated by David Copelin Night Must Fall – by Emlyn Williams When We Are Married – by J.B. Priestley Village Wooing – by George Bernard Shaw
1991 The Doctor's Dilemma – by George Bernard Shaw A Cuckoo in the Nest – by Ben Travers Lulu – by Frank Wedekind The Millionairess – by George Bernard Shaw Henry IV – by Luigi Pirandello Hedda Gabler – by Henrik Ibsen A Connecticut Yankee – music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, book by Herbert Fields This Happy Breed – by Noël Coward Press Cuttings – by George Bernard Shaw
1992 Pygmalion – by George Bernard Shaw Counsellor-at-Law – by Elmer Rice Charley's Aunt – by Brandon Thomas Widowers' Houses – by George Bernard Shaw Drums in the Night – by Bertolt Brecht Point Valaine – by Noël Coward On the Town – music by Leonard Bernstein, books and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Ten Minute Alibi – by Anthony Armstrong Overruled – by George Bernard Shaw
1993 Saint Joan – by George Bernard Shaw The Silver King – by Henry Arthur Jones Blithe Spirit – by Noël Coward Candida – by George Bernard Shaw The Unmentionables – by Carl Sternheim The Marrying of Anne Leete – by Harley Granville Barker Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Leo Robin, book by Anita Loos and Joseph Fields And Then There Were None – by Agatha Christie The Man of Destiny – by George Bernard Shaw
1994 Arms and the Man – by George Bernard Shaw The Front Page – by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur Sherlock Holmes – by William Gillette Too True to Be Good – by George Bernard Shaw Eden End – by J.B. Priestley Ivona the Princess of Burgundia – by Witold Gombrowicz Lady Be Good – music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson Busman's Honeymoon – by Dorothy L. Sayers and Muriel St Clare Byrne Rococo – by Harley Granville Barker Annajanska the Bolshevik Princess – by George Bernard Shaw
1995 You Never Can Tell – by George Bernard Shaw The Petrified Forest – by Robert E. Sherwood Cavalcade – by Noël Coward The Philanderer – by George Bernard Shaw An Ideal Husband – by Oscar Wilde Waste – by Harley Granville Barker The Voice of the Turtle – by John William Van Druten Ladies in Retirement – by Edward Percy and Reginald Denham The Zoo – by Arthur Sullivan and B. C. Stephenson The Six of Calais – by George Bernard Shaw
1996 The Devil's Disciple – by George Bernard Shaw Rashoman – by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin Hobson's Choice – by Harold Brighouse An Ideal Husband – by Oscar Wilde The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles – by George Bernard Shaw The Playboy of the Western World – by J.M. Synge Marsh Hay – by Merrill Denison Mr. Cinders – music by Vivian Ellis and Richard Myers, libretto and lyrics by Clifford Grey and Greatrex Newman The Hollow – by Agatha Christie Shall We Join the Ladies – by J.M. Barrie The Conjuror – by David Ben and Patrick Watson
1997 Mrs. Warren's Profession – by George Bernard Shaw Hobson's Choice – by Harold Brighouse Will Any Gentleman – by Vernon Sylvaine The Seagull – by Anton Chekhov