List of Canadian plays (P–Z)

Canadian plays have been written since the 19th century, both in English and in French. The present list comprises plays in English, some of which being translations from French Canadian plays. Full length and one act plays are included but not musicals.

The Playwrights Guild of Canada has a large list of titles of copyrighted plays, included in the present one, mostly their own publications or those of Playwrights Canada Press. The year of the playbook in the present list corresponds to the printed form, but when this information is unavailable, it corresponds to the first stage production. In rare cases, neither is available.

In addition to traditional forms, Canada has a vibrant non-traditional theatre scene with notable experimental, fringe, and other alternative forms, the largest fringe festival in North America being the Edmonton International Fringe Festival.

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Pageant by Daniel MacdonaldMacDonald, Daniel. Pageant. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2003. . The Painting by Sean DixonDixon, Sean. The Painting. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1997. . Palace of the end by Judith ThompsonThompson, Judith. Palace of the end. Playwrights Canada Press, 2007. . Pals by Seymour BlickerBlicker, Seymour. Never Judge a Book by its Cover. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2012. . Panhandled by Brendan GallGall, Brendan. Panhandled. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2012. 978-1554352685. Paolilni/Pelosi, or the God in the Unknown Flesh: A Theatrical inquiry into the Murder of Filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini by Sky GilbertGilbert, Sky. Paolilni/Pelosi, or the God in the Unknown Flesh: A Theatrical inquiry into the Murder of Filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1983. . The Paper Bag Princess and Other Stories by Robert Munsch by Irene N. WattsWatts, Irene N. The Paper Bag Princess and Other Stories by Robert Munsch. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1986. . Paradise by the River by Vittorio RossiRossi, Vittorio. Paradise by the River. Talonbooks, 1998. . Paradise Express by Laurie FyffeFyffe, Laurie. Paradise Express. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1993. . Paradise Garden by Lucia FrangioneFrangione, Lucia. Paradise Garden. Talonbooks, 2011. . The Parallax Garden by Paddy CampbellCampbell, Paddy. The Parallax Garden. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1998. . The Park by Geoffrey UrsellUrsell, Geoffrey. The Park. COT, 1994. . A Particular Class of Women by Janet FeindelFeindel, Janet. A Particular Class of Women. Playwrights Canada Press, 1986. . The Party by Irene N. WattsWatts, Irene N. The Party. PPL, year?. . A Party to Murder by Douglas E. Hughes and Marcia KashHughes, Douglas E; Kash, Marcia. A Party to Murder. Samuel French, 1999. . Passages by Peter Cureton Passion by Peter AndersonAnderson, Peter. Passion. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1993. . The Passion by Laurie FyffeFyffe, Laurie. The Passion. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2008. . Passion and Sin by Hrant AlianakAlianak, Hrant. Passion and Sin. University of Toronto Press, 1976. . Past Imperfect by Emil SherSher, Emil. Past Imperfect. SIM, 1998. . Patches by Irene N. WattsWatts, Irene N. Patches. Playwrights Canada Press, 1982. . The Patron Saint of Stanley Park by Hiro KanagawaKanagawa, Hiro. The Patron Saint of Stanley Park. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2011. . Pauline by Pauline CareyCarey, Pauline. Pauline. Playwrights Guild of Canada, year?. . Pauline Johnson by Pauline CareyCarey, Pauline. Pauline Johnson. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1975. . Pauline the Travelling Poet by Pauline CareyCarey, Pauline. Pauline the Travelling Poet. Playwrights Guild of Canada, year?. . Peace and Plenty by Lib SprySpry, Lib. Peace and Plenty. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1985. . Peaches and Cream by Keith DorlandDorland, Keith. Peaches and Cream. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1982. . The Pebbled Shore by Michael ShepherdShepherd, Michael. The Pebbled Shore. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2003. . Penelope, The Impostor by Sara BarkerBarker, Sara. Penelope, The Impostor. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1997. . Perfect Pie by Judith ThompsonThompson, Judith. Perfect Pie. Playwrights Canada Press, 2000. . The Perils of Persephone by Dan NeedlesNeedles, Dan. The Perils of Persephone. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1997. . The Perlious Pirate's Daughter by Anne ChislettChislett, Anne. The Perlious Pirate's Daughter. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2007. . A Permanent Solution... by Tom SlaterSlater, Tom. A Permanent Solution.... Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2011. . Personal Convictions by Viviene LaxdalLaxdal, Viviene. Personal Convictions. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1991. . Peter Pan by Jeff PitcherPitcher, Jeff. Peter Pan. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2010. . Philip the Second by Henry Bliss (Canadian writer)Bliss, Henry. Philip the Second. https://archive.org/details/cihm_94996. The Photographic Moment by Mary Humphrey BaldridgeBaldridge, Mary Humphrey. The Photographic Moment. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1998. . The Pied Piper by Dorothy Lees-BlakeyLees-Blakey, Dorothy. The Pied Piper. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2003. . The Piano Teacher: A Healing Key by Dorothy DittrichKathleen Oliver, "The Piano Teacher is a beautiful meditation on loss and the healing power of music". The Georgia Straight, April 27, 2017. The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Irene N. WattsWatts, Irene N. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. PPL, year?. . The Pied Piper Returns by Julie SalversonSalverson, Julie. The Pied Piper Returns. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1993. . Piercing by Larry TremblayTremblay, Larry. Piercing. Talonbooks, 2010. . Pig Girl by Colleen MurphyMurphy, Colleen. Pig Girl. Playwrights Canada Press, 2015. . The Pig War by Suzanne FinlayFinlay, Suzanne. The Pig War. Playwrights Canada Press, 1986. . Pink by Judith ThompsonThompson Judith. The Other Side of the Dark: Four Plays : The Crackwalker, Pink, Tornado, I Am Yours. Playwrights Canada Press, 1999. . Pinocchio by Maurice BreslowBreslow, Maurice. Pinocchio. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1998. . Pinocchio by Eleanor AlbaneseAlbanese, Eleanor. Pinocchio. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2003. . Pinocchio by Ernest J. SchwarzSchwarz, Ernest J. Pinocchio. Playwrights Guild of Canada, year?. . A Place on Earth by Betty Jane WylieWylie, Betty Jane. A Place on Earth. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1982. . Plague of the Gorgeous by Gordon ArmstrongArmstrong, Gordon. Plague of the Gorgeous. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1996. . The Play is the Thing, Tra-La! by John Gounod CampbellCampbell, John Gounod. The Play is the Thing, Tra-La!. Playwrights Guild of Canada, year?. . Play Memory by Joanna McClelland GlassGlass, Joanna McClelland. Play Memory. Playwrights Canada Press, 1999. . Play Murder by Sky GilbertGilbert, Sky. Crater. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1995. . Playing Bare by Dominic Champagne translated by Shelley TeppermanChampagne, Dominic. Playing Bare. Talonbooks, 1993. . Poinsettias by Laurent GouletGoulet, Laurent. Poinsettias. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1987. . Please... Not in the Nude! by Dorothy Lees-Blakey and Brian BlakeyLees-Blakey, Dorothy; Blakey, Brian. Please... Not in the Nude! Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2011. . Pleasure & Pain by Chantal BilodeauBilodeau, Chantal. Pleasure & Pain. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2011. . Pogey Papers by Tom MacGregorMacGregor, Tom. Pogey Papers. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2002. . Pogie by Chris Heide and Al MacdonaldHeide, Chris; Macdonald, Al. Pogie. Borealis Press, 1981. . Poor Super Man by Brad FraserFraser, Brad. Poor Super Man. NEW, 1995. . Poor Uncle Ernie in his Covered Cage by Maureen HunterHunter, Maureen. Poor Uncle Ernie in his Covered Cage. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1986. . Poppycock by Margaret HollingsworthHollingsworth, Margaret. Poppycock. Playwrights BLI, 1988. (in Endangered Species: Four Plays by Margaret Hollingsworth). Possessions by Kevin Arthur LandLand, Kevin Arthur. Possessions. Playwrights Guild of Canada, year?. . Possible Worlds by John MightonMighton, John. Possible Worlds. Playwrights Canada Press, 1997. . The Postman Rings Once by Sky GilbertGilbert, Sky. The Postman Rings Once. Playwrights Guild of Canada, year?. . The Power of Invention by David Demchuk"The dark is needed to appreciate the light". Toronto Star, August 12, 1989. The Power of One by Eleanor AlbaneseAlbanese, Eleanor. The Power of One. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1994. . Preschool by David L. YoungYoung, David L. Preschool. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1999. . Pride and Prejudice by Dorothy Lees-BlakeyLees-Blakey, Dorothy. Pride and Prejudice. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2003. . Primal Broads by Jane GilchristGilchrist, Jane. Primal Broads. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2005. . Prim and Duck, Mama and Frank by Margaret HollingsworthHollingsworth, Margaret. Prim and Duck, Mama and Frank. BLI, 1988. (in Endangered Species: Four Plays by Margaret Hollingsworth). Primrose School District 109 by Ted GalayGalay, Ted. Primrose School District 109. Playwrights Guild of Canada, year?. . A Princess Never Should by Lib SprySpry, Lib. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1985. . The Prisoner of Zenda by Thom Bennett and Elizabeth FernsBennett, Thom; Ferns, Elizabeth. The Prisoner of Zenda. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2011. . The Prisoner of Zenda by Warren GravesGraves, Warren. The Prisoner of Zenda (Graves). Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2009. . PROK by Brian DraderDrader, Brian. PROK. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2003. . Prom Night of the Living Dead by Brad FraserFraser, Brad. Prom Night of the Living Dead. NEW, 1993. . The Proper Perspective by Warren GravesGraves, Warren. The Proper Perspective. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1974. . A Proposal by Aviva RavelRavel, Aviva. A Proposal. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2005. . Pseudopod Rejects by Benj Gallander and Guy PetzallGallander, Benj; Petzall, Guy. Pseudopod Rejects. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1995. . The Psychiatrist: A Lecture on 'Bridge' by Aviva RavelRavel, Aviva. The Psychiatrist: A Lecture on 'Bridge'. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2007. . Psychic Driving by Beverley CooperCooper, Beverley. Psychic Driving. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2006. . La P'tite Miss Easter Seals by Lina ChartrandChartrand, Lina. La P'tite Miss Easter Seals. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1988. . Public Lies by Robert FothergillFothergill, Robert. Public Lies. Playwrights Canada Press, 1993. . Punch and Polly by Rick McNairMcNair, Rick. Punch and Polly. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2002. . Punch Up by Kat SandlerSandler, Kat. Punch Up. Playwrights Canada Press, 2017. . Puppet Play by Bo AndersonAnderson, Bo. Plays.https://www.bo-o-rama.com/ Puppets by John LazarusLazarus, John. Puppets. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1978. . Pusha-Man by Joseph Jomo Pierre Pushkin by George JonasJonas, George. Pushkin. Borealis Press, 1980. . Put on the Spot by Beth McMasterMcMaster, Beth. Put on the Spot. SIM, 1977. . Put Up Your Hand! by Norm ReynoldsReynolds, Norm. Put Up Your Hand! Playwrights Guild of Canada, 1992. . Pyaasa (play) by Anusree Roy

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Quartet for Three Actors by Rex DeverellDeverell, Rex. Quartet for Three Actors. NEW, 1989. . Queen Lear by Eugene SticklandStickland, Eugene. Queen Lear. Publisher?, year?. . The Queen of Queen Street by Maureen HunterHunter, Maureen. The Queen of Queen Street. NUA, 1997. . Queen Mill of Galt by Gary KirkhamKirkham, Gary. Queen Mill of Galt. Publisher?, year?. . Queenie O'Leary by Suzanne FinlayFinlay, Suzanne. Queenie O'Leary. Playwrights Canada Press, 1998. . The Queens by Normand Chaurette translated by Linda GaboriauChaurette, Normand. The Queens. Talonbooks, 1998. . Que Pasa with la Raza, eh? by Carmen AguirreAguirre, Carmen. Que Pasa with la Raza, Eh? BLI, 2000. . Quiche My What! by Vince GrittaniGrittani, Vince. Quiche My What! Playwrights Guild of Canada, year?. . Quiet! I'm Talking by Vince GrittaniGrittani, Vince. Quiet! I'm Talking. Playwrights Guild of Canada, 2006. . Quiet in the Land by Anne ChislettChislett, Anne. Quiet in the Land. Playwrights Canada Press, 2000. .