Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia

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Festivals

The Just For Laughs takes over St-Denis Street in Montreal (1998; photo: GLC)

Festivals for theatre exist across the country and come and go on a regular basis. A complete list of them would be impossible but there are a number of festivals whose longevity or importance to some extent define Canadian theatre and Canadian culture.

Among the festivals discussed in the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia on the WWW are: Blyth Festival , Carrefour International de Théâtre , Charlottetown Festival , Dominion Drama Festival , duMaurier World Stage Festival , Festival Antigonish , Festival TransAmériques , Festival of Words (Prairie Festival of Words), Fringe Movement , Just For Laughs , Labrador Creative Arts Festival , playRites , Provincial Drama Festival (Newfoundland and Labrador) ,

Shaw Festival , Stratford Festival , SummerWorks , Vingt jours de théâtre à risque, Women in View , and FemFest in Winnipeg.

Last updated 2010-04-28

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