Drayton Entertainment is a not-for-profit professional theatre company based in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, operating seven venues across the province: the original Drayton Festival Theatre in Drayton, Huron Country Playhouse and Playhouse II in Grand Bend, King's Wharf Theatre in Penetanguishene, Schoolhouse Theatre in St. Jacobs, St. Jacobs Country Playhouse in Waterloo, and Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge, formerly Dunfield Theatre Cambridge in Cambridge. A 2003 article stated Drayton Entertainment was Canada's largest employer for live entertainment.
The following is a chronological list of the productions that have been staged by Drayton Entertainment since its inception in 1991.
2019 season
Annie Art Beauty and the Beast Elf Fiddler on the Loose, Glory Good Ol' Country Gospel Grease Jack and the Beanstalk: The Panto The Miracle Worker Newsies Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Rocky the Musical Shear Madness Sleeping Beauty: The Panto Thoroughly Modern Millie Twelve Angry Men You'll Get Used To It! ... The War Show
2018 season
The Birds and The Bees Canada 151: Better Late Than Sorry Cinderella: The Panto Cruisin' Classics The Drowsy Chaperone Ghost Hairspray Holiday Inn Jack and the Beanstalk: The Panto Jonas & Barry in the Home Kings & Queens of Country The Little Mermaid Man of La Mancha Out of Order The Rainmaker Shear Madness West Side Story
2017 season
All Shook Up Beauty and the Beast Death of a Salesman Harvest, Honk! Jonas & Barry in the Home Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Kings & Queens of Country Lucky Stiff Marathon of Hope: The Musical Million Dollar Quartet Office Hours One for the Pot Rock of Ages Singin' in the Rain The 39 Steps Thoroughly Modern Millie
2016 season
Aladdin: The Panto All Shook Up Anything Goes Brighton Beach Memoirs Canadian Legends Cinderella: The Panto Footloose Hilda's Yard It Runs In The Family The Ladies Foursome Legends ... of Rock 'n' Roll Little Shop of Horrors Mamma Mia! Marathon of Hope: The Musical The Men's Foursome Red Rock Diner Sister Act Smokey Joe's Cafe Unnecessary Farce
2015 season
Aladdin: The Panto Anne of Green Gables Canadian Legends Chicago Footloose Norm Foster's Hilda's Yard Irving Berlin's White Christmas Last Chance Romance Legends...of Rock 'n' Roll Norm Foster's Looking Monty Python's Spamalot Sexy Laundry Snow White: The Panto The Crazy Time The Last Resort The Music Man The Odd Couple The Pirates of Penzance The Wizard of Oz
2014 season
A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline Boeing Boeing Broadway Heroes Damn Yankees - Words & Music by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross Deathtrap Disney's The Little Mermaid - Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater Book by Doug Wright Footloose Hollywood Sings I'll Be Back Before Midnight - By Peter Colley Legally Blonde Les Misérables Look, No Hans! Peter Pan - Written by Simon Aylin & Trudy Moffatt Run For Your Wife Snow White: The Panto - Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific - Music by Richard Rodgers The Affections of May - By Norm Foster The Freddy Fusion Science Magic Show Twist and Shout: The British Invasion Wichita Lineman South Pacific
2013 season
Big Band Legends Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story Godspell - Book by John Michael Tebelak Johnny and June - Created by Chris McHarge & Colin Stewart Legends of Harmony - Conceived & Directed by Alex Mustakas Lend Me A Tenor The Love List - By Norm Foster Mary Poppins Oliver! - Music, Lyrics & Book by Lionel Bart Peter Pan The Songs of Sinatra Too Many Cooks Tuesdays With Morrie Sorry... I'm Canadian The Sound of Music Spamalot Weekend Comedy White Christmas
2012 season
The Sound of Music Perfect Wedding Johnny and June The Melville Boys Blue Suede Shoes: Memories of the King Murder at Oakwood Resort Murder at Fern Resort Harvey The Wizard of Oz Big Band Legends 9 To 5: The Musical Annie The Love List
2011 season
Dance Legends Italian Funerals and Other Festive Occasions How the Other Half Loves How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Who's Under Where? Blue Suede Shoes: Memories of the King Hairspray Blood Brothers Guys and Dolls The Wizard of Oz The Melville Boys Shear Madness Murder at the Best Western
2010 season
On Golden Pond Cowgirls Guys and Dolls Separate Beds Sweet Charity Country Legends Cagney! Dance Legends The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee See How They Run Tap Dogs High School Musical Twelve Angry Men Peter Pan
2009 season
Country Legends The Odd Couple Blue Champagne See How They Run Brigadoon 2 Pianos 4 Hands Oliver! Camelot Evita High School Musical The Odd Couple Moon Over Buffalo Country Legends Caught in the Act II: Repeat Offenders Judy & David's Pig Mania Me and My Girl The Heiress Robin Hood
2008 season
The Ballad of Stompin' Tom The Mousetrap The Drawer Boy A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Steel Magnolias Legends I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change My Fair Lady Sorry... I'm Canadian Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Swing! One for the Pot Cinderella Forever Plaid
2007 season
Cash On Delivery Jasper Station The Ladies of Broadway Funny Money Man of La Mancha Mom's The Word Cats The Last Resort Miss Saigon Legends Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Caught In The Act Legends Judy & David's GoldiRocks Crazy for You The Christmas Show The Foursome Dads: The Musical
2006 season
Anne of Green Gables Not Now Darling Sorry...I'm Canadian Twist and Shout: The British Invasion The Foursome Beauty and the Beast Lost In Yonkers Give My Regards To Broadway Nunsense Dial M For Murder Cotton Patch Gospel Cats Corpse Aladdin
2005 season
Oklahoma! Lost In Yonkers The Last Resort The World Goes Round Boeing-Boeing Cotton Patch Gospel Corpse Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story The Mikado 42nd Street Give My Regards To Broadway Twist and Shout: The British Invasio Beauty and the Beast Lend Me A Tenor
2004 season
42nd Street Tons of Money Moments To Remember Fiddler on the Roof A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline The Secret Garden Swing! The Cemetery Club Man of La Mancha Leader of the Pack It Runs In The Family
2003 season
Annie Get Your Gun Caught In The Net Canadian Toonie Vaudeville! Big River Over The River and Through The Woods Carousel Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Moments To Remember A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline Triple Espresso
2002 season
Anything Goes Give My Regards To Broadway Shear Madness Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Move Over, Mrs. Markham Brighton Beach Memoirs Pirates of Penzance Weekend Comedy Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Canadian Loonie
2001 season
Little Me A Bit Between The Teeth No Sex Please, We're British Evita Dads: The Musical The Music Man You'll Get Used To It: The War Show It Runs In The Family The Boyfriend Swingtime Canteen Forever Plaid Shear Madness
2000 season
Vaudeville Over The River and Through The Woods Damn Yankees The Rainmaker Lend Me A Tenor It Runs In The Family A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline
1999 season
Don't Dress for Dinner Bye Bye Broadway The Nerd Dames at Sea Suds Shear Madness The Affections of May
1998 season
Show Stoppers! A Bedfull of Foreigners The Wild Guys Blood Brothers
1997 season
The Sunshine Boys Run For Your Wife Romance/Romance A Flea In Her Ear
1996 season
She Loves Me Bending the Bows Opening Night You'll Get Used To It: The War Show
1995 season
Big River Out of Order Dads: The Musical
1994 season
Swing! The Affections of May Nunsense
1993 season
Me and My Girl It Runs In The Family Lend Me A Tenor
1992 season
Hurray for Hollywood! Move Over, Mrs. Markham The Mikado
1991 season
Vaudeville! Brighton Beach Memoirs Pirates of Penzance
References
External links Official website