Upcoming Shows
“It is very silly to shut oneself into a wardrobe, even if it is a magic one.” The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Adapted from C.S. Lewis’ novel by Ron Reed Saskatchewan Premiere A Burnt Thicket Production in Live Five Theatre’s Season 23 Nov 18-29, 2026 at PAVED Arts/AKA Event Space (424 20th St West)Click to ask about School Matinees …
What if the land you love was stolen? We Own This Now by Alison Casella Brookins Canadian Premiere Feb 3-14, 2027 touring central Saskatchewan to community centres & church hallsTickets sales TBA this summer Click to ask about School Matinees for grades 7-12 Chris has farmed the prairie land his grandmother found as a home after fleeing Russia almost 100 years ago. …
“This grey prison cell holds Something bigger than itself… No way to plug that up.” 7×12 by Heids MacHawk World Premiere Apr 7-18, 2027 at Studio 914 (914 20th St W, Saskatoon) In a tiny concrete room a women’s prison nurse gives palliative care to a spirited inmate with cancer and a life sentence. Both have lived with the trauma of …
Ongoing Projects
Digital audio plays from a diverse group of artists exploring the question, “What does it mean to embrace all our relations?”
...Past Shows
Dec 12, 2025 at The Refinery. Admission by donation (at door only). We’re adapting our annual Christmas Presence mashup of stories, poetry and songs about the nativity, partnering with On the Boards Staging Company to host a unique holiday cabaret. It’s sure to be a fun filled, entertaining evening for all…
...EVERY BRILLIANT THING By Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe featuring Elizabeth Nepjuk July 4 – August 30, 2025 (Pay What You Will Preview July 3)A Burnt Thicket Theatre production presented by Rosebud Theatreat their Studio Stage in Rosebud, AB Get your tickets here Or call: 1-800-267-7553 “You’re seven years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’. …
“We all have baggage, mine just has a ‘Honk if you love Jesus’ bumper sticker on it.”My Little Plastic Jesuscreated & performed by Tim BrattonOct 17-Nov 7 SK & MB Tour Buy Tickets Now 2025 Digital Program PDF In this one-man living room show, Tim Bratton finds hilarity and heartache as he unpacks his upbringing …
World premiere by Arnolda Dufour Bowes, Apr 30-May 10, 2026. Finding love and self following the aftermath of Road Allowance Métis displacement. Haunted by memories of being forced into a cattle railcar and shipped away as a child, Charlie wrestles with consequences of trauma as he fights to forge a new legacy of love with his wife, Rose…
...Created & performed by Maki Yi, Feb 25-Mar 1, 2026. One newcomer, one carry-on, one hilariously epic search for freedom. With only a tiny suitcase, Maki leaves her home in Korea and winds up in Regina. She finds that her new life in Canada is both everything she hoped for and the most difficult thing she has ever faced…
...The Unplugging by Yvette Nolan No phone. No grid. No internet. Now who has power? February 27 – March 8, 2025 – the Saskatchewan Premiere VENUE CHANGE* – Now at La Troupe du Jour’s Studio 914 *due to the ‘unplumbing’ at The Refinery from a water main break Buy tickets to The Unplugging When all the world’s technology ceases …
Breathe by Sienna HoldenWe’ve been supporting emerging playwright and composer Sienna Holden’s development of this new musical that explores recovery from opioid addiction in a family and asks, does one moment define a life? Come to the workshop reading, join in the creation process and help us bring this show to life! Free Workshop ReadingFriday, May …
New Blood: A Story Of ReconciliationA Burnt Thicket Theatre presentation in partnership with Persephone Theatre and Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre Watch the New Blood CBC TV documentary Trailer from the New Blood performance at Rosebud Theatre View the New Blood Program We brought this acclaimed theatre production that blends poetry, song, and dance to Saskatchewan for …
“Am I just the trial at the end of your wilderness?”Evergreen – the enthralling new play by Krista Marushy During the late shift at this rural diner, an inquisitive customer divines information far too close to home for the man behind the counter. Two strangers wrestle with coincidences that urge them to choose between the …
Christmas PresenceChristmas Presence 2022 Live Recording:https://burntthicket.com/christmas-presence-2022-stream-the-live-recording/ A unique mashup of stories and songs exploring the nativity with a messy but joyful hope. Tickets are “Pay What You Choose” $10, $25, $50, $100 with charitable receipts for $50 & up. This benefit performance supports our new script development projects. All tickets provide the same experience. We’re very thankful for …
When Holland falls to the Nazis in 1940, Machiel and Sophia contend with impossible decisions: to choose between defiance and surrender, their quiet faith and unthinkable violence.
...A series of digital audio plays embrace the challenges of marriage, with original stories that are at turns funny, gritty and inspiring. Listen together with your beloved and make a date out of it! Enhance your experience by listening with a loved one.
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