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
Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) is a Canadian charity that works to advance the creative rights and interests of professional Canadian playwrights; promote Canadian plays, and foster community of writers. It was founded in 1972.
History
PGC has ...
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
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,
fringe
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Arts
* Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe"
* Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival
* Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre
* The Fringe, the ...
, and other alternative forms, the largest fringe festival in North America being the
Edmonton International Fringe Festival
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List of Canadian plays (A–F)
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List of Canadian plays (G–O)
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List of Canadian plays (P–Z)
See also
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List of Canadian playwrights
Playwrights from Canada include:
A
* Marianne Ackerman
* Kawa Ada
* Evan Adams
* Carmen Aguirre
* André Alexis
* Hrant Alianak
* Martha Allan
* Anne-Marie Alonzo
* Karim Alrawi
* Janet Amos
* Debra Anderson
* Hugh Abercrombie Anderso ...
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Theatre of Canada
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Canadian Stage production history
External links
Playwrights Guild of Canada list of 2,000 Canadian plays
References
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Lists of plays
Canadian literature-related lists