Kingston 
Tweed & Company Theatre has announced its 2027 season, bringing two major musicals, Grease and Come From Away, to communities across southeastern Ontario. The lineup also includes a one-person show, an Agatha Christie mystery and a holiday pantomime, with performances planned in Tweed, Bancroft, Belleville and Picton.
Credit: Tweed & Company Theatre
The theatre company, founded in 2009 by Artistic and Co-Executive Director Tim Porter, has expanded its productions in recent years. Its 2026 staging of Fiddler on the Roof featured 30 performers and nearly sold out its month-long run.
“These are huge shows that in the past would have been unavailable to an organization of our size,” said Porter, pointing to the company’s growing reputation and the success of its summer productions.
What’s Coming to the Stage in 2027?
The season begins with Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life, running June 10 to 13 at the Marble Arts Centre in Tweed. Keith Alessi shares how a cancer diagnosis and a long-delayed interest in playing the banjo changed his life. The production, which has been performed more than 500 times internationally, has raised over $1.4 million for charitable causes. Six performances are scheduled.
Next comes Grease, with its familiar songs and high-school romance. The musical runs at the Bancroft Village Playhouse from June 23 to July 11 before moving to Belleville’s Empire Theatre for six performances from July 14 to 17.
The Belleville engagement launches a new partnership called Broadway in Belleville. Jackie Mustakas, who directed Tweed & Company’s 2024 production of Anne of Green Gables, returns to direct.
Come From Away Will Visit Three Ontario Communities
One of the season’s biggest productions is Come From Away, the Canadian musical inspired by events in Gander, Newfoundland, following the September 11, 2001, attacks. When 38 planes carrying thousands of passengers were diverted to the community, local residents welcomed the stranded travellers.
Directed by Tim Porter, the musical will be presented at three venues:
- July 29 to August 8: Tweed
- August 11 to 22: Bancroft
- August 25 to 29: Picton
The Picton performances mark a new partnership with the Regent Theatre, expanding the production’s reach across the region.
A Murder Mystery and a Holiday Pantomime
In the fall, the Bancroft Village Playhouse Community Theatre Project returns with Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. The production runs October 27 to 30, with six performances planned. Auditions for local performers will take place in Bancroft in January.
The year concludes with Beauty & The Beast: The Panto. Most performances will remain family-friendly, including school matinees, but the final few shows in each location will offer an adults-oriented version featuring more risqué humour.
Ticket Prices and Booking Information
Tickets for Tweed & Company’s professional theatre productions range from $23.50 to $43.50, plus HST. Discounts are available for students, seniors, arts workers and groups of at least 10 people.
Season passes are also available when booking all three major productions in each location.
Single tickets and season passes for 2027 are now on sale at tweedandcompany.com.
Further announcements covering youth programming, films, concerts and other one-night events are expected.
