Shaw Festival: Niagara on the Lake's Premier Summer Attraction

The Shaw Festival is Niagara on the Lake's premier summer attraction with shows starting in April and running until October. Combining a show with strolling around Niagara's shopping experience is a great way of spending a warm summer day.

The shows feature George Bernard Shaw's plays, of course, but include a generous serving of plays old and new from other famous and not-so-famous playwrights.

Like Stratford and it's Shakespeare Festival, the Shaw has three theaters, one modern -- the Festival, and two beautifully renovated old theaters -- the Court House (pictured here) and the Royal George.All three have comfortable seating near enough to the stage to feel you're at live theater and not a sporting event. A nice size, in other words.

Shows seats range from $30 for Gallery seating at the Festival to $110 for the best seats in the high season. And, as I said, the theaters are such a nice size even the farthest seats are good seats.

Some of the shows for 2009 are Brief Encounters (Noel Coward), A Sunday in the Park with George (Stephen Sondheim), and The Devil's Disciple George Bernard Shaw). For more details go to the Shaw's website at Shawfest.com

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