22 Pleasant St, Chester · on the Halifax board
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $17
Asbury Short Film Celebration New York City’s longest running non-competitive touring exhibition of globally honoured short films, The Asbury Short Film Concert, comes to your Chester Playhouse! Combining classic short films with current global festival winners, Asbury Shorts International provide
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $17
Coyote vs Acme Our fall movie season starts off with a bang and the surprise box office hit Coyote vs Acme! After decades of being blown to bits by bombs, demolished by dynamite, mangled by magnets, battered by boulders, trampled by trains, tricked by tunnels, sprung by springs, steamrolled by ste
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $43
The Once Beloved Newfoundland folk trio The Once return to the Chester Playhouse at last! A modern indie folk trio from Newfoundland, The Once have collected a trio of Canadian Folk Music Awards, numerous ECMA awards, and was named Artist of the Year by the Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council. Th
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $17
Cycle of Love a Lunenburg Doc Fest presentation A love story like no other, The Cycle of Love is an inspiring, heart-warming, epic true-life adventure about self-belief, destiny and the courage to risk everything for love, traversing continents in a journey spanning Delhi to Sweden. Synopsis: The
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $17
Sk+te'kmujue'katik (At the Place of Ghosts) Join us for an encore presentation of the 2025 TIFF Official Selection Sk+te'kmujue'katik (At the Place of Ghosts), a Canadian supernatural thriller filmed right here in Nova Scotia! In this haunting, visually immersive tale, two estranged Mi’kmaq brothe
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $37
Don Ross with Julie Malia World renowned fingerstyle guitarist Don Ross teams up with Germany's Julie Malía in a new collaboration, presented at the Chester Playhouse for one night only. Don Ross and Julie Malía—both acclaimed solo performers—have recently formed a musical partnership. While cont
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $23.69
Dragstravaganza presents "Homecoming Queen" Chester Basin-born multimedia artist Brandt Eisner (aka Lickity Splitt) invites you to celebrate Homecoming Queen! Homecoming Queen promises an unforgettable evening of bold artistry, high glamour, and electrifying performance. This surreal spectacle sho
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $39
Outerbridge Magic: Mysteries of Keyhole House What happens when two of Canada’s master illusionists move into a century-old house that's rumoured to be haunted? Find out when you join us for Mysteries of Keyhole House. Ted and Marion Outerbridge – fresh from mesmerizing audiences at Hollywood’s M
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $17
Tracy & Martina Goin' Out West Get ready for a wild ride with Cape Breton's chaotic, viral comedy duo Tracy & Martina starring in their feature debut - Tracy & Martina Goin’ Out West! Synopsis: Best friends Tracy (Justine Williamson) and Martina (Greg Vardy) have never been farther than Nova Scoti
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $23
Cosi Fan Tutte MET Opera Live in HD (Encore) Our 2027-2027 MET Live in HD season kicks off with Mozart’s satirical comedy of fickle young love, Cosi Fan Tutte, one of the composer’s most sublime creations Phelim McDermott’s “colorful, inventive” (The New York Times) staging, inspired by Coney Isl
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $42
James Mullinger Canadian Comedian A Chester favourite stand up comedian, James Mullinger returns for hilarious observations on Maritime life. Award-winning comedian James Mullinger is embarking on his biggest cross-Canada tour yet with his brand new stand-up show Canadian Comedian - a hilarious a
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $17
9 to 5 Join us as we celebrate the incredible life and legacy of actor, musician, and philanthropist Dolly Parton with a special screening of the box-office smash hit 9 to 5! Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dabney Coleman join Dolly in this hilarious office satire about three female secretaries who t
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $45
Ridge ft. The Fugitives The Fugitives present Ridge, a visceral music storytelling show centred around the Battle of Vimy Ridge that probes difficult, yet necessary, questions about how and why we grieve. Often called “the battle that made Canada”, Vimy Ridge resulted in over 10,000 Canadian casua
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $55
Tara MacLean and The Bayfield String Quartet Curl up for On This Winter’s Night, a cozy and elegant evening of glistening winter music and storytelling with one of Canada’s foremost award-winning vocalists and best selling author, Tara MacLean. Joined by the Bayfield String Quartet, Tara will shar
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $23
The Magic Flute MET Opera Live in HD (Encore) A treasured holiday tradition, Mozart’s heartwarming fairy tale The Magic Flute, takes the stage in the Met’s abridged, English-language production by Julie Taymor—the Tony Award–winning director of Broadway’s The Lion King. Featuring some of opera’s m
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $65
Lennie Gallant: The Innkeeper's Christmas 2026 Lennie Gallant, Chester's favourite folk musician, makes a triumphant 2-show return to the Playhouse with his beloved Christmas concert, The Innkeeper’s Christmas. Celebrate the season in style with Lennie and his exceptional band as they bring their
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $23
Samson et Dalilia MET Opera Live in HD (Encore) Sacred, scandalous, and irresistibly alluring, join us for Samson et Dalila as our MET Opera Live in HD presentations continue into 2027. Camille Saint-Saëns’s spectacular take on the biblical hero of legendary strength and the seductive Philistine
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $23
La Fanciulla del West MET Opera Live in HD (Encore) Puccini’s exhilarating drama of the Wild West returns in a new staging by celebrated British director Richard Jones, marking the company’s first new production of La Fanciulla del West in more than 30 years. Soprano Vida Miknevičiūtė makes an im
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $23
Silent Night MET Opera Live in HD (Encore) Following his smash-hit company debut with The Hours, composer Kevin Puts returns to the Met with his Pulitzer Prize–winning first opera, Silent Night. Inspired by the true events of the 1914 Christmas truce, Silent Night takes us to the moment when sold
Chester Playhouse, Chester · $23
Otello MET Opera Live in HD (Encore) Our 2026-2027 MET Live in HD season comes to an glorious end with Otello. Two of today’s leading dramatic tenors—Michael Fabiano and Brian Jagde, take on the tour-de-force title role of Otello, what many consider the ultimate Italian opera, live to cinemas wor