8pm. Buy Tickets Introducing: Allison Crowe and Band In league now, Allison Crowe (vocals, piano, guitar, fiddle, bodhran), Céline Sawchuk (cello, vocals), Sarah White (mandolin, vocals), Dave Baird (bass, vocals) and Keelan Purchase (accordion, 12-string guitar, bodhran, harmonica, vocals) delight and thrill concert-goers. "Soulful. Alive. Joyous. Grievous. Real, true, music is what I want to […]

8pm. Buy Tickets Come let me share my stories with you from working in the Arts in St. John’s for over 30 years.. As well a few tales from my past… All proceeds after The LSPU Hall payment going to CAPE -The Cultural Artist Emergency Fund. -Jean Smith  

September 28, 2017 - 8:00pm Buy Tickets With a great new record, Natural Conclusion, Juno Award Winner (and multi-ECMA and CFMA winner) Rose Cousins is returning to St. John’s to perform as part of the Natural Conclusion tour. She describes the new album as “the most honest and vulnerable thing I’ve created to date”. "Ultimately, […]

8pm Buy Tickets It’s a great pleasure to welcome Don Ross to the LSPU Hall! One of the finest innovators of finger style guitar playing the circuit today, Don has shared stages with many of the best guitarist to be found anywhere. Don has toured regularly since 1989, across Canada, the USA, a dozen European […]

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Buy Tickets for this performance only or Buy A Festival Pass and see all the performances 8pm. No Latecomers. Zoom in on the couple – masculine, feminine, mixed, one duo after another. Identities are merged or preserved in the immaculate whiteness of a restricted space, freedom is to be found within the constraints of a […]

Buy Tickets for this performance only or Buy A Festival Pass and see all the performances 8pm. No Latecomers. Exorcisms in Technicolor. As a child, Dana Michel would drape a yellow towel on her head in an attempt to emulate the blonde girls at school. As an adult, she now revisits the imaginary world of […]

Buy Tickets for this performance only or Buy A Festival Pass and see all the performances 8pm. No Latecomers. Commissioned by Jenn Goodwin, created and directed by Sook-Yin Lee in collaboration with Jenn Goodwin, Mairi Greig and Charlie McGettigan and Adam Litovitz. Three Dancers embody one woman at different times in her life: a braided […]

Buy Tickets for this performance only or Buy Festival Pass and see all the performances 8pm. No Latecomers. Frédérick Gravel takes on the confusion of the contemporary American male, whether he hails from a bland suburb, a country road or a cowboy movie. He is accompanied by the musician Stéphane Boucher, a multi-instrumentalist who creates […]

7pm. Free admission. Cox & Palmer Second Space. 48 Months of Finasteride: Month 40 Join us for Month 40 as we count down the Finasteride Presidency. Each month, the actors of 48 Months of Finasteride read a political play in response to the current Administration’s most recent affronts to decency. This time, responding to the […]

Buy Tickets 8pm. Monsterbator is (finally!!) releasing our forth album 'The Pox-um Brow Through Intercom Suite' on Brokest Records. To celebrate we wanted to do something special  for everyone. Come join us at the LSPU Hall to celebrate. We'll be playing songs from all over our repertoire (oooh, fancy!) as well as some new songs, […]

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Buy Tickets 8pm In these tough economic times, some people are down on their luck and need a hand. We’re not down on our luck or anything, we’d just really like a hundred dollars! Stanley Braxton Improv Co. is back fresh off ‘The Braxton Comedy Festival’ and ‘The St. John’s Short Play Festival’ and this […]

Buy Tickets 7pm This screening will be shown at Scotiabank Theatre (Avalon Mall-48 Kenmount Road) not the LSPU Hall.   Suck It Up Directed by Jordan Canning Decidedly not a Thelma and Louise story, Suck It Up wisely pays tribute to the origination story about two women and a car but strikes out for fresh highways. […]

Buy tickets Buy festival Pass 3pm This event will be held at NIFCO NOT the LSPU Hall. Digital and new media has expanded and evolved how and why we share stories. From how we talk about and build games, branded content, to interactive art work, learn more about the unique development tools, marketing, and audience […]

Buy tickets Buy festival Pass 12:30pm This event is held at the Masonic Temple NOT the LSPU Hall. Join some of the team behind our Festival’s Opening Night film Suck It Up for an intimate lunch panel. Chat with writer Julia Hoff and lead actor Erin Carter and discover the process, stories and secrets behind this […]

Buy festival Pass This event is Free and will be held at NIFCO not the LSPU Hall. 10am You have the idea, now you need the funds to make it happen. In an ever-evolving world of financing, we will be offering a panel with a focus on provincial and federal funding opportunities for film, television, […]

Buy Tickets Buy Festival Pass 3pm This event will be held at NIFCO NOT The LSPU Hall. Making a movie is a miracle, especially a feature film. Meet women who have succeeded in directing not only one but multiple feature films, and learn how they made these dreams become a reality. Featuring Sarah Goodman (Porch […]

Buy Tickets Buy Festival Pass 12:30pm This event will be held at The Masonic Temple NOT The LSPU Hall. Telefilm Micro-Budget alumni join us for a discussion about their experiences making their first features through the Telefilm Micro-Budget Production Program. Featuring Stephanie Clattenburg (Play Your Gender), Kirsten Carthew (The Sun at Midnight) and Harmony Wagner […]

Buy Tickets Buy Festival Pass 10am This event will be held at NIFCO NOT The LSPU Hall. Bring your web series ideas to life! From writing, funding, distribution, promotion and more, our experts can help direct you on how to launch your project, make it successful, and risks to avoid. Featuring Lisa Baylin (iThentic), Jenna […]

Buy Tickets Buy festival Pass 9:30pm Wexford Plaza Directed by Joyce Wong Another 2017 Slamdance entry, this unconventional feature by Toronto-based Joyce Wong charmed the festival programmers for its deft handling of its subject—a painfully awkward encounter between a security guard and the guy who serves the drinks at the bar at a shopping plaza. […]

Buy Tickets Buy festival Pass 7pm Fantassút: Rain on the Border - Federica Foglia Casey – Cody Westman He Who Dances on Wood – Jessica Beshir I Like Girls - Diane Obomsawin The Great Atikamekw Lady - Élisa Moar, Sipi Flamand Avon Ladies Rural Style - Rhonda Buckley Handmade - Christina Ienna Home Sewn – […]

Buy Tickets Buy Festival Pass 3pm This event will be held at NIFCO NOT The LSPU Hall. Presented by Bell Fund Meet the women behind the camera. Learn how documentaries can be used to entertain, educate, effect social change, and serve as a form of activism and why women are leading the world of docs. […]

Buy Tickets Buy Festival Pass 12:30pm This event will be held at The Masonic Temple NOT The LSPU Hall. Canada is stepping up with a new generation of creators who are taking over your television. Learn more about the business of broadcasting by some of the leading creators on Canadian television. Talk with the writers, […]

Buy Tickets Buy Festival Pass 10am This event will be held at NIFCO NOT The LSPU Hall. Methods of distribution are constantly evolving. From traditional to digital, join industry leaders to discuss this ever-evolving landscape including sales options, financing, understanding your market and more.

Buy Tickets Buy festival Pass 9:30pm Porcupine Lake By Ingrid Veninger Festival darling, Ingrid Veninger returns to us with her reliably strong work, this time a coming-of-age story that pulls you right into its central drama. Veninger well understand the secrets of girlhood. Her two well-cast leads perform with an uncanny naturalism, suggestive of the […]

Buy Tickets Buy festival Pass 7pm La Chana Directed by Lucija Stojevic Everyone loves the flamenco. But it’s not just the fancy footwork that gives this film some pretty top audience awards at festivals: it’s the moving brilliance of its storytelling. This film shares with Chavela an intimate exploration of an exceptional older woman’s life, […]

Buy Tickets Buy festival Pass 3pm Martin’s Hagge – Penny Eizenga The Owl and the Lemming - Roselynn Akulukjuk Chudala – Maaria Sayed Nana – Ali Kellner Wolf – Liz Cooper Be the Change - Amelia Curran & Roger Maunder

Buy Tickets Buy festival Pass 12pm A Better Man Directed by Attiya Khan, Lawrence Jackman When the festival programmers keep talking about a film long after we’ve watched it we know we have to share it. A Better Man will get you talking. It’s a bold documentary that situates the filmmaker herself at the centre. […]

Buy Festival Pass 10am This event will be held at NIFCO NOT The LSPU Hall. Along with our artists, crews and enticing tax credits, Newfoundland also has some of the most stunning and versatile filming locations. Take a break from the theatre seats and join us for a locations bus tour! From jellybean row, Cape […]

Buy Tickets 7pm These screenings will be shown at Scotiabank Theatre (48 Kenmount Road) NOT the LSPU Hall.   Waste It Directed By Emily Bridger 2016 RBC Michelle Jackson Emerging Filmmaker Award Winner Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World Directed by Catherine Bainbridge This was a smash at Hot Docs this year, taking home the […]

Buy Tickets Buy festival Pass 3pm Reel Women Seen – Amanda Tapping Las Rubias (The Blondes) - Carlota Martínez Pereda Sweat – Kristin Snowbird Hedgehog’s Home - Eva Cvijanović Gusla ou les Malins – Adrienne Nowak Cast Off – Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers Cold Wind & Water: Life on the Northern Peninsula – FRAMED All NightER - […]

Buy Tickets Buy festival Pass 12pm As the Crow Flies Directed by Tess Girard We adore this doc about a group of wannabe Royal Canadian Air Cadets who are soaring for their wings. They’re just seventeen, if you know what we mean, but the way they dream is just beyond compare. Director Girard has transformed […]

8pm- Cox & Palmer Second Space - Tickets will be $10 and available to purchase at the door before the event. Live Magazine! Multi-Curated, Multi-Disciplinary, tons of fun! Volume 3, Issue #7 Curated by Monica Walsh. Monica Walsh is an actor, writer, theatre teacher, and singer. . She has appeared in over 20 films, 15 […]

8:00pm daily with a 2:00pm matinee on Sunday the 29th Buy Tickets "A rare beauty.  Extraordinary and heart-gripping."  - The New York Times Best Kind Productions is truly thrilled be bringing the 2015 Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home to the LSPU Hall.  Based on the best-selling graphic memoir of Alison Bechdel, Fun Home chronicles a woman’s discovery of her […]