The Night Logan Woke Up

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero Purchase Tickets As a girl, Emilia Lynch would cheat insomnia by slipping into neighbouring houses to spy on people as they slept, including her childhood crush Logan Goodyear. Now, many years later, Emilia— an internationally renowned embalmer to the rich and famous— has returned to her small Newfoundland town following the death […]

Everybody Just C@lm the F#ck Down

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero Available for Touring Known and celebrated nation-wide as a Governor General Award-winning playwright and as Artistic Director of Artistic Fraud, Robert Chafe’s newest piece also marks his triumphant return to the stage – after a 10-year hiatus – in a belated commemoration of Artistic Fraud’s 25th anniversary. After an unexpected night in […]

Tempting Providence

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero TOURING SUMMER 2025 In 1921 Myra Grimsley signed a contract to serve as the sole health care provider for the sparsely settled coast of Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula. Based on a true story, Tempting Providence is a play about duty and sadness, love and change; about a young British nurse who only signed on […]

THE CO-LAB

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero If you are an emerging or early career theatre artist based in Newfoundland and Labrador and interested in furthering your craft and your connections to the greater Canadian theatre community then this message is for you! To celebrate our thirtieth anniversary Artistic Fraud is launching the Co-Lab. The Co-Lab will pair ambitious, […]

Man of the Year

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero From the team that brought you Oil and Water, Between Breaths, and Tempting Providence comes a brand new fast and fun rock’n’roll musical based on the songs of Sean Panting, featuring an all-star team of Newfoundland and Canadian musical theatre artists. Dominic is an aging rocker who never quite made it but never stopped trying. […]

Between Breaths

skip render: ucaddon_title_hero Available for Touring Well known in Newfoundland as the Whale Man, Dr. Jon Lien looked for the best way to free whales while doing as little damage to the fishing gear as possible. His efforts saved the lives of over 500 animals, and earned him the hard-won respect of Newfoundland’s fishermen for rescuing […]