Arsenic and Old Lace

Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police—not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage—it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding. Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatist.com)

This production contains references to, and depictions of, M**der, mental illness and slapstick stage violence.

Performances:

February 20th to 28th 2026

Evening Performances: 7:30pm

Matinee Performances: 2:30pm

Ticket Prices: (please note: tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE. Date transfers are subject to a transfer fee)

General Admission: $28.00 (including fees) each

Student/Senior Admission: $25.00 (including fees) each

(Student/Senior Ticket: Anyone aged 18 and under, or anyone with a valid student ID.Seniors aged 65 and over)

Performed at The Pumphouse Theatre, Joyce Doolittle Theatre:

2140 Pumphouse Ave SW, Calgary, AB T3C 3P5

*Doors open 30 minutes prior to each performance for General Admission ticket holders.

Full event information available on our website, www.workshoptheatre.ca

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