St James Players is a community group dedicated to theatre and music. From our simple beginnings in 1972, St. James Players have entertained thousands of Peterborough residents and visitors alike with our musical theatre productions.

St. James Players started out in a very modest way performing in the church hall, borrowing costumes, improvising a stage and using whatever was available for sets. Ours was a simple goal: to provide musical theatre opportunities for the young people of our community. As our performers and backstage workers became more experienced, our productions became more ambitious. We moved out into the community, renting larger venues to stage these full-scale musical productions for our growing audiences.

Traditionally, we have presented a major fall production at Showplace every Fall, as well as a Spring production that always features young performers and family friendly shows at St. James United Church. While we had to put our typical schedule on hold through much of the 2020-2022 years, we are excited to be getting back to doing what we love: giving the people of Peterborough the chance to experience amazing community theatre!