For a limited time - get 4 Tickets for $50 +HST and SAVE 68%!!!!

One ticket for each of our 4 2026 Winter/Spring Season Productions is including in every ticket package. The perfect way to see our exciting new season in its entirety for the price of a single ticket.

Whether you're locking in your theatre dates for 2026, or looking for an unforgettable stocking stuffer, this offer is sure to have something for everyone!

Offer Expires December 25th!

November 19th - 22nd / 7:00 PM
November 23rd / 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM

The musical of your dreams! Or is it a nightmare? See the tale of Sleeping Beauty as you’ve never seen it before as a flurry of insomniac faeries fight to keep a narcoleptic princess from falling into the clutches of a sassy sorceress with resting witch face.

From the creator of Jack and the Beanstalk and Blow Me! comes a brand new twisted-fairy tale pantomime for the entire family! Join us for this Fractured Fairy Tale sure to tickle the funny bone for people of every generation.

Don’t sleep on this.

November 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th
December 4th, 5th & 7th
Doors open: 5:30 PM
Dinner: 6:30 PM

You better watch out, you better not cry, cause the HAT is back at Sacred Heart Downtown for another classy night of gourmet food from Mise en Place Catering and high-class entertainment from Cape Breton's best!

All food provided by Mise en Place Catering.

The perfect present to share with loved ones during the holidays – or bring your whole office party!

December 2nd / 7:00 PM

If you enjoyed last year's musical spectacular "Over the Rainbow", "The Story of Tonight" OR "All Together Now", you can once again feast on a banquet of musical song and dance with a variety showcase of Cape Breton's finest up and coming talent.

Now in a new format, the 2025 Showcase features 2 complete mini-musicals, musical theatre performances, and a full one-act comedy from our Adult Acting Company.

There's something for everyone and lots to investigate and celebrate!

December 10th - 13th / 7:00 PM
December 14th / 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Re-live the magic of Highland Arts Theatre's beloved stage adaptation of this timeless tale. Cape Breton's finest conspire to transport you to Christmas past, present, and future with theatre, dance, and music. This annual fundraiser for the Highland Arts Theatre is the perfect gift or holiday family tradition!

Featuring a cast of more than 50 local actors, singers, and dancers plus the musical underscoring of Belkolora.

Join the tradition this 2025!

January 23rd / 7:00 PM

Come experience The Confidential Musical Theatre Project for another once-in-a-lifetime night of theatre!

The Highland Arts Theatre is proud to announce: The 23rd edition of the Cape Breton Confidential Musical Theatre Project.

If you're in for a silly, laugh-out-loud, outrageous, "no they didn't!" good time, this might just be the perfect place to be. There's a reason it's one of our longest standing traditions!

December 24th / 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM

Join some of your favourite HAT performers for a special night of singing and fellowship as we gather under the glow of candlelight to celebrate the season and getting halfway through the dark.

Featuring a collection of some of our favourite Christmas and secular holiday songs, you'll be sure to know all the words but just in case, we'll have the lyrics projected for everyone so you can follow the bouncing ball.

Whether you're a social butterfly or simply looking for community, this is a special time of year where we welcome everyone to gather together and join in some holiday cheer.

- Presented Courtesy of Radical Access -

January 13th - 17th / 7:30 PM
November 18th / 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM

After a stunning two night engagment, The Lotus Lantern is BACK as part of our Mainstage Season!

A cultural epic combining traditional Chinese dance, drama, and martial arts, portraying a tale of family, love, and defiance against fate.

Liu Chenxiang, the son of the Lotus Goddess and a mortal man, learns of his mother’s imprisonment beneath Mount Hua for defying celestial laws. With unwavering determination and the guidance of the legendary Monkey King Sun Wukong, Chenxiang embarks on a courageous journey to rescue his mother. Armed with a divine sword and driven by his filial devotion, he faces formidable challenges and celestial forces along the way.