Canadian stage debut of Happy Birthday Dear Maggie with IT Productions in Brantford, Ontario, 2026. Initial reading. 

Jasmine Romany as Maggie. Daniel Ryan-Astley directing (inset). 

James Diamond as Aldrin. 

Professional debut of Happy Birthday Dear Maggie as an audio play with US-based Broken Arts Entertainment 2026. Wrap of recording. 

(clockwise from top left) Hannah Lee DeFrates as Maggie; Taliee, producer; Bernie Horton, director; Kevin Lowney as Aldrin. 

From the director: We’re not clowning around when we say that we just finished recording “Happy Birthday Dear Maggie” by Rick Butts! 

Happy Birthday Dear Maggie makes UK debut at THESTIVAL 2026. 

This award-winning theatre festival is back and bigger than ever. Directed by Robert Eagle and produced by The Butter Side Up Theatre Company, Happy Birthday Dear Maggie from Canadian playwright Rick Butts makes a U.K. premiere at The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield, U.K.