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Bucks County Playhouse

New Hope, PA · 1 hour 43 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person

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Bucks County Playhouse

Plan the day

Drive1 hour 43 minutes from Reading, 79 miles1 hour 17 minutes from Boyertown · 1 hour 38 minutes from Hamburg · 1 hour 27 minutes from Morgantown
Where70 S. Main St., New Hope, PAOpen in maps →
OpenProductions run year-round; box office Monday to Saturday noon to 5 pm by phone or emailOn performance days the box office opens 2 hours before the first performance and closes one hour after it begins
AdmissionSeason show tickets $39 to $200 depending on performance day and seat location (posted October 2026)
Good foradults, couples, a group of friends, older adults

Bucks County Playhouse is a regional theater in New Hope, PA, that opened on July 1, 1939 on the site of a 1790 grist mill on the banks of the Delaware River.

The Playhouse stages full productions, with Rock of Ages running October 10 to November 1 and Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn from November 19 to January 3. The Playhouse Deck restaurant and bar is on site, a drink from the bar comes into the theater in a show tumbler, and no row needs steps to reach it. New Hope's Main Street starts at the door.

Before you go

Valet parking is a $30 flat rate on performance days; other New Hope lots take the ParkMobile app. No one under 4 is admitted and every child needs a ticket. No food inside the theater; drinks from a Playhouse bar in a show tumbler are allowed. Assistive listening devices are available.

Coming up

Rock of Ages runs October 10 to November 1, 2026; Nevermore, a Phantasmagoria, plays October 30 and 31; Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn runs November 19, 2026 to January 3, 2027.

Official site →Tickets →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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