Soup Can Theatre

Q&A: Heretic

Lauren Gillett — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 04:00:00 +0000

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Soup Can Theatre's Sarah Thorpe reinvents Joan of Arc in bold new solo show

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Interview

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Presented by Soup Can Theatre
Directed by Matt Bernard
Created and performed by Sarah Thorpe

This month, Soup Can Theatre presents the premiere production of Heretic, a theatrical retelling of the story of Joan of Arc. Created and performed by the company's own talented director/producer Sarah Thorpe, the play explores the life of France's famous heroine from an unconventional angle. Was Joan of Arc a holy vessel or the victim of vivid hallucinations? A headstrong warrior or a delusional young woman elevated by the hope of a nation?

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Wed, 2015-04-08 - Sun, 2015-04-12

Theatre:

lemonTree {studio} Theatre

A Hand of Bridge & No Exit

Lauren Gillett — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:00:00 +0000

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Soup Can Theatre raises hell with this devilish double bill

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Review

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Presented by Soup Can Theatre

A Hand of Bridge by Samuel Barber
Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti
Directed by Pratik Gandhi

No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre
Translated by Stuart Gilbert
Directed by Sarah Thorpe

Toronto's Soup Can Theatre puts a modern spotlight on the notion that hell is other people in their latest production, a double-bill that features Samuel Barber's short contemporary opera A Hand of Bridge, followed by Jean Paul Sartre's famous existentialist play No Exit, now playing in the Tapestry New Opera studio in Toronto's historic Distillery District.

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4.5

Show Dates:

Wed, 2013-03-27 - Sat, 2013-03-30

2012 Toronto Fringe Festival: Antigone

Lauren Gillett — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:00:00 +0000

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Soup Can Theatre's rebellious production occupies the Toronto Fringe Festival

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Review

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Presented by Soup Can Theatre
Written by Sophocles
Translated by David Grene
Directed by Scott Dermody

A protest scene unfolds to the sound of drums, tambourines, shouts and sirens. Riot police arrive with gas masks and batons. Is this the G20 Summit in Toronto or the stuff of ancient Theban legend? Director Scott Dermody explores the similarities between Greek myth and the current political climate in Soup Can Theatre's latest production of Sophocles' Antigone, now playing as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival.

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Fri, 2012-07-06 - Sun, 2012-07-15

Theatre:

Randolph Theatre

2012 Toronto Fringe Festival: Q&A With Antigone Director Scott Dermody

Lauren Gillett — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 04:00:00 +0000

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Soup Can Theatre artistic producer Scott Dermody talks about directing the company's new production at the Toronto Fringe Festival

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Interview

Hot on the heels of their last two hit shows, Love is a Poverty You Can Sell (2010 Toronto Fringe Festival, 2012 Next Stage Festival) and Marat/Sade (2011), Soup Can Theatre returns to the stage this month with a contemporary adaptation of Sophocles’ Anti

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Show Dates:

Mon, 2012-07-02 - Sun, 2012-07-15

Theatre:

Randolph Theatre