Canadian Plays

Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes

Lauren Gillett — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 04:13:40 +0000

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Hannah Moscovitch's latest play is smart, seductive and full of surprises

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Presented by Tarragon Theatre
Written by Hannah Moscovitch
Directed by Sarah Garton Stanley
Performed by Matthew Edison and Alice Snaden

Desire triumphs over good judgment in Hannah Moscovitch's new play Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, a story about a student-teacher romance, now playing at Tarragon Theatre.

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Tue, 2019-12-31 - Sun, 2020-02-09

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Tarragon Theatre

Q&A: Maggie & Pierre

Lauren Gillett — Fri, 04 May 2018 13:22:31 +0000

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Kaitlyn Riordan tackles multiple iconic roles in Linda Griffiths' beloved one-woman play

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Presented by timeshare
Written by Linda Griffiths with Paul Thompson
Directed by Rob Kempson
Starring Kaitlyn Riordan

Linda Griffiths' Maggie & Pierre captures the global fascination around Margaret and Pierre Trudeau, and the highs and lows of their explosive relationship. This month, timeshare's production directed by Rob Kempson and starring Kaitlyn Riordan, lands in Toronto at the Tarragon Theatre Workspace following an acclaimed run at the Thousand Islands Playhouse in 2017.

Here, we chat with Riordan about her experience working on this Canadian classic.

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Tarragon Theatre

Animal Farm

Lauren Gillett — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 04:00:00 +0000

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Soulpepper stages creative adaptation of Orwell's classic satire

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Presented by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Written by George Orwell
Adapted by Anthony MacMahon
Directed by Ravi Jain

Soulpepper's new production of George Orwell's Animal Farm couldn't be more timely. Written in 1945, this ominous allegory for the rise of Stalin in Russia remains relevant today as a keen exploration of human, or "animal," nature. In fact, it's a powerful reminder of how history often repeats itself.

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Thu, 2018-03-15 - Sat, 2018-04-07

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Young Centre for the Performing Arts

Picture This

Lauren Gillett — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000

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Soulpepper comedy paints farcical picture of the film industry

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Presented by Soulpepper Theatre Company
Written by Morris Panych and Brenda Robbins
Based upon The Battle of Waterloo by Melchior Lengyel
Directed by Morris Panych

Fall theatre season is upon us, and Soulpepper is staging the Canadian premiere of a comedy adapted by Morris Panych and Brenda Robbins based upon The Battle of Waterloo by Hungarian playwright Melchior Lengyel.

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3.5

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Sun, 2017-09-17 - Sat, 2017-10-07

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Young Centre for the Performing Arts

Butcher

Lauren Gillett — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 04:00:00 +0000

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Nicolas Billon's grisly crime thriller gets a remount at the Panasonic Theatre

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Presented by David Mirvish
A Why Not Theatre production
Written by Nicolas Billon
Directed by Weyni Mengesha

Nicolas Billon's critically acclaimed play Butcher returns to Toronto this season as part of the Off-Mirvish series. Now playing at the Panasonic Theatre, this riveting production about the survivors of a fictional Balkan civil war keeps audiences guessing right up until the final scene.

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CAA Theatre (Formerly The Panasonic)

Sequence

Lauren Gillett — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 05:00:00 +0000

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Science and faith face-off in entertaining Toronto premiere at Tarragon Theatre

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Presented by Tarragon Theatre
Written by Arun Lakra
Directed by Andrea Donaldson

Some people have all of the luck. But what is luck? And can it be controlled? Arun Lakra explores these questions in his award-winning play Sequence, now playing at Tarragon Theatre.

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Mon, 2017-01-16 - Sun, 2017-02-12

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Tarragon Theatre

Come From Away

Lauren Gillett — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 05:00:00 +0000

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Broadway-bound Canadian musical warms hearts in the aftermath of tragedy

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Presented by David Mirvish
Book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
Directed by Christopher Ashley

On September 11th, 2001, 38 planes with 6,579 passengers were stranded in the remote town of Gander, Newfoundland, after the terrorist attacks in New York. For five days the local residents opened their homes and hosted an international community of strangers before they were able to finally fly to their destinations. This emotional event is the subject of a Broadway-bound musical written by Canadians Irene Sankoff and David Hein (My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding), now on stage in Toronto at the newly renovated Royal Alexandra Theatre.

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Sat, 2016-11-26 - Sun, 2017-01-08

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Royal Alexandra Theatre

Q&A: The Circle

Lauren Gillett — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 15:59:17 +0000

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Calgary's Geoffrey Simon Brown on exploring good and evil, teenagedom, and his Tarragon Theatre debut

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Presented by Tarragon Theatre
Written by Geoffrey Simon Brown
Directed by Peter Pasyk

Calgary-based playwright Geoffrey Simon Brown wrote The Circle as his final work while at the National Theatre School. This Fall, Tarragon Theatre brings the play (which follows teenagers coming together at a high school garage party) to Toronto as part of the company's 2016/17 season.

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Sun, 2016-10-30 - Sun, 2016-11-27

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Tarragon Theatre

Q&A: TomorrowLove™

Lauren Gillett — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 04:00:00 +0000

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Amy Keating challenges herself in Rosamund Small's latest immersive show

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Presented by Outside The March
Written by Rosamund Small
Directed and developed by Mitchell Cushman

Following the success of Vitals (2014 Dora Awards for Outstanding Production and Outstanding New Play), Outside The March has a new show opening this November. TomorrowLove™ is an intimate immersive encounter that imagines the future of romantic connection. Written by Rosamund Small and directed by Mitchell Cushman, the experience promises to be a hot indie ticket this season.

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Sat, 2016-11-19 - Sun, 2016-12-18

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The Aorta

Botticelli In The Fire & Sunday In Sodom

Annie Hodgins — Sun, 08 May 2016 14:46:36 +0000

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Toronto playwright Jordan Tannahill rewrites history in brilliant double bill

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Presented by Canadian Stage in collaboration with the Department of Theatre in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design at York University
Written by Jordan Tannahill
Directed by Matjash Mrozewski and Estelle Shook

Award-winning Toronto playwright Jordan Tannahill’s latest offering is an impressive double bill that provides a fresh and poignant take on the lives of two figures from the past. As Tannahill explains in the playbill, his muses for Botticelli in the Fire and Sunday in Sodom were, in fact, two singular details about the lives of Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli and Lot’s (unnamed) wife in the Old Testament.

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Sun, 2016-04-24 - Sun, 2016-05-15

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Berkeley Street Theatre

Q&A: The Summoned

Lauren Gillett — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 23:37:13 +0000

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Fabrizio Filippo talks about his tech-themed play premiering at Tarragon Theatre

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Presented by Tarragon Theatre
Written by Fabrizio Filippo
Directed by Richard Rose

In his new play The Summoned, premiering this spring at Tarragon Theatre, Canadian screenwriter, actor and playwright Fabrizio Filippo explores how technology is changing society as we know it.

Following the death of a billionaire tech visionary, the most important people in his life are summoned to an airport hotel for the reading of his will. What transpires is nothing short of a paradigm shift in the very future of technology and human nature.

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Wed, 2016-04-20 - Sun, 2016-05-29

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Tarragon Theatre

Gertrude and Alice

Annie Hodgins — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 21:20:42 +0000

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New play explores unsung genius of gay literary icon Gertrude Stein

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Presented by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and Independent Aunties
Written by Anna Chatterton and Evalyn Parry, in collaboration with Karin Randoja
With additional text by Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas
Directed by Karin Randoja

Gertrude and Alice is a beautifully poignant and whimsical exploration of the legacy of one of America’s greatest modernist writers. The play shines a spotlight on Gertrude Stein’s relationship with her partner of 40 years, Alice B. Toklas, and raises questions about how Stein is remembered and why, perhaps, she is not remembered.

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Sat, 2016-03-05 - Sun, 2016-03-27

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Buddies In Bad Times Theatre

You Will Remember Me

Annie Hodgins — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:03:19 +0000

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R.H. Thomson shines in Toronto premiere of François Archambault's memorable family drama

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Presented by Tarragon Theatre and Studio 180 Theatre
Written by François Archambault
Translated by Bobby Theodore
Directed by Joel Greenberg

Governor General’s Award-winning Quebec playwright Francoise Archambault’s most recent offering, You Will Remember Me, is a thought-provoking drama that explores the existential question of what it means to be human in the digital age.

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Tue, 2016-03-01 - Sun, 2016-04-10

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Tarragon Theatre

Venus' Daughter

Annie Hodgins — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 19:38:34 +0000

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Meghan Swaby examines female body image past and present in timely new play

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Presented by Obsidian Theatre
Written by Meghan Swaby
Directed by Philip Akin

Meghan Swaby’s play Venus’ Daughter is an outstanding exploration of some pernicious myths that fester at the root of contemporary North American culture. Seamlessly weaving together a variety of times and places, Swaby brilliantly demonstrates the ripple effect that past ideas can have on the present, and suggests that if we are not vigilant, those ripples of influence can continue into the future.

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Sun, 2016-02-14 - Sun, 2016-02-28

Theatre:

The Theatre Centre

Mustard

Lauren Gillett — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 05:00:00 +0000

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Kat Sandler blurs the lines between reality and fantasy in heartfelt Tarragon Theatre debut

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Presented by Tarragon Theatre
Written by Kat Sandler
Directed by Ashlie Corcoran

At what age do we stop believing in our imagination? What happens if we never let go of our childhood dreams? Kat Sandler's latest play, Mustard, on stage now as part of Tarragon Theatre's 2016 season, explores these questions with the same entertaining combination of dark humour and honesty that has come to define her work over the years.

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Tue, 2016-02-02 - Sun, 2016-03-13

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Tarragon Theatre