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2011 - 2012
Talk-back sessions after the show
on the Thursday, second week of the run
All performances Thur - Sun at 8pm unless otherwise noted
and take place at Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery Street
Talk-back sessions after the show
on the Thursday, second week of the run
All performances Thur - Sun at 8pm unless otherwise noted
and take place at Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery Street
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2011 - 2012 SEASON
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| Sept 2 – 25 Preview: Sep 1 ($10.00) Opening: Sep 2 Talkback: Sep 8 HAY FEVER by Noel Coward Director: William B. Davis No playwright captures the sophisticated wit of the era between the two world wars like Noel Coward, and Hay Fever is the epitome of the Coward style. Inspired by a weekend Coward spent at the house of the actress Laurette Taylor, Hay Fever is a comedy of manners about a family whose theatrical excesses torment a group of unsuspecting visitors. |
| Nov 11 – Dec 4 Preview: Nov 10 ($10.00) Opening: Nov 11 Talkback: Nov 17 Canadian Première THE PRIORY by Michael Wynne Director: Kevin Bennett This year New Year’s Eve will be different! A few friends; people we like; no craziness. The days of a big blowout are over. But successful, stressed-out thirty-somethings in search of a good time can make for one very fearsome party…. and some surprising resolutions. WARNING: Strong language |
| Jan 20 – Feb 12 Preview: Jan19 ($10.00) Opening: Jan 20 Talkback: Jan 26 DUET FOR ONE by Tom Kempinski Director John Murphy Tom Kempinski’s dazzling play emerges as a gripping, witty and ultimately life-enhancing tribute to the human spirit. Stephanie Abrahams, a brilliant concert violinist who seemingly has it all, is forced to re-evaluate her life when struck down by an unforeseen tragedy. Faced with a truth too difficult to comprehend, she engages the help of a psychiatrist. Through a series of highly charged encounters, Stephanie is led to examine her deepest emotions and finally to consider a future without music. |
| Mar 30 – April 22 Preview: Mar 29 ($10.00) Opening: Mar 30 Talkback: Apr 5 Canadian Première BURNT BY THE SUN by Peter Flannery Director: Elizabeth McLaughlin from the screenplay by Rustam Ibragimbekov & Mikia Mikhalkov One glorious morning in 1936 as Colonel Kotov enjoys a summer break with family and friends, his wife’s former lover returns after a long absence. Amidst a tangle of sexual jealousy, retribution and remorseless political backstabbing, Kotov feels the full, horrifying reach of Stalin’s rule. |
| Jun 1 – 24 Preview: May 31 ($10.00) Opening: Jun 1 Talkback: Jun 7 LONDON ASSURANCE by Dion Boucicault Director: Adam Henderson Sir Harcourt Courtly is lured away from fashionable London by the promise of a rich and beautiful bride, Grace, several decades his junior. He marvels at this rural Venus until her charms are eclipsed by her hearty cousin, the foxhunting Lady Gay Spanker. Meanwhile his disguised son turns up in flight from his creditors and falls head over heels for Grace… |
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