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August 19 - September 18
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW
Young Centre for the Performing Arts
With his trademark blend of wit and irreverence, Joe Orton blends sexual indiscretion and
bureaucratic incompetence to create a seditious farcical romp. |
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| DRAMA |
August 19 - September 18
DOC
Young Centre for the Performing ArtsDoc is a
powerful and very personal play by one Canada's most celebrated playwrights. With
generosity and forgiveness, Pollock examines the scars and redemption of a daughter's
relationship with her parents and her younger self. |
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September 10 - 26
TWELVE ANGRY MEN
Scarborough Village TheatreA provocative and
gripping courtroom thriller set during a hot New York summer. A man is dead, and the life
of another hangs in the balance. The trial seems open and shut until one member of the
jury has the will to probe more deeply into the evidence and the courage to confront the
ignorance and prejudice of his fellow jurors. |
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October 15 - November 13
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Young Centre for the Performing Arts
Three generations of a black American family discover love, dignity, courage, and hope
amidst the tribulations of racial intolerance. |
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October 16 - November 13
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Young Centre for the Performing ArtsArthur
Miller's best known work is one of the undisputed masterpieces of Western theatre.
Real-life couple and Soulpepper founders Joseph Ziegler and Nancy Palk play Willy and
Linda Loman in this homage to those disappointed by the promise of the American Dream. |
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October 26 - November 23
THAT FACE
Berkley Street TheatreMia is at boarding school.
She has access to drugs. They are Martha's. Henry has dropped out of school. He has access
to alcohol. From Martha. Martha controls their lives. Martha is their mother. That Face is
an explosive portrayal of an affluent family in freefall. |
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November 14 - December 23
STUFF HAPPENS
Royal Alexandra TheatreBeginning with the first
days of the Bush administration and following its march to war, STUFF HAPPENS is a
dramatic speculation, authenticated from multiple real-life sources, on the
behind-closeddoor proceedings that have shaped recent world events. David Hare blends
documented public-record information and theatrical invention to create a riveting play
that happens to centre on recent history. |
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November 26 - December 24
PARFUMERIE
Soulpepper TheatreOne of the world's most beloved
stories, this play has inspired three movies (The Shop Around the Corner, The Good Old
Summertime, and You've Got Mail) and one musical (She Loves Me). Two clerks in a Budapest
perfume shop can't stand each other, but unknowingly exchange love letters at night as
anonymous penpals in this romantic comedy. |
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December 1 December 17
HAMLET
Lower Ossington TheatreA classic tale by
William Shakespeare about a hero who tries to avenge his father's death. Students will be
shown in modern-production that they have more in common with Shakespeare's characters
than they think. |
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December 3 December 19
CURIOUS SAVAGE
Scarborough Village TheatreThis delightful
warm-hearted tale, into a sanatorium in the 1950's where the greedy stepchildren of Mrs.
Ethel Savage have committed her in order to bring her to her senses. There, Mrs. Savage
meets a variety of social misfits who may be saner than those who live outside the walls. |
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December 3 - 24
CIVIL ELEGIES
Soulpepper Theatre
The 1972 Governor General's Award-winning work of poet Dennis Lee is brought to life by
Soulpepper Academy graduates Mike Ross and Lorenzo Savoini, dramatized and set to music in
a way that speaks to the heart of what Canada was, is and could be. |
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December 6 - 30
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Young Centre for the Performing Arts
Soulpepper's perennial holiday classic returns with Joseph Ziegler in his triumphant
performance as Ebeneezer Scrooge. Charles Dickens' timeless Christmas ghost story is
perfect for the whole family! |
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| FOR KIDS & FAMILY |
December 7 - December
19
THERE'S A MOUSE IN MY HOUSE
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre For Young PeopleBy
asserting her right to a glass of pop, a piece of cheese, and the opportunity to relate
her life story, a charming young mouse succeeds at making two new friends - but can she
overcome the opposition of their mother and find a new home? An audience participation
play that inspires creativity and demonstrates tolerance. |
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