Openings & Closings – Week of February 13

OPENINGS

These are the shows that are opening in Toronto the week of February 13, 2017.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13


BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS, Good Old Neon

War is in the air. Across a landscape of famine, fear, and the scent of ash, seven children come out to play. Beneath the games of children the ruthlessness of the adult world lies, implacable.

At Artscape Youngplace, closes February 24

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14


CABARET, Mirvish Productions

The Tony-winning musical about following your heart while the world loses its way.

At Princess of Wales Theatre, closes February 19

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15


PEACE RIVER COUNTRY, Tarragon Theatre 

How does a traditional Christian family living off the land in rural Alberta gain a national reputation as violent eco-terrorists?

At Tarragon Theatre, closes March 19

RHUBARB FESTIVAL, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

For two weeks, the Rhubarb Festival transforms Buddies into a hotbed of experimentation, exploring new possibilities in theatre, dance, comedy, music, and performance art.

At Buddies in Bad Times, closes February 26

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16


DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS, Storefront Theatre/Favour the Brave Collective

A dark and sexy historical romance that examines the tale of Anne, a French aristocrat, and Marguerite, a pious unwed outcast, through the unique perspective of history’s oft forgotten voices: women and First Nations Peoples.

At Factory Theatre Studio, closes February 26

FIVE FACES FOR EVELYN FROST (ENGLISH), Canadian Stage/Théâtre français de Toronto

Five friends vie to increase their online status by revealing their innermost secrets on the internet—but at what cost?

At the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs, closes March 5 (*French production, with English subtitles, on from March 21 to March 25)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17


JOHN AND WALEED, Theatre Passe Muraille/Cahoots Theatre

The true story of two men—one from Kitchener, Ontario and one from Khartoum, Sudan—that explores how their musical traditions from the opposite ends of the earth reveal more likeness between their two worlds than differences.

At Theatre Passe Muraille, closes March 5 

CLOSINGS

These are the shows that are closing in Toronto the week of February 13, 2017.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18


THE WINTER’S TALE, Groundling Theatre

The chronicle of the descent of Leontes, King of Sicilia into a world of jealousy, murder, and conspiracy when he falsely accuses his queen Hermione of an infidelity with his oldest friend Polixenes.

At the Winter Garden Theatre

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19


THE BIG ‘WHAT NOW?’, Everything But the Kitchens

A look at life on the other side of fifty.

At the Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre

CABARET, Mirvish

The Tony-winning musical about following your heart while the world loses its way.

At Princess of Wales Theatre

JOHN, The Company Theatre

A cheerful innkeeper. A young couple struggling to stay together. Thousands of inanimate objects, watching. Actors and audiences alike delve into ideas of self, mortality, and the solitude of human experience.

At the Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs

MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Groundling Theatre

One of Shakespeare’s darker comedies. A struggle for justice and vindication in the face of extraordinary abuses of power and authority that seem torn from the headlines of our present day newscasts.

At the Winter Garden Theatre


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