Openings & Closings – Week of March 20
OPENINGS
These are the shows that are opening in Toronto the week of March 20, 2017.
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
FIVE FACES FOR EVELYN FROST (FRENCH w/ENGLISH SUBTITLES), 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 Downstairs Theatre, closes March 25
STUPIDHEAD!, Theatre Passe Muraille
A comedy musical about having dyslexia, and about how being a human is really embarrassing… like all of the time.
At Theatre Passe Muraille, closes April 2
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22
INFINITY, Tarragon Theatre
How does a new Theory of Time change everything we know about ourselves? A musician, a mathematician, and a theoretical physicist together learn that love and time are connected in ways they couldn’t have imagined.
At Tarragon Theatre, closes April 2
THURSDAY, MARCH 23
CRAWLSPACE, Soulpepper
A perfect little coach house turns into a real life nightmare in this comic, Kafkaesque tale about the darker side of home ownership, inspired by true events.
At the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, closes April 15
SLIP, Circlesnake Productions
A woman found dead on the floor of an abandoned apartment. Debris strewn everywhere, and a symbol carved onto her arm. Two detectives try to uncover the story of her death, but the further they dig the more labyrinthine it becomes.
At Tarragon Workspace, closes April 2
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
BUTCHER, Theatre Why Not/Mirvish
A mysterious old man is dropped off at a police station, wearing a foreign military uniform, and a Santa hat, with a meat hook dangling around his neck. As a lawyer, police officer, and translator struggle to unravel the truth, they uncover a past that won’t stay buried.
At the Panasonic Theatre, closes April 9
CLOSINGS
These are the shows that are closing in Toronto the week of March 20, 2017.
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
CAGE, Soulpepper
A stage, any stage, even the one within our mind, is a cage… that defines, limits, and reveals. Inspired by apes, Zen Buddhism, and the ideas of avant-garde composer John Cage, this is an experiential meditation on time, space, memory, and the human animal.
At the Young Centre for the Performing Arts
FIVE FACES FOR EVELYN FROST (FRENCH w/ENGLISH SUBTITLES), 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 Downstairs Theatre
TRIGONOMETRY, timeshare productions
Gabriella wants action. Jackson wants a scholarship. Susan wants a family. Three disparate people find themselves bound together by desire, destiny, and a few scandalous photos.
At Factory Theatre Studio
SUNDAY, MARCH 26
THREE SISTERS, Wolf Manor Theatre Collective
A re-imagining of the classic—a sweeping exploration of vanquished desire, family, death—in a gender-fluid dreamscape.
At Kensington Hall
STUPID FUCKING BIRD, The Bird Collective
An irreverent update, a completely fresh and inspired version of Chekhov’s masterpiece The Seagull, looking at unrequited love and emotional misery in a entirely hilarious new way.
At Pop-up Toronto Theatre (270 King Street West)
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