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
iPhoto caption: Vancouver’s Third Beach. Photos courtesy of Sarah Afful
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