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Production Catalogue
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By Bertolt Brecht
April 10-21, 2018
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, also known as The Private Life of the Master Race, is one of Bertolt Brecht's most famous plays and the first of his openly anti-Nazi works. Brecht wrote this collection of short plays about Nazi Germany between 1935 and 1938, when he was in exile. John Willett’s translation, has fashioned a chilling play that reinforces Brecht’s point that Nazism was not simply a force of nature but a political movement that could have been opposed. The play consists of a series of sharp vignettes, offering insight into the speed and voracity with which Nazis took control of Germany. The scenes explore the insidious rise of fascism and how the nation buckled under the bullying tactics of extreme politics. Fear and Misery of the Third Reich offers a memorable montage of life in Nazi Germany; it shows that opposition, however unavailing, was possible. “Brecht’s classic 1938 play - which examines the local impact of a racially hateful dictatorship is one for our time.” - Time Out, London, 2016.
Tickets: $10 - $25 (price includes all fees and taxes)
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by John Vanbrugh
April 11-21, 2018
Sir John Vanbrugh’s 1697 comedy is an outspoken portrayal of sex, marriage, temptation and revenge in the 18th century. Lady Brute, the provoked wife, is set on escaping the clutches of her brutish, gambling, drunken husband – Sir John Brute - a task that is becoming more and more attractive as she is pursued by the handsome young gentleman, Constant. Meanwhile, as Lady Brute’s niece is falling in love with Heartfree, the bond between aunt and niece is growing stronger. This high energy restoration comedy is full of witty observations which, three hundred years later, contemporary audiences will find fitting and full of wisdom. The play asks, what do you do when you’re trapped in a loveless marriage with a brutish, gambling, drunken oaf of a husband and a handsome gentleman is professing his love for you? A timeless comedy of manners and contemporary concerns.
Tickets: $10 - $25 (price includes all fees and taxes)
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August Wilson
On stage May 4
Chicago in the 1920s is a city on a collision course with change - and through it all plays the Blues. In August Wilson’s masterpiece a routine music recording session becomes the front line for issues of race, power, and opportunity.
Tickets from $35 (price includes all fees and taxes)
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After the Blackout
A RARE Theatre Company Production.
Written and Directed by Judith Thompson
On stage May 8th
When the worst happens, what comes after? Under the stars, an interwoven group meets to find connection through adversity. Judith Thompson returns with a new play performed and informed by a cast of artists who are blind, deaf, brain injured and amputees, who show us what it is to see, hear, think and touch.
General Admission Tickets are $50 ($36 for Earlybird Performances) (price includes all fees and taxes)
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Beverley Cooper
On stage May 14
It’s 1959 in a small Ontario town with summer vacation on the horizon. And then a girl goes missing. Innocence Lost is a riveting take on the Steven Truscott criminal case that rocked the country for decades, and scarred a generation forever.
Warning: Contains mature subject matter
Tickets from $35 (price includes all fees and taxes)
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David Hirson
On stage May 16
La Bête is a modern comedy of classical insanity. When the Royal Patron grows weary of their theatre troupe, actors Elomire and Valere fight for survival, as art squares off with ego in a riotous theatrical showdown for the ages.
Laurence Olivier Award Winner - Best Comedy
Tickets from $35 (price includes all fees and taxes)
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Sarah Ruhl
On stage July 6
How many lifetimes does it take to find love? Destined to never age, Orlando’s fantastical journey crosses continents, centuries, and genders to find true happiness. Virginia Woolf’s timeless masterpiece is adapted by one of today’s most celebrated playwrights.
Tickets from $35 (price includes all fees and taxes)
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On stage July 7
One of Soulpepper most popular productions returns to celebrate the legacy of Leonard Cohen. An extraordinary line-up of Toronto musicians bring his timeless words and music to life in a way you’ve never heard them before.
Tickets from $30 (price includes all fees and taxes)
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On stage July 14
From Janis Joplin to Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain to Amy Winehouse - the list of great musicians who have tragically left us at the young age of 27 is staggering - and unsettling. Mike Ross leads a group of artists to explore their music, stories and legacies.
Tickets from $30 (price includes all fees and taxes)
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Mark Crawford
On stage August 11
When Brett inherits the family home, he and Drew move out of fast-paced Toronto to set up a B&B in a picturesque tourist town. But will these big city boys face friction in their new community? With dozens of hilarious characters, all portrayed by two actors, Bed and Breakfast is a heartwarming comedy about “being out” in small town Ontario, family skeletons in the closet, and finding a place to call home.
Tickets from $35 (price includes all fees and taxes)
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Rosamund Small
Based on the Edith Wharton novel Bunner Sisters
On stage August 23
Anne and Eveline have created a little corner for themselves in New York at the turn of the century. When a handsome clockmaker comes to call, the powerful bonds of sisterhood are put to the test. Inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winner Edith Wharton’s pioneering novella, Sisters shows us hidden heroism in everyday life.
Tickets from $35 (price includes all fees and taxes)
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On stage September 14
Soulpepper’s sold-out concert returns. You’re invited to post-war Paris, the global capital of art, music, literature, and Baccanalia! Artists like Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, Picasso, and Josephine Baker shaped a new era of modernity, and set the stage for the Lost Generations of musicians who followed.
Tickets from $30 (price includes all fees and taxes)
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