Upcoming Productions
DITCH by Geoff Kavanagh
November 2nd to 20th, 2011. Directed by Ed Roy, Starring Clinton Walker and Robert Tsonos.
| Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm | Theatre Passe Murraile Backspace |
| Saturday and Sunday at 2pm | 16 Ryerson Avenue |
About DITCH
Winner of a Chalmers Canadian Play Award, DITCH by Geoff Kavanagh has not been produced in Toronto since January of 1994.
Sir John Franklin led an expedition into the Arctic in 1845 in an attempt to complete a crossing of the Northwest Passage. The ships became trapped in ice in the Victoria Strait and all 129 crew members died. DITCH is a fictional account of two members of the expedition who were abandoned by their shipmates. Whitbread is dying of pneumonia and Hennesey has a broken foot, death is certain. In the face of this brutal inevitability, however, they are sustained by a combination of pluck, a bit of fantasizing, and a lot of gallows humour.
DITCH is a touching drama and a fascinating character study, full of emotional truths that linger long after the curtain has fallen.
What the Critics are Saying...
The company's last Canadian production, William & James, received 2 Dora Award Nominations.
" William & James is a gorgeous play in every sense. ...not to be missed."
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'night Mother
"...a fine production that more than does justice to Norman's play, and as such is highly recommended."
- Peter Brown, London Theatre Review
"The Hum is an intelligent and hilarious black comedy full of twists and turns."
- South China Morning Post
"Vigil is a must-see!"
- The Tokyo Weekender
Shakespeare's Will
"The stage effects are simple and striking...Tsonos' direction is excellent"
- Time Out Hong Kong
