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This award winning play, developed with Fleury himself, tells the inspiring and honest story of how a 5’6” Metis from Manitoba beat all challenges to become an NHL star. Playing in over 1,000 games and scoring over 1,000 points, Fleury won a Stanley Cup in his rookie year and an Olympic gold medal with Team Canada. Playing with Fire: The Theo Fleury Story premiered at Alberta Theatre Projects in 2012 and, to date, has earned rave reviews and wowed theatre goers and hockey fans in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Saskatoon.
Performed entirely on hockey skates and synthetic ice, Playing with Fire is a triumph of one man’s spirit.
Theo Fleury’s personal story is remarkable. He was too small to play, his home life was difficult, he was one of the players abused by Graham James, and he became addicted to drugs and alcohol. But Theo is a fighter in life as well as on the ice. His strength of spirit and his unflinching decision to tell his story captures your heart, hockey- lover or not.
"I want everyone to know that anything is possible. That's why we wrote a play - so that people will see my life from a completely different perspective. It's a story of survival, and overcoming amazing obstacles." - Theo Fleury
Playing With Fire: The Theo Fleury Story was written by Kirstie McLellan Day, based on the book Playing With Fire which she co-authored with Theo Fleury. Shaun Smyth stars as Fleury. Ron Jenkins is the director. The production originated at Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon and appears at Theatre Aquarius as a part of a national tour. The design team consists of David Fraser (set and lighting), Dean Cowieson (lighting director), Corwin Ferguson (projection video), Matthew Skopyk (sound).
Playing With Fire will run from January 25 – February 11, 2017 with performances from Tuesdays – Saturdays at 8pm, and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm. Tickets range from $30 - $80. Opening Night is Friday Jan 27th at 8pm. Tickets may be ordered online at www.theatreaquarius.org or by calling the box office at 905.522.7529 (toll free 1.800.465.7529), or in person at the Dofasco Centre for the Arts, 190 King William Street, Hamilton.
Theatre Aquarius acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts, The City of Hamilton, the Incite Foundation for the Arts, The Hamilton Community Foundation and Ron and Donna Patterson (44th Season Sponsors).
Photo: Shaun Smyth as Theo Fleury. ©2017 Trudie Lee.
2017-01-12
Hamilton: See "Playing with Fire: The Theo Fleury Story" at Theatre Aquarius January 25-February 11