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After a successful debut at the Royal Court in London and on Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club, the highly acclaimed 2018 Tony Award nominated Best Play, The Children, makes its Canadian premiere at Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre from September 25-October 21, 2018.
Written by Lucy Kirkwood, hailed by The Independent as, “the most rewarding dramatist of her generation,” and directed by Eda Holmes, Dora and Toronto Theatre Critics Award-winner, this post- apocalyptic tense drama is an unsettling thought-provoking commentary on reparation and redemption.
In a remote countryside cottage, two retired scientists, husband and wife, live a seemingly quiet life in the aftermath of a devastating catastrophe at a nearby nuclear power station. When an old friend and colleague unexpectedly turns up at their door after almost 40 years, they soon discover the shocking reason for her visit, forcing them to confront their responsibility for past actions and to make a difficult choice about future generations.
“We are thrilled to present this extraordinarily relevant and powerful play in partnership with Montreal’s Centaur Theatre. It asks: what is the responsibility that people living now owe to future generations? This question could not be more salient as we simultaneously experience the effects of climate change and witness the erosion of important environmental protection treaties. Lucy Kirkwood’s play masterfully paints a disturbing picture of what may happen if we continue to shirk our obligations to take care of our world,” says Artistic Director Brendan Healy.
Featuring a stellar cast of theatrical greats: Gemini, Dora, and Merritt Award-winning stage, television, and film actor Geordie Johnson; ACTRA Award of Excellence and Order of Canada stage, film, and television star Fiona Reid; and Dora and Canadian Screen Award-winner Laurie Paton, The Children forces us to examine the heavy price we may pay in the future for the mistakes of the past.
“Lucy Kirkwood is one of today’s most talented, contemporary playwrights addressing timely stories, says director Eda Holmes.” “Her play The Children asks the question – what are we leaving behind for the next generation? The three characters all came of age in the activist era of the 70’s and Kirkwood uses the microcosm of the romantic triangle of their youth to examine the hard realities that they now face as the adults in the world. It is a call-to-action play, one that optimistically states that we are in this together and have the tools to take on the future – strong, hopeful, courageous words for the current and future generations.”
THE CANADIAN PREMIERE OF THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PLAY
THE CHILDREN
Written by Lucy Kirkwood
Directed by Eda Holmes
A Canadian Stage and Centaur Theatre Co-Production
September 25 – October 21, 2018 at the Berkeley Street Theatre
The Children is on stage at the Berkeley Street Theatre from September 25 to October 21. Performances run Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 8 PM, Fridays at 7 PM, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM. Tickets range from $39 to $79 and are available for purchase online, by phone at 416- 368-3110, or in person at the Berkeley Street Box Office. For details visit canadianstage.com
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2018-08-21
Toronto: Canadian Stage presents the Canadian premiere of "The Children" September 25-October 21