Openings & Closings – Week of January 8
iPhoto caption: Vancouver’s Third Beach. Photos courtesy of Sarah Afful
OPENINGS
These are the shows that are opening the week of January 8, 2018.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10
HAMLET, Tarragon Theatre
Young Prince Hamlet seeks to avenge his father’s death in a world torn apart by political deception. Shakespeare’s best-known tragedy is reimagined on the Tarragon stage through the powerful lens of rock and roll.
At Tarragon Theatre, closes February 11
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11
MY FUNNY VALENTINE, Zee Zee Theatre
In February 2008, a fifteen-year-old boy asked another boy in his class to be his valentine. The next day, that boy shot and killed him during first period. My Funny Valentine enters the minds of people on the fringes of a murder that will forever affect them and examines the ripple effect of hatred in a community.
At Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, closes January 21
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11
LEAR, Groundling Theatre
Widely considered Shakespeare’s masterpiece, Lear tells the story of an aging monarch’s loosening grip on the reigns of power and the slow, lonely descent into madness that follows.
At Harbourfront Theatre, closes January 28
CLOSINGS
These are the shows that are closing the week of January 8, 2018.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14
NEXT STAGE THEATRE FESTIVAL, Toronto Fringe
A platform for past Fringe artists to take groundbreaking work to the next level—and a gathering place for discerning culture lovers in the city.
At various locations around Toronto
Closings – Week of December 25
These are the shows that are closing the week of December 25, 2017.
Closings – Week of December 18
These are the shows that are closing the week of December 18, 2017.
Openings & Closings – Week of December 4
These are the shows opening and closing the week of December 4, 2017.
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