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PLAYLISTINGS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Shows that Caught Our Eye in Toronto for the Week of September 9, 2019.

Are you a “stay out of the drama” type? This week, Mooney on Theatre recommends otherwise. Stages across Toronto are sinking their teeth into meaty pieces that attack a broad emotional spectrum.

Classics by dramatist staples like Harold Pinter and Tennessee Williams perform, along with new works and some musicals and comedy for much-needed relief. Read on to see what’s in store! Our Assistant Editor Jen has marked what she’d really love to see in Red.

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Antarctica (Syrus Marcus Ware & Toronto Biennial of Art) SummerWorks 2019 Review

Antartica at The Theatre Centre with SummerWorks 2019

The climbing summer heat and accompanying global conditions are giving lots of people cause for concern. Weaving that social anxiety into a dramatic narrative, Antarctica is being presented at The Theatre Centre as a SummerWorks 2019 production.

This piece, set in 2045, is about a hypothetical future. People from various world nations – all born in, or connected to Antarctica in some way – are tasked with trying to build a sort of “second chance” civilization in the wake of the climate crisis eroding society as we know it.

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