Delighted to announce that my piece on theatre icon Linda Griffiths will be featured in a show about the struggles and triumphs of Canada’s female theatre pioneers. “A dire medical diagnosis leads legendary Canadian actor and playwright Linda Griffiths to reconsider her artistic career choices. Should she have stayed in Canada to write experimental plays,…

Grateful for the successful run of my play “A Little Bite of Paradise” at the New Ideas Festival, Toronto. Great crowds for a production we were all proud of. Thanks to my director, Ilana Linden, actors Jeremy Ferdman and Danielle Cox, stage manager Bini Shah, set designer Victoria van der Meulen, lighting designer Daniel Shiels,…

Synopsis: After a mother loses her son to a drug overdose, his teenage dealer loses a big delivery. Does the mother have anything to do with it, and why does she insist on hiring the dealer to help her in the garden? Come see “A Little Bite of Paradise,” running May 1-5th, 36th New Ideas…

I’m delighted to announce my play “A Little Bite of Paradise” is being produced as part of Toronto’s New Ideas Festival this year. This is the juried festival’s 36th year showcasing new and experimental one-act plays submitted from all over North America. “After a mother loses her son to an overdose, Wayne (the son’s teenage…

In 2019, The Guardian ranked Kirkwood’s play third in their ranking of the top plays of the last twenty years. Now Toronto audiences have a second chance to see this fantastic work (the last time was in 2017 at Canadian Stage). It’s playing March 8th-23rd at the Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley St., Toronto,  M5A 2W6. …

I’m delighted to say we had a sold-out run for “Recipe for a Riot Grrrl” and the 35th New Ideas Festival (Alumnae Theatre, Toronto)! Audience response was overwhelmingly positive. See some quotes below. “It is beautifully well written. We enjoyed the dialogue, the humour and the vivid characters!!” Cate, Oakville “A highlight of the writing…

Watch this promo video to get a glimpse of the varied and fascinating theatrical fair available March 22-26 at Toronto’s 35th New Ideas Festival of new plays. Included in the festival is “Recipe for a Riot Grrrl,” my story of two punk rock women navigating the challenges of sisterhood, middle age, and career change.

You can see some fun new photos and video interviews from “Recipe for a Riot Grrrl” rehearsals on Instagram (see link page right). Unfortunately, the plug-ins on this website (as opposed to the Instagram page) are fighting with each other at the moment, preventing me from uploading new photos and videos right here. Hope to…

Actor Lawrie Carruthers shares what she hopes audiences will take away from our new play Recipe for a Riot Grrrl. (New Ideas Festival, Week 2, March 22-26, Alumnae Theatre, Toronto.) Riot Grrrl Interview Lawrie Carruthers 2 1080 p