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Upcoming: Women of Canadian Theatre (February 2025)

Posted on August 28, 2024August 28, 2024

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,…

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Successful run for “A Little Bite of Paradise”

Posted on June 2, 2024June 2, 2024

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,…

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Danielle Cox and Jeremy Ferdman rehearse upcoming “A Little Bite of Paradise”

Posted on April 10, 2024
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“A Little Bite of Paradise” on stage May 1-5th, Toronto

Posted on April 2, 2024April 10, 2024

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…

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Drugs, class, revenge, and gardening–all coming this spring

Posted on January 23, 2024April 2, 2024

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…

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See Lucy Kirkwood’s “The Children”, March 8-23rd

Posted on January 23, 2024January 24, 2024

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. …

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Sold-out run for “Recipe for a Riot Grrrl”!

Posted on March 30, 2023March 31, 2023

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…

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35th Annual New Ideas Festival video promo

Posted on March 24, 2023April 4, 2023

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.

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New production photos & videos on Instagram

Posted on March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

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…

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Can you start again in mid-life? Yes.

Posted on March 3, 2023

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

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  • Upcoming: Women of Canadian Theatre (February 2025)
  • Successful run for “A Little Bite of Paradise”
  • Danielle Cox and Jeremy Ferdman rehearse upcoming “A Little Bite of Paradise”
  • “A Little Bite of Paradise” on stage May 1-5th, Toronto
  • Drugs, class, revenge, and gardening–all coming this spring

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