Event

The Unserious Chekhov

Farcical, satirical, absurdist, fantastical, silly, romantic; words we don't normally equate with Anton Chekhov, rather deeming him as a terminally serious man. Bah, we say; lighten up! In The Unserious Chekhov, the cast and crew of a failing and critically-panned production of The Cherry Orchard hope to exorcise the all-too serious ghost of Stanislavsky from their show. Congregating backstage, the players perform a unique cleansing ritual: An evening of Chekhov's most wickedly comedic works and satires, including The Bear, Before the Eclipse, Dirty Tragedians and Leprous Playwrights and two world premieres of the translations for On the Main Road and the unfinished The Night Before the Trial. All these wonderful shorts are given a new translation by Chekhov expert George Malko.

Also, Saturday nights, don't miss out on the next chapter of our late-night theatre series: the innovative 25 PPH! The rebirth of The Super-Short, Theatre Unleashed will showcase 25 short original plays featuring a handful of the company's premiere actors playing over 50 characters - in less than an hour. Fusing comedy, drama and everything in between, these amazing pieces are set in a specific order to provide an emotional crux and unique thru-line to create a theatrical journey for you the audience in 60 minutes or less. It's speed theatre at its best! Tickets are $10 at the door for 25 PPH or see both The Unserious Chekhov and 25 PPH for $20 with a Double Feature ticket!