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Le Fa le do
LE FA LE DO FOLLOWS ALBERT, AN ARCHIVIST NEARING RETIREMENT. As he sorts through recordings at the National Archives, he discovers a magnetic tape with the anonymous voice of a young woman singing Fado music. Mesmerized by her sensual and heart-rending voice, Albert is determined to locate the woman behind it. He becomes unwillingly entangled in a wild cobweb of romantic setbacks, political conspiracies, State secrets, and occult groups. Torn between...
The Studio
A FLAMBOYANT ENCOUNTER OF DANCE AND FINE ARTS, L’Atelier is a show for all audiences interested in the arts, 4 years old and up. Onstage, dance joyfully motions the audience through key trends in art history such as POLLOCK’S DRIPPINGS, EXPRESSIONISM, and POP ART. Each gesture describes a line, a spot, a shape or a color, and unexpectedly, a work of art is created before our very eyes. Created...
Les Zinspirés 2.0
EXPLORE THE MINDS AND THOUGHTS OF YOUNG WRITERS – as they go through high school. Dive into their universe filled of heartfelt emotions, video games, break-ups, and unlikely creatures. The stories, written by students from the GTA, are brought to life by Théâtre français de Toronto’s production team and performed by young professional actors. An exceptional provocative journey through short stories for teenage and adult audiences alike. A production...
One
AFTER STUDYING AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE SCHOOL, Toronto-raised playwright Mani Soleymanlou decided to write about his own experience growing up in Canada as the son of Iranian immigrants. Un is a coming-of-age and a coming-to-terms story where Mani Soleymanlou seeks an answer to a question that’s been on his mind all his life: “How can you feel Canadian and still be one with where you come from?” Une production Orange...
Dear Liar: A Comedy of Letters
A SERIOUS COMEDY BASED ON THE RICH, WITTY, AND OFTEN PASSIONATE CORRESPONDENCE between two theatre icons, the legendary actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell and the famed playwright George Bernard Shaw. Over the span of four decades, from the Boer Wars to the Second World War, these artists wrote each other letters in which they shared their most intimate feelings on life, theatre, and fame. Sometimes tender, sometimes spiteful, these letters bear...
Horsing Around 50
IN HIS WITTY STAND-UP SHOW, Mes Singeries vocales, anything is fair game for comic Bruno Coppens! During his performance masterfully juggles words and often bursts into song. Bruno recently turned 50 and he’s never felt more disconnected from the younger generation than he does now. His own daughter, he admits, speaks a different language and communicates using devices and social networks he could not even dream of understanding. It was high...
The Precious Young Ladies
A ONE-ACT COMEDY OF MANNERS IN PROSE that takes a satiric aim at the extravagant and delicate ladies of the French bourgeoisie, Les Précieuses ridicules is considered a crowd-pleasing masterpiece of the French repertoire. In Théâtre français de Toronto’s production, this Molière classic is given a modern and musical setting that reverberates in today’s world, where a book is often judged by its cover. Discover or rediscover Molière with the help...