Q&A: Avaricious

Lauren Gillett — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 01:11:10 +0000

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Artistic director Jacquie Thomas on how real-life greed informed Theatre Gargantua's latest show

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Interview

Credits:

Presented by Theatre Gargantua
Conceived and directed by Jacquie P.A. Thomas
Written by Michael Spence with the ensemble and contributions by Kat Sandler

One of Canada's leading multi-disciplinary theatre companies, Theatre Gargantua is an artist-driven company that produces ground-breaking movement-theatre projects in two-year cycles. This month, Gargantua premieres Avaricious, a satirical exploration of economic disparity written by Michael Spence with contributions by Kat Sandler and the ensemble.

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Show Dates:

Wed, 2015-11-04 - Sat, 2015-11-21

Theatre:

Theatre Passe Muraille

Q&A: The Sacrifice Zone

Lauren Gillett — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:52:13 +0000

Subtitle:

Australian playwright Suzie Miller on premiering her work with Theatre Gargantua

Headline:

Review

Credits:

Presented by Theatre Gargantua in association with The Uncertainty Principle
Written by Suzie Miller
Directed by Jacquie P.A. Thomas
Starring Ciara Adams, Joel Benson, Pam Patel, Michelle Polak, Michael Spence

This month, Theatre Gargantua celebrates their 10th cycle of work and the Canadian debut of Australian playwright Suzie Miller with the world premiere of The Sacrifice Zone at Factory Studio Theatre. Set in a fictional mining town after a fatal explosion, the piece explores real world issues of individual, corporate and environmental accountability using a highly physical and contemporary visual style paired with music and live foley by John Gzowski.

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Show Dates:

Wed, 2013-11-13 - Sat, 2013-11-30

Theatre:

Factory Theatre