Butcher
October 24 – November 14, 2015
A Why Not Theatre and Butcher’s Block co-production

“Ingenious, jaw-dropping…” – The Calgary Sun
4 out of 4 stars The Globe and Mail

Who is the Butcher? A mysterious old man is dropped off at a police station, wearing a foreign military uniform, and a Santa hat, with a meat hook dangling around his neck. As a lawyer, a police officer, and a translator struggle to unravel the truth, they uncover a past that won’t stay buried, and a decades-old quest for justice that must be served. Haunted by events a world away, no one is who they seem to be.

We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915
November 3 – 29, 2015
A Theatre Centre Production

“Devastatingly funny” – “Dangerous and primal and weird” – The Washington Post

A group of young actors come together to tell the little-known story of the first genocide of the 20th century, testing the limits of empathy as they explore their own stories, assumptions and prejudices. Eventually the full force of a horrific past crashes into the good intentions of the present, hitting closer to home than anyone ever expected.

Late Company
November 18 – 29, 2015
A Why Not Theatre presentation of a surface/underground production

“Best New Play” “Best Production” “Best Director” “Best Ensemble” – NOW Magazine’s Summerworks Round-up
“Excruciatingly good theatre” – Vancouver Courier

One year after a tragedy, two families sit down to dinner. Far from finding the closure they seek, the dinner strips bare their good intentions to reveal layers of parental, sexual, and political hypocrisy. Written with sensitivity and humour, Late Company is both a timely and timeless meditation on a parent’s struggle to comprehend the monstrous and unknown in their child.