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a year of genre-defying new work

After a 19-month closure, The Theatre Centre is reopens to the public with a slate of free online and in-person performances from award-winning artists and a highly anticipated international tour.

We’re back with a new look and an exciting year of hybrid programming. The theatre will open its doors for the first time since March 2020 for Comedy Is Art—part live comedy festival, part digital production—from October 26 to October 30, 2021. Audiences will be welcomed back for Hybrid By Design, a festival featuring live and digital creations from The Theatre Centre’s Residency program, in February 2022. From October 2021 through June 2022, the company’s critically acclaimed climate science show Sea Sick will hit the road once again touring through Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

media

“What is the most important show on the Fringe? It might just be Sea Sick.”
Lynn Gardner
StageDoor
Aug 2019
★★★★★
“a remarkable feat of storytelling and reportage”
The List
2019
★★★★
“Sea Sick is a quiet call to action, a reminder of our responsibilities, and a crucial examination of an underexposed issue.”
The Arts Desk
2019
★★★★
“Can a science journalist save the world through the power of theatre?”
The Guardian
2019
★★★★
“a thrilling…cautionary tale”
Toronto Star
2014

creative team

Alanna Mitchell

Creator and Performer

Alanna Mitchell

Creator and Performer

Franco Boni

Director

Ravi Jain

Co-Director

Shawn Kerwin

Set & Costume Designer

Shawn Kerwin

Set & Costume Designer

Tim Lindsay

Sound Designer

Rebecca Picherak

Lighting Designer

Melissa Joakim

Stage Manager and Touring Lighting Designer

Melissa Joakim

Stage Manager and Touring Lighting Designer

production history

  • Toronto // The Theatre Centre (Premiere) // March 2014

  • Montreal // Usine C // April 2014

  • Calgary // High Performance Rodeo // January 2015

  • Vancouver // PuSh International Performing Arts Festival // February 2015

  • Mumbai // Mumbai Lit Festival

  • Luxembourg City // Fundamental Monodrama Festival // June 2016

  • Darwin, Australia // Darwin Festival // August 2017