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cicadas
Created by David Yee and Chris Thornborrow
A Grand Theatre Revival of the NAC English Theatre/Tarragon Theatre Co-Production
What if your house had a mind of its own? An eerie eco-thriller that hits close to home.
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In 2032, while on the hunt for a new home in Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods, Trim and Janie are drawn to a very peculiar house. A flood with no leak, an ominous voice, and hordes of cicadas are only three of the many strange things seeping up through the old floorboards. Could a strangely luminous painting unlock long-hidden secrets of what lies beneath the home?
In partnership with the National Arts Centre English Theatre and Tarragon Theatre, this revival of a world premiere is an eco-thriller with live music and imagines a gripping, immersive future reality, illuminating our profound connection to nature without laying blame.
Created by Siminovitch laureate and Governor General’s Award-winner, David Yee, scored by Dora Award-winning composer Chris Thornborrow, and directed by none other than the National Arts Centre English Theatre’s Artistic Director, Nina Lee Aquino.
“As a live experience, theatre has a unique ability to be creepy, scary, give you goosebumps in your seat. This piece, written by one of Canada’s most dynamic and exciting writers, David Yee, does exactly that. From podcast to stage to VR and beyond, from Ottawa to Toronto to London, I cannot wait to share this with audiences at the Grand!” - Rachel Peake, Artistic Director
