Wonderful Joe
WONDERFUL JOE was created with the support of The Explore and Create Programme of the Canada Council for the Arts
Co-commissioned by Stanford Lively (Stanford CA, USA), UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance or CAP UCLA (Los Angeles CA, USA) and TO Live (Toronto ON, Canada)
With developmental support from Theatre Network (Edmonton AB, Canada)
In collaboration with Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes (Toronto ON, Canada)
Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes is exclusively represented by John Lambert & Assoc. (Montreal) www.johnlambert.ca
Age recommendation: 16+. This production is intended for adult audiences only. Children under the age of 16 won’t be admitted
Audience Advisory: Mature themes and language
Upcoming Shows & Tickets
Back to tug on your heartstrings, literally. Ronnie Burkett returns with a touching tale of retired Joe and his dog, Mister.
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He’s not your average Joe! Elderly Joe lives in the urban jungle of a bustling metropolis, where gentrification is rapidly changing the landscape. When he is suddenly evicted, Joe and his loyal dog, Mister, find themselves without a home or a sense of certainty. Determined to make the best of the situation, the pair turn their misfortunes into an adventure, forming unlikely friendships along the way.
Siminovitch Prize winner Ronnie Burkett brings this story to life with his signature style of beautiful puppetry and solo performance, with a glorious score and soundscape by John Alcorn. The Globe and Mail’s Best Theatre of 2024 wrote, “If I had to pick only one favourite piece of theatre from this year, Wonderful Joe was it.” Known to Londoners for his sold out runs of The Daisy Theatre (2017) and Little Dickens (2023), Burkett returns with a touching story brought to life by his string marionettes.
