Dates: 1/18/2026 - 2/8/2026
📍 Theatre: Segal Centre for Performing Arts
5170 chemin de la cote-saint-catherine
Montreal, QC H3W 1M7
Phone: 514-739-7944
Tickets: 20-70
PLAYING SHYLOCK
Some roles are bigger than the stage.
Canadian screen legend Saul Rubinek (Unforgiven, Frasier, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) returns to the stage with Playing Shylock—a fierce, funny, and deeply human new work that explores the fault lines between art, identity, and accountability.
When a production of The Merchant of Venice is cancelled mid-performance following public outcry, the actor playing Shylock refuses to exit quietly. Instead, he steps forward, breaking character to deliver a bold, impassioned monologue that blends razor-sharp humour with urgent questions about culture, history, and who gets to tell the story.
With wit and gravitas honed over four decades in film, television, and theatre, Rubinek commands the stage in a tour-de-force performance that’s as timely as it is timeless.
The Cole Foundation has awarded $250,000 in 2026–27 Intercultural Conversations grants to 15 Montreal theatre companies. The funding supports commissioning, production, and translation projects that reflect diverse cultural voices.
The production of PLAYING SHYLOCK has been cancelled at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts, it was announced by Starvox Entertainment. The cancellation is due to unforeseen circumstances affecting the production’s planned run this winter.
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It Came From Outer Space Sylvan Adams Theatre, Segal Centre for Performing Arts (2/14-3/07) |
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Come From Away Sylvan Adams Theatre, Segal Centre for Performing Arts (11/22-12/13) |
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Doja Cat Centre Bell (11/27-11/27) |
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Swashbuckling (or De cape et d’épée) Centaur Theatre (12/11-12/20) |
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It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken Sylvan Adams Theatre, Segal Centre for Performing Arts (5/09-5/30) |
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Hester Street Studio, Segal Centre for Performing Arts (6/16-6/27) |
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HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis – Asad Mecci & Colin Mochrie Live in Saint John Imperial Theatre (11/21-11/21) |
