BIG STUFF by Matt Baram & Naomi Snieckus Set for Great Canadian Theatre Company

Great Canadian Theatre Company will continue its 25-26 Season with Big Stuff - written, created by, and starring Matt Baram & Naomi Snieckus, a real-life married comedy duo, and co-created and directed by Kat Sandler. Big Stuff is currently touring Canada after a highly successful run in Toronto last year, where it was held over for two additional weeks, and appeared in several “best theatre of 2024” lists, including The Globe and Mail and Intermission Magazine.

As the show unfolds, married comedy duo Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus invite you to join them in exploring some Big Stuff. Applying their unique style of humour, shaped by their time at The Second City and in comedy clubs around the world, Baram and Snieckus debate the sentimental power of objects and the transformative potential of finding newfound community in one another.

Theatre Critic Glenn Sumi called this show ‘transcendent' and ‘miraculous', saying “nothing prepared me for the range of emotions and the artful mixture of laughs and tears conjured up in Big Stuff.”

“Big Stuff is a tender and irresistibly funny theatrical comedy that celebrates the things we carry and the stories they hold. You'll leave with a tear in your eye and a smile on your face,” says Barum. “Audience members have said they come into the theatre as strangers and leave as friends," adds Snieckus.

Big Stuff will run for two weeks at GCTC's Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre. New this season, evening performances begin at 7:30 PM. 

ACCESSIBILITY & PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

ASL Performance – December 5: This performance includes American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation.  This means spoken English is interpreted into ASL. There will be ASL interpreters on the stage during the performance.

Pay What You Decide – November 30: On the first Sunday of each GCTC production, we are offering special ‘Pay What You Decide' pricing on tickets. Beginning at noon the day before, any unsold tickets can be purchased at reduced, PWYD pricing. More information available at gctc.ca/buy-tickets.

Relaxed Performance – December 2: During this performance, you are welcome to get up, move, stretch, leave and re-enter the theatre as you need. This show is also a reduced capacity performance, for those looking for a bit more space between you and your seat-neighbour. Masking is required at this performance.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING

Join us on opening night - Thursday, November 27 - at 6:30 pm, for a pre-show discussion with Matt Baram & Naomi Snieckus, facilitated by Artistic Director Sarah Kitz. The discussion will take place in the GCTC lobby and is free and open to the public. RSVPs are recommended at rsvp@gctc.ca.

GCTC is partnering with Octopus Books and Hintonburg Pottery to offer two exciting experiences that enrich your time at the theatre.

Stages & Pages happens November 30, presented with Octopus Books. This book talk series invites you to explore the themes of our mainstage productions more deeply. On the first Sunday of each show's run, before our Pay-What-You-Decide performance, join a free presentation and discussion led by a local expert.