Karen Hines News

What The Festival, an active celebration of all things Drag, Clown and Puppetry,  has revealed programming for their second annual festival. See the full lineup here!

 Presented by VideoCabaret, Pochsy IV: Unplugged, the latest in Karen Hines’ acclaimed series of Pochsy plays, is set to have its Toronto Premiere at the Deanne Taylor Theatre next month.

What did our critic think of INNER ELDER at the NAC?

Award Winning Canadian Creator Lauren Brady is presenting OWEaDEBT, a ballet dark comedy show done on pointe at Adelaide Fringe from February 16th-21st, in the Star Theatre Two at Star Theatre.

The Siminovitch Prize, Canada's foremost theatre distinction, honours the groundbreaking theatre artists advancing the art form with influential work having a profound, transformative impact on the Canadian theatre landscape. Learn more about this year's finalists here!

Shadow Theatre brings Karen Hines' latest play All The Little Animals I Have Eaten to Edmonton audiences live from the Varscona Theatre.

First seen on stage back in 2009, Gilgamesh Lazyboy returns from April 21 - 30, 2022 at the Big Secret Theatre as part of the High Performance Rodeo's 2022 Spring Edition, and audiences can expect the unexpected with a fresh interpretation of the world's oldest recorded story. 

After receiving a sold-out world premiere in the summer of 2021, The Magic Hour 360 will make its VR debut as part of Boca del Lupo's LivePerformance360.

One Yellow Rabbit (OYR) is thrilled to present Verb Theatre's bliss (the birthday party play), written by and starring Jamie Dunsdon. OYR audiences will remember this production as one of the stand-out, sold-out hits from the 2020 High Performance Rodeo. The show will run October 28 - November 7, 2020 in the Big Secret Theatre at Arts Commons.

PLAYS2PERFORM@HOME goes national! Following on the success of last year's Western Canada Box Set of 'home delivery theatre', Boca Del Lupo is working with 6 prominent theatre companies across Canada to commission 16 talented playwrights to create 4 new PLAYS2PERFORM@HOME box sets representing the Prairies, Ontario, Quebec and Eastern Canada.

Nightwood Theatre has released the following statement regarding their livestreamed reading of All the Little Animals I Have Eaten.

Nightwood Theatre is pleased to announce its production of All the Little Animals I Have Eaten by Karen Hines, running March 24-April 12, 2020.

Artistic Director Kelly Thornton and Managing Director Beth Brown are proud to announce Nightwood Theatre's 2019/20 season. Marking our 40th year as Toronto's preeminent feminist theatre company, we have curated an electric lineup of productions that bravely and playfully examine politics, privilege, power, and progress. Offering up three world premieres born out of creative collaboration from Common Boots Theatre, Aluna Theatre, and Nightwood's own Write from the Hip program, as well as a Toronto premiere from Governor-General Award-nominated playwright, Karen Hines, Nightwood is proud to step into this landmark season with a focus on the future of contemporary Canadian theatre.

Nightwood Theatre and Native Earth Performing Arts are thrilled to present the Toronto premiere of the critically acclaimed touring production of Inner Elder. Written and performed by Gemini award-winning Cree Artist Michelle Thrush and directed by Karen Hines, Inner Elder premiered at One Yellow Rabbit's High Performance Rodeo in 2018 to standing ovations and sold-out houses. Thrush won the 2018 Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Performance and the play was nominated for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Production. Inner Elder runs from May 8-12, 2019 for six performances only at Aki Studio.

Nightwood Theatre and Native Earth Performing Arts are thrilled to present the Toronto premiere of the critically acclaimed touring production of Inner Elder. Written and performed by Gemini award-winning Cree Artist Michelle Thrush and directed by Karen Hines, Inner Elder premiered at One Yellow Rabbit's High Performance Rodeo in 2018 to standing ovations and sold-out houses.

After receiving a BFA from the University of Calgary and working professionally in the local theatre community, Mir made the decision to move to Pakistan (where his family lives and also works in the arts industry) to pursue a career in film and television where he found incredible success. Three years later, he's back with The Shakespeare Company (where he made his start) to take on one of theatre's toughest roles.

Rediscover the spirit of Shakespeare's most famous play. This tale is a ghost story, detective story and revenge story all rolled into one classic plot. Following the smash hit success of Macbeth, The Shakespeare Company and Hit+Myth team up again for another macabre re-imagining of the one of the Bard's greatest works.

One Yellow Rabbit's Artistic Director Blake Brooker and Festival Producer Laurel Green has announced the line-up for the 33rd annual High Performance Rodeo, Calgary's International Festival of the Arts. The wildly popular festival runs January 9 to 27, 2019 at venues throughout Calgary.

Native Earth Performing Arts is thrilled to announce its most ambitious season with a line-up of remarkable artists and exciting new partnerships from across Turtle Island and beyond. From the world premiere of a play with opera, to a theatrical piece of Bouffon and Indigenous clowning, Native Earth's season is filled with music, dance, and multidisciplinary performing arts. Created from stories of resistance, Native Earth welcomes you to witness the richness of contemporary Indigenous art in Aki Studio and beyond.