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Maev Beaty and Jesse LaVercombe star in the Canadian premiere of Letters From Max, a ritual by Sarah Ruhl, based on the book by Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo. Marking the start of Necessary Angel’s 45th Anniversary Season, the show runs from November 10 to December 3 at The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St W, Toronto. Opening night is November 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets for Letters From Max, a ritual are on sale now and range from $30-60. For information or to purchase tickets, visit https://theatrecentre.org/tickets/?eid=10686.
A deeply moving portrait of a friendship, and an unforgettable exploration of love, art, mortality, and the afterlife, Ruhl's poetic play is an award-winning adaptation of her 2018 book, Letters from Max: A Poet, a Teacher, and a Friendship.
"A resonant and profound contribution from two fully formed artists to the literature of illness," (Slate) the story is built on letters and poems passed between Ruhl and her former student Max Ritvo. Letters From Max, a ritual sparks with humour, urgency, and humanity in the face of the return of Ritvo’s Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of paediatric cancer. Ruhl and Ritvo’s words become a captivating celebration of life in which hopes, fears, and observations are shared and debated in a spirit of generosity and joyous affection.
It’s been a strong year for Toronto theatre. I saw 145 shows this year in Toronto and beyond, and am happy to report that theatre is alive and well. I’ve laughed, sobbed, coughed (discreetly into a mask), and cheered my way through our stages in 2023. Here are some local highlights.
Unadorned, beautifully delivered, linguistically gorgeous and both funny and wrenchingly sincere, it’s one of the most beautiful plays I’ve ever seen, and I think you should see it, too.
Necessary Angel Theatre Company has revealed that Maev Beaty and Jesse LaVercombe will star in the Canadian premiere of Letters From Max, a ritual by Sarah Ruhl, based on the book by Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo.
The Theatre Centre is at 1115 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1J1, Toronto.
An Afternoon of Jazz (4/27/24-4/27/24)
Mad Madge (4/9/24-4/21/24)
Cheap Wine presents NICKNAME: A Sketch Comedy Show (3/6/24-3/14/24)
Letters From Max, a ritual (11/10/23-12/3/23)
Comedy is Art (10/24/23-10/28/23)
The Tragedy of King Lear (2/16/23-2/26/23)
Hybrid by Design Festival (5/9/22-5/15/22)
A Woman is a Secret (3/19/15-4/5/15)
An Afternoon of Jazz (4/27/24-4/27/24)
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A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney
Outside the March (4/13 - 5/12) | ||
The Darktown Strutters' Ball
Theatre Orangeville (4/25 - 5/12) NEW MUSICAL | ||
The Rear Window
Hart House Theatre (5/15 - 5/31) | ||
Les Miserables
Princess of Wales Theatre (3/26 - 6/1) | ||
Tango for Two
Jeanne Lamon Hal (5/5 - 5/17) | ||
The Second City 89th Mainstage Revue
The Second City (4/10 - 6/5) | ||
The Sting
Theatre Aquarius (5/30 - 6/1) | ||
Nightwood Theatre's 2024 Lawyer Show: The Sound of Music
The St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts (6/13 - 6/15) | ||
Four Minutes Twelve Seconds
Tarragon Theatre (4/20 - 5/12) | ||
FREEDOM! A Tribute to Aretha Franklin
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (5/21 - 5/22) | ||
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