What’s on line and on the phone for those in Isolation.
A Monster Calls
Based on the novel by Patrick Ness, devised by the company.
Directed by Sally Cookson.
About a boy coming to terms with his mother’s illness. He is both haunted and helped by the spirit of the Yew Tree in his yard.
Sally Cookson is a brilliant director and this production shows why. On only until June 11.
Luminato, the festival that puts a spotlight on Toronto will have a three day virtual festival from June 11-13. The roster of events covers music, theatre, film, conversation and much more. Some events are workshops that will result in a finished production in a year or two. Other events have played the festival before. Always worth a look
Ministry of Mundane Mysteries: Summer Passport
The wonderful Outside the March company specializes in site-specific theatre. During this pandemic they are ramping it up by engaging its audience in one on one phone conversations that try and solve a mundane mystery—mine was the mystery of the missing beloved sock. You propose a mundane mystery and they will fashion a scenario that develops over the six days of phone calls you receive at a certain time each day. Wonderful. They are creating new shows over the summer.
https://www.mundanemysteries.com/
We might not be able to go to the theatre in person, but these companies are taking up the slack and providing interesting alternatives.